OHSU researchers uncover cause, possible treatment for abdominal fat in postmenopausal women
...rogen replacement therapy as a possible method for counteracting the problem. "We have all seen visible evidence that the United States is currently facing an obesity crisis," said Bethany Klopfenstein, M.D., a fellow in the division of endocrinology of the OHSU School of Medicine. "The obesity epidemic is not onl...K-State researchers designing better drug to treat cystic fibrosis
...h, these results will help in optimizing these two counteracting channel properties. "Your body knows how to separate these things all by itself," Tomich said. "Sodium is usually higher outside the cell, potassium is higher inside the cell and chloride, depending on the cell type, can be the same or different. "Th...UCI researchers identify first compound to block progression of Alzheimer's disease
...nd to M1 receptors -- are regarded as one hope for counteracting or compensating for the loss of acetylcholine. Unfortunately, previous M1 agonists had been tested but failed in clinical trials. AF267B, however, appears to have overcome the problems seen with earlier generations of M1 agonists. In this study, the...Exercise can protect against skin cancer
... triggering the development of tumors, exercise is counteracting the effect by stimulating the death of the developing cancer cells," said Conney, who is also the director of the Susan Lehman Cullman Laboratory for Cancer Research at Rutgers' Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy. Conney noted that all these conclusion...Keep slapping on that sunscreen
...e necessary to reapply even more often. One way of counteracting free radicals, Hanson says, might be to add antioxidants such as vitamins C and E to sunscreens. "In previous work, we've shown that antioxidants can help neutralise ROS in the skin," she says, though she has yet to perform the same experiment with s...No benefit to mechanically opening arteries days after a heart attack
...d plaque at the time of the angioplasty procedure, counteracting other potential long-term benefits....New treatment effective in counteracting cocaine-induced symptoms
...ound that dexmedetomidine was equally effective in counteracting effects of cocaine in subjects with a rare genetic mutation thought to disrupt the effects of dexmedetomidine, said Dr. Ronald Victor, professor of internal medicine and co-author of the study. Because this particular mutation is more common in Afric...