Researchers investigate impact of lifestyle on GI health
...ntake, obese subjects registered a higher appetite level after the soups than the lean controls (protein: 8.75 vs. 5.92; fat: 8.08 vs. 5.17). The percentage of normal stomach electrical rhythmi was similar between the lean and obese subjects (73.9% vs. 68.9%) before fatty soup, and was reduced after the f...MIT reports key pathway in synaptic plasticity
... account for numerous observations at the cellular level in animal models, or during behavioral development in young children," explains Yoshii. "Namely, the development of particular neurological connections or skills does not occur gradually over time. Instead such changes tend to occur suddenly, appeari...Healthy body weight throughout adulthood may help delay disability
... factors such as smoking, education, age, race and level of physical activity at baseline that could have influenced the results. Houston said the results are significant because the elderly U.S. population is growing and is expected to double by the year 2030 to about 20 percent. "Over the past couple...Brain research poised to dramatically advance global society
...research initiative dedicated to reaching the next level of understanding the human brain--the yet-to-be-discovered inner workings of the mind. The symposium also will outline the dramatic implications the decade will have on the global economy and health care. "We are at the 'tipping point' of making en...Improving communication with families of dying patients reduces stress, anxiety and depression
... the causes and the timing of death; the amount or level of healthcare the patient will receive; and information on the process of withholding and withdrawing life-sustaining treatment. The patient must be comfortable at all times and family and friends must be given opportunities to express emotions and t...Veterans exposed to Agent Orange have higher rates of prostate cancer recurrence
...f the time of their unexposed peers. A blood PSA level screens for prostate cancer for most men beginning at age 50 and at age 40 for blacks and men with a family history. Black men have been shown by Dr. Terris and others to have more aggressive disease earlier in life. To account for known racial dif...Statin use linked with decreased prostate cancer mortality rates, lower PSA levels
..., median PSA of 0.92 ng/ml and mean pre-statin LDL level of 152 mg/dl. PSA changes were strongly linked with LDL changes; PSA levels declined by 1.1 percent for every 10 mg/dl decrease in LDL. Results suggest that statins influence prostate biology a factor that should be explored further to examine the s...Nanomedicine opens the way for nerve cell regeneration
...ven before we fully understand them at a molecular level "why axons in central nervous system do not regenerate"" Dr. Mauris N. De Silva describes the novel nanotechnology based approach designed that includes the use of magnetic nanoparticles and magnetic fields for addressing the challenges associated wi...A first glimpse at healthy brain and behavioral development
...ily improve in middle childhood, they then seem to level off questioning the idea of a burst of brain development in adolescence. These findings, published online on May 18 in the Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, are the first data to emerge from the National Institutes of Health (...UCLA Stroke Center receives American Stroke Association's Initial Achievement Award
...tal to continually reach the 85 percent compliance level needed to sustain this award. "The American Stroke Association commends the UCLA Stroke Center for its success in implementing standards of care and protocols," said Dr. Lee H. Schwamm, national GWTG steering committee member and director of acute...Quality versus quantity -- transforming kidney transplant policy
...on suggesting that patients themselves decide what level of graft failure risk he or she deems acceptable. Recipients would only be offered kidneys that meet their own standards, rather than being directed by arbitrary allocation policies. Freeman claims that such a system would have many benefits, includi...Ulcerative colitis sufferers find UC quite disruptive to many aspects of daily life
...of UC shouldn't mean patients are settling for the level of burden reported in this survey for the next 50 or 60 years. UC is a manageable disease with the appropriate therapy," says David Rubin, M.D., a gastroenterologist and assistant professor of medicine at the University of Chicago Medical Center who......rcent of whom had undergone a minimum of awareness level disaster training. "Health care workers (HCWs) were more willing and able to work during a disaster when they felt that they could be effective in their job and believed it was important for them to work under crisis conditions," said Kruus. Given ...Implanting dopamine generators in brain cells obtains improvement in Parkinson's in monkeys
...d at the bifurcation of the carotid artery, at the level of the neck. Its function is to control the rhythm...ugh releasing dopamine in situations of low oxygen level in the blood. After the implantation of the cellular aggregates of the carotid body into the striate...New book provides unprecedented look at role of religion over a lifetime
...cy of church attendance as a measure of a person's level of religiousness. Those who do not attend church frequently or at all usually are considered to be less religious or not religious at all. These types of results are partially responsible for the debate about whether Americans are becoming more secul...ACE inhibitors help preserve kidney function in IgA nephropathy
...mbined risk of decreased kidney function or rising level of protein in the urine was also lower in the ACE ...nt versus 26 percent. Overall, the urine protein level remained stable and below the level considered harmful in about 40 percent of patients taking benaze...The quest for an effective HIV vaccine presents new possibilities, challenges
...immune system keep viral replication at a very low level for a long time. Studies have suggested that people with high levels of virus--namely those in the early and late stages of infection--are most likely to infect their sexual partners. A preventive vaccine given before exposure to HIV might stifle the...Decorated professor adds Farfel Award to his long list of honors
...s it "most gratifying when a student has come to a level that he or she can challenge my ideas, as it's the intellectual battle with students that produces new ideas. I'm happy when I learn from students." Perhaps one of his former students best sums up Hussain's Farfel qualities by outlining his mult...Chemical maps hint at drug's effects on schizophrenia
...ther studies that explore metabolism at the global level have the potential to greatly impact medical practice. Future experiments focused on correlating these lipid signatures with the clinical outcomes of patients could yield an important tool for designing the best treatment for each patient, Kaddurah-D...Alzheimer's weight gain initiative also improved patients' intellectual abilities
...d three to four times a week. "We felt that this level of involvement in the project would make it easier for staff to accept and implement these new ideas" says Anna-Greta Mamhidir. New pictures were placed on the dining room walls and staff worked with patients to print new patterns on curtains and ...