Location of body fat associated with cardiovascular risk even at normal body weight
...greater than 29.9. Visceral fat (fat found in the deeper tissues and around the body's organs rather than just under the skin) was associated with metabolic syndrome in older men and women whether they were normal weight, overweight or obese. Subcutaneous (under the skin) abdominal fat was associated with ...Hidden costs and invisible contributions of adults characterized as dependent
...anuary 2003. Its overall objective is to create a deeper understanding of the place in society of those currently characterized as 'dependent,' specifically older adults and adults with chronic illness or disability. Co-investigator and local organizer Dr Jim Struthers says the symposium will provide an im...Colonoscopy: A woman's best defense against colon cancer
...s performed because pre-cancerous polyps are found deeper in the colon in women." The reason: men and wome... of the colon, whereas women's polyps tend to grow deeper in the colon, beyond a flexible sigmoidoscopy's reach. To determine the most reliable screening meth...Birth weight and breastfeeding in infancy may affect premenopausal breast cancer risk
...rch based on targeted studies is needed to reach a deeper understanding of the underlying biological mechanisms."...Most heart failure cases are discovered after patients are admitted to hospital
...problems, too." Dasta and Durtschi plan to take a deeper look at the differences between primary and secondary CHF. For one, they'd like to know if CHF combined with any kind of diagnosis regardless of whether CHF is primary or secondary drives up hospital and patient costs....Research into the role of friendship among gay and lesbians
...anuary 2003. Its overall objective is to create a deeper understanding of the place in society of those currently characterized as 'dependent,' specifically older adults and adults with chronic illness or disability. De Vries, who is based at San Francisco State University says the gay and lesbian communit...Knowledge of Tuskegee study doesn't increase medical mistrust
...ans, but it seems that the sources of mistrust are deeper than any particular event," said Thomas A. LaVeist, PhD, corresponding author of the study, director of the Bloomberg School's Center for Health Disparities Solutions and professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management....Nanotechnology goes glam: Cosmetics advances, challenges discussed at ACS meeting
...ocarriers that encapsulate and transport Vitamin E deeper into the skin. These novel Vitamin E-toting polymers combine fast- and slow-acting components. Applications may include water-based preparations of cosmetics, pharmaceuticals and nutraceuticals. ( POLY 677 , Wednesday, Aug. 31, 3:45 p.m., Grand Hyatt...New online atlas provides collective maps of human brain folds
...s study showed that a fold in the temporal lobe is deeper in the right hemisphere than it is in the left. The fold is involved in such tasks as combining information from vision and hearing. Van Essen's lab is currently using PALS in studies of Williams syndrome, an unusual genetic disorder that produces s...Reforming the NHS: Have we gone too far or not far enough?
...ust pay the mortgage for 30 years. But problems go deeper than money, they say. While clinicians are expected to provide evidence to support the actions they take, ideas generated by government advisers are often applied without consultation. "The result is a stream of untried schemes, based on ideology ra...Kids who drink early in life: What does it mean for their future?
...king." "These findings will hopefully lead us to a deeper understanding of the path involved towards negative outcomes in later life and the role that AFD plays or does not play in this path," added Arndt. "It looks like the child and his/her environment starts the path towards age at first drink, and poss...Study shows escalating climate change impacts
...epresentatives from the financial sector, allowing deeper exploration of the links between health, environmental and economic consequences of the changing climate. Risks and opportunities were addressed, as were policies and measures commensurate with the magnitude of the possible futures envisioned. In A...Research reveals likely connection between early-life stress and teenage mental health problems
...ral and emotional problems in youth will require a deeper understanding of the unique vulnerabilities linked to neural changes at puberty and adolescence -- and more specifically, how these adolescent changes interact with earlier vulnerabilities such as major life stressors and social adversity early in li...European Science Foundation warns nanomedicine benefits will be lost without major investment
...s, prevention and treatment of disease and to gain deeper understanding of complex causal factors. The ESF Forward Look study on Nanomedicine was a two-year-long study begun in late 2003 and completed in November 2005 following the realisation that nanomedicine defined as using nano miniaturised molecular...Melanoma risk only partially associated vith exposure to UVB from sunlight
...VA) radiation, the rays in sunlight that reach the deeper layers of skin and are associated with signs of aging, can damage the DNA in melanocytes, the pigment-producing cells that give rise to melanoma. Although we have refined the common wisdom that excess sun exposure is always associated with increased ...Invasive skin cancer a growing problem in Hispanics
...rity of skin cancer deaths. As a general rule, the deeper the cancer has penetrated into the layers of the skin, the higher the risk of death. The major risk factors for melanoma are fair skin and a history of significant sun exposure. California and Central America are regions of intense sun exposure. Whil...Treatment of Down syndrome in mice restores nerve growth in cerebellum
...ate near the surface of the cerebellum and migrate deeper into the brain to form the internal granule layer (IGL), the researchers note. Therefore, the team studied the growth of the cerebellum in Ts65Dn trisomic mice at seven time points -- beginning at birth - to determine when GCP abnormalities first occ...Scientists find variants of blood clotting genes increase risk of coronary disease
...ease. More generally, they suggest that bigger and deeper studies than have been customary will be needed to identify the genetic causes of heart attacks." (Quote by e-mail; does not appear in published paper)...Gold nanorods may make safer cancer treatment
... nanorods, they can detect malignant tumors hidden deeper under the skin, like breast cancer, and selectivel...althy cells. The method, which allows for a safer, deeper penetrating noninvasive cancer treatment, has just appeared in the Journal of the American Chemical......evidence that parents who have lost a child suffer deeper and more long-lasting grief than others suffering bereavements. And one recent study showed that the death of a young child in particular put parents at heightened suicide risk - especially in the month following the death. Recent advances in caring ...