Diet foods for children may lead to obesity
...als using a variety of taste-related cues. "One thing is clear at this point," Pierce said, "our research has shown that young animals can be made to overeat when low-calorie foods and drinks are given to them on a daily basis, and this subverts their bodies' energy-balance system. "Parents and health...Where's the beef? Not enough of it is on elders' plates, muscle-metabolism study suggests
...ost others in the elderly population, a disturbing thing was that on average they had 12 kilograms (26.5 pounds) less lean muscle mass than the younger people we tested. That difference, he said, would probably be even greater in the general population. In other words, compared to a young adult, a typical ...U of M researchers discover new method to combat HIV
...ege of Pharmacy. Its one drug that does the same thing as two independent drugs would do, Vince said. Its a new approach in HIV/AIDS treatment. Besides remedying cost and toxicity problems, a Portmanteau Inhibitor is less likely to develop resistance from the virus because of its multifaceted approach....UD scientists invent novel hydrogels for repairing, regenerating human tissue
...can Physical Society's John H. Dillon Medal. The thing is, he used to throw these things away, Pochan sai...I was a graduate student a long time ago, the last thing I wanted to make was hydrogels, Schneider explained, so when that's what I ended up with, I'd throw ...When minority patients have insurance and a medical home, their health care improves
...ps people gain access to health care, but the next thing you have to ask is access to what" says lead co-author Anne Beal, M.D., senior program officer at the Commonwealth Fund. We found many disparities in care; however, disparities are not immutable. This survey shows if you can provide both insurance an...Paying taxes, according to the brain, can bring satisfaction
... in Cambridge, Mass. To economists, the surprising thing about this paper is that we actually see people getting rewards as they give up money, he said. Neural firing in this fundamental, primitive part of the brain is larger when your money goes to a non-profit charity to help other people.On top of that,...Low-carb diets' effects linked to rise in newly identified 'starvation hormone'
...liewer explained. "When you step back, the whole thing makes sense," he said. "During fasting, the liver hormone communicates with adipose tissue to send fat to the liver. It turns on the metabolism of fat into ketone bodiesand at the same time, it sensitizes the animals to going into torpor to conserve ...Mayo researchers discover overdiagnosis of long QT heart syndrome
...agnose LQTS because its the medically/legally safe thing to do. However, what may not be appreciated is that a diagnosis of LQTS has a huge ripple effect on these individuals and their families. It is vital that we get this diagnosis right in both directions. About Long QT Syndrome (LQTS) Long QT sy...'Smart' mice teach scientists about learning process, brain disorders
...a gene off throughout a brain is a really advanced thing to do," Dr. Bibb said. "Its been shown that it can be done, but we put the system together and actually applied it." Normally, Cdk5 works with another enzyme to break up a molecule called NR2B, which is found in nerve-cell membranes and stimulates ...Fatalistic beliefs about cancer cause many to ignore cancer prevention advice
...ws are often confusing. "Cancer is a difficult thing to talk about in the space of a single news story," Niederdeppe said. "Science values repetition, while the media values novelty. Those two concepts naturally butt heads, which can confuse people." If conflicting news accounts of cancer prevention ...Fingerprint instead of blood sample
...erman . To this day, fingerprints are just the thing when a perpetrator needs to be arrested or a person needs to be identified. British scientists working with David A. Russell also want to make it possible to use fingerprints to reveal drug and doping transgressions and to diagnose diseases. As the t...Quick, innovative procedure helps men minimize incontinence after prostatectomy
...e prostate due to cancer may someday have one less thing to worry about: post-surgical urinary incontinence. That's because a team of expert urologic surgeons at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center has devised a simple, effective means of reconstructing key anatomical structures th...Study offers clues to 'Broken Heart Syndrome'
... of some kind and almost always strikes women. One thing is certain: Patients are usually critically ill during the first 48 hours. "These patients can be difficult to manage for emergency physicians and cardiologists alike," said cardiology fellow Richard Regnante, M.D. "They may be in cardiac arrest, c...Meditation may fine-tune control over attention
...h both indicate that paying close attention to one thing can keep you from noticing something else. Howev...mount of brainpower, paying close attention to one thing may mean the tradeoff of missing something that follows shortly thereafter. For example, when two vi...Cause of gender differences in blood pressure, kidney damage under study
...isease seems to be worse in men and I see the same thing in my animal model." She's looking at these gender differences to find what protects females, at least for much of their life, work that led to her selection for the 2007 New Investigator Award of the American Physiological Society's Water and Elec...Simple screening can help decrease teen risk behaviors
...s constellation of behavior problems is really the thing we are trying to avoid. So, identifying early that a teen is engaging in a risky behavior may prevent that behavior from being the gateway to further risky behaviors," says lead author Celia Lescano, PhD with the Bradley Hasbro Childrens Research Ce...Exercise science principles strengthen swallowing rehabilitation
...st, which in this case would be walking. The same thing goes for swallowing therapy. We can start with tongue movement or lip closure, but then we must be very conscious of moving toward task-specific exercise and working our patients at more challenging levels of intensity, which is something that our fi...Syphilis rate on rise in US gay, bisexual men
...oure concentrating on one population, but the next thing you know, you start seeing a large increase among another group." It is still easy to cure syphilis, but it can cause serious medical problems, including death if untreated. In addition, officials worry that gay men will get syphilis and become mor...Drug company sales visits influenced doctors, study finds
...ally approved by the FDA. "To me, the remarkable thing is how effective a very brief visit by a drug representative most often less than five minutes can be in influencing physicians' choices to use a drug for an unapproved indication," Bero said. After 46 percent of the visits, the doctors expressed......titor drug rather than Mr Ahari's drug, "the first thing I want to understand," he says, "is why they're using another drug instead of mine. If it's a question of attention, I commit myself to lavishing them with it until they're bought." Drug companies purchase data on physician's prescribing habits in...