Metabolic study in mice could lead to 'good cholesterol' boosters
...he authors will also look for chemicals capable of modifying the pathway, which could hold promise as new good-cholesterol-boosting drugs. ...AASM to school-bound: Sleep is the right ingredient for academic success
... means, start a week ahead preparing for school by modifying all of your behavior to the expected start school time and the new bedtime. Dr. Downey suggests that if teens adjust their bedtimes by about an hour each day, it should be easier. It will help you see your old friends through a clear mind, rather...ESA satellite guides polar explorers across disintegrating sea ice
... help steer the expedition to safer ice conditions modifying their route to shore further to the east. "I noticed in satellite radar images that the Arctic Arc expedition was heading straight into very difficult and dangerous ice conditions, with large areas of thin ice and open water," says Leif Toudal Ped...UCLA imaging study reveals how pure oxygen harms the brain
...scovered adds to a compelling body of evidence for modifying a widely practiced standard of care in the United States." Harper's team used functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to capture detailed pictures of what occurs inside the human brain during two different breathing scenarios. The technique d...Higher intake of fish and vitamin D levels linked to lower risk of age-related macular disease
...observational analytic investigations suggest that modifying diet to include more foods rich in omega-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids could result in a reduction in the risk of having neovascular AMD," the authors conclude. Clinical trials would provide further information about whether diet changes o...New treatments needed for irritable bowel syndrome
...xplanation and lifestyle advice." The effects of modifying the diet of IBS sufferers is uncertain trials have shown systematic exclusion of certain foods (e.g. wheat, dairy products) helped around half the patients in an uncontrolled trial, but how much of this was placebo response was unclear. Psychologi...Exercise science principles strengthen swallowing rehabilitation
...satory maneuvers such as changing body position or modifying the amount or consistency of food and liquid. Compensation is important, but the problem still remains unless it is addressed through rehabilitation efforts, they say. Although exercise principles used in physical rehabilitation and sports trainin...News briefs from the journal Chest, March 2007
... significant difference between placebo and ICS in modifying FEV1 decline. This study appears in the March issue of CHEST, the peer-reviewed journal of the American College of Chest Physicians. Bronchodilators Show No Benefit in Bronchoscopy Patients A new study suggests that patients with chronic obstr...'Beavertail' surgery helps tongue cancer patients
...ty to swallow to patients with tongue cancer. By modifying an existing technique of transplanting tissue from a patient's forearm to his tongue, surgeons can provide enough bulk to help improve the vital process of swallowing. The modification involves including a 'jellyroll'of fat and connective tissue alon...New fat, same old problem with an added twist?
... at Brandeis University shows that a new method of modifying fat in commercial products to replace unhealthy trans fats raises blood glucose and depresses insulin in humans, common precursors to diabetes. Furthermore, like trans fat, it still adversely depressed the beneficial HDL-cholesterol. Published onl...Hybrid molecule causes cancer cells to self-destruct
...entists have tried to make butyrate more potent by modifying it or joining it to other compounds. Usually, the results have been disappointing because the molecular partner added to butyrate to improve delivery to the cancer cells often produced unsafe side effects. In some of the less successful experiments...Young infants should not be left unattended to sleep in car safety seats
...nts in car seats is low, say the authors. However, modifying car safety seats so that head does not bend forward could avoid the risk of these events. Half the mothers in this study were smokers, which may also have had an effect, they add. Child safety in cars is also the topic of an editorial in this weeks...Steroid injections do not provide long-term relief from tennis elbow
...ait. They were also given specific instructions on modifying their daily activities so to avoid aggravating their pain. A second group were given a local corticosteroid injection and advised to gradually return to normal activities. The final group received eight treatments of physiotherapy of 30 minutes over...New path from estrogen to survival in breast cancer cells described
...archers discovered that estrogen blocks NEDD8 from modifying BCA3, a finding which goes some way to "explaining estrogen's pro-life effect in breast cancer cells," Yeh says. "Estrogen could enhance the survival of breast cancer cells by silencing BCA3, through eliminating its hold on NFkB transcription." Now...Smokers may be at greater risk of HIV infection
...co smoke may enhance vulnerability to infection by modifying the structure of the lungs and changing an array of immune system responses, including curbs on the production of antibodies and the activity of infection fighting white cells, say the authors. There are almost 40 million people in the world living ...Upgrading donor lung quality to improve availability
... the number of usable donor lungs in our study was modifying donor criteria by reassessing oxygenation, chest radiography and bronchoscopic findings as absolute criteria after active donor management," said Dr. Angel. The authors concluded that implementing a similar donor-management program on a large scale ...Forgetful? You may be losing more than just your memory
...ce early detection will be critical as new disease modifying medications are developed in an effort to slow and ultimately prevent Alzheimer's disease," said study author Andrew Saykin, PsyD, Professor of Psychiatry and Radiology at Dartmouth Medical School in Lebanon, New Hampshire, and an affiliate member of...Health effects of 'functional foods' featured during four-day symposium, Sept. 10-13
... heart disease. The process works by enzymatically modifying grains to make their natural antioxidants more available to the body, says Liangli Lucy Yu, Ph.D., an associate professor in the school's Department of Nutrition and Food Science. The process, which is environmentally friendly, works for different ty...Core needle biopsy gives an accurate picture of gene expression in whole tumor
...ng as well as tumour invasion and metastasis, thus modifying the gene expression profile of subsequent surgical samples. Rosanna Zanetti-Dllenbach from the Women's University Hospital in Basel, Switzerland and colleagues from Stiftung Tumorbank, OncoScore AG and University Hospital in Basel, analysed the ge...T cells activated to fight HIV basis for dendritic cell therapeutic vaccine
...f the steps that is key to the approach's success modifying the dendritic cells in such a way that they will get the attention of killer T cells. Results of these studies will be incorporated into the protocol for a clinical trial of the vaccine, which is expected to begin later this year. "The goal of the ...