Late developers may run higher risk of infection than sexually mature younger teens
... have high oestrogen levels and develop physically faster than late developers. This could help cut their infection risk. They conclude: "We suggest that a sexually active 18 year old with late [periods] may be more susceptible to multiple infections than a sexually active 15 year old with early [periods]...Storage time and temperature effects nutrients in spinach
...ncreased, the loss of nutrients also occurred at a faster rate. Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences and the Department of Food Science provided funding for this project....Countywide forecasts of water use available for Illinois, Midwest
... Ill. -- Water use in Illinois is expected to grow faster than the population in the next 20 years, with Chi...ining and livestock. Water use is expected to grow faster than the state's population, which is projected to increase by 1.5 million over the next 20 years," ...Malt liquor beers, and the people who drink them, are different
...f higher alcohol content, larger serving size, and faster consumption can result in higher blood alcohol levels, an increased risk of aggressive behavior, and other alcohol-related problems." Jones-Webb added that MLBs are largely targeted to African American and Hispanic youth, and young adults. "Malt liq...HIV-1 spread through six transmission lines in the UK
...transmission chain identified by the study shows a faster doubling time in 2003 than the other five. Current surveillance data shows a recent increase in infections amongst homosexual men in the UK, which may partly have come through this chain. Dr Deenan Pillay of UCL's Centre for Virology says: "Our study...Infectious microorganism linked to kidney stones and other diseases
...y environment, NB was found to multiply five times faster compared to normal gravity on Earth, supporting earlier discoveries that microbes have radically different behavior in weightless environments. NB is also shown to possibly be an infectious risk for crew members living in close quarters. "The concept...UCLA study shows that people drink less alcohol as they age
...mong those who were born in earlier years showed a faster decline than among people born more recently. For ...kicker is that, over time, the earlier group had a faster decline. People who were born more recently reduce their drinking less as compared with people who w...Next generation body scanner launched by the University of Manchester
... higher quality scans can be carried out at a much faster speed than ever before. The scanner will enable researchers to create images of structures in the body such as individual vessels in the brain, nerves and cartilage. Researchers working in the fields of cancer, stroke and mental illness will be among...Small increases or 'blips' in HIV levels do not signal mutations leading to drug-resistant HIV
...g problem in AIDS therapy, as the virus can mutate faster than medical research can develop new drugs. When HIV becomes resistant to one drug, it may also become resistant to other drugs in the same class. With only four classes of HAART drugs - for a total of 20 drugs - the number of available combinatio...An implanted nerve stimulator helps drop foot sufferers walk faster and better
...k is excellent - patients are able to walk better, faster and further, with a more normal gait. Although the device is a world first and is expected to generate a market of 30,000 units a year, the partners first have to explain the benefits to patients and demonstrate the surgical procedure to clinicians. ...Using the internet's power and anonymity to reduce problem drinking
...he number of drinks consumed per day significantly faster than those in the control group." The advancement of computer-based BMIs and access to the internet has reduced the time lag between assessment and feedback. Computerized assessments and algorithms also facilitate the option of providing indivi...Test could improve detection of prion disease in humans
...nly identifies prions in human brain tissue but is faster and far more precise than the standard immunological detection methods, which only detect a small fraction of the infectious prions that may be in the brain. The finding appears in the March 1, 2005 issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of...Uric acid may help reduce effects of spinal cord injury, Jefferson researchers find
...l spinal cord injury recovered motor function both faster and to a greater extent than mice that received only saline. Subsequent tests found that the uric acid actually prevented inflammation and some damage. Tests in cell culture showed that uric acid protected spinal cord neurons from peroxynitrite-relat...'Broken heart' syndrome: Real, potentially deadly but recovery quick
..., the team says, was that recovery rates were much faster than typically seen after a heart attack. Stressed patients showed dramatic improvement in their hearts' ability to pump within a few days and had complete recovery within two weeks. In contrast, partial recovery after a heart attack can take weeks...Bone density returns when teens stop using Depo Provera, Group Health study finds
...Depo-Provera appeared to regain their bone density faster than older women did. Teens use Depo-Provera at higher rates than older women do. About 10 percent of American women aged 15 to 19 who are using birth control use Depo-Provera, compared to just 3 percent of women in the U.S. overall. Given once ever...Older people get the big picture faster, and they are less inhibited
...in abilities: Older people appear to be better and faster at grasping the big picture than their younger counterparts. "Going into the study, we knew that ageing changes the way people see the world," says Allison Sekuler, one of the senior authors and a Canada Research Chair at McMaster. "But these result...Minorities who experience pain don't receive the same care as Caucasians
...hat "pain specialists provide better care and give faster attention to more profitable patients." Lebovits notes how even in end-of-life care situations, services are more available to those who fit the white, upper-class mold. Gallagher, Green and Tait present this issue as a "call for action" to address ...Calcium boost to youths' bones could reduce osteoporosis risk
...ed group among the 354 girls in the trial showed a faster rate of bone mass development from the beginning of the study. The biggest difference in bone mineral density between the supplemented and nonsupplemented groups of girls occurred from between one year before and one year after the onset of menstruat...Early seizures after epilepsy surgery predict more seizures
...e cells in the brain fire electrical impulses much faster than normal, often leading to muscular convulsions or loss of consciousness. Many epilepsy patients can be successfully treated with medications that prevent the formation of the "electrical storms" in the brain that cause seizures. "About 20 percent...Mobile surgical units prevent delays in treating wounded combat patients in Iraq
...e use of new mobile surgical teams resulted in the faster treatment of injured U.S. Marines and Iraqi patients, according to an article in the January issue of Archives of Surgery, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. Warfare used by the U.S. Marine Corps (U.S.M.C.) involves moving rapidly to reach military t...