Autistic children's abnormal metabolic profile findings
...zed glutathione or redox ratio) were significantly decreased in the autistic children, indicating presence of a significant level of oxidative stress. Oxidative stress occurs when the antioxidant system fails to counteract the generation or exposure to free radicals. Unopposed free radicals can damage sensiti...Study: obesity impairs immune response of mice, boosts chances of dying from influenza infection
...or mice, the obese mice demonstrated significantly decreased capacity in every step of the inflammatory immune response in the lungs necessary to stop spread of the virus," Beck said. The immune response after infection with influenza virus begins with the production of cytokines whose function is to control t...Early home environment and television watching influence bullying behavior
...arise out of early cognitive deficits that lead to decreased competence with peers; and that television violence may produce aggressive behavior. Frederick J. Zimmerman, Ph.D., of the University of Washington, Seattle, and colleagues compared assessments of 1,266 four-year-olds enrolled in a national longitudi...It takes a village to improve the health of children
...arned that 21st century health problems will cause decreased life expectancy, diminished quality of life, lower productivity and increased costs to our society. Pediatricians must learn to partner with other disciplines and community based resources in order to fight problems such as obesity, violence and men...Genetic link to cervical cancer
...ho have more inhibitory than activating KIRs had a decreased risk for cervical cancer, suggesting that activation of NK cells contributes to cancer progression. NK cell activation may increase local inflammation, suggests Carrington, which has been associated with the progression of other types of cancer incl...Onion compound may help fight osteoporosis
... that the most likely compound responsible for the decreased bone loss was a peptide called GPCS. The researchers then obtained a group of isolated bone cells from newborn rats and exposed the cells to parathyroid hormone to stimulate bone loss, then exposed some of the treated cells to GPCS. Treatment with GP...Injectable drug, combined with counseling, shows promise in treating alcohol dependence
...rated and side effects were predominantly mild and decreased over time. (The three most common side effects reported were nausea, headache and fatigue.) The study was one of the largest trials of a medication for alcohol dependence and was conducted at 24 sites nationwide, including public, private hospitals ...Study reveals drinking alcohol reduces breast milk supply in women
...at alcohol consumption causes hormonal disruption, decreased lactation performance and diminished milk supply. The findings were published today in the April issue of The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, one of the four journals of The Endocrine Society. With April as Alcohol Awareness Month a...Money doesn't buy happiness - - except when disability strikes
...ng of those with more financial means had actually decreased slightly. In all, Ubel says, the results should help individuals and policy makers understand the importance of financial security in relationship to a person's health and well-being. Since disability of some form or another strikes a large percenta...OHSU researchers demonstrate how Alzheimer's disease impacts important brain cell function
...a and the postsynaptic protein called synaptopodin decreased the most in the brains of Alzheimer's patients. "What this study helps demonstrate is that the decrease of synaptic proteins is an early and important impact of Alzheimer's disease that likely impacts one of the brains most important functions - com...In years preceding medicare eligibility, many older adults at risk of being uninsured
...dy period. The percentage of uninsured individuals decreased throughout the study at the time of interviews in 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, and 2000, with 14.3 percent, 10.8 percent, 9.7 percent, 8.8 percent, and 8.2 percent of people uninsured, respectively. Often, people shifted between having insurance and being...News briefs from the journal CHEST, April 2005
... drug therapy with levofloxacin only significantly decreased a patient's late mortality rate but had no effect on early mortality. Other factors that significantly influenced the mortality rate in this population were pneumonia severity of illness score, site of care, and consultation by a respirologist or in...Combination vaccine produces lower immune response than vaccines administered separately
...ainst major diseases of childhood has dramatically decreased the rates of invasive disease, according to backgr...n November 1999, group C meningococcal disease has decreased by 87 percent in the ages targeted for vaccination, with estimated vaccine efficacy of 90 percent. W...Hormone aids recovery in rats with hemorrhagic stroke
...Results showed that the size of the hemorrhage was decreased in rats treated with erythropoietin by 25 percent at three days after the stroke, and improvements were seen in brain water content and decreases in damaged cells. The erythropoietin-treated rats also showed greater recovery in behavioral and functio...Study shows surprising decreased surgical infection risk after age 65
...r year between the ages of 17 to 65 years but then decreased by about 1 percent per year after age 65; indeed, ... increasing age, peaked at ages 65 to 74, and then decreased for each subsequent decade. This "inverted V" pattern was also seen when the investigators randomly ...Measuring enzymes at end of cancer pathway predicts outcome of Tarceva, Taxol
...tivity of several CDK molecules is increased - not decreased as in the Tarceva finding - then the chemotherapy drug Taxol appears to effectively kill breast cancer cells. Taxol, used to treat a wide spectrum of cancers, works by interrupting the reorganization of the cell that is necessary if it is to divide. ...Alternate view for pathology of AD
...g to nerve cell death. "Since oxidative stress is decreased in neurons bearing NFTs," Smith added, "we suspect that the accumulation of tau proteins might actually be a protective, antioxidant response that serves as a mechanism for cells to defend themselves." While such a "good" role for tau phosphorylatio...Tea may help prevent diabetes and cataracts
...ea, they say. The researchers found that both teas decreased glucose levels, which in turn affects other biochemical pathways that accelerate diabetic complications such as cataracts. "Most people, scientists included, believe that green tea has more health benefits than black tea," says Joe Vinson, Ph.D., a c...Gastric bypass patients fare better as surgical programs' experience increases
... death rate of one percent. This complication rate decreased to approximately 13 percent and was stable for the next 650 patients. Major complications also decreased after the first 100 cases. The duration of the operation also decreased. Overall mean operating time...Long term outcomes for children who undergo ear tube placement surgery
...following surgery. The number of abnormal outcomes decreased from 81 (34.2 percent) at five years to 60 (25.3 percent) at 14 years. Abnormal outcomes were more common when the child had an ear infection with accumulated fluid, or had required three or more tube insertions. Repeated tube insertion and other ear...