Action to prevent diabetes should begin in childhood
...rs from primary schools in 10 British towns. Blood samples were taken from 1,287 white and 73 South Asian children. An early stage in the development of diabetes and heart disease risk is insulin resistance, when insulin levels are increased. The researchers found that South Asian children showed higher ave...Seeing movie stars smoke makes teens more vulnerable to tobacco use
...tions, his groups findings need to be confirmed in samples that include more urban and minority teens....Study suggests insulin may have potential to prevent thrombosis leading to heart attack and stroke
...a, or low blood sugar. They provided fasting blood samples before infusion and at two, four and six hours following infusion. The samples were assayed for Egr-1, and both proteins. Results showed that after four hours of infusion, blood l...Genetic test for cell-proliferation enzyme could improve treatment of acute lymphoblastic leukaemia
...ia in 205 children treated with methotrexate. DNA samples from patients were analysed for variation by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification. Children who were homozygous for the triple repeat were four times more likely to have a poorer outcome than children with other genotypes. Maja Krajinovic co...HIV infection among female injection drug users
...gy tests up to March 2001. During each visit blood samples were drawn and information was collected on patterns of drug use and high-risk behaviours. Over the period, seroconversion occurred in 64 men and 46 women. The authors found that among the female participants, independent predictors of seroconversion...American Thoracic Society Journal news tips for April (first issue)
...art of the study, the research team collected dust samples from individual homes of the mothers to assay for dust mite, cat dander, and cockroach allergens. The women were also measured for specific immunoglobulin E (IgE) antibodies to specific antigens under study. The research appears in the first issue fo...Simple blood test may be able to predict risk of preeclampsia
...of pregnancy. As part of that larger study, blood samples are taken from participants during the first trimester. The current report's investigators reviewed information from study participants who delivered single children in their first pregnancy and identified 45 cases of preeclampsia. They compared dat...Many rural residents living with HIV continue risky behaviors
...ca. "Studies of continued high-risk sex in urban samples of people living with HIV disease typically find that one-third of persons continue to engage in high-risk sex. In our rural sample, 43 percent of participants were at elevated risk for transmitting their HIV infection," said Timothy Heckman, an asso...Study confirms seasonal fluctuation in immunity-generating cells among MS patients
... the study at the Amsterdam facility. Twelve blood samples were collected from each patient during 18 months of follow-up observations. The patients were also tested using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to determine any changes in lesions. "Even though clear fluctuations were observed, no significant seaso...Agricultural fungicide could cause irreversible immune system damage
... State University in Kentucky, hopes to test blood samples of agricultural workers who have been exposed to TPT to see whether significant quantities of the compound can be measured in their blood. A type of lymphocyte cell found in the immune system, natural killer cells aggressively fight a viral infectio...Researchers uncover brain patterns that differentiate humans from chimpanzees
...wn. The researchers first compared blood and liver samples for levels of messenger RNA, an intermediary step ...ence, Varki and Muchmore provided and analyzed RNA samples from white blood cells and from liver and brain tissue of chimps and other primates that had died of...Test identifies patients at risk for severe organ rejection, say Univ. of Pittsburgh researchers
...and Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh. Using blood samples of 36 patients obtained within a month before transplantation, researchers performed the ELISA test to see if results correlated with their actual clinical course. What they found was that ELISA determined 10 of 36 patients were susceptible to organ ...CRP levels predict risk of sudden death
...active protein (CRP) levels from post-mortem blood samples and used a special staining technique to look at C...mani and her colleagues examined post-mortem blood samples and arteries from 302 autopsies of men and women lacking any inflammatory conditions other than athe...At 2 years, cocaine babies suffer cognitive development effects
... high-risk population screened for drug use. Urine samples were obtained immediately before or after labor and delivery, and analyzed for the presence of cocaine metabolites, cannabinoids, opiates, PCP and amphetamines. Urine tests for drugs were performed by the hospital on all women who received no prenata...Cooking tomatoes boosts disease-fighting power
...r nutritional value than fresh produce." Tomato samples were heated to 88 degrees Celsius (190.4 degrees Fahrenheit) for two minutes, a quarter-hour and a half-hour. Consistent with previous studies, vitamin C content decreased by 10, 15 and 29 percent, respectively, when compared to raw, uncooked tomatoe...USC researchers find ozone lowers sperm counts
... and her colleagues analyzed more than 8,000 sperm samples donated by 50 men in the Los Angeles area over a t...cember 1998), and compared them to more than 3,500 samples donated by 35 men from Northern California over the same time. The original idea, says Sokol, was to...Applied Biosystems introduces next generation production level DNA analysis systems
...nd improved basecalling could reduce the number of samples needed to complete de novo genome sequencing and resequencing projects by 20-40 percent respectively. Increased system efficiency and sensitivity can minimize sample volumes and optimize dye concentrations, thus lowering the cost per sample. With pro...Bethesda 2001: A revised system for reporting pap test results aims to improve cervical cancer
...ratories to evaluate the adequacy of cervical cell samples based on a standard set of criteria. The 2001 Bethesda System incorporates criteria that are specific to the new thin-layer, or liquid-based, cell collection method now used by many doctors. New term (ASC-H) to denote atypical cells at higher-ri...UNC Center for AIDS Research database collaboration with SAS also helping patient care
...ortant for HIV research where large, diverse study samples are needed to help better understand the epidemic, including prevention and treatment. Eron said he hopes one of the ways the database will grow is through UNC involvement with multiple clinics elsewhere in the state. He also notes that plans are af......rove medical tests, where tiny samples of a substance could be analyzed more precisely inside a narrow channel....