Will your kids grow up to be fat?
...e most obese kids but also on those who are just a bit overweight."...CK2 protein sustains colon cancer cells by sabotaging ability to commit suicide
...t hairpin RNA (sh RNA). This technique uses a tiny bit of genetic material specifically designed to shut down a particular gene--in this case, the gene for the alpha proteins that make up part of CK2. Again, CK2 activity was lost, the cancer cells were sensitized to TRAIL, and the cells committed suicide...When the brain, not the ears, goes hard of hearing
...formation that is difficult to sort. It's a little bit like a computer user who would be overwhelmed by input if the spam filter suddenly failed and all sorts of bogus messages started streaming into the "important documents" folder. When it comes to hearing, the increase in sensory information making it...A new method for early detection of disease outbreaks
...se cases in every square kilometer), or if quite a bit is known about the variation in factors such as age and disease susceptibility that occurs in that population. The new method doesn't need any of that: it can detect disease outbreaks when only the number of cases is available. In their article,...Study explores risks of obesity in children with kidney transplants
... date indicate children might have to take quite a bit more of the other immunosuppressive agents instead, which have their own side effects, Dr. Hanevold says. To help minimize risks, she suggests parents and pediatricians make good nutrition a part of the ongoing care of children with kidney disease a...Cell phone users drive like old folks
...ones, namely, an average of 912 milliseconds, or a bit more than nine-tenths of a second. When not talking on cell phones, young motorists hit the brakes within an average of 780 milliseconds, or almost eight-tenths of a second. The difference may seem small, but represents a 17 percent slower reaction t...Study links sexual behavior, genetic factors to increased risk of kidney infection in women under 50
...al Medicine. The incontinence finding is still a bit of a puzzle, said Scholes. More research will be needed to understand the type of incontinence that is associated with kidney infections, as well as whether incontinence typically occurred before or after the kidney infection symptoms. The role of di...Re-analysis of large trials shows greatest benefit of chemotherapy in ER-negative tumors
...tients with ER-negative tumors, but "only a little bit of an effect for ER-positive tumors that had been treated with tamoxifen, and none of the trials showed a statistically significant benefit for higher doses of chemotherapy in ER-positive patients." Berry says that the results will likely surprise o...Brain can be trained to process sound in alternate way, study shows
...rom a practical viewpoint, "I think it has quite a bit to offer," says Christoph E. Schreiner, UCSF professor of otolaryngology and a co-author of the study. In particular, it might present a technique for retraining people with partial hearing loss, who often cannot hear very soft sounds but have normal...System that regulates blood pressure may also affect aging
...emingly contradictory results. "The results pose a bit of a puzzle, but underscore the need to learn more about how this system influences human health," he said. The animal studies were: ACE and Body Composition Previous studies showed that ACE inhibition might improve body composition and physical p...Ovarian cancer does have early warning signs, Mayo Clinic and Olmsted Medical Center find
... says Dr. Yawn. Looking for ovarian cancer is a bit like looking for a zebra in a field of horses. "Someone can go to the doctor with bloating, and usually the physician will investigate for the common things," says Dr. Barrette. "It's like when someone goes to the emergency room with a headache. Mos...Study finds computer vignette to be effective way to measure quality of physician practice
...a patient with depression, but you're struggling a bit with a patient who has congestive heart failure." Peabody says this level of accuracy led researchers to a striking finding: the differences in quality of care between institutions were not nearly as great as the differences within insti...Scientists pinpoint flaw, offer new promise for stroke treatment
...illing the brain's neurons directly. It's a little bit like a powerful drain cleaner that not only clears out a clog in a pipe but also eats through the pipe and then damages nearby structures. "TPA is a two-edged sword capable of both beneficial and harmful effects when given for ischemic stroke," says...Model predicting colorectal cancer screening suggests higher mortality for virtual colonoscopy
...ancers) will be missed. "These assumptions are a bit high for virtual colonoscopy and actually understate the sensitivity for traditional colonoscopy which usually would exceed 90 percent," explains Dr. Faigel. "In our model, if a patient had a virtual colonoscopy first and then a conventional colonos...Research news from the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University
...alcium in their diets. These patients just need a bit of counsel." "In conclusion, the occurrence of a fracture did not prompt additional prescription bone medication use in either the women or the men in this study. Men were not advised to increase their calcium intakes after their fractures and did no...National Institute on Aging Neuroimaging Initiative for Alzheimer's disease
...San Francisco. "But every lab is doing something a bit different. Some people are using PET (positron emission tomography) and some varying types of MRI (magnetic resonance imaging). What are the best methods; what would make the best standard?" The Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative has five m...Barbed sutures, wrinkle fillers give patients more innovative, non-surgical options
...inkle fillers fit the bill." Barbed sutures are a bit like barbed wire that have little cuts in the side of the suture, allowing the barb to catch when it is passed through tissue. The catch allows the plastic surgeon to pull on the suture once it is in place and tighten the tissue. This surgical develo...Under the surface, the brain seethes with undiscovered activity
... our perception of reality is shaped. Weliky, in a bit of irony, set 12 ferrets watching the reality-stretching film The Matrix. He recorded how their brains responded to the film, as well as to a null pattern like enlarged television static, and a darkened room. Movies capture the visual elements that a...Smart lights, nonstick implants and 100th birthday of electronics at science & technology meeting
...s of computer data. In a typical 100 GB drive, the bit size is 160 nanometers wide by 41 nanometers long. However, when the bits in traditional hard-drive designs become smaller than a few tens of nanometers, they will become unstable and flip back and forth between 0 and 1 values at room temperature. T...Envisat's rainbow vision detects ground moving at pace fingernails grow
...earch Institute (ESRIN) in Italy not to mention a bit of luck!" Surveying an active volcano Radar interferometry is used to study earthquakes as well as volcanoes - Envisat has been gathering data on one extremely lively example of the latter. Standing 2631 metres above the Indian Ocean, the Piton...