Regulator of lipid metabolism ensures high quality breast milk
...p explain the role lipids and inflammation play in hair loss and other skin disorders and facilitate the development of new treatments for these diseases. PPAR acts as a genetic switch, sensitizing the body to insulin and lowering levels of circulating glucose. In fact PPAR drugs, including Actos and Av...Miniature implanted devices could treat epilepsy, glaucoma
... tiny transmitter three times the width of a human hair to be implanted below the scalp to detect the signs of an epileptic seizure before it occurs. The system will record neural signals relayed by electrodes in various points in the brain, said Pedro Irazoqui (pronounced Ear-a-THOkee), an assistant prof...Loss of stem cells correlates with premature aging in animal study
... the mice showed signs of premature aging, such as hair graying, hair loss, and osteoporosis, within three to four months. To be able to renew itself, most tissues hav...U-M study finds lymphoma drug effective over long term
...se many unpleasant side effects, including nausea, hair loss and infections. Bexxar, whose chemical name...nts several weeks after the treatment. There is no hair loss and nausea is rare. Kaminski and his colleague Richard Wahl (formerly at U-M and now at Johns...GSK's Pazopanib shows positive results in patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma
...quent adverse events (AEs) were diarrhea, fatigue, hair color change, nausea, and hypertension. Pazopanib had a low incidence of hand-foot syndrome (10%), rash (12%), hemorrhage (9%), and mucositis (5%). Please see safety considerations below. The incidence of RCC is rising throughout the world with ...GSK's Pazopanib shows positive results in patients with advanced RCC and ovarian cancer
...quent adverse events (AEs) were diarrhea, fatigue, hair color change, nausea, and hypertension. Pazopanib had a low incidence of hand-foot syndrome (10%), rash (12%), hemorrhage (9%), and mucositis (5%). Please see safety considerations below. The incidence of RCC is rising throughout the world with ...Cedars-Sinai endocrine researchers to discuss gene that may be linked to polycystic ovary syndrome
...s weight, skin problems and an excess of male-type hair growth called hirsutism. These women also are often found to have insulin resistance, a condition that allows high levels of insulin to circulate in the blood, which increases risk of developing type 2 diabetes, hypertension and heart disease. PCOS...Hair relaxers do not increase risk
...s at Boston Universitys Slone Epidemiology Center, hair relaxers are not associated with increased risk of...nfirmed. The present study is the first to assess hair relaxers in relation to a cancer. Since millions of women have used hair relaxers, and because the ...Hair straightening chemicals not linked to breast cancer risk in African-Americans
...ILADELPHIA -- Chemical relaxers used to straighten hair are not associated with an increased risk of devel... increase in breast cancer risk due to the type of hair relaxer used or the frequency and duration of use. Women who used relaxers seven or more times a ye...Some children are born with 'temporary deafness' and do not require cochlear implant
...enital deafness among children. One is the lack of hair cells, receptors in the inner ear that convert sou...ith what appears to be a normal inner ear, but the hair cells do not "communicate" with the auditory nerves and the child cannot hear. To date, doctors have...Chemotherapy more effective when given before breast cancer surgery
... the harmful side effects." Side effects such as hair loss, cardiac symptoms, nausea and vomiting, and white blood cell disorders were similar for both groups, the Cochrane reviewers found. "Initially, preoperative chemotherapy was set up to improve overall survival by not waiting for the surgical p...Over time, more women are developing MS than men
...what women do differently than men, such as use of hair dye and use of cosmetics that may block vitamin D absorption, he said. At this point were just speculating on avenues of research that could be pursued. Cutter said the largest increase in the ratio has been for those whose MS started at younger ag...Eye diseases gave great painters different vision of their work, Stanford ophthalmologist says
... 1890s, the shading lines and details of the face, hair and clothing of the same subjects became progressively less refined. "After 1900," Marmor said, "these effects were quite extreme and many pictures seem mere shadows of his customary style." Monet wrote of his growing frustration with his deterio...Nanoparticles can track cells deep within living organisms
...ss, or 500 times smaller than the width of a human hair are made up largely of perfluorocarbon, a safe compound used in artificial blood. The fluorine atoms in the particles can be detected by tuning an MRI scanner to the unique signal frequency emitted by the perfluorocarbon compound used. Since seve...Gender and age can be determined from face silhouettes
... accuracy can be attributed in part to the lack of hair on the silhouettes which may be perceived as baldness, a possible cue to maleness. Over 68 percent of respondents selected the correct age-range for the silhouettes, compared to a chance level of 38.8 percent. Most research on face perception focu...USC professor at Childrens Hospital Los Angeles receives $2.5M for stem cell research
...croenvironment that controls the stem cells of the hair and skin. Gregor Adams, Ph.D., arriving from Harvard University, brings a focus on regulation of stem cells that produce red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets. Both researchers are expected to arrive at USC later this spring, bringing th...New project to analyze why Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and insulin resistance are so closely linked
...rtility problems; weight gain; acne; and excessive hair growth (hirsutism). A longer term concern is that insulin resistance also predisposes people to diabetes. In some patients the pancreas is unable, in the long-term, to produce enough insulin to compensate for the resistance of the tissues to insul...Obesity and environmental chemicals -- New research probes potential link
...ke carpeting, upholstered furniture, computers and hair dryers, where they retard the combustibility of these products. Its estimated that American consumers come into contact with up to 100 products containing PBDEs per day. While chemical manufacturers say PBDEs can reduce by 45 percent the risk of de...Link found between teens' stress levels and acne severity
...atory disease of the skin caused by changes in the hair follicle and the sebaceous glands of the skin that produce sebum. The oily substance plugs the pores, resulting in whiteheads or blackheads (acne comedonica) and pimples (acne papulopustulosa). The researchers suspected that stress increases the qu...Women with hirsutism grow hair on their faces, breasts and stomachs. This can cause great distress. The hair grows because they have abnormally high levels of the masculinising androgen hormones. Androgens tra...