Depression, anxiety in girls linked to higher body mass index in women
...etween anxiety disorders and depression and weight gain from childhood into adulthood. They analyzed existing data from 820 individuals (403 women and 417 men) from two counties in New York, who were assessed four times between 1983 and 2003. The participants ranged in age from 9 to 18 years at the begi...Annual conference on internal medicine
...cent medical advances, quality improvement issues, gain insight on ethical topics, and learn about new diagnostic skills. The educational meeting, to be held at the Pennsylvania Convention Center, is geared to specialists in internal medicine (internists), who provide comprehensive primary and subspecial...SNM awards $30,000 for 2006 visiting physician/scientist grants
... Angeles. "Together, we can broaden our knowledge, gain a better understanding of disease and collaborate on developing life-saving treatments," added the director of the PET Imaging Science Center at USC's Keck School of Medicine. Grant recipients are Peking Union Medical College Hospital/Beijing Chapter...Anabolic steroid use increases heart attack risk and causes liver damage
...drugs, observes Grunfeld required higher doses to gain weight. This is significant, he says, because it d...asting illnesses, the benefits of immediate weight gain could still potentially outweigh the risks of longer-term heart and liver damage. For these patients...Large prospective study examines colon cancer risk in women
...luded as part of a physical activity assessment to gain a more accurate picture of total physical activity. Still, the authors conclude, "our results do not support the hypothesis that physical activity confers significant protection against the overall development of colon cancer in women. Our findings...Training benefits brains in older people, counters aging factors
...rcautious, but as they become more proficient they gain confidence," Kramer said. "Young people tend to be more lackadaisical, and they may be realizing that they need these brain areas for the task." Thus, Kramer and Erickson said, differences in life experiences of the young and old could be at play, wi...Older asthmatics have increased cancer risk
...mit a patient's activity, which can lead to weight gain and associated chronic conditions like diabetes, heart disease, arthritis, and sleep disorders," said Dr. Ruffin. "Depression is common for patients with chronic conditions and may contribute to further decreased health and quality of life." Overall,...Researchers break chain of biochemical events that brain cancer cells use to evade therapy
...ple pathways for interaction. The understanding we gain from translating basic research into patient care allows us to build upon what we already know and begin to block additional pathways to make our current therapies more effective."...ARVO/Pfizer Ophthalmics presentation available online
...he advancement of science that will help everybody gain a better understanding of specific diseases that lead to blindness," said Robert Besthof, world wide commercial leader, Pfizer Ophthalmology. Topics and organizers of this meeting were selected by an independent selection committee which reviewed a...OHSU research reveals the complexities of obesity/cortisol interactions
...nes called glucocorticoids -- rise prior to weight gain or if their increases are impacts of the weight gain itself." To conduct the research, scientists studied specially bred mice lacking the proopiomelanoc...OHSU scientists dispel late-night eating/weight gain myth
...ating at night is no more likely to promote weight gain than eating during the day. Of course this researc...ight gain. The contribution of menopause to weight gain in middle-aged women has not been well established, perhaps because many other life style changes ge...JCI table of contents, January 26, 2006
... made them eat more, become insulin resistant, and gain fat. In fact, the restored animals gained 30-40% m...ill identify whether it is the loss of Cx43 or the gain of Cx32 that is the critical factor in preventing high blood pressure in this model. TITLE: Connex...Computer systems assisting orthopaedic surgeons
...om a fast and documented diagnosis, while surgeons gain access to vast resources of reference data and the means to analyse their own patients' research implications. This EUREKA project, funded by France and Germany, has led to the production and supply of two software programs to the world market, offer...Common bacteria pirate natural mechanism to get inside cells
... cells and grow, researchers say. These pathogens gain entry the same way millions of receptors on the ce...ciences. By moving off the cell surface, receptors gain some respite from their activating signals, Dr. Daaka says. Receptors can either stay inside the new...New key brain target of fat hormone
...ly important in enabling the body to resist weight gain from a high-fat diet. Their discovery, they said, ...in receptors showed the same degree of body weight gain as those engineered to lack leptin receptors in the ARC. What's more, the researchers found that kno...International HIV/AIDS trial finds continuous antiretroviral therapy superior to episodic therapy
...ors will analyze the SMART study data in detail to gain insights into the reasons for the increased risk. "SMART is one of the largest HIV/AIDS treatment trials ever conducted," notes NIAID Director Anthony S. Fauci, M.D. "The study reflects an extraordinary global collaboration among hundreds of dedicate...Soy phytoestrogens may block estrogen effects
...en who have higher levels of estrogen may actually gain a protective effect from higher doses of soy isoflavones." Wood said there has been much debate about whether higher levels of dietary soy are safe or beneficial for postmenopausal women. Some evidence has suggested that isoflavones may protect again...New generation clinical trials could save time and money, improve patient care
...rtant factor in whether the Bayesian approach will gain acceptance in clinical trials reporting is whether the U. S. Food and Drug Administration will accept Bayesian approaches in making determination of safety and efficacy of new treatments. Berry says progress is being made both at pharmaceutical compa...Low-fat, high-carbohydrate diet not associated with weight gain in postmenopausal women
...les and whole grains is not associated with weight gain over an average of 7.5 years, according to a study...pattern may help attenuate the tendency for weight gain commonly observed in postmenopausal women," the authors write. No tendency toward weight gain was ob......d physicians will be able to "test the waters" and gain experience in quality measurement and reporting before such reporting becomes tied to Medicare payments. ACP anticipates working with CMS to help design the reports, which may then be used for ongoing quality improvement efforts and potentially for ...