Studies identify DNA regions linked to nicotine dependence
...redict whether or not you will do well on nicotine replacement therapy," she says. Proving that, however, will require more studies, and the researchers have launched a new project to study DNA in a sample of both low-level smokers and heavier smokers. They are also working with colleagues at the University of...Experimental Biology 2007: Today's Research, Tomorrow's Health, April 28-May 2
...uses on the progress of bioengineering in creating replacement tissues for the heart, eye, skin and other organs. Others describe advances in three- and four-dimensional imaging of the cardiovascular system in living humans and how disruptions in circadian timing affect health. The American Society for Bioche...Researchers discover gene essencial to cerebellum formation
...ype of cell in the lab may lead to future neuronal replacement therapy....Cholesterol could be key to treating fetal alcohol syndrome
...onic alcoholic induced cirrhosis, characterized by replacement of liver tissue by scar tissue, leading to progressive loss of liver function. Also, he said the findings provide further credence to current practice of ensuring that pregnant women should not lower their cholesterol too low. A recent study found ...Stem cells act through multiple mechanisms to benefit mice with neurodegenerative disease
... "Our studies suggest that functional neuronal replacement canbe complemented and, under some conditions, eclipsed by a range of otherstem cell actions that nevertheless exert a number of criticalstabilizing forces," said Dr. Snyder, director of Stem Cells andRegeneration at Burnham. "In fact, our study offe...Chemical cues turn embryonic stem cells into cerebellar neurons
... be regulated in vivo and ultimately used for cell replacement therapy, especially after childhood tumors, in the central nervous system. Hatten and postdoc Enrique Salero found that in order to get the embryonic stem cells to differentiate, progressing through each of the known steps of granule neuron maturat...ACS News Service Weekly PressPac -- March. 14, 2007
...r instance, calls for production of the renewable, replacement warhead (RRW), a new nuclear weapon that NNSA says will be easier and environmentally cleaner to manufacture and more difficult for potential terrorists to disassemble or detonate. The article describes details of the RRW, envisioned for production ...Could estriol be the elixir for MS?
...en in widespread use in Europe and Asia as hormone replacement therapy for women with menopausal symptoms. The fact that the pill already exists, she said, should dramatically reduce the cost of treatment. Most important of all, though, is that the drug potentially provides a one-two punch against MS, both red...'Juiced-up' battery fueled by sugar could power small portable electronics
...sugar battery can be used as a stand-alone battery replacement in a wide range of portable electronic devices. Future work includes modifying the batterys performance for varying environmental conditions, including high temperatures, and extending the life of the battery, Minteer says. Funding for this study ...Study shows isolation of stem cells may lead to a treatment for hearing loss
...m cells into the adult cochlea to affect hair cell replacement in the mouse, by extension, in humans remarked Dr. Alagramam. In this paper, Drs. Miller and Alagramam offer further evidence for the existence of cochlear stem cells in the mouse cochlea by confirming the ability to form stem cell spheres in cultu...Pump design could give new hope to heart patients
...s across the globe to develop the technology for a replacement heart. "Each year in Australia, 44 per cent of all deaths are related to heart disease," Professor Tan said. "In fact heart failure, stroke and vascular disease kill more Australians than any other disease group. To reduce the number of deaths, treat...First systematic study of China's one-child policy reveals complexity, effectiveness
...en for China," he said. "With the birth rate below replacement level, the country faces serious negative consequences in the long run if it fails to phase out the policy." Wang, a demographer who has studied the one-child policy for more than a decade, notes that the law's success is contributing to an increas...Hot flashes -- Studies explore the role of genes, obesity and alcohol
...strogen levels in bringing on hot flashes. Hormone replacement therapy, which is sometimes offered to women to alleviate hot flashes or other symptoms of the menopausal transition, may include one or more estrogens alone or in combination with progesterone or an analogue, progestin. "We think there should be m...Replacement warhead program poses challenges for weapons complex
... stockpile needs" and that argues the case for the replacement warheads. Based on past experience, they argued, there cannot be a major transformation of the sort envisioned by the RRW proposal without greater White House leadership to produce substantial bipartisan support. Since the transformation is expected...Story ideas from the Journal of Lipid Research
...uggest that polyunsaturated fat is a more suitable replacement than monounsaturated fat for dietary saturated fat, the scientists concluded. Article: "Monounsaturated fatty acyl-CoA is predictive of atherosclerosis in human ApoB100 transgenic, LDLr-/- mice" by Thomas A. Bell III, Martha D. Wilson, Kathryn K...UCI launches effort to develop patient-specific stem cell lines
... be able to use these cells as a source of healthy replacement cells for diseased or injured tissues. Keirstead is a pioneer in the use of human embryonic stem cells in the study of spinal cord injuries. Keirsteads laboratory was the first in the world to develop a method to restrict human embryonic stem cells...IMS updated recommendations on postmenopausal hormone therapy
...cal and may minimize systemic effects. Androgen replacement should be reserved for women with clinical signs a...ilateral oophorectomy or adrenal failure, androgen replacement has significant beneficial effects, in particular on health-related quality of life and sexual funct...Anti-inflammatory drugs interact with HRT, and more
...herapy Any cardio protective effect of hormone replacement therapy may be inhibited if women are taking a par...m with 7,005 control women. Current use of hormone replacement therapy was associated with a significantly lower risk of heart attack than non-use; with an odds ra...HIV in breast milk killed by flash-heating, new study finds
...taminated, or other socio-cultural conditions make replacement feeding difficult, WHO recommends exclusively breastfeeding for up to six months. "The risks and benefits of heating HIV-contaminated breast milk are different for women in developing countries than for women in the United States," said Dr. Carolin......hat "adult neurogenesis may represent not merely a replacement mechanism for lost neurons, but instead an ongoing developmental process that continuously rejuvenates the mature nervous system by offering expanded capacity of plasticity in response to experience throughout life."...