Codeine may be no cure for cough
...g disease. After coughing was induced with citric acid they were given either codeine or a placebo, and sent home wearing a lapel microphone to record their coughing during the day and night. Lead researcher Dr. Jacyln Smith said: "Codeine has long been considered the standard anti-cough agent against wh...Varying effects of fish consumption on atrial fibrillation
...risks of developing AF. In addition, omega-3 fatty acid supplementation reduced the risk of developing AF ...answer about the multiple effects of omega-3 fatty acid on the heart's electrical function," Dr. Aizer concluded. Session details: RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN FI...Procedures beat meds to help patients fight obesity, GERD
...rosion to the esophagus by reducing the upswell of acid from the stomach into the esophagus. Doctors perfo...he control valve to decrease the upflow of stomach acid to the esophagus. Researchers selected 98 chronic GERD patients who required long-term therapy. Res...Study investigates Nexium benefits patients with Zollinger-Ellison syndrome
...ole magnesium) maintained normal gastric (stomach) acid levels in patients with Zollinger-Ellison syndrome or idiopathic gastric acid hypersecretion (IGH). Results of the 12-month, multicenter study were presented today at the annual...New study shows erosive esophagitis healing linked to acid control
...ationship between controlling gastric (or stomach) acid and healing erosive esophagitis caused by acid reflux disease. The results of the trial, which included more than 100 patients treated with NEXIUM...More than just genetics: Lifestyle choices impact GI health
...evious studies have found that conjugated linoleic acid (CLA), a fatty acid typically found in animal food sources such as dairy products or meat, may have some benefit in impr...Mayo Clinic studies find association between acid reflux and esophageal cancer
...and gastroesophageal reflux disease, also known as acid reflux. According to Dr. Locke, the research stre...gthens the understanding of the connection between acid reflux and esophageal cancer. "But only about 5 percent of individuals who experience acid reflux w...Low carbohydrate diet did not increase bone loss, study finds
...protein foods like meat and eggs, alter the body's acid balance. This imbalance could lead to increased bone turnover (more rapid depletion than formation of bone) -- increasing the risk for osteoporosis. "That's not what our study found," said lead author John D. Carter, assistant professor in the Divis......ealed that the liquorice compounds, glycerrhetinic acid and glycerrhizic acid, preferentially accumulate i...ned for the near future. In addition, glycerrhizic acid is tens of thousands of times cheaper and easier to isolate than the antibodies usually used. Tim M...... a time in processing their substrate, arachidonic acid from which prostaglandins, the fatty mediators of pain, inflammation, and heart attacks are formed. The molecular structures of COX-1 and COX-2 are remarkably similar, but a subtle variation in their structure permits the construction of drugs tha...Researcher develops better way to detect shock
...or that caregivers could use to monitor oxygen and acid levels in muscles -- two known indicators of circu...l level, tissues start producing lactic acid. This acid production decreases the pH of the tissue, causing changes in tissue spectra, which Soller is adept ...Mechanism for neurodenegerative diseases linked to transport proteins
...rt of a gene that encodes repetitions of the amino acid glutamine in the protein. Although different genes are affected, all of the polyglutamine-expansion or "polyQ" diseases are characterized by symptoms that begin in middle age and by the loss of certain types of neurons through a pattern in which the ...Transporter is possible target for safer pain medicine
...peptides and found one lysine, an essential amino acid vital to good growth and found in high concentrations in red meat, cheeses, poultry, sardines, nuts, eggs and soybeans that's a pretty good fit. "We may be able to take this compound as a starting point, then add a few things to make it more effect...Hebrew University scientists develop potential new epilepsy drug
...in developing a potential alternative for valproic acid (VPA), one of the leading antiepileptic drugs, which has been used as a central nervous system (CNS) treatment since 1967. However, that drug also has serious safety drawbacks, with side effects that can cause damage especially to children or women o...Encouraging results for folic acid as a cancer prevention drug
Folic acid supplements may prevent cancer progression and pro...d abundantly in fresh vegetables and fruits. Folic acid is its more stable synthetic form found in dietary supplements and fortified foods. At the biochemic...Trans fat leads to weight gain even on same total calories, animal study shows
..."We conclude that in equivalent diets, trans fatty acid consumption increases weight gain," said Kavanagh. Over the entire course of the study, there was a small but significant difference in weight between the two groups. "In the world of diabetes, everybody knows that just 5 percent weight loss makes en...Pregnancy complications still high for women with diabetes
...ould take a higher than usual dose (5 mg) of folic acid from before conception up to week 12 of pregnancy. They also suggest that pregnant women with diabetes should be routinely screening for heart defects. In the past, type 2 diabetes has been viewed as a less serious condition than type 1 diabetes and ...Eighth International Conference on Mercury as a Global Pollutant
...efits of eating seafood: mercury and omega-3 fatty acid status in geographically diverse populations; methylmercury exposure on reproduction and development: past, present and future; global mercury trade; role of mercury-containing products in reducing mercury in the environment; and successes and challe...Queen's-led network looks at FAS aiming to minimize life-long learning problems
...to team members are studying the effects of formic acid and folic acid on the biological functions and survival of neurons in isolated brain tissue. In parallel studies, t...Hopkins scientists use embryonic stem cells, new cues to awaken latent motor nerve repair
...specialization into motor neurons. Adding retinoic acid and sonic hedgehog protein -- agents that direct cells in the first weeks of life to assume the proper places in the spinal cord -- readied the conditioned ES cells for the motor neuron circuit that starts in the spinal cord. Then, stem cells were fe...