Insulin levels and resistance linked to risk of pancreatic cancer
...iochemically defined diabetes mellitus and insulin concentration in the highest quartile demonstrated significant 2-fold increased risks. There were significant interactions between quartile-categorized glucose, insulin, and insulin resistance and pancreatic cancer by follow-up time, such that risks were greater a...Air pollution, high-fat diet cause atherosclerosis in laboratory mice
...ing the exposures, the researchers measured plaque concentration in the aorta, the largest artery in the body. They found that among mice fed the high-fat diet, those exposed to fine particles had plaque concentrations more than 1.5 times higher than those exposed to clean air. "These results suggest that the fine......onal Science at Cornell. "And education, practice, concentration and experience don't correct the overpouring." The reason for the difference, Wansink speculates, is the classic vertical-horizontal optical illusion: People consistently perceive vertical lines as longer than horizontal ones, even when the lines are...Abdominal chemo boosts survival in ovarian cancer patients
... us to bathe the entire abdominal area with a high concentration of chemotherapy for a long period of time, which appears to be better at destroying lingering cancer cells," says Deborah Armstrong, M.D., associate professor at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center and principal investigator for the study, which w...A closer look at oral controlled release
...er doses. The patient benefits because the precise concentration of the medication is kept constant within the body, which can cause fewer side effects. Exploring new methods to develop and manufacture safe and effective oral controlled release dosage forms is imperative to the future of the field. WHO: The Pha...Study shows inhaled medicine improves survival for lung transplant patients
...e. It just makes a lot more sense to give a higher concentration of the drug right into the area you are trying to treat. Organ-specific immune suppression is almost a new paradigm for transplantation," according to Dr. Griffith, who is also director of Heart and Lung Transplantation at the University of Maryland ...An alternative therapy against brucellosis
...radable particles, which can produce a much higher concentration of antibiotic precisely in the organs which are infected. These biodegradable systems are designed in such a way that they release the antibiotic in a controlled manner, which allows therapeutic levels of antibiotics after a reduced number of dosages...NFL players show more rapid recovery from concussions than high school players
...e athletes by using formal tests of reaction time, concentration and memory," said Mark Lovell, Ph.D., director of neuropsychological testing for the NFL and director of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center's (UPMC) Sports Medicine Concussion Program. "These current findings also underscore the critical nee...Asthmatic children in multi-family housing hit by indoor nitrogen dioxide
...5 showed that 20 parts per billion was the average concentration of indoor nitrogen dioxide reported in an inner-city population. At the end of the study enrollment period, a trained research assistant visited each home and collected extensive information from the study participant's mother on the family's ethnici...Receptor critical in neurodegeneration reduces Alzheimer's plaque
...l cord injuries and multiple sclerosis reduces the concentration of disease-causing plaque in Alzheimer's disease, ...versely, higher levels of NogoReceptor reduced the concentration of the disease-causing beta-amyloid in the brain." Strittmatter's laboratory previously determined ...Course of bipolar disorder in youths described for the first time
... as changes in sleep and appetite, difficulty with concentration or inappropriate social behavior. Participants were interviewed on average every 35 weeks over a time period of approximately two years. Their symptoms, family history and socio-economic status were evaluated using a host of well-accepted clinical ev...Organic diets lower children's exposure to two common pesticides
...normal diets substantially decreased the pesticide concentration to non-detectable levels. Dr. Lu, an assistant pr...most of the childrens urine samples contained zero concentration for the malathion metabolite. However, once the children returned to their conventional diets, the ...Stroke patients regain ability to communicate through use of speech generating device
...n a predator approaches, and increases a patient's concentration and involvement. Previous study done by researchers Clifford Nass and Byron Reeves of Stanford have documented the patient's response to this type pf stimulus....First diagnostic indicator for Amytrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) identified
...ree proteins that are found in significantly lower concentration in the cerebral spinal fluid of patients with ALS ...ing ALS. The researchers found that the changes in concentration of these proteins were evident within 1.5 years of onset of symptoms. With current methods, the aver...Senate RadCARE Bill would improve quality of patient care, says SNMTS
...es and monitor equipment to trace the movement and concentration of these materials in the body. Members of SNMTS have collaborated with representatives from the American Society of Radiologic Technologists to promote passage of these national measures. SNMTS and ASRT are co-founders of the Alliance for Quality Me...Portable cocaine sensor developed at UC Santa Barbara
...ee of a few micromolars. This is equivalent to the concentration of cocaine that would result from dropping a kilog... cocaine into an olympic-sized swimming pool. That concentration would be the equivalent of detecting three parts per million in blood. Still, this is not yet sensit...Elderly have higher risk for cardiovascular, respiratory disease
...ation Retrieval Service. The average fine particle concentration for the 204 counties over the three-year period was 13.4 micrograms per cubic meter of air, slightly below the national air quality standard of 15 micrograms per cubic meter for an annual average. "When we analyzed the data for heart failure, we obse...Fluoridated beverage consumption and dental fluorosis: There's a connection
... is due to the amount of beverage consumed and the concentration of fluoride in the beverage. Today, a team of researchers from the University of Iowa, during the 35th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Dental Research, presented the results of a study in which they examined the relationship between be...PDT kills drug-resistant bacteria, fungus in lab tests
...ed nearly all the S. mutans bacteria, reducing its concentration to less than 0.1 percent. PDT also demonstrated significant killing of three types of Candida: C. albicans, which causes thrush, and C. glabrata and C. krusei, in samples harvested from immunocompromised (HIV) patients....Scientists discover how coffee can reduce risk of pancreatitis
... "The primary cause of the build up in calcium ion concentration is movement of calcium ions from a store inside the cells into the cell water through special channels in the store membrane. We have found that caffeine, present in drinks such as coffee can at least partially close these channels. This explains why...