College alcohol problems exceed previous estimates
...hat we had learned from another recent study that excessive alcohol use by college-aged individuals in the U.S... Health (NIH). "The magnitude of problems posed by excessive drinking among college students should stimulate both improved measurement of these problems and eff...Study of obese diabetics explains why low-carb diets produce fast results
...protein or fat, and lost weight. We concluded that excessive overeating had been fueled by carbohydrates." Alm.... The carbohydrates were clearly stimulating their excessive appetites," said Boden. All patients stayed in the hospital for the length of the study to insure e...Annals of Internal Medicine tip sheet for March 15, 2005
...ve that the carbohydrates stimulated the patients' excessive appetite during week one. An editorial writer notes that the study was small and lasted for only three weeks (Editorial, p. 469.) The writer says, "Using many different diets with different approaches to food restriction for individual patients at di...New study shows how very low-carb diets take off the pounds
...the regular-diet week. "Participants went from an excessive caloric intake to a normal caloric intake for thei... that it was the carbohydrates that stimulated the excessive appetite," Boden said. Throughout the three-week study, researchers weighed all food, monitored exer...Schepens scientists regenerate optic nerve for the first time
...y glaucoma, which destroys the optic nerve through excessive internal pressure, or with injuries that sever the optic nerve after that developmental milestone, destruction can be permanent and blinding. Chen and her research team have dedicated themselves to learning the reasons why CNS tissue stops regenerati...Assessing obstructive sleep apnea syndrome in snorers
...are suggestive of OSAS, or if patients complain of excessive daytime sleepiness, standard polysomnography should be applied. In conclusion, we believe that medical history, anatomical findings, and functional factors are insufficient to adequately predict the presence or absence of OSAS."...Jefferson scientists uncover potential trigger of diabetic kidney disease
...betes," he says. Kidney scarring results from the excessive activity of a molecule called transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta). In previous studies, Dr. Sharma's research group found the TGF-beta stimulates overproduction of the scar tissue in the kidneys of diabetic patients and prevents normal kidney ...Medication helps alcoholics control drinking
...rink is not great, what you really want to stop is excessive drinking." While few professionals advise people with alcoholism to abandon the ultimate goal of total abstinence, Volpicelli argues that about 20 million Americans suffer from alcohol abuse disorders, yet only about 2 million are in any kind of trea...Uric acid may help reduce effects of spinal cord injury, Jefferson researchers find
... he says, referring to an ailment characterized by excessive uric acid. "We know that the human uric acid baseline is higher than that in mice, but we also know that the damage we see in the human spinal cord after injury is very similar to that seen in the mice. "Raising uric acid levels in humans similarly t...COX-2 product offers good and bad news in 'test tube' strokes
... in mouse models of Lou Gehrig's disease, in which excessive glutamate is believed to damage neurons, and will begin work to see if the beneficial side of PGD2 activity can outweigh its toxic activity....Brain synapse formation linked to proteins, Stanford study finds
...ntains both a mass of glial cells and neurons with excessive synapses. Barres suggested that the glial scar might have originally triggered the additional synapses to form. Learning more about how glia trigger synapse formation could help prevent the disabling condition. Co-first authors on this paper were Ka...Mount Sinai stroke prevention trial published in JAMA
...od test monitoring and dose adjustments to prevent excessive bleeding or inadequate anticoagulation....Study explores risks of obesity in children with kidney transplants
... should educate families on the potential risks of excessive weight gain during dialysis and post-kidney transplant," the authors write, noting that obesity is an increasing problem in patients of all ages with end-stage renal disease and one that has received little attention in children. "These are going to ...New study finds kelp can reduce level of hormone related to breast cancer risk
...ate heavy metals. "People should be careful about excessive kelp intake," said Skibola. "The high levels of iodine and the low levels of heavy metals contained in kelp means that it's not recommended for people who are pregnant, nursing, or who have hyperthyroid conditions." The researchers say they are worki...Increased physical activity not linked to ALS risk
...previous studies linking risk of developing ALS to excessive physical activity and a slim physique. ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis), sometimes called "Lou Gehrig's Disease" after the famous baseball player whose career was cut short by the disease, is a progressive disease of the nervous system, often caus...Discovery of pathway in learning impairment caused by liver disease may lead to drug treatment
...y," the authors state. They note, however, that an excessive increase in cGMP may impair learning and that it must be kept high but below a certain threshold to reach maximum learning ability. The authors conclude: "Although caution must be taken considering the possible deleterious increase in the existing va...MGH researchers find way of regenerating cells key to hearing
...ment, hair cells are very sensitive to damage from excessive noise, infections or toxins including some medications. Once damaged, hair cells do not naturally regenerate in mammals, and their death accounts for most types of acquired hearing loss. Cells grow and divide through a process called the cell cycle...First new treatment for alcoholism in ten years, now available Campral(R) (acamprosate calcium)
...mical balance that has been disrupted by long-term excessive drinking." The mechanism of action of Campral in maintenance of alcohol abstinence is not completely understood. Chronic alcohol exposure is hypothesized to alter the normal balance between neuronal excitation and inhibition. (1) Campral interacts...National Academies advisory: Report assesses health implications of perchlorate exposure
...re used to treat patients with hyperthyroidism, or excessive thyroid hormone production, but a few patients had serious adverse reactions, and the use of perchlorate in this manner was largely abandoned. More recently, patients with hyperthyroidism have been treated effectively and safely with moderate doses ...