Views from space help oil prospectors see deep underground
...are yielding clearer, deeper subterranean views at reduced cost. Often carried out in the remotest parts of the planet, these surveys are almost military in scale and expense; a seismic crew exploring a 500-square-kilometre area can require 400 people with up to 50 small and 15 large vehicles working with up...Preschoolers not getting enough fiber
...ber per every 1,000 calories based on evidence for reduced cardiovascular disease risk at that level. The main fiber sources consumed by the children were, in order: low-fiber fruits, such as applesauce; legumes; and high-fiber cereal. Other low-fiber, low-nutrient foods that contributed very small amount...Animal study shows link between nicotine and atrial flutter
...ply of blood to the heart is suddenly and severely reduced or cut off, causing the muscle to die from lack of oxygen. In the study, the condition was created surgically in anesthetized lab animal hearts by permanent occlusion of the left anterior descending coronary artery. Nicotine was administered for one ...New research reinforces importance of aerobic health
...ways in mitochondria may be a common factor liking reduced total-body aerobic capacity to cardiovascular and metabolic disease." His research has been published in the American Journal of Physiology, the Journal of Experimental Biology and the Journal of Applied Physiology and is supported through multi-year...Reviparin effective in reducing risk of death after heart attack
...at the primary composite outcome was significantly reduced from 11.0 percent of patients in the placebo group...tom onset at 7 days (less than 2 hours: 30 percent reduced risk; 30 of 1,000 events prevented; between 2 to 4 hours: 19 percent reduced risk; 21 of 1,000 event...Adults who had higher exposure to infant siblings have decreased risk for MS
...siblings during their first 6 years of life have a reduced risk of multiple sclerosis (MS), according to a st...s in the first 6 years of life was associated with reduced MS risk: 1-3 years of infant contact, a 43 percent reduced risk; 3 to 5 years of infant contact, a 6...Exercise helps reduce symptoms of depression, UT Southwestern researchers find
...aged 20 to 45 showed that depressive symptoms were reduced almost 50 percent in individuals who participated in 30-minute aerobic exercise sessions three to five times a week. The results, published in the January issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, are comparable to results from studies i...Early seizures after epilepsy surgery predict more seizures
...ave ongoing benefit from the procedure in terms of reduced seizure frequency," said McIntosh. Epilepsy is a chronic illness of the brain that is estimated to affect one percent of the U.S. population -- about 2.5 million people. During an epileptic seizure, nerve cells in the brain fire electrical impulses m...Study shows drugs such as Vioxx and Celebrex were widely over-used long before recent problems
... long-term high-dose NSAID users. In exchange for reduced GI risk, however, they cost 10 to 15 times as much as the drugs they replaced. Within a year of being introduced, these drugs were bringing in billions of dollars of annual revenue. These drugs were also heavily promoted to physicians and to the g...Rebuilding wounded veterans: Annual review of limb loss & prosthetics research
...l limb interface. The data revealed that stress is reduced at the socket-limb interface when a more flexible shank is used, providing a more comfortable fit. Pg. 821 Prosthesis with suction suspension system better for amputee with active lifestyle Investigators compare pressure applied to the residual li...Moderate alcohol intake may reduce risk of dementia in older women
... another defining characteristic is the reason for reduced risk," he said. The researchers adjusted for other factors that might affect the results, such as education level and family income, and still found the same pattern of moderate alcohol intake associated with better cognitive function and less risk ...Molecule predicts colon cancer patient survival
...v6 expression were associated with a significantly reduced survival time of patients in comparison with tumors that express little or low levels of this molecule. The results define v6 expression as an independent prognostic marker for colorectal cancer and, most significantly, one that is predict...JCI table of contents, January 20 2005
...]6 expression were associated with a significantly reduced survival time of patients in comparison with tumors that express little or low levels of this molecule. The results define [alpha]v[beta]6 expression as an independent prognostic marker for colorectal cancer and, most significantly, one that is pr...Intellect linked to risk of suicide in young men
...ter performance on the tests was associated with a reduced risk of suicide. The strongest associations were with the logic test score, where the risk of suicide was three times higher in the lowest compared with the highest scorers. The strength of the link and the large sample size suggest that this finding...Researchers hope monkeys can provide new insights into depression
... female monkeys become socially withdrawn and have reduced body fat, low levels of activity, high heart rates and disruptions in hormone levels all of which are known or suspected characteristics of major depression in women. Their research is based on female monkeys because women are 66 percent more likely...Discovery of pathway in learning impairment caused by liver disease may lead to drug treatment
...that while rats with the portacaval shunt showed a reduced learning ability, treatment of shunted rats with s...n. Tests showed that the concentration of cGMP was reduced in the extracellular fluid in brains of shunted rats compared with controls and that treatment with ...Controversial drug shown to act on brain protein to cut alcohol use
...t classic behavioral studies showing that Ibogaine reduced alcohol consumption. They induced the rats to cons...ignificantly reduced. "The discovery that Ibogaine reduced binge drinking after a period of abstinence was an exciting finding for us because this is the type ...Higher folate intake associated with decreased risk of hypertension in women
...ith high total folate intake also had a 18 percent reduced risk of hypertension....Rice student wins award for revolutionary MRI research
...he carbon molecules, Sitharaman has simultaneously reduced the toxicity of the metal to near zero while boosting its effectiveness as a contrast agent. One of Sitharaman's creations is a buckyball encasing a single atom of gadolinium. More recently, he has discovered a method of encasing as many as 100 atoms...American Thoracic Society Journal news tips for January 2005 (second issue)
...e exacerbations requiring medical intervention was reduced by 45 percent with bud/form maintenance and relief, as compared with patients using a four-fold higher maintenance dose of budesonide with a short-acting beta2-agonist for relief. The researchers noted that there was no evidence of tolerance to the ...