Nutritional supplement reduces need for traditional ulcerative colitis treatment
...on associated with ulcerative colitis symptoms and positively affect nutrition. "The need to find new treatments that are safe, effective and inexpensive remains and physicians should consider adding this combination of active ingredients as an adjuvant therapy for ulcerative colitis," said Seidner. More info...Alcohol magnifies the rewarding effects of smoking, even for light smokers
...increases craving may be related to the immediate, positively reinforcing effects of nicotine," said Rose, "rather than the relief of a negative mood or other withdrawal symptoms." Furthermore, the findings appear to indicate that alcohol drinking can trigger a desire to smoke even in a nonsmoking environment. ...Obesity linked to colorectal and esophageal cancers
... colorectal adenoma. Results show that obesity is positively associated with increased risk of colorectal adenoma and that weight reduction significantly decreases a patient's risk for developing colorectal adenoma. Colonoscopy results were analyzed for 8,788 asymptomatic patients who had no colorectal tumor...UCLA study tackles aging issues of adults with developmental disabilities
...y. In contrast, the adults' health strengths were positively linked to how well they felt integrated into their community and satisfied with their lives. These findings proved unrelated to age, gender and medical care, and were inversely correlated with depression. "One of the things our research shows is tha...Knee injury causes decrease in lubrication, has implications for arthritis
...But it is not known how changes in lubrication can positively or negatively impact cartilage damage. "If you injure a joint, or have been injured in the past, it would be useful to have a test that could indicate your level of risk for developing arthritis," says author Gregory D. Jay, MD, PhD, research directo...College students think favorably, but act timidly about organ donation
...e of higher economic status, which has been linked positively with intention to sign an organ donor card, said Thomas H. Feeley, Ph.D., lead author on the study. In addition, college students primarily are young and healthy, making them appropriate donor candidates, he said, and as a group they engage i...New eye treatment technology wins Kaye Award for Hebrew University researcher
A method using positively charged emulsions for improving drug delivery to ...h group have shown that their technology, based on positively charged emulsions, have a definite advantage over existing medications, including those emulsions th...Research linking obesity and asthma shows weight reduction may provide therapy for asthma sufferers
... lean mice, and mRNA levels in the fat tissue were positively correlated with serum levels of eotaxin. In obese patients, plasma eotaxin levels were significantly higher (82.6b5.0 vs. 44.5b6.08 pg/ml in lean controls; p=0.004) and significantly reduced after weight loss (62.8b4.0 pg/ml; p<0.001), and eotax...New research evidence on anger in children and adults
...adverse health outcomes. But anger in adulthood is positively associated with poor self-reported health after controlling for gender, parents' social class and ethnicity. People who were not frequently angry in the adult surveys had better self-reported psychological health than those who reported anger. This ...Seven deadly sins: A new look at society through an old lens
...s. Indeed, warmth towards the in-group tends to be positively correlated with warmth towards the out-group. And bias can actually disappear when the level of sectarian conflict is relatively low a true 'peace dividend'. Thus, a peaceful future does not have to be built by attempting to cleave individuals from ...4D proton therapy, radiation-resistant tumors, interpreting medical images
...ung and potentially damage it. On the other hand, positively charged, subatomic protons only travel a limited distance through the body; they never make it to the other lung, and they also are more likely to spare nearby organs such as the esophagus and heart. In any radiation treatment of the lung, it is a ...Researchers discover novel pathway of inflammation that contributes to lung damage in CF patients
...stic fibrosis," said Dr. Kolls. "Using research to positively impact our young patient's lives is the most rewarding part of what we do as scientists and physicians. Everything we do is really focused on how to apply that understanding and research toward bettering the outcomes and quality of life for our patie...One-drug therapy works for bipolar disorder
... bipolar depression." "Patients who respond most positively are probably those who also exhibit anxiety and agitation," adds Dr. Calabrese. "We are not certain as to the mechanism of action in the brain, however we know the drug impacts neurotransmitters dopamine and serotonin. The most common side effect i...'Good' bacteria helps ease pain of colitis
...icrobial cells that, when ingested, are thought to positively influence the composition of microbes in the gut and improve the health of the intestine. While "bad" bacteria have been flagged as potential culprits in the cause of inflammatory diseases of the bowel, in this case, the ingestion of supplemental "go...Preschoolers who take responsibility do better later on
...rnal autonomy support measured in kindergarten was positively associated with social adjustment, academic adjustment, and reading achievement in third grade," the authors cite as their most important finding. This article is published in the August issue of the Journal of Personality . Media wishing to receiv...Detecting Alzheimer's in the eye, lifting fingerprints without touching the surface
...he second test would beapplied to those who screen positively for the proteins, in order toconfirm an Alzheimer's diagnosis. This test uses a techniqueGoldstein and colleagues call "fluorescence ligand scanning" (FLS),the researchers apply special fluorescing eye drops withimage-enhancing molecules that bind t...Liver CRP production linked to atherosclerosis
...urther examination, serum CRP levels were found to positively correlate with plaque size. CRP was found in plaques of various stages, including early and advanced lesions, but it did not appear to associate with macrophages, as had been suggested. Similar results were seen in human aortic lesions. To determin...Speed of PSA rise helps predict survival for prostate cancer patients
...ter in Houston. "Although clinical outcomes may be positively affected if the patient receives hormone therapy with radiation therapy, a quickly rising PSA level unfortunately still portends poor results for these patients."...ACRF research funds critical to keeping international edge: Frazer
... where clinical research is not only permitted but positively encouraged. "For Australia to build on its past successes and retain a place on the world stage will require ongoing commitment to funding of dedicated research facilities and to provision of staff with the appropriate training, skills, and opportuni......d with all three types of programs. Overall, they positively affected risk factor profiles, such as blood pressure and cholesterol, improved functional status or quality of life for participants, and reduced subsequent heart attacks by 17 percent over a follow-up period of one year....