Shift in feeding behavior of mosquitoes sheds light on West Nile virus outbreaks
...r of birds at our site increased as other species' offspring joined the population," said Kilpatrick. With the data collected from the Washington, D.C., area, the researchers presented a model of the risks of infection of the West Nile virus in humans. The model predicted that the risk of human infection pea...Isolated female rats subjected to a 30-minute stressor heal faster than males
...ress, rats are more likely to give birth to female offspring than male offspring, McClintock said, suggesting that male offspring are less likely to survive under stressful circumstances. The study also fits with human studies, wh...International Journal of Epidemiology obesity special
...king during pregnancy increases risk of overweight offspring Maternal smoking during pregnancy increases the r...ion to weight, height and body mass index (BMI) in offspring at ages one, three, four, seven and eight years. Although children of mothers who smoked during preg...Having sibling with cardiovascular disease associated with higher CVD risk
... population-based study initiated in 1948 with the offspring cohort initiated in 1971. Participants were members of the offspring cohort aged 30 years or older, free of CVD, and with at least 1 sibling in the study. All were follo...A little telomerase isn't enough
...m and intestine, the researchers report. Moreover, offspring of these mice bred to have normal levels of telome...chers report in the Dec. 16 issue of Cell. "These offspring have what we have called 'occult' genetic disease -- their genetic make-up is perfectly normal, but ...Boys more likely when pregnancy takes longer
...12 months to get pregnant, the probability of male offspring was nearly 58%, whereas the proportion of male bir...ty of the menstrual cycle. In contrast, sex of the offspring of couples who had received medical help in getting pregnant did not show any relation with time to ...Vast majority of adults at risk of becoming overweight or obese
...among more than 4,000 white adults enrolled in the offspring cohort of NHLBI's landmark Framingham Heart Study, an ongoing longitudinal study in Framingham, Massachusetts. Participants ages 30 to 59 were followed for 30 years, from 1971 to 2001. The results appear in the October 4, 2005, issue of the Annals o...Acting to prevent mild cognitive deficit after 60 may hinge on knowing levels of blood factor
...rt Study, which began in 1948, participants in the offspring study have at least one biological parent or one of their spouse's parents participating in the Framingham Heart Study. "We were excited to find this result because it indicates that preventing cognitive difficulties down the road might be something ...Transplantation of sperm stem cells restores fertility after chemotherapy
...o produce healthy progeny. The successful birth of offspring of recipient mice, without the transmission of leukemia to the recipient, suggests the potential of autotransplantation of carefully sorted germ cells in order to treat the infertility that arises as a result of anticancer treatment for childhood leu...Antibiotic treatment successful against elephantiasis
...ectin, are predominantly active against the larval offspring of the parasite. These treatments form the basis o...ths after treatment and a sustained loss of larval offspring from at least 8 to 14 months after treatment. Dr Taylor concludes: "In our study, an 8-week course o...Variations in four inflammatory genes may predispose Mexican Americans to insulin resistance
...tory genes. Among these family members, 394 adult offspring and their spouses were then tested for insulin sensitivity with the glucose clamp, the most precise diagnostic test for insulin resistance, by receiving an infusion of insulin in one arm over a two-hour period. At the same time, blood samples were d...Study finds maternal exposure to parasitic infection may increase risk of schizophrenia in offspring
... (KFHP) in Alameda County, California. The 19,044 offspring of these women born between 1959 and 1967 were aut...m used electronic databases to identify adult CHDS offspring that might have developed schizophrenia during the period between January 1, 1981 and December 31, 1...... is passed from parent to child, 50 percent of the offspring will inherit the disorder, which can be detected by genetic testing. Research leader Dr Anthony Hannan said his team's investigations were significant as they could lead to the development of memory restoring drugs designed especially for people with...