Unhealthy Lifestyles Not Primary Cause Of High Mortality Rates
...ife, decreased social supports, lower self-esteem, heightened levels of anger and hostility, and a decreased sense of control. Other key elements thought to be associated with high mortality rates among the disadvantaged include increased exposure to occupational and environmental health hazards, and lack of p...New drugs, diagnostic tests, software needed to prepare US cities for chemical, biological attacks
...agents that could have been used in an attack have heightened public awarenessof the threat. The study was funded by the Office of Emergency Preparedness of the U.S.Department of Health and Human Services. The Institute of Medicine is aprivate, non-profit organization that provides health policy advice under ...Walking markedly improves mental abilities of those over 60
... duringwalking triggered faster reaction times and heightened the ability to ignoredistractions when completing a variety of mental tasks on a computer. "The nice result of our study is that a person who has not been physicallyactive during his or her younger years still can benefit by walking," saidArthur F. K...UCSF finding could lead to a new class of painkillers
...ts exposed to stimulation, the animals experienced heightened pain. But when the factor was injected in animals in which PKC was inhibited, their pain threshold was higher. "These results suggest that PKC plays a key role in regulating pain sensitivity," said a senior author of the UCSF paper, Robert Messing, ...Tamoxifen found to increase risk of endometrial cancer
...ose breast cancer is treated with tamoxifen face a heightened risk forendometrial cancer, with that risk compounded in women who also have receivedestrogen replacement therapy or who are obese, according to a study led byUniversity of Southern California researchers. Leslie Bernstein, Ph.D., professor of preven......n the contribution of zif-268,which turns on after heightened brain activity and is associated withstrengthened communication between nerve cells. The researchers exposed a group of rats to novel, enriched environments(labyrinths with toys) and another group of rats to their normal home cages. Afterwards, the r...Scientists identify new pathway of antidepressant action
...ich most likely modulates mood and plays a role in heightened anxiety and depression found in severe premenstrual disorders and other conditions," said Synthia Mellon, PhD, senior author on the PNAS study and a professor of reproductive endocrinology at UCSF. "The study points to the likelihood that SSRI's con...CDC funds will enable UNC-CH to help minimize domestic violence in flood areas
...ased stresses on disrupted and displaced families, heightened by money problems, sometimes linger for years and take their own serious toll. Domestic spats can escalate into violence at home or at work. For example, calls to U Care, the domestic violence agency for Sampson County and surrounding areas, tripled ...Specifying alcohol-related brain damage in young women
...in damage in young women Women seem to have a heightened sensitivity to alcohol's toxic neurological effect...effects. This suggests that women may have a more heightened sensitivity to the effects of alcohol. A study in the February issue of Alcoholism: Clinical & Exp...UCSF researchers move in on role of brain's naturally occurring marijuana
...ated when excitatory neurons are in a particularly heightened electrical state, which probably explains a unique characteristic: While neurons package and store classical neurotransmitters in compartments known as vesicles, and then release them on demand, neurons must make cannabinoid when they need it. "Pr...Study: Children with more hours of child care act more aggressively
...s time there or who remained at home. Whether that heightened aggression is a problem that will continue -- or might even be an advantage -- remains to be seen, say researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and nine other U.S. research sites who did the work. Drs. Martha Cox and Margaret B...Partner's presence associated with lower blood pressure
...likely to be associated with a defense reaction or heightened vigilance," Gump says. They also found that periods of talking were associated with a rise in blood pressure, although the increases were smaller when the subjects were with their partner than when talking with someone else. Talking was also largel...Wolfgang Glasser receives ACS award for wood chemistry, bio-based composites research
...y, and growing dependence on fossil resources have heightened industrial interest in technologies that use biobased (renewable) resources. With the help of the CIT, Virginia Tech established a pilot facility to demonstrate the conversion of carbohydrate-rich residues from agricultural and forest products, inc...Artwork can sharpen medical diagnostic skills, Yale researchers report
...or of dermatology at Yale School ofMedicine. "With heightened observational skills, physicians can often ask the questions necessary to make correct diagnoseswithout relying too much on costly blood tests and x-rays." To test the theory that first-year medical students could be visually trained to become bette...Excess iron intake increases risk of intestinal infections, study suggests
...stand the mechanism behind the heightened expression of defense proteins in these cells in response to bacterial invasion. The research was funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the North Carolina Institute of Nutrition....... had never had a heart attack or stoke but were at heightened risk. People in the middle, who are neither high risk nor very low risk, should discuss the pros and cons of aspirin with their doctors and come to an individualized decision together, Pignone said. If you are very interested in avoiding a heart atta...New safety regulations reduced injuries requiring treatment for children, study suggests
... several child care injuries, including one death, heightened safety concerns and prompted the N.C. General Assemblys attention. In June 1997, the N.C. Division of Child Development contracted with UNC to study and report on the issue. For more than three years the division provided the UNC School of Public Hea...Consortium aims to improve protection of human research subjects
...rk for determining which research projects require heightened scrutiny. Such projects might involve a vulnerable population, which could be inadvertently misused by researchers -- such as those who are economically disadvantaged or institutionalized. There also will be suggestions clarifying when increased scru......is not yet defined, beta wave oscillation reflects heightened activity of the underlying neuronal network, scien... perturbation of GABAA activity is responsible for heightened beta EEG activity in alcoholics and their offspring. The authors of today's study relied on recent a...