JCI table of contents, January 20 2005
... a process known as lymphangiogenesis in order to compensate for this overload. Donald McDonald and fellow researchers from University of California, San Francisco, examined mice infected with Mycoplasma pulmonis or in which a viral vector had been used to deliver to the mice the potential pro-lym...Cell phone users drive like old folks
...2 percent greater following distance an effort to compensate for paying less attention to road conditions and took 17 percent longer to regain the speed they lost when they braked. In addition, "there was also a twofold increase in the number of [simulated] rear-end collisions when drivers were conversing o...Alcohol's damaging effects on adolescent brain function
...creases, because the brain is no longer is able to compensate for the disruption caused by alcohol." The association between antisocial behavior during adolescence and alcoholism may be explained by abnormalities in the frontal limbic system, which appears to cause "blunted emotional reactivity." "The 'emo...Study associates alcohol use patterns with Body Mass Index
...ible that, in the long-term, frequent drinkers may compensate for energy derived from alcohol by eating less, but even infrequent alcohol-related overeating could lead to weight gain over time." Dr. Breslow cautioned against inferring cause-and-effect relationships regarding drinking frequency, quantity and bod...Exercise therapy builds strength, mobility in MS patients
...kkel. He says exercise may help "patients learn to compensate (for) their existing deficits. Systematic physical training may reduce disuse, in particular for those who suffer from fatigue." The average of age of patients in the reviewed studies ranged from 34 to 51 years old, with varying types and severities ...University of Manchester awarded 826k for brain science and mental health research
...tudy into the ability of the brain to adapt to and compensate for conditions such as stroke Dr Nusrat Hussain's study of pre- and post-natal depression and infant growth in Manchester residents of Pakistani origin Dr Karina Lovell's trial of guided self-help for mild to moderate depression in primary care Dr...Study of obese diabetics explains why low-carb diets produce fast results
...e to a level appropriate for their height, did not compensate by eating more protein or fat, and lost weight. We...ries a day. Although they could have, they did not compensate by eating more proteins and fats and they weren't bored with the food choices. In fact, they loved t...