Less inflammation, better heart health in physically fit females
...mill time was adjusted for her age because fitness declines as the body ages, says LaMonte. Women in each of the three ethnic groups were divided into three levels of fitness low, moderate and high on the basis of their treadmill tests. Previous studies of CRP and fitness had simply asked participants to e...Lean ground beef fortified with soybean phytosterols lowers cholesterol
...ining soy-phytosterol fortified margarine produced declines in serum lipids similar to the current study. However, when used as directed, the margarine spreads add 12-27 g/day of extra fat to the diet without providing any other nutritional benefit. The authors point out that ground beef is the major single s...Androgen therapy boosts muscle strength for older men
...lost during aging. Skeletal muscle mass reportedly declines about 15 percent between the third and eighth decades of life, and as much as 30 percent afterward. And muscle seems to be lost in certain key areas such as the arms and thighs, which can especially hurt seniors' ability to lift groceries, walk quick...High-intensity physical training improves cardiovascular fitness in obese adolescents
...he other groups. Body composition changes such as declines in abdominal fat and percentage body fat were also significantly greater in the high-intensity physical training group, whereas body fat percentage increased slightly in the group who received LSE alone. Bone mineral density also increased significa...Analyses of Violence Against Women Act suggest legislation saved US $14.8 billion
...ay definitively that the act led to the documented declines in violence against women after its passage, but thats what it looks like. A further computation, known as a sensitivity analysis, showed that even if the act was responsible for only 10 percent of the reduced victimization, the nation was still savi...Bone loss resumes when hormone replacement therapy stops, but at normal rate
... point; it is several years before their bone loss declines to the point where they would have been had they never started treatment. tained use of hormone replacement over many years may increase a womans risk of breast cancer. Results from PEPI allow doctors to consider other strategies, such as prescr...Use of invasive heart procedures decreases after the age of 75
...ive procedures used to clear clogged heart vessels declines as the age of patients increases, with the decreas...aid. "Interestingly, the usage of these procedures declines markedly at the age of 75. We don't know why, or whether it is necessarily right or wrong, but the t...Delaying disability in elderly
...those who regularly took ACE inhibitors had slower declines in walking speed and muscle strength than those taking other types of hypertension drugs, or taking no hypertension drugs. Declines in walking speed and muscle strength have been shown to predict the onset of disability, mortality, and nursing home a...'Use it or lose it?' study suggests mentally stimulating activities may reduce Alzheimer's risk
...he group of older people showed modest age-related declines on several types of memory and information process...ocessing skills to help compensate for age-related declines in other cognitive areas. The study does not, however, eliminate the possibility that people who dev...Mayo Clinic Proceedings looks at epidemic of obesity in February issue
... says, "We believe that the evidence suggests that declines in physical activity are more likely than increases in food intake to be the explanation for the recent increase in obesity prevalence." The editorialists note that intervention studies in recent years show that it is possible to help sedentary indiv...Persistent mild depression in older adults may lower immunity and ability to fight off disease
...ms can exacerbate and accelerate the immunological declines that typically accompany aging. Changes in the immune response, including dysregulation of the proinflammatory cytokines and endocrine functions has been associated with depression as well as aging, especially in adults over 60, said McGuire. Other f...Childhood stroke deaths drop, but still higher among blacks
...ivision of the American Heart Association. Recent declines in adult stroke deaths have been attributed to mor...ective brain vessel) declined by 54 percent. The declines were not as marked for deaths from ischemic stroke, which results from a blood clot that blocks bloo...Stanford researchers challenge value of widely used prostate cancer diagnostic methods
...grade tumors, the success rate of prostate surgery declines by 10 percent. Stamey's research lab is searching for better markers based on the genes expressed in high-grade prostate cancers....College freshmen more politically liberal than in the past, UCLA survey reveals
...erest in politics and activism Following long-term declines in students attention to politics, the 2001 survey shows signs of renewed political interest and activism. The percentage of students reporting that they frequently discussed politics in the past year rose sharply from a record-low 16.4 percent last ...UC Davis study: fewer Californians dying of lung cancer, pulmonary disease as smoking decreases
...cer rates declined nationwide late in that period, declines in lung cancer rates were disproportionately high in California. "Lung cancer rates in California were similar to those in the rest of the United States before 1988," he said. "After Prop. 99 passed, a significant gap emerged. The quick ticket to r......-tolerated by participants. The hormone estrogen declines as women pass through menopause. Without it, women suffer problems including hot flashes, bone loss and changes in cholesterol that could predispose them to heart disease. At the same time, however, estrogen is known to fuel the growth of certain bre...Scientists declare global warming and human impacts are combining destructive forces on coral reefs
..., also directly harm corals, whose skeletal growth declines in carbon dioxide-enriched water. Richard Aronson, senior marine scientist at Alabamas Dauphin Island Marine Lab, made a statement at Fridays closing press conference, "there is clearly cause for grave concern for the future of coral reefs if present...Increase in effective contraceptive use can reduce abortion rate
...rtility transition, the desired number of children declines along with the number of years needed to reach desired family size. Therefore the number of years during which women are potentially at risk of experiencing an unintended pregnancy increases commensurately. Estimates of the desired number of children...US AIDS cases, deaths, and HIV infections appear stable
...tment IDUs. According to Dr. Gayle, the greatest declines have been seen in cities such as New York, where successful efforts have been implemented to provide substance abuse treatment, HIV prevention counseling and testing, risk reduction programs, and access to sterile needles. HIV incidence in New York ...Study: passengers with young drivers boost accidents, graduated licensing might cut toll
... despite their newness, studies already have shown declines of crashes among beginning drivers ranging from 7 percent to 32 percent, he said. During 1998, only 5 percent of fatally injured 16-year-old drivers had been drinking alcohol, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Althoug...