Eggs promote weight loss and help close nutrient consumption gap
... function. The finding that choline intake is low among pregnant women is particularly noteworthy as previous research has demonstrated that choline may help with brain and memory development in fetuses. 4 , 5 The National Academy of Sciences recommends increased choline for pregnant and breastf...Drinking heavy amounts of alcohol shrinks your brain
... were classified as non-drinkers, former drinkers, low drinkers (one to seven drinks per week), moderate ...ce of cardiovascular disease in people who consume low to moderate amounts of alcohol. However, this study found that greater alcohol consumption was negat...Forensic pathologists tell physiologists what they know about death and what puzzles them
...viduals with electrical pulses of high voltage and low amperage. In some cases, deaths have occurred after both restraint and force were used together and in other cases when either restraint or force was used. Research is needed to help explain what factors contributed to these sudden deaths. It is li...Impact of a chemical component of diesel exhaust particles
...h doses were administered over time, starting with low doses and graduating to higher doses to produce maximum dilation of the artery Results The researchers found that: exposure to PQ had greatly compromised -- by approximately 65 percent -- the ability of the blood vessels to effectively dilat...Early onset of poor bone mineralization revealed in children with cystic fibrosis
...e aggravated by additional disease factors such as low fat-free mass, excessive inflammation, poor nutritional status and low vitamin D levels. "Deficient bone mineral density is becoming an increasingly important clinical i...Animal BiP levels determine amount of recovery sleep needed following prolonged wakefulness
...privation leads to cellular stress and possibly to low level brain injury, said Naidoo. Activation of the unfolded protein response is one protective mechanism against such injury. If protective mechanisms, such as the unfolded protein response, are attenuated, then following sleep deprivation, animals...Parents can sneak veggies into kids' diet
...Many children are not eating enough foods that are low in calorie density, such as fruits and vegetables, said Dr. Barbara Rolls, who holds the Helen A. Guthrie chair of nutritional sciences at Penn States College of Health and Human Development. Parents often find it difficult to get their kids to eat v...Researchers urge caution in using ESAs for cancer-related anemia
...uction. The drugs are widely used to treat anemia: low levels of hemoglobin, the oxygen-carrying protein in the blood. They are approved for use in treating anemia in patients with chronic kidney disease and in cancer patients with anemia related to chemotherapy. However, the FDA has recently issued al...Highlights from the May 2007 Journal of the American Dietetic Association
...of vitamins E and D, folate, calcium and fiber was low for children of all ages, compared with recommended amounts. Consumption of vitamin A, magnesium and phosphorus was "suboptimal" in children older than 9. The largest nutrient drops between the youngest children and the oldest were in protein, vita...Topical testosterone cream does not increase sexual drive in female cancer survivors
... that their negative results could be explained by low levels of estrogen among the study participants. "If providing supplemental estrogen to women who are postmenopausal is required to obtain a benefit from androgen therapy, then it does not appear that androgen supplementation would be a viable opt...Heart failure medication does not improve survival, compared to more widely used medication
...ience atrial fibrillation, hypokalemia (abnormally low level of potassium in the circulating blood), and headache during the initial 31 days following study drug administration. "In conclusion, the SURVIVE trial demonstrated no survival difference between levosimendan and dobutamine during long-term f...LAP-BAND System surgery improves insulin resistance
...ormal levels of fat in the blood. Because of the low success rate of calorie restriction (i.e., diets) in reducing morbid obesity, surgical intervention is increasingly common. Individuals are considered candidates for surgery if BMI>40 kg/m2, or if BMI is 35-40 kg/m2 with significant co-morbiditie...New prostate cancer treatment wins operations research award for Sloan-Kettering
...ostate with the prescription dose with concomitant low doses delivered to the urethra and rectum. Biochemical control outcomes were excellent at 5 years and late toxicity was unusual. These data demonstrate that real-time planning methods can consistently and reliably deliver the intended dose distributi...Older, lower income patients least likely to see a specialist for lupus
... racial and ethnic minorities and individuals with low socioeconomic status may have poorer outcomes in t...atologist, the authors suggest that the relatively low prevalence of SLE among men may play a role. "Both physician referral patterns for men with SLE and ...Study suggests antithrombotics cause more intracerebral hemorrhagic stroke deaths in 'over-75s'
..., there is no clear evidence of overall benefit in low risk healthy individuals, due mainly to the risk of bleeding complications, which are particularly common in the elderly. Yet, many healthy older people chose to take regular aspirin particularly in the hope of preventing a stroke. Professor Peter ...No increased risk of certain cancers from electromagnetic fields among energy workers
...pational and Environmental Medicine. Exposure to low frequency electromagnetic fields of 50 to 60 Hz has been implicated in an increased risk of leukaemia, brain and breast cancers. The researchers used the health and employment records of more than 22,000 utility workers at 99 different electrical e...Correlation between bile duct obstruction and ductal cancer found
... the United States. Survival rates remain dismally low because most patients have advanced disease at the time of diagnosis and thus are poor candidates for the current best treatment, surgical resection. Although there are some known risk factors for the disease (such as primary sclerosing cholangitis),...UN engages banks to light up rural India; Solar loans, energy access transform life for poor
...k type commonly used in rural India, provide very low lighting intensities, far below those required to ... other harmful gases while burning, and due to its low efficiency contains large amount of unburned hydrocarbons and soot. And since a majority of homes in...Scientists find missing link to understand how plants make vitamin C
...s in this plant gene had been previously linked to low levels of vitamin C. So the hunt was on to determine how its product would contribute to vitamin C synthesis. The researchers, led by Brenner and Clarke, reconstituted in test tubes the long mysterious seventh step in vitamin C synthesis, a reac...New blood test can diagnose and monitor treatment of Parkinson's disease
... Howard Florey Institute, found people with PD had low levels of the brain-secreted protein alpha-synuclein in their blood, while people without PD had high levels of the protein. Prof Horne said the test they developed measured alpha-synuclein levels in blood. "Currently there is no specific PD diag...