Food insecurity impairs academic development of children
...n food-insecure households. Although these numbers demonstrate the magnitude of this social problem, they do not adequately express the real burden of food deprivation for American children, Frongillo said....Asthma inhalers adopted more slowly for minority patients and children
...facturers may not invest in the trials required to demonstrate safety and effectiveness in children. When you put these factors together, it appears that the minority children were the last to benefit from this effective medication." The researchers also note that there is no way of knowing the correct usage r...Study sheds new light on causes of common STD
...scopic assessment. The study also is the first to demonstrate that the causes of NGU in men who have sex with other men are similar to those found in heterosexual men. NGU is caused by a number of different organisms (most notably, Chlamydia trachomatis) and may lead to pelvic inflammatory disease, infertili...Low-fat, high-carbohydrate diet not associated with weight gain in postmenopausal women
...is long-term trial of diverse postmenopausal women demonstrate that long-term recommendations to achieve a diet lower in total and saturated fat with increased consumption of fruits, vegetables, and whole grains, and without focus on weight loss, do not cause weight gain. Long-term effects of this dietary patter...Abstinence is healthy goal for teenagers but research critiques abstinence-only educational policies
...erature, the report finds abstinence-only programs demonstrate little evidence of efficacy in delaying initiation of sexual intercourse. Conversely, efforts to promote abstinence as part of comprehensive reproductive health promotion programs, which provide information about contraceptive options and protection...Blood flow in brain takes a twist, affecting views of Alzheimer's
...ists at the University of Rochester Medical Center demonstrate that star-shaped brain cells known as astrocytes play a direct role in controlling blood flow in the brain, a crucial process that allows parts of the brain to burst into activity when needed. The finding is intriguing for a disease like Alzheimer's,...Mayo Clinic finds aggressive surgery best option for advanced-stage ovarian cancer patients
...varian cancer patients." Dr. Cliby says that data demonstrate many surgeons choose the more cautious route of less surgical intervention, and this results in shorter overall survival. Dr. Cliby and his team of researchers found that aggressive surgery greatly improves survival rates for patients with the most s...Atherothrombosis patients world-wide often have undertreated, undercontrolled risk factors
..., body weight, and nonuse of tobacco." "These data demonstrate a strikingly elevated degree of obesity internationally as a critical cardiovascular risk factor," the researchers write. "The percentages of overweight and obese patients support efforts at targeting this risk factor in patients along the atherothro...Caloric restriction appears to prevent primary aging in the heart
...rts in younger people. "This is the first study to demonstrate that long-term calorie restriction with optimal nutrition has cardiac-specific effects that ameliorate age-associated declines in heart function," says principal investigator Luigi Fontana, M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor of medicine at Washington U...Manchester oral health pioneer wins second major honour in six months
...rofessor Blinkhorn's wonderful achievements, which demonstrate that he is amongst the world leaders in his field." The Distinguished Scientist award was created in memory of the late H. Trendley Dean, President of the IADR in the Forties. He was dedicated to the development of dental public health, serving as F...Exercise associated with reduced risk of dementia in older people
...ctive, according to a new study. The study did not demonstrate directly that exercise reduces risk of dementia, but it joins a growing body of observational research pointing to an association between exercise and cognitive decline, say scientists at the National Institute on Aging (NIA), a component of the Nati...Researchers find effective, cheap treatment for cystic fibrosis lung disease
...pen areas of the lungs, Boucher said. "Our studies demonstrate that CF lungs are missing this watery layer, and, hence, to treat the disease effectively, you have to re-hydrate CF airway surfaces. This can be done with inhaled water solutions that are seven or eight times more salty than blood or about three-qua...Study sets new gold standard for initial antiretroviral treatment of HIV infection
...nt's study results are believed to be the first to demonstrate superiority of any regimen over the combination of zidovudine, lamivudine and efavirenz, which has been a popular and recommended combination for many years. The latest guidelines from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, released in 20...Heart-healthy compound in chocolate identified
...rdiovascular health benefits, we have been able to demonstrate a direct relationship between the intake of certain flavanols present in cocoa, their absorption into the circulation and their effects on cardiovascular function in humans," said UC Davis biochemist Hagen Schroeter, who co-authored the paper along w...JCI table of contents: January 19, 2006
...itch in retinal astrocytes. Together these studies demonstrate that oxygen-sensing Tlx plays an indispensable rol...ients are highly susceptible to EBV infection they demonstrate normal resistance to other pathogens, which the authors suggest may be due to the mature IgM that is...Activation of a protein solidifies fear memory in the brain
...ature Neuroscience. "This report is the first to demonstrate evidence of enhancements in memory reconsolidation in the brain," said the senior author, Jane Taylor, associate professor in the Department of Psychiatry. "Understanding these molecular mechanisms may provide critical insights into psychiatric disor...Stem cell study seeks to prevent heart failure
...s-kind study in heart attack patients will seek to demonstrate the safety, and roughly measure efficacy, of three intravenous doses of adult human stem cells versus placebo in lessening damage to heart muscle within ten days of first heart attack. The treatment recently passed an early safety test and has been a...Healing from research: A real possibility
...h which is the first in the world to categorically demonstrate that subtle damage to blood vessels in the retina can predict cardiovascular disease. "The idea that the eye is a window to the human body and can predict other areas of human health has been around for more than a century,'' he said. "But our team ...Viagra, unlikely tool for vision research, slows the visual response to flickering light
...re integrated by the visual system. These results demonstrate the importance of PDE6 not only in transduction, but also in light adaptation: PDE6 normally helps to maintain the visual response within an optimal range by shortening the time over which visual responses are integrated as the light level increases....Awareness under anaesthesia-findings from research by University of Leicester professor
... by Dr Russell and Prof Wang. "Often patients will demonstrate high levels of consciousness during an operation but without conscious recall afterwards. This is because many anaesthetic drugs interfere with memory. I and colleagues have also investigated benzodiazepine sedation as another clinical circumstance ...