Traditional Chinese exercises may increase efficacy of flu vaccine
... and standing meditation. Although the study had certain limitations including its small subject sample and the fact that it was not a purely randomized controlled trial Yang is confident that further study will yield more substantive proof of a link between Taiji and Qigong and immune function. And he s...Pot bellies linked to early signs of cardiovascular disease
...o-hip measurement to gauge cardiovascular risk has certain clinical advantages, said Raimund Erbel, M.D., West German Heart Center Essen. The WHR can be easily measured, taking only a few moments and giving more precise information on the presence of coronary artery calcium than BMI or waist circumference, D...Adverse housing conditions contribute to diabetes risk
...cteristics, but they also were trained to look for certain things in neighborhoods and houses. They rated neighborhoods based on noise, air quality and the conditions of houses, streets, yards and sidewalks. Things like broken windows, bad siding on homes, cracks in the sidewalks and nearby industrial sit...Disability payments may spur drug abuse
WASHINGTON DC, August 13, 2007, Paying out certain types of government aid in a monthly lump sum appears to fuel a spate of harmful and often fatal drug binges, according to a new study in a forthcoming issue of the Journal of Public Economics that links the monthly arrival of disability checks with ...Chromatin remodeling complex connected to DNA damage control
...is phosphorylated by ATM/ATR, a necessary step for certain DNA checkpoints to work properly. When Shen and colleagues used a mutant version of Ies4 to mimic constant phosphorylation, more cells were stuck in a checkpoint pause, blocking cell division. When phosphorylation was blocked, the cells' response t...UCLA researchers awarded $9M contract for study identifiying antibiotic treatment for MRSA
...otic to which the bacteria were resistant. Finding certain antibiotics ineffective against MRSA in a laboratory setting, however, does not necessarily mean they will fail in patients, who have the help of their immune systems. More research, including the study supported by this NIH contract, will address th...Warfarin better than aspirin at stroke prevention in elderly people with atrial fibrillation
...n aspirin in prevention of stroke in people with a certain type of irregular heartbeat who are aged 75 or over, conclude authors of an Article published in this weeks edition of The Lancet. Dr Jonathan Mant, University of Birmingham, UK and colleagues did a study (the Birmingham Atrial Fibrillation Treatm...Obesity linked to hyperparathyroidism in chronic kidney disease
...ation was present in all patients with CKD or just certain subgroups. "Interestingly, we found that obesity was only associated with higher PTH levels in patients who also showed signs of malnutrition and inflammation," says Dr. Kovesdy. "This finding may be unique to patients with CKD. Besides providing ......ts suggest that during times of economic hardship, certain population groups are at higher risk of life-threatening injuries. The authors recommend that injury prevention efforts targeted at economically disadvantaged populations and high-risk groups should be stressed when designing community trauma outre...New research discovers independent brain networks control human walking
...dies by Bastian and her colleagues have found that certain types of brain damage interfere with walking abili...ng adaptations and demonstrates that patients with certain types of brain damage can store a new walking pattern in the short term. Based on these findings, Ba...Miniature implanted devices could treat epilepsy, glaucoma
...microchip. Rickus and Irazoqui have shown that a certain amount of electrical current causes the neurons to release specific and controllable quantities of neurotransmitter. "The idea is that by using an engineered cell to release a neurotransmitter, we have a drug pump, in essence, that automatically re...Sports concussion research using fMRI provides insight for safe return-to-play decisions
...nce on computerized neuropsychological testing and certain post-concussion symptoms, reported Dr. Pardini. Also, our study confirms previous research suggesting that there are neurophysiological abnormalities that can be measured even after a seemingly mild concussion, she added. The study utilized a comp...Young children's taste preferences may be influenced by fast-food branding
... By age 2, children may already have beliefs about certain brands and 2- to -6-year-olds can recognize brands and associate them with products. In a study by Thomas N. Robinson, M.D., M.P.H., Stanford University School of Medicine, California, and colleagues, preschoolers age 3 to 5 tasted five pairs of i...International symposium on fruit, vegetables headed for Houston
...egetable production, as well as the interaction of certain medicines with grapefruit and other foods. A general session will focus on health-based marketing of fruits and vegetables. Additionally, several global food-related organizations will have a round table discussion about future funding challenges t...Method shows promise for early detection of pancreatic cancer
...which is minimally invasive and takes advantage of certain light-scattering effects, can detect abnormal changes in cells lining the duodenum even though the cells appear normal when examined with a conventional microscope. The results, which will be published in the Aug. 1 issue of the journal Clinical Canc...Study says normal but out-of-control enzyme may be culprit that signals some cells to become cancer
...e the cell. Some of these signals take the form of certain enzymes activating others. Eventually, the news re...vity in cells that stems from genetic mutations in certain well-known genes. Such genes, called oncogenes, generally dont cause any trouble until mutations occ...W.M. Keck Foundation announces 2007 class of Distinguished Young Scholars in medical research
... the potential to explain the underlying causes of certain types of heart failure and cardiomyopathy. Jennifer Zallen, Ph.D., Developmental Biology Program, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center Dr. Zallens work on the nature of three-dimensional Rosetta cell structures combines molecular genetics, live...American Cancer Society to hold third annual Virtual Relay For Life in Second Life
...o us to use the facility and our resources. We are certain that going forward the community will find untold uses for our office space in terms of education, advocacy, fundraising and community support, said Moss. ...New algorithm matches any tumor cells to best possible anti-cancer treatments
...t include all important cancer types (for example, certain bladder cancers, lymphomas, and small cell lung cancers were not among the 60 lines studied). The researchers investigated whether the drug sensitivity data of the 60 cancer cell lines could be extrapolated into useful information on other tumors o...UD scientists invent novel hydrogels for repairing, regenerating human tissue
... of the gels are inherently antimicrobial, killing certain gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria, a characteristic the research team currently is exploring. The UD hydrogels also can be freeze-dried into a powder and reconstituted into a solution for use. They can be injected from a syringe, offering a...