Osteoarthritis may be sign of faster 'biological ageing'
...over 50, and the amount of telomere shortening was equivalent to that accrued over 11 years in healthy people (178 base pairs). Telomere length was also significantly associated with the severity of osteoarthritis. The more severe the disease, the shorter was the telomere length. The authors suggest that bo...Hold the Hookah: Researcher warns against trendy tobacco use
... they could be inhaling what is believed to be the equivalent of a pack of cigarettes in one typical 30-60 minute session with a waterpipe, because such a large quantity of pure, shredded tobacco is used," said Christopher Loffredo, Ph.D., Director of the Cancer Genetics and Epidemiology program at Georgetown U...Therapeutic role found for carbon monoxide
...t, daily regimen of CO (in a modest concentration, equivalent to what a cigarette smoker might inhale) of one hour per day. As predicted, their results showed that the gas did indeed reverse PAH in the animals, resulting in the restoration of both normal pressures and heart weights (indicative of reversal of im...'No time to exercise' is no excuse
...hows that short bursts of very intense exercise -- equivalent to only a few minutes per day -- can produce the same results as traditional endurance training. "The most striking finding from our study was the remarkably similar improvements in muscle health and performance induced by two such diverse training ...Cartoons help measure hostile assumptions, risk of aggression in urban girls
...y found that, as a testing tool, the cartoons were equivalent in accuracy to the written vignettes, but that the children consistently preferred using the cartoons. The rationale for using either testing tool, Dr. Leff pointed out, is to identify children who are at risk of aggression, and thus follow-up stud...Mutation plays key role in hypertension
...pertension. "If we find a similar mutation in the equivalent human gene, it will make it easier to identify people at risk for developing hypertension," de Lanerolle said. "People with a genetic predisposition to hypertension would be able to lower their risk through behavioral change or, someday, perhaps, dru...Frontline NHS staff should be trained to tackle alcohol misuse
...d 16-64 had an alcohol use disorder (26% overall), equivalent to around 8.2 million people. About 217m is currently spent on specialist alcohol treatment, compared with the 20bn estimated cost of alcohol misuse. The government recently announced that 3.2m was to be made available for new initiatives for peop...Radical surgery for kidney cancer is risk factor for chronic kidney disease
...rectomy provides effective local tumor control and equivalent survival rates to that of radical nephrectomy for small tumors," said Dr. Paul Russo, the study's senior author. "However, while approximately 70 percent of kidney tumor operations at MSKCC are partial nephrectomies, national databases from the Unite...JRRD tipsheet: Focus on stroke
...unctional limitation and impairment scales was not equivalent to restore everyday use. These findings help to further describe the relationship between measured components of UL motor function and self-reported UL use in real life. Influence of intensive phonomotor rehabilitation on apraxia of speech, pg. 409...Adolescent condom use with 'casual' versus 'main' partners
...x acts in the past ninety days was substantial and equivalent between the main and casual partner groups (19.2 versus 21.5, respectively). "We can conclude that, given these high rates of unprotected sex, teens in both groups may be at risk for contracting HIV and sexually-transmitted diseases," says Lesca...Alcohol increases sleep intensity in young women
...ll-slept women using an alcohol dose of 0.49 g/kg, equivalent to two to three standard drinks (in the form of vodka tonics), in the hour before bedtime, or 0.5 g/% below the legal limit for driving while intoxicated in many states. Appearing in the June 2006 issue of the journal Alcoholism: Clinical and Exp...Survey shows many teens injured on the job
...t reported working more than 23 hours a week, the equivalent of an adult half-time job. "Based on our analysis, we surmise that working later hours may involve circumstances that place teens at greater risk for severe occupational injury," Zierold said. Late at night, when managers have gone home, "teens may b......ng closer but not as nice? In the rodent world, an equivalent decision-making situation might be, "Was the food I liked better down this alley or over there?" By discovering that particular rat brain neurons combine or "integrate" dissimilar pieces of information (e.g. location versus reward), researchers hav...Computer automated e-counseling improves weight loss
...he computer automated group achieved weight losses equivalent to human e-counseling for the first three months. "Further research is needed to improve the computerized approach to promote continued adherence over a longer period of time, but from a public health perspective - this is a promising area to explo...High-fat, copper-rich diets associated with increased rates of cognitive decline in older adults
...eater than or equal to 1.6 milligrams per day) was equivalent to 19 more years of age," the authors write. Other metals assessed in this study, iron and zinc, did not show any effects on cognitive decline in interaction with a high-fat diet. Previous studies have found higher levels of copper in the blood o...Hearing loss and high-speed dental tools
...etween 90 to 100 decibels, says Folmer. That's the equivalent of a gas lawnmower or other power tools, which are loud enough to cause hearing loss over time. And hand pieces have actually gotten "quieter" over the years with the advent of modern technologies. However, very few dental professionals or students i......itself are transmitted between dogs during sex. No equivalent form of contagious cancer exists in humans, but the new findings challenge current thinking about the nature of cancer. Some human cancers such as cervical cancer may be considered to be 'catchable', as they are initiated by viruses transmitted be...Checklist improves assessment of aggressive boys' needs
...ore secure in their role", says Dr. Enebrink. "The equivalent tool for assessing risk factors for girls is called EARL-21G, but it has not yet been tested in Sweden." ...Meals high in saturated fat impair 'good' cholesterol's ability to protect against clogged arteries
...ds. (For a 150-pound person, that's nearly the fat equivalent of eating a double cheeseburger, a large order of french fries and a large milkshake at one meal.) In examining the volunteers, Dr. Nicholls and his colleagues found that after three hours, the saturated fat meal had reduced the ability of the endo......c system, versus the sluggish cells, which are the equivalent of the U.S. mail," notes Sterling. "Sluggish cells have not been studied that closely until now. The amazing thing is that when it's all said and done, the sluggish cells turned out to be the most important in terms of the amount of information sent....