Higher calcium and vitamin D intakes positively associated with brain lesions in older men and women
...ors from Duke and the University of North Carolina examined magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans from 232 men and women (79 men, 153 women) between the ages of 60 and 86 (average age 71). All the subjects had at least some brain lesions of varying sizes, including the extremely miniscule ones often seen in ...Racial disparities in treatment of patients with cirrhosis and complications of portal hypertension
...gy) of Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine examined a nationally representative, population-based sample of hospitalized patients with cirrhosis and complications of portal hypertension. Using the Nationwide Inpatient Sample, the researchers included 63,696 patients with cirrhosis who were admitted ...Gender, ethnic differences may hamper eating disorder diagnosis
...out their experiences with the condition. Then she examined differences between ethnic groups, which included Caucasians, African Americans, Hispanics, Asians and Native Americans. She found that American Indians and Alaskan Natives, although a very small proportion of the overall sample, were significantly...Other highlights in the May 2 JNCI
...meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials that examined overall survival of patients with advanced indolent or mantle cell lymphoma treated with R-chemo or chemotherapy alone. Looking at data from seven trials, the researchers found that patients treated with R-chemo had better overall survival than ch...JCI table of contents: May 1, 2007
...tion and at wound sites in diabetes. The authors examined diabetic mice and found that increased oxygen levels (hyperoxia) enhanced the mobilization of EPCs from the bone marrow to the peripheral blood circulation. The high oxygen levels increased the activation of the bone marrow enzyme eNOS, which stimula...Government fails sleepy Judge Dodd
...issue and not uncommon. The Woolcock Institute examined 15 cases of judicial sleepiness including Judge Dodd who retired in 2005 following extensive media scrutiny about his workplace sleeping habits, and other cases involving The Hague War Crimes Tribunal and US Supreme Court. Professor Grunstein said ...Medicaid patients with lupus travel farther to see specialists
...f numerous organ systems. Few studies to date have examined the effect of insurance status on access to care for rheumatology patients, and no studies have examined this question with regard to SLE patients. A new study published in the May 2007 issue of Arthritis ...Study finds role of mid-brain in integrating heart and respiratory response to exercise
...n measured. Oxford University researchers recently examined several deep brain nuclei during exercise and have concluded that the periaqueductal grey area (PAG), the small-celled gray matter adjoining or surrounding the cerebral aqueduct and the third ventricle in the midbrain, contains the greatest number of...Simple system accurately predicts weight-loss surgery risk
...can Society for Bariatric Surgery. The new study examined data on 4,433 patients who underwent bariatric surgery at the University of South Florida, the Medical University of South Carolina and a private practice in Scottsdale, Ariz. Of the 2,166 patients classified by the scoring system as being in the l...Over time, more women are developing MS than men
...rted at younger ages. For the study, researchers examined a database (the North American Research Committee On Multiple Sclerosis, or NARCOMS, hosted at Barrow Neurological Institute in Phoenix, Ariz.) of 30,336 people with MS and determined the male/female ratio according to the year the disease was diagno...Hebrew University research shows developmental problems for siblings of autistic children
... older sibling with autism. "The children who were examined in the research had other models of behavior which...rmal development. The children in both groups were examined at the ages of four months, 14 months, 24 months, 36 months and 54 months. The results of the res...RAND study finds school playgrounds can help fight childhood obesity
...cted to walk or ride their bikes. Researchers also examined data on the girls' weekend activity levels. Three-fourths of the schools in the study were public schools, and playground and athletic facilities there were locked about as frequently as private schools. Public schools had the highest average num...Study reports changing to a low-fat diet can induce stress
...havioral changes. The brains of the mice were also examined for increases in corticotrophin releasing factor (CRF) levels which can indicate high stress levels. Writing in the article, Tracy L. Bale, Ph.D., states, "Our behavioral, physiologic, biochemical, and molecular analyses support the hypothesis that...Research could lead to treatment for Alzheimer's disease
...ch. "We began this work in 2000 and prepared and examined several hundred molecules, we now have one with great clinical potential," Ghosh said. Research into memapsin 2 faced a setback when memapsin 1, an enzyme very similar in structure, was discovered. Unlike memapsin 2, memapsin1 is involved in many i...Smoking ban dramatically reduces air pollution in Irish pubs
...obacco Free Society in Dublin, and four associates examined the effect of the world's first national smoking ban on environmental tobacco smoke exposure in 42 Dublin pubs and among 73 male bar staff members who received pre- and post-ban lung function tests. Participants were tested prior to the March 29, 200...Eating cured meats frequently can lead to lower lung function and potential COPD
... to emphysema, no other human studies to date have examined the relationship between consumption of cured meats and COPD, which is the fourth leading cause of death in the U.S. In 2004, more than 11 million U.S. adults were estimated to suffer from COPD, which results from chronic bronchitis and emphysema, ...Tennessee researcher earns Komen grant to study depression and breast cancer
...cer, but it's a topic that scientists have not yet examined in depth. A new grant from the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation will allow a University of Tennessee professor to conduct a groundbreaking study into how best to treat well diagnosed depression in breast cancer patients. "The study of how ...Diet and lifestyle -- In the cancer fight, eating well is the best revenge
...uits and vegetables diet on polyp recurrence. They examined the diet, lifestyle, and polyp characteristics in 1,905 participants at baseline, after they had a colonoscopy in which at least one polyp was removed and before they altered their eating habits to conform to PPT rules. Within four years, 230 PPT p...Drug used to prevent HIV transmission from mother to child damages DNA
...posed to the drugs. Two new animal studies have examined the cancer-causing effects of transplacental expos...e and rats during the last 7 days of gestation and examined the tissue of their offspring two years later. They found clear evidence of an AZT-induced increase ...Jefferson immunology researchers show blood-brain barrier damage could affect MS severity
...searchers established EAE in each mouse strain and examined what was common to all of the animals when they developed disease. "Whats astounding is that mice that wouldnt be expected to develop EAE because they have major defects in their immune system are still able to develop disease," though at differen...