USC researchers find evidence that progesterone signaling influences ovarian cancer risk
... and the paper's first author, had previously been linked to a higher ovarian cancer risk as well as a lower... a set of alleles on a chromosome that are closely linked together, and which are usually passed down as a single unit.) In fact, the two haplotypes-dubbed si...Study reveals high infection rate in teens for virus linked to cervical cancer
...an previously thought may be infected with a virus linked to cervical cancer and genital warts, according to a study published in the Jan. 15 issue of The Journal of Infectious Diseases. The research, reported by Darron R. Brown, M.D., and colleagues at the Indiana University School of Medicine, found four...Study finds heavy drinking linked to higher stroke risk
...troke. (Intake of one or more glasses per day was linked to a 46 percent lower risk, but few men in this st...ause among this population of men, red wine is not linked to a lower risk of heart disease any more than any other type of alcohol, so it's unclear why this w...Anti-psychotic drugs may be associated with increased risk of diabetes in schizophrenia patients
...he newer 'atypical' antipsychotic agents have been linked to several forms of morbidity, including obesity; hyperlipidemia; type 2 diabetes mellitus; and diabetic ketoacidosis [a severe complication of diabetes]." David C. Henderson, M.D., from Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, B...Study links sexual behavior, genetic factors to increased risk of kidney infection in women under 50
...tions, kidney infections in women under age 50 are linked to: Frequent (more than three times per week) sexual intercourse in the previous 30 days A recent urinary tract infection A new sex partner in the previous year Having a mother with a history of UTIs Recent spermicide use In addition, the researche...US study highlights clear link between increased fast-food consumption and obesity
...ack and white adults. Fast-food consumption can be linked to adverse health outcomes through plausible mechanisms, and results from other studies lend support to our findings. In view of the high and increasing rates of fast-food consumption, further research into the effects of this dietary pattern on publ...Exercise combats metabolic syndrome in older adults
... but the 23 percent fewer cases were more strongly linked to reductions in total and abdominal body fat and increases in muscle leanness, rather than improved fitness. The researchers' findings raise the importance of physical exercise in treating both men and women with the metabolic syndrome, a clustering...Women seeking treatment for even minimal 'male-type' hair growth need endocrine evaluation
...tle changes may be a sign of a hormonal imbalance linked to a variety of serious side effects and medical conditions, according to the December 2004 issue of the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. In a study of 188 women conducted by researchers at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and the University...National Academies news: Gulf War and Health
...ng fuels consistently show that such exposures are linked to an increased risk for developing lung cancer," ...e evidence that exposure to combustion products is linked to asthma and cancers of the nose, mouth, throat, and bladder, as well as to low birth weight and pr...Surprise! Cells have second source of phosphate
...the seventh and eighth phosphates would have to be linked to another phosphate "charm" rather than to the "bracelet" itself. "ATP has a similar phosphate-phosphate connection, so I speculated that IP7 and IP8 might also be able to give up that extra phosphate," says Snyder, who is also a professor of pharma...Research in yeast yields missing link in DNA maintenance machinery
...versity of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center have linked for the first time two biological processes crucia...including human leukemias and lymphomas, have been linked to defects in DNA maintenance. Shen's lab studied a particular protein complex, called INO80, that r...New clue to nerve growth may help regeneration efforts
...th in developing rats, the Hopkins scientists have linked CSPGs' no-growth effects to a protein called semaphorin 5A. The scientists, including David Kantor, an M.D./Ph.D. candidate, found that when CSPGs bind to semaphorin 5A, growing nerves are stopped in their tracks. Blocking this particular interaction...Very high prevalence of virus linked to cervical cancer found in adolescent women
... women infected with human papillomavirus, a virus linked to cervical cancer and genital warts. Darron R. Brown and colleagues of Indiana University School of Medicine studied 60 adolescent women, ages 14 to 17, at three primary care clinics in Indianapolis. They reported their results in the Jan. 15 issue ...NHLBI statement on oral contraceptive study
...ge may have created the impression that OC use is linked to lower risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Ho...w of the abstract shows no evidence that OC use is linked to lower risk of CVD. The abstract used information provided by WHI participants at baseline when...New study shows how mad cow prions hitch a ride into intestine
... the intestine using a cell model. The prions were linked with ferritin, a cellular protein that normally binds excess cellular iron to store it in a soluble, non-toxic form within the cell. "Since ferritin shares considerable similarity between species, it may facilitate the uptake of prions from distant ...Race may affect weight and fitness level
... major health concerns in the United States, being linked to cardiovascular disease, respiratory and sleep disorders, diabetes, and many other medical conditions," said Paul A. Kvale, MD, FCCP, President of the American College of Chest Physicians. "Although African-American patients may be particularly at...Study provides clues to alcohol's cancer connection
...undred years mounting epidemiological evidence has linked alcohol use to an increased risk of cancers of the stomach, esophagus, liver, breast, and colon. Researchers have never developed an adequate model to explain how ethanol or a metabolite of ethanol may cause cancer. Hypotheses abound, and include suc...O Christmas tree: Your bark may fight arthritis
...tric oxide production, an excess of which has been linked to arthritis and circulatory problems, by up to 63...staglandin production, an excess of which has been linked to arthritis and pain, by up to 77 percent. The extract inhibited prostaglandin E 2 production prob...Fred Hutchinson receives $9.7 million to lead early detection consortium
...s between people with and without cancer. Proteins linked to cancer may then serve as biomarkers to detect early disease and predict responsiveness to therapy or the likelihood of recurrence. Such biomarkers also could be used to classify the genetic subtype of the cancer so that treatment could be better t...Research by scientists affiliated with the Earth Institute at Columbia University
...ed did not display any discernable arsenic pattern linked to seasonal water table fluctuations. This suggests that once an aquifer is found to be safe for drinking, it will stay safe throughout the year. R.K. Dhar with Martin Stute, Adjunct Research Scientist, LDEO martins@ldeo.columbia.edu 845-365-8704. ...