News tips from the 2005, 54th Annual Scientific Sessions of the American College of Cardiology
..., the research is needed to understand how obesity contributes to enlarged hearts (hypertrophy), subsequent heart failure and increased risk of death. "The work also suggests a biological route for potential therapies that could block or reverse obesity's harmful effects on the heart," says lead investigator a...Researchers discover link between insulin and Alzheimer's
...ned that a drop in insulin production in the brain contributes to the degeneration of brain cells, an early symptom of Alzheimer's. "These abnormalities do not correspond to Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes, but reflect a different and more complex disease process that originates in the CNS (central nervous system)," t...Psychiatric disorders greatly underdiagnosed in hospital emergency departments
...are needs," say the authors. "This underdiagnosing contributes to needless emotional suffering because many of the more common disorders, such as depression and anxiety, respond well to psychotherapy and pharmacological interventions."...NHLBI study shows smoking cessation programs improve survival
... 26 percent of high school seniors smoke. Smoking contributes to more than 440,000 deaths per year....Leadership gift from Sulpizio Family for new state-of-the-art cardiovascular center at UCSD
...lar Center Board of Directors. This long-term gift contributes to a multi-year fund-raising initiative for the UC...all 619-543-3499. A portion of the Sulpizio's gift contributes to the $1 billion fund-raising goal of The Campaign for UCSD: Imagine What's Next. Campaign prioriti...State policies decrease youth smoking, drinking and sex
...t broader legislation at the state and city levels contributes to helping youth decide not to engage in smoking, drinking and sexual intercourse. It is also interesting to note that, contrary to the thought that access to a family planning clinic increases sexual behavior, our study found the opposite--family pl...COX-2 inhibitor increases the risk of heart attack in elderly adults with no history of heart attack
...essel of the heart," explains Lvesque. "This study contributes to the growing body of evidence concerning the cardiac safety of COX-2 inhibitors."...Feb. 1, 2005, Annals of Internal Medicine tip sheet
...coxib increases the risk of heart disease. It also contributes to the as yet inconsistent body of evidence about the heart risks of celecoxib: Some studies have shown increased risk and others have shown no increased risk. *(This article is released online, along with the Feb. 1, 2005, issue of Annals of Interna...Minorities who experience pain don't receive the same care as Caucasians
... of the New York University Pain Management Center contributes an editorial to this issue asking the question, "Are Some of Us More Equal?" and highlights the suggestion that "pain specialists provide better care and give faster attention to more profitable patients." Lebovits notes how even in end-of-life care...Computer memory, MRI technology benefit from student research at UH
...in electrical engineering. "The work I presented contributes to the understanding of the magnetodielectric effect that has potential technological applications in the development of novel memory storage devices," said de la Cruz, whose project leader was Paul C.W. Chu, the TLL Temple Chair of Science, physics ...National Academies news: Academy honors 17 for major contributions to science
... the chemical sciences that, in thebroadest sense, contributes to the better understanding of the naturalsciences...: the discovery of a disparity mechanismand how it contributes to depth perception." Feldman was chosen "forhis advancement of mathematical and computational appr...Scientists uncover new mechanism for the amygdala in fear recognition
... suggests that the mechanism by which the amygdala contributes to processing visual information about facial expressions is by actively directing a person's gaze to the eye region to seek out and fixate on the critical visual cues for fear. "People often think of the brain as passively receiving information fro...Race may be factor in doctor-patient communication style
..., explained that the mechanisms through which race contributes to health disparities in health care in the United States are complex and often obscure. She said, "More research is needed, especially in the area of quantifying the effect of differences in medical-visit communications on clinical outcomes." The Ho...Resistin integral part of the inflammatory response
...s leads us to hypothesize that human resistin also contributes to insulin resistance." He and colleagues published their findings in the November 30 issue of PloS, Medicine. Since several inflammatory molecules called cytokines are increased in the blood of people with obesity, the human body seems to react in...More muscle means better regulation of blood pressure, study finds
...onal Institutes of Health grant looking at how fat contributes to high blood pressure. Research he published in 2...tudies by Dr. Harshfield have shown that race also contributes to elevated pressures following stress because of blacks' reduced ability to excrete sodium. The new...Examination of possible conflicts of interest to influence look at suspected adverse drug reactions
...ue, "Europe also assesses a postmarketing fee that contributes to postmarketing safety surveillance efforts." The authors add such a system might also work in the U.S. and enhance patient safety as well. (JAMA. 2004;292: 26220 2631. Available post-embargo at JAMA.com ). Editor's Note: Please see JAMA article f...Were zoo workers infected with cancer-causing animal virus?
...rculates independently in the community or that it contributes to the development of any human cancer." Because of uncertainties in the evidence, however, he recommended further studies, including closer study of those exposed to primates, "that investigate the 'full signature' of SV40 infection" like genomic se...Estrogen-associated COX-2 pathways explain protection from heart disease in female mice
...COX-2-dependent prostacyclin and that prostacyclin contributes to the atheroprotective effect of estrogen. Disabling the prostacyclin receptor in female mice whose ovaries have been removed took away the atheroprotective effect of estrogen. By taking away the ovaries, the investigators can pinpoint the direct e...Hong Kong think tank calls for pollution standards
...the trucks that transport goods to the ports. This contributes significantly to some of the high concentrations of pollutants to the region." Reducing those pollutants wouldn't add much to the cost of export goods, said Streets. Upgrading motor vehicle emission standards and placing emission controls on power pl...Stanford study reveals that cells linked to asthma and eczema also help cure deadly illness in mice
...tion known as sepsis by destroying a molecule that contributes to the pathology and death associated with this bacterial infection. Their results are to be published in the Nov. 14 advance online edition of Nature. The first authors, Marcus Maurer, MD, and Jochen Wedemeyer, MD, were postdoctoral fellows in Galli...