New P.E. study demonstrates vigorous exercise can lower adolescents body fat, blood pressure
...o extremes, he said. Education-only groups did not differ significantly from the control group, suggesting that exercise was the most important component of the improved classes. "With the blood pressure testing, we found drops in both systolic and diastolic pressures of four millimeters of mercury in the c...Soy protein in the diet produces health benefits, regardless of isoflavone content
... protein foods in the subjects' diets that did not differ significantly between the high- and low-isoflavone diets, indicating that even low-isoflavone soy foods can produce favorable results. Two unique aspects of the study were that a variety of soy-protein foods were used to substitute for the usual prot...Researchers support early intervention for all children with reading difficulties
...lectual potential and their levels of achievement, differ from the needs of children who do not demonstrate such a discrepancy but experience, nevertheless, difficulties in reading. The authors reviewed 320 potential studies and, through a carefully constructed process, eventually selected 46 studies that c...Researchers discover shift in organisms causing early-onset sepsis in low-birth-weight infants
...nce of sepsis in the two groups of infants did not differ significantly, but there was a significant change in the bacteria involved in the infections. In the more recent group of infants, there was a significant reduction in group B streptococcal sepsis compared to the earlier group (from 5.9 to 1.7 per 10...Computerized phone chats can motivate couch potatoes
...ercent of the comparison group. The groups did not differ significantly at six-month follow up. The researchers found no relationship between the outcome and the number of times participants called the system. They noted that one-third of the participants in the physical activity group did not use the syste...More clues about obesity revealed by brain-imaging study
...s. In that study, overall brain metabolism did not differ between obese subjects and normal-weight controls. But because the sensory appeal of food can be so important in triggering the urge to eat, Wang and his team wondered whether obese people might have enhanced metabolic activity in specific brain regi...Few women regret sterilization procedures
...ctomy was only 6.1 percent, a figure which did not differ significantly from the 7.0 percent of women who, 5 years later, regretted tubal sterilization. "It's reassuring that such large percentages of those who chose either vasectomy or tubal sterilization were satisfied with their decisions," said one of...Nitric oxide crucial to respiration
... two shapes, known as the R and the T shapes, that differ in their affinity for the three gases. Hemoglobin changes shapes in response to local oxygen concentrations, with nitric oxide playing the key role in either relaxing the capillaries to allow a more ready exchange of gas, or constricting the capillar...Fit seniors better able to react when quick thinking needed, study says
.... "We find that active and sedentary older adults differ in the way they select the correct response," Belopolsky said. "Results for physically active older adults indicate that they prepare more efficiently for a response than sedentary older adults. Overall, Hillman said, the study shows that "increased...Substance abuse increases in New York City in aftermath of September 11th
... substances. Increase in substance abuse did not differ significantly between men and women or among racial or ethnic groups. Demographic factors such as age, marital status, and income seemed to play a more critical role in determining if the events of September 11th led to an increase in substance use. ...American Thoracic Society Journal news tips for May (second issue)
... diseases studied. However,the mechanism seems to differ between asthma, which is predominately characterized byinflammation associated with eosinophils (white blood cells active in allergic responses andinfection) and COPD and bronchiectasis, which have inflammatory processes predominatelyassociated with ...New synthetic antithrombotic drug could reduce dvt risk after hip surgery
... in 9% assigned enoxaparin. The two groups did not differ in frequency of death or clinically relevant bleeding. A second study in this weeks issue of THE LANCET by the same team of investigators (led by Alexander Turpie from Hamilton Health Sciences, Canada), compared the effects of fondaparinux with enoxa...Aspirin steps up as anti-inflammatory for arteries
...ore the vaccine, the concentration of IL-1 did not differ from baseline. In a second test, researchers measured endothelial function, which is the ability of the blood vessels to expand. Researchers did that by infusing drugs that affect the endothelium into the artery of one arm and measuring blood flow i...Faster detection of bacteria in water, food
...ined in DNA. They found that the SSR marker sites differ in each bacterial strain, providing a unique "fingerprint" to distinguish between and identify the strains. By using existing technologies that analyze DNA sequences, Dr. Kashis team can "fingerprint" bacteria, just as forensic experts identify susp...Male/female health differences during life's final season
...n State-led study has found; although, the genders differ in the numbers of very life threatening and not-at-all life threatening illnesses that befall them. Dr. Carol H. Gold, Penn State research scientist and study leader, says, "In our study of older brother/sister twin pairs, we found that using a three...Statement from Spondylitis Association of America
...ist longer than three months. "Early symptoms may differ between men and women," says Bruckel. "Some women feel pain and stiffness in their necks rather than their lower backs." People with these symptoms are encouraged to seek help from their physicians, who may refer them to a rheumatologist. They also c...Applied Biosystems introduces next generation production level DNA analysis systems
...ctors could cause actual results and experience to differ materially from the anticipated results or other expectations expressed in such forward-looking statements. These factors include but are not limited to (1) rapidly changing technology and dependence on development of new products; (2) sales dependen...Researchers say trees could affect land use, reduce skin cancer
... protection of children from ultraviolet radiation differ in single-family verses multifamily developments," he said. It's especially important to protect children from the rays because, according to the American Cancer Society, those who are severely sunburned when they are young have a significantly incr...Researchers uncover brain patterns that differentiate humans from chimpanzees
...rs authors. He noted that several diseases seem to differ in frequency and severity between chimps and humans, including AIDS, Alzheimers, cancer and malaria. For example, chimps get infected with HIV, but almost never get AIDS and get only a mild form of malaria, even when injected with an often deadly fo...New minimally invasive surgical procedure for arthritis may delay knee replacement surgery
...h could cause the actual results or performance to differ materially from the statements made herein....