Gastric bypass and stomach-stapling patients should recognize risk of nerve injury post-surgery
...air. To ensure that peripheral neuropathy was not linked to just any abdominal operation, the team also identified a control group of 123 obese patients who had undergone open gallbladder removal, another abdominal surgery. Only 3 percent of the control group developed a peripheral neuropathy. "This is h...Abdominal fat indicates severity of metabolic syndrome in obese, postmenopausal women
...onference. Research has shown that obesity is linked to metabolic syndrome, which has several known risk factors including high cholesterol, high blood pressure, increased levels of fasting glucose and an increase in waist circumference. Yet, not all obese individuals present all of these symptoms. F...Original research presented at AAFP Annual Scientific Assembly
...ek in Orlando. Topics include recurrent depression linked to military deployment, elder abuse and neglect, obesity in adolescents and episiotomy in low-risk vaginal deliveries. The papers will be presented on Friday, Oct. 15, 1-4 p.m. and Saturday, Oct. 16, 8-11 a.m. in the Orange County Convention Center. ...Sealing corneal incisions with a drop of chemistry, BU researchers develop gel for cataract surgery
...ne residues of the dendritic macromolecule quickly linked up with the PEG molecules to form the hydrogel. Working with research collaborator Terry Kim, an associate professor in the Department of Ophthalmology at Duke University Medical Center, the researchers applied the hydrogel to corneal incisions mad...MRI can measure early benefits of cholesterol-lowering drugs and plaque reduction
...ease in need of quick results. The research also linked the early benefits of statins to their lipid-lowering actions, not to anti-inflammatory properties as some earlier studies suggested. "Our study increases the likelihood that MRI could eventually be used as a predictive technology for determining w...Discovery of the oldest remains of a woman who died in childbirth
...ient burial of a pregnant woman whose death can be linked to difficult birth (dystocia). The archaeological team from the Universidad de Murcia, headed by Maria Manuela Ayala, found the remains in 1996 at the "El cerro de las Vias" site in Murcia (Spain). Now, the UAB anthropologists, headed by Assumpci Mal...Scientists begin validation study of test to detect recurrence of bladder cancer
...r detection. Numerous proteins and genes have been linked with a variety of cancers, which can make them targets for therapy, as well as targets for identifying the risk of cancer onset, progression, or recurrence. The validation -- proving that the link accurately signifies the risk for or presence of can...Media invitation first annual EDCTP Forum
...r States plus Norway established the EDCTP in 2003 linked in with the developing countries as a genuine and sustained partnership. About the ISS The Istituto Superiore di Sanit is the leading technical and scientific body of the Italian National Health Service. Its activities include research, clinical tria...Wealth does not create individual happiness and it doesn't build a strong country, either
...t account for the happiness that they are so often linked to. "Scientists are now in the position to assess well-being directly, and therefore should establish a system... to supplement the economic measures," encouraged the report authors, Ed Diener, University of Illinois, and Martin E.P. Seligman, Univer...Scientific forum addresses menstrual cycle as vital sign
...on was the importance of identifying health issues linked to the menstrual cycle, as well as clarifying any misconceptions. "The menstrual cycle is a window into the general health and well-being of women, and not just a reproductive event," said Paula Hillard, M.D., professor of obstetrics & gynecology an......esearch could shed light on autism, which has been linked to dysfunction in face recognition abilities. These experiments, Tarr said, are also of interest to government agencies involved in national security. Understanding why some analysts are better at scanning images from security cameras or spy satelli...Certain components of the brain's 'executive functions' are compromised early in abstinence
...tive functions are those capacities, most commonly linked to the frontal cortex, that guide complex behavior...ed to as executive functions, cognitive operations linked to the frontal cortex that guide complex behavior over time through planning, decision-making and re...Envisat Symposium report day 4: Assistance from space to combat hazards and natural disasters
...n RESPOND is SERTIT, a technology transfer company linked to the University of Strasbourg. Jean-Baptiste Henry of SERTIT briefed the Symposium on their development and operation of a Rapid Mapping Service for disaster management, supported by ESA's EOMD. "We make use of imagery from all available satellite...Envisat Symposium report day 2: GMES turns science to services
...ment (GSE), all related to public policy needs and linked to public institutions with an operational mandate. The wide-area view granted by Envisat and other Earth Observation satellites represents a crucial capability for GMES, but it relies on integrating data from many sources and multi-disciplinary fiel...Increase in childhood leukaemia may be part due to increased light at night
...Texas, explains, a reduction in melatonin has been linked to cancer initiation as well as cancer progression. "As an anti oxidant, in many studies melatonin has been shown to protect DNA from oxidative damage. Once damaged, DNA may mutate and carcinogenesis may occur." A number of studies have shown that p...Health benefits of citrus topic at American Chemical Society meeting in Philadelphia
... by lowering insulin levels, an excess of which is linked to weight gain. Earlier this year, these same researchers announced that they had confirmed for the first time in controlled human studies that grapefruit actually does promote weight loss. Their study, which involved 100 men and women, showed that p...New imaging technique may help reduce risk of heart attacks, strokes
...evels of an enzyme that other research groups have linked to plaque instability and cardiac risk. Bogdanov emphasizes much work remains before the technique could reach the clinic. However, results to date are so encouraging that he presented them today at the 228 th national meeting of the American Chemic...Isolated soy protein shown to benefit type 2 diabetics, study indicates
...blood, researchers say. The two improved areas are linked to kidney disease and coronary heart disease, respectively, in patients with type 2 diabetes. The Centers for Disease Control estimates that 18 million Americans have diabetes, with more than 90 percent being type 2 cases. The study's findings, publ......n affect the test results. ELISA, short for enzyme linked immunosorbent assay, is normally conducted in much larger reservoirs inside a microtiter plate -- a palm-sized plastic grid that resembles an ice cube tray. Microtiter plates are standard equipment in chemical laboratories, and ELISA testing is a $10...