Autistic children's abnormal metabolic profile findings
...ly abnormal metabolic profile indicating increased vulnerability to oxidative stress. The scientists also identified a significant increase in the frequency of several genetic polymorphisms that they believe may increase the risk of autism in specific combinations yet to be determined. Dr. S. Jill James, Professo...OHSU study says national injury prevention program working
...r Teens, which teaches young people about personal vulnerability and risk taking. ThinkFirst for Teens showed a statistically significant increase in knowledge of injury prevention among middle and high school students. Data from an early form of the program's spinal cord injury prevention program in Missouri indi...Boys, too, suffer long-term consequences of childhood sexual abuse
...her the perpetrator was a man or woman. "Thus, the vulnerability of boys to perpetration of [childhood sexual abuse] by both males and females deserves increased national attention," notes the study....Practice of defensive medicine widespread among physicians in specialties at high risk of lawsuits
...ices, and reducing the financial and psychological vulnerability of individual physicians in high-risk specialties to shocks to the liability system," the researchers conclude....International conference on bipolar disorder June 16-18 a forum for new research
...and the latest information on psychosocial issues, vulnerability and risk factors. A staffed press room will be on-site; reporters not able to attend the meeting may participate in press briefings via telephone conference call. Among the research studies to be presented and featured in the press room are: ...Johns Hopkins AIDS expert says global strategy needed to combat 'feminization' of HIV/AIDS
...ce of violence against women. Excessive biological vulnerability to HIV among young women, although not fully understood, is believed to be due to an immature genital whose mucosal lining is easier for the virus to penetrate; to hormonal factors, such as the use of birth control pills; and to a high incidence of s...Investigating 'brain shrinkage' in alcoholics
...cumulating evidence that the generalized inherited vulnerability to alcoholism and other addictions involves abnorm...ymposium co-presenters. "People with an inherited vulnerability to addiction, including alcoholism, are much more affected by immediate than delayed rewards. A hal...American Thoracic Society Journal news tips for July 2005 (first issue)
...- and post-natal passive smoking induces a lasting vulnerability to asthma or respiratory symptoms. The survey was conducted in 1985 and 1996/97 on a random sample of the population of the city of Bergen and 11 surrounding municipalities in western Norway. The first questionnaire to be mailed out contained 40 que...Low birth weight linked to psychological distress in adulthood
...rs, before birth, might be important in increasing vulnerability to depression in adult life". This study used information on 5572 participants in the Aberdeen Children of the 1950s study for which data collection was funded by the Medical Research Council. The researchers from the University of Bristol and the Lo...Obese older women may be more prone to frailty
...me older people, is characterized by physiological vulnerability and increased risk of falls, personal dependency, and mortality. The study, conducted by the Women's Health and Aging Studies group, analyzed data from 599 women aged 70-79 years with a body mass index over 18.5 kg/m. Those classified as overweight s...Mayo Clinic researchers use ultrasound to describe subtle heart muscle motions
...ous conditions makes these events vulnerable. This vulnerability translates into early changes in the transitional events detected by the state-of-the-art diagnostic imaging methods. Using pigs as a very close model to human heart function, researchers established benchmarks for measuring normal and abnormal tran...Earthquake briefing on Capitol Hill
...t themselves and their communities, reducing their vulnerability to earthquakes. The briefing is sponsored by the following members of the Coalition: the American Geological Institute, the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute and the Seismological Society of America....Kids at risk of TV / videogame seizures - Experts release new recommendations on reducing risk
... videogame caused the epilepsy, but it reveals the vulnerability of individuals who carry the photosensitive trait when they are exposed to visual stimuli capable of triggering the abnormal response. The same increased risk exists for children with known epilepsy who can be photosensitive, as well." In a separa...U.S. House introduces Microbicide Development Act of 2005
...ore than twice as susceptible to HIV as men. This vulnerability is exacerbated by widespread social inequality and poverty that make it difficult for women in many developing countries to insist upon condom use, abstinence or faithfulness with older or more powerful men. For women in many parts of the world, be...Evidence of a new hereditary joint disorder
...about the nature of each subject's cartilage: its vulnerability to "bubbling" and peeling off in layers to expose bone, at a very early age. In OA, cartilage--the body's natural shock absorber--gradually erodes from the toll of inflammation. The increased stress on the bones often leads to joint damage. In thi...Study shows escalating climate change impacts
...ds to this by helping to review areas of increased vulnerability to climate change from a unique perspective. Whereas most discussions on climate change impacts hone in on the natural sciences, with little to no mention of potential economic consequences, this report provides a crucial look at physical and economi...HIV-positive patients have shorter survival periods while awaiting liver transplants
...ociated with liver failure, resulting in a greater vulnerability of the HIV-positive candidate to infection or sepsis [an infection in the blood]." They further suggest that patients with HIV infection should be evaluated for transplant earlier in the course of their ESLD, as they appear to be at greater risk for...Brain structure associated with fear inhibition also may influence personality
...m oversensitivity and emotional instability with vulnerability to anxiety disorders, the current experiment focused on those traits. As described in the PNAS study, over two days 14 study participants viewed a series of digital photos that featured lamps with either a red or a blue light shining. On the first ...Johns Hopkins study suggests link between caffeine dependence and family history of alcoholism
...lems. "Results of this study suggest that genetic vulnerability reflected in a family history of alcoholism may also be at the root of the inability to stop caffeine use," said co-lead author Roland R. Griffiths, Ph.D., a professor in the departments of Psychiatry and Neuroscience at The Johns Hopkins University ...As Montreal Conference considers deforestation issues, ESA presents space solution
...d conserving soils, could actually help reduce the vulnerability of local populations to climate change. The Conference agreed to establish a contact group on the issue, to draft conclusions for consideration next week. That same day, ESA sponsored a special Conference side event addressing the topic of deforesta...