Study: obesity impairs immune response of mice, boosts chances of dying from influenza infection
...een in the mice's immune response suggest that the growing obese population is at increased risk for immune dysfunction during influenza infection, which may lead in humans, as it did in the mice, to increased mortality," Beck said. "Influenza virus currently is responsible for 36,000 deaths and 114,000 hosp...Golf-related head injuries in children increasing along with sport's popularity
...use their heads are larger proportionally to their growing bodies, he says. The MCG authors suggest precautionary guidelines and safety training programs to reduce golf-related injuries, proper storage of golf equipment and adult supervision of golf club and golf cart use. Most states, including Georgia, re...Dr. Gutin selected as Fulbright Senior Specialist
...bright Senior Specialist to help Spain deal with a growing childhood obesity problem. Dr. Gutin, an exercise ... and clear-cut finding." Years of research and the growing waistlines of Americans have clarified the true impact of fatness and unfitness. "Now, most epidemio...ISHLT updates guidelines for heart and lung transplants
...ars," Mehra says. A primary example is that of the growing older population, and with it, a greater number of patients who would benefit from a transplant. "There are now a lot of patients who are viable transplant candidates who probably would not have been considered before because of their age and the the...Fifteen-year hunt uncovers gene behind 'pseudothalidomide' syndrome
...ells). In Roberts syndrome, the cells tend to stop growing or die, precluding proper development of the limbs, palate and other structures. The researchers were funded by the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology; the Instituto Colombiano para el Desarrollo de la Ciencia y ...Blood test can accurately diagnose heart failure in emergency patients
...d heart muscle cannot pump blood efficiently, is a growing health problem and major cause of cardiac death. The diagnosis of heart failure may be difficult to make because its typical symptoms can overlap with those of other conditions. Missing a heart failure diagnosis can put patients at high risk of ser...Nanotechnology's miniature answers to developing world's biggest problems
...veloping countries themselves to help target their growing initiatives in nanotechnology. The goal should be to use nanotechnology responsibly to generate real benefits for the 5 billion people in the developing world."...Columbia research suggests need to rethink causes of heart failure
...dmission in patients over the age of 65. With the growing elderly population this condition is expected to increase exponentially. Current estimates are that of the more than 5 million people in the United States with heart failure, more than half have heart failure despite the heart having normal pumping ...Bugs in the gut could help doctors develop individualised healthcare
...straZeneca, and an author of the paper adds: "This growing realisation that the gut microflora may have effects that cannot be predicted from the patients genome alone adds an extra layer of complexity to the way in which we carry out drug discovery. At the moment, when developing a new drug we take very lit...NY Academy of Sciences reveals how scientists plan to combat bioterrorism & deadly pathogens
...eapons in the hands of terrorists. To combat the growing threat of bioterrorism and emerging infectious diseases, eight Regional Centers of Excellence (RCEs) for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases Research were recently established by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the National Allerg...Independent voice rises to help consumers navigate health care
...hey may serve as an independent voice at a time of growing concern over patient rights, employer and health plan liability, and independent review. "Our study shows that there is a need for assistance in navigating our complicated health care system, and the establishment of independent centers to provide th...Alternate view for pathology of AD
...nse aimed at reducing oxidative damage." There is growing evidence that oxidative stress is a significant factor in the development of AD. Free radicals and reactive oxygen species oxidize tissues. Rusting metal is a process of oxidization, for example. In tissue, oxidization damages membranes and DNA, dis...Obesity adds risk of cardiovascular disease in siblings in families with a history of heart problems
...BMI of 41 kilograms per meter squared. "There is a growing epidemic of obesity among Americans, with two-thirds of Americans overweight," says senior investigator Diane Becker, M.P.H., Sc.D., a professor at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and Bloomberg School of Public Health. "Because overw...No strong evidence linking mercury levels with worse neurobehavioral performance in older adults
...udy was an attempt to examine whether this rapidly growing group is sensitive to even lower levels of exposure. Since the blood mercury levels in our study did not appear to be associated with adverse neurobehavioral effects, our results suggest that these levels of exposure may not present a concern for old...CML found to wield 'death factor' that kills normal blood marrow cells
...block the protein, leukemia cells have a hard time growing in the marrow. The goal now is to study this active process further in human leukemia cells....Child health teacher numbers at worrying levels
...dds, and put pressure on existing lecturers. Their growing workload was likely to put off younger people from deciding to join academic paediatrics, so the problem was likely to get worse over the next five years. The authors conclude that lecturer numbers should continue to be monitored and recruitment of ...Used in a new way, RNA interference permanently silences key breast cancer gene
...e with the ability of key immune cells to attack a growing tumor. Investigators used the lentivirus to permanently insert the RNAi into the genome of the cancer cell. After a single exposure of this delivery system, they found 75 percent of laboratory breast cancer cells stopped expressing the STAT3 protein....Anti-malarial drugs given to infants can protect them for two years
...s. World leaders will need to take account of this growing pressure during their Make Poverty History discussions, and to respond by translating it into genuine change to improve health-care through political commitment, resources, and action."...Nanoparticles offer new hope for detection and treatment
...demonstrated that very small human melanoma tumors growing in mice--indiscernible from the surrounding tissue... one twenty-fifth of an inch) wide. Small, rapidly growing tumors cause growth of new blood vessels, which feed the tumors. To get the particles to bind to tum...American Academy of Neurology sums up scientific highlights from 57th annual meeting
...ut 40 percent in both men and women, adding to the growing list of conditions for which NSAIDs appear to offer protection. [P05.073] The known genes for Parkinson's disease account for only a small percent of all cases. At the meeting, researchers described the most recent gene discovery, LRRK2, whose functi...