The link between physical activity and ovarian cancer
... much exercise may cause immune suppression and in extreme cases could cause an excessive increase of free radicals and other cellular disturbances. "In conclusion, our population-based study observed a reduced risk of ovarian cancer among women engaged in higher levels of moderate but not vigorous recreatio...Babies' cries linked to their health
... be out of sync with the infant's needs. The most extreme case is "shaken baby syndrome" where the cry triggers aggression rather than concern in the caretaker. Lester and LaGasse say that clinicians should be aware of how parents respond (or don't respond) to their baby's crying, especially in light of th...Watching metals melt, nanometer-scale views inside cells
... rearrangethemselves can provide insights into the extreme conditions insidestars and the interiors of planets as well as the extreme states ofmatter that approach nuclear fusion temperatures. Demonstrated by aUniversity of Toronto t...Specific behaviors seen in infants can predict autism, new research shows
...ased activity level at age six months, followed by extreme irritability, a tendency to fixate on objects, reduced social interaction and lack of facial expression as they approached the age of 12 months. At one year, these same children also showed difficulties with language and communication they used few...Participants needed for generalized anxiety disorder study at UT Southwestern
...entration. People with GAD experience constant and extreme worry and tension, typically expecting the worst outcomes from routine events and activities and spending most of their time worrying. "Generalized anxiety disorder is when people worry about the small things daily activities that shouldn't cause t...How can we use a human rights approach to help improve the lives of those with mental disabilities?
... Out of public view, they are subject to the most extreme forms of inhuman and degrading treatment experienced by any population. In this month's PLoS Medicine, Alicia Ely Yamin, human rights attorney, and Eric Rosenthal, Founder and Executive Director of Mental Disability Rights International (MDRI), doc...Lessons to be learnt from life at the very limit
...day 27 April 2005 to explore the parallels between extreme environment physiology and intensive care in hospi...ns to test their brains, lungs and muscles at this extreme altitude. At 8,850 metres, Mount Everest represents one of the most austere terrestrial environments...UT Southwestern sports medicine doctor pedals advice on gearing up for safe cycling season
...imately two weeks to acclimate to heat, longer for extreme heat. If preparing to ride in high heat for a prolonged period of time, a cyclist should build up slowly, by initially limiting workouts to one hour or less, train during the cooler parts of the day and always hydrate. The athlete can then increase t...Nanotechnology's miniature answers to developing world's biggest problems
...ping countries tackle their most urgent problems - extreme poverty and hunger, child mortality, environmental degradation and diseases such as malaria and HIV/AIDS. The study is the first ranking of nanotechnology applications relative to their impact on development; it was published today by the prestigious...Lack of vigorous activity linked to functional decline in older adults with arthritis
...healthy behaviors, including smoking, alcohol use, extreme weight gain or loss, and a sedentary lifestyle. Then, they traced each subject's functional decline over the course of two years.Over the two-year period, nearly 14 percent of the patients experienced a measurable decline in their ability to carry o......lution, the system can locate tissue features with extreme precision in a objective, fixed-coordinate 3D grid, crucial for guiding surgical procedures. *Scans can be performed in a matter of a few minutes and because they are ultrasonic, they do not use potentially harmful ionizing radiation. *The system req...Carnegie Mellon researchers open window into the ability of humans to recognize faces
... opportunity to test: 'I have always been a rather extreme introvert, uncomfortable in groups of people and in social activities. I sort of tend to want to be a hermit. However, I find it relaxing to go window-shopping in a mall. A crowd of a hundred strangers is more relaxing than a dozen neighbors whom I k...Asthma patients' immune systems respond differently with allergies
...d by viral upper respiratory infections, exercise, extreme temperature condition, and chemical irritants and also by the same allergens that cause seasonal allergies to pollen or mold spore or perennial allergies to dust mites, cockroaches, feathers, animal fur and other allergens. In fact, the vast majorit...