Location of body fat associated with cardiovascular risk even at normal body weight
...o the authors, was that subcutaneous thigh fat was inversely associated with metabolic syndrome in obese men and women. Having more of this type of fat made an individual less likely to have metabolic syndrome. "In conclusion, excess accumulation of either visceral abdominal or muscle AT [adipose tissue or fat...Other highlights in the May 4 JNCI
...multivitamin use. Total vitamin B6 intake was also inversely associated with future risk of colorectal tumors among these women. "Additional animal, epidemiologic, and intervention studies are required to clarify the association between dietary and plasma vitamin B6 and colorectal neoplasia," the authors write...UCLA study tackles aging issues of adults with developmental disabilities
...nrelated to age, gender and medical care, and were inversely correlated with depression. "One of the things our research shows is that we really need to develop and investigate programs that promote healthy aging," said Aronow. "We need to help people identify their health risks and strengths, and learn self-...Non-invasive MRI technique distinguishes between Alzheimer's and frontotemporal dementia
...ensity of the magnetic signal from these so-called inversely polarized protons when they reach the brain, researchers can calculate the amount of blood flow, and thus neuron activity, in a particular section of the brain. In the study, Schuff and his fellow researchers measured brain perfusion in 24 Alzheimer'...K-State researchers designing better drug to treat cystic fibrosis
...ains correlate directly with anion selectivity and inversely with transport rates for the anion. According to Tomich, these results will help in optimizing these two counteracting channel properties. "Your body knows how to separate these things all by itself," Tomich said. "Sodium is usually higher outside th...Beta-carotene assoc. with higher risk of some cancers in women smokers but not nonsmokers
...g women who never smoked, beta-carotene intake was inversely associated with the risk of developing a tobacco-related cancer, with a dose-dependent relationship across the considered beta-carotene categories (tertiles of dietary beta-carotene, and supplement use as the fourth category). However, among women wh...Eating fish associated with slower cognitive decline
... and medical history. "Dietary intake of fish was inversely associated with cognitive decline over six years in this older, biracial community study," the researchers report. "The rate of decline was reduced by 10 percent to 13 percent per year among persons who consumed one or more fish meals per week compar...UCLA imaging study of children with autism finds broken mirror neuron system
... neuron activity seen in children with autism was inversely related to symptom severity in the social domain. Children with autism also showed reduced activity in the emotion centers of the brain, consistent with the hypothesis that this mirroring mechanism may play a crucial role for understanding how others...Vitamin D can play role in lung health
...ction. Vitamin D was higher in men than women, was inversely related to BMI, and declined with age. Vitamin D also was lower in non-Hispanic blacks and Mexican-Americans, compared with non-Hispanic whites, and it was lower in participants smoking more than 20 cigarettes a day compared with nonsmokers. "Vitami...Link between esophageal cancer and soft drinks debunked by researchers at Yale
...researchers, carbonated soft drink consumption was inversely associated with esophageal adenocarcinoma risk, mainly attributable to diet soda, and that high intake did not increase risk of any esophageal or gastric cancer subtype in men or women." Other Yale authors on the study included Harvey Risch, princip...Saliva component may predict future oral bone loss
.... The level of another protein, osteonectin, was inversely proportional to bone loss, suggesting this marker may serve as a measure of periodontal health. Results of the research, a collaboration between the UB School of Dental Medicine and the UB School of Public Health and Health Professions, were presente...Newsbriefs from the journal Chest, April 2006
...ated with FVC%. In men, all adiposity markers were inversely associated with FEV1% and FVC%. Overall, abdominal height and waist circumference explained the greatest proportion of variance in lung function. In addition, researchers found that, in men and women with BMI e25 kg/m2, lung function decreased as abd...Level of education completed linked with coronary artery calcium deposits
...y. Many studies have documented that education is inversely associated with a wide array of clinical disease o...ctrum of educational levels, educational level was inversely associated with prevalence of CAC in a graded dose-response fashion, with particularly higher preval...Education level linked with presence of coronary artery calcium deposits
...MA. Many studies have documented that education is inversely associated with a wide array of clinical disease o...tional levels, we found that educational level was inversely associated with prevalence of CAC in a graded dose-response fashion, with particularly higher preval...HAQ responsiveness is inversely associated with mean duration of RA in clinical trials
...lts of this research suggest HAQ responsiveness is inversely associated with the mean duration of rheumatoid arthritis in clinical trials perhaps as a result of an irreversible disability component in long-standing RA that makes it difficult to detect a response signal of functional improvement, and to discri...Consumption of green tea associated with reduced mortality in Japanese adults
...e researchers found that green tea consumption was inversely associated with death due to all causes and due to cardiovascular disease. Compared with participants who consumed less than 1 cup/d of green tea, those who consumed 5 or more cups/d had a risk of all-cause mortality and CVD mortality that was 16 per...Important factors in compliance with HIV regimens identified; and more
...iated complement lysis of HIV in the laboratory is inversely related to a patient's viral load during acute infection suggest that the complement system contributes to the control of HIV at the early stages. But, because complement levels vary during HIV infections, future work is needed to determine the impor...Survey of Marine Corps military recruits reveals risk factors for alcohol disorders in young adults
... adventure or to leave problems at home. "Factors inversely associated with risky drinking were being married,...y career. A history of emotional neglect was also inversely associated," the authors write. "Our findings underscore the need for programs and policies to red...TV viewing and physical inactivity independently associated with metabolic risk in children
...cal activity of the children was independently and inversely associated with systolic and diastolic blood pressure, fasting glucose, insulin, triglycerides and with the overall risk score, independently of obesity and other factors. TV viewing has previously been linked to metabolic-risk factors in youth. Ho...Germany & Portugal come near bottom of new blood pressure based happiness league
... Mental health in each country, they show, is also inversely correlated with its rate of hypertension. The study ranks countries in this order: Sweden Denmark UK Netherlands Ireland France Luxembourg Spain Greece Italy Belgium Austria Finland Germany Portugal...