Scavenger cells may have role blocking obesity, Stanford study shows
...sults are very exciting because they challenge the typical view in the field of obesity research where investigators tend to think of the macrophage as a pathogenic cell in Western diet-induced obesity and insulin resistance," said Roberto Ricardo, the other lead author, who is also an MD/PhD student in Chaw...Huge waves that hit Reunion Island tracked from space
... available to scientists and weather centres. A typical SAR satellite images a swath of 400 km, enough to capture complete 'mesoscale' phenomena such as tropical storms. While optical satellite images show the swirling cloud-tops of a hurricane, a SAR image pierces through the clouds to show the sea surfa...Heart-failure patients benefit from pharmacist care
...re. They were placed into two groups: one received typical services from a pharmacist; the other received care from a specially trained pharmacist who had access to customized educational materials, provided comprehensive instruction to participants and reminded them to refill their prescriptions. "For eve...Rx for heart failure: patient-centered care from a pharmacist
...ts and hospitalizations than patients who received typical services from their pharmacists. "For every doll...s were divided into two groups. One group received typical services from pharmacists. The second group received care from a specifically trained pharmacist who...Mailman School of Public Health researchers analyze air quality and weather changes by 2050
...ateddeaths. For example, ozone-related deaths in a typical summer could increase by 55 deaths across the 31 counties of the New York City Metro area due to climate change alone. County-specific increases ranged from zero to six deaths/summer, with the largest increases occurring in the New York City. In ...One pill may be better than two for treating patients with high blood pressure
...sis, examining the impact of lower compliance more typical in real-world populations, showed that four-year cardiovascular events increased for the two-tablet regimen to 6,990 versus 6,859 for the one-tablet regimen. Researchers concluded the one-tablet regimen was less costly and at least as effective as t...Most young women don't recognize heart attack warning signs
...early 90 percent of the women in the study had the typical heart attack symptom of chest pain, with 7.4 being... Lichtman said. The women also reported other less typical symptoms: 58 percent said they had pain in the jaw or shoulder 38 percent reported sweating ...Meditation may fine-tune control over attention
...alf second apart - close enough to fall within the typical attentional blink window. The research group found that three months of rigorous training in Vipassana meditation improved people's ability to detect a second target within the half-second time window. In addition, though the ability to see the fi...Gender, ethnic differences may hamper eating disorder diagnosis
...is compounded when the sufferers don't display the typical symptoms of disordered eating. "We need to think more broadly about who struggles with eating disorders," said adolescent medicine and eating disorder specialist Rebecka Peebles, MD, instructor in pediatrics (adolescent medicine). Peebles pointed o...Study puts us one step closer to understanding the function of sleep
...e subjects' brains immediately produced slow waves typical of deep sleep, Tononi says. "With a single pulse, we were able to induce a wave that looks identical to the waves the brain makes normally during sleep." The researchers have learned to locate the TMS device above a specific part of the brain, whe...UN engages banks to light up rural India; Solar loans, energy access transform life for poor
...: chronic grid power failures and shortages. The typical home system comprised a roof-mounted solar photovoltaic module, storage battery, charge controller, interior wiring and switches and electric lighting fixtures. The solar panels have generally been in the 18Wp to 40 Wp range, capable of powering up t......ys, "All four of the synthesized compounds had the typical floral aldehydic lily-of-the-valley fragrance, but didn't smell completely identical." However, near their threshold levels, it was no longer possible to tell these scents apart. "Only the most sensitive lily-of-the-valley receptor is activated at th...Diet and lifestyle -- In the cancer fight, eating well is the best revenge
...eginning of the study, participants reported their typical dietary habits on a food frequency questionnaire. Freedman and his colleagues followed participants for five years and recorded all diagnoses of head and neck cancer cases during this time. In their findings, the researchers report that participant...New reflux guidelines released
...d author Dr. Ikuo Hirano. "These patients may have typical reflux symptoms of heartburn and regurgitation but also may complain of chest pain, asthma, chronic cough and chronic laryngitis." This confusing list of symptoms, coupled with the fact that many of these patients do not have visible esophageal erosi...Sex and prenatal hormone exposure affect cognitive performance, Yerkes scientists find
...nd the tendency to use landmarks for navigation is typical only of females. This finding, which corroborates findings in rodents and humans and is available in the online edition of Hormones and Behavior, suggests there is not just a difference in how well females and males solve spatial problems, but als...Study finds drug helps PTSD nightmares
... prazosin in the trial was 13.3 mg. By comparison, typical prazosin doses for controlling blood pressure or treating prostate problems range from 3 mg to 30 mg per day in divided doses. The drug did not affect blood pressure compared to placebo, though some participants reported transient dizziness when s...Bypassing eggs, flu vaccine grown in insect cells shows promise
...ine were the same as those usually reported from a typical flu shot mainly mild arm pain. Then, in the months that followed, there were seven cases of flu in the group that had not received the vaccine, compared to two cases in the group that received the smaller dose, and no cases in the group that recei...Carnegie Mellon professors question advice for nuclear attacks
...lated that it would cost about $240 per year for a typical family to maintain such a stock, including the value of storage space and the time needed to tend to it." Their research also suggests that many families who could afford to follow the stocking guidelines might think twice about wh...Eye diseases gave great painters different vision of their work, Stanford ophthalmologist says
...se bridge at Giverny, when adjusted to reflect the typical symptoms of cataracts, appear dark and muddied. The artist's signature vibrant colors are muted, replaced by browns and yellows. "These simulations may lead one to question whether the artists intended these late works to look exactly as they do," ...1 out of every 3 arthritis sufferers is affected in ability to work
...e findings of the study are subject to limitations typical of observational studies. The information was collected by self-report, which may reflect recall bias, and the presence of arthritis was not confirmed by a health professional; it may be difficult to attribute work limitation to arthritis, especially...