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New Research Suggests That Action As A Goal May Be Too Broad
Sun, 07 Sep 2008 12:00:00 PDTA series of experiments conducted by researchers at the University of Illinois suggest that society's emphasis on action over inaction may lead to unforeseen consequences. "Our research highlights how the pressures of society to be active may produce fairly unregulated behavior, " said Dolores AlbarracÃn, a professor of psychology who led the work.Study Finds Neutral HIV Presentations More Likely To Be Considered Inviting
Sun, 07 Sep 2008 11:00:00 PDTA recent study by University of Illinois professor of psychology Dolores AlbarracÃn and her colleagues at the University of Florida and the Alachua County Health Department in Florida found a method to increase enrollment among high-risk individuals in HIV prevention programs.Delaying Evolution Of Drug Resistance In Malaria Parasite Possible - Study
Sun, 07 Sep 2008 10:00:00 PDTThere's no magic bullet for wiping out malaria, but a new study offers strong support for a method that effectively delays the evolution of drug resistance in malaria parasites, a University of Florida researcher says.More Mental Health Problems Reported By Older Vietnamese
Sun, 07 Sep 2008 09:00:00 PDTVietnamese Americans over 55, most who came to the United States as political refugees, report more mental health problems than non-Hispanic whites, according to a UC Irvine Center for Health Care Policy analysis of state data.Making The Most Of Social Security Explored By New Guide
Sun, 07 Sep 2008 08:00:00 PDTMany older Americans may be shortchanging their golden years by tapping into Social Security too soon, according to a University of Illinois expert who has studied the federal retirement program for nearly two decades.Link Found Between Bisphenol A And Metabolic Syndrome In Human Tissue
Sun, 07 Sep 2008 07:00:00 PDTNew research from the University of Cincinnati (UC) implicates the primary chemical used to produce hard plastics - bisphenol A (BPA) - as a risk factor for metabolic syndrome and its consequences.Conventional Wisdom Suggests That Stress Accelerates Aging -- But Is It Really True?
Sun, 07 Sep 2008 06:00:00 PDTEvolutionary studies of aging typically utilize small, short-lived animals (insects, worms, mice) under benign conditions - constant temperature and humidity, no parasites, superabundant food - in the laboratory. Oddly enough, very little is known about aging in such animals in their harsh, stressful natural environments.Serious Injury In Children Prevented By Both Child Safety Seats And Lap-And-Shoulder Seat Belts
Sun, 07 Sep 2008 06:00:00 PDTFor young children, all states currently require the use of child safety seats, and the minimum age and weight requirements to graduate to seat belts has been increasing over time. A new study in the journal Economic Inquiry reveals that lap-and-shoulder seat belts perform as well as child safety seats in preventing serious injury.Tips For Parents Of Middle Schoolers From AAAS About Alcohol
Sun, 07 Sep 2008 05:00:00 PDTThe first few weeks of middle school are a frenzy of friends, parties, and school events. It's also time for parents to start talking with their kids about the dangers of drinking alcohol, according to The Science Inside Alcohol Project of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).Neuroinformatics 2008, Sept. 7-9: The First Congress Dedicated To The Emerging Field Of Neuroinformatics
Sun, 07 Sep 2008 04:00:00 PDTThe first INCF Congress of Neuroinformatics will convene September 7-9 at the Stockholm City Conference Center in Stockholm. The emerging neuroinformatics field combines neuroscience and informatics research to develop advanced tools and approaches to understanding the structure and function of the brain. The tools may also be applied to brain disorders and diseases.New Evidence On The Robustness Of Metabolic Networks
Sun, 07 Sep 2008 04:00:00 PDTBiological systems are constantly evolving in ways that increase their fitness for survival amidst environmental fluctuations and internal errors. Now, in a study of cell metabolism, a Northwestern University research team has found new evidence that evolution has produced cell metabolisms that are especially well suited to handle potentially harmful changes like gene deletions and mutations.In Liver Disease Patients Normal ALT Levels May Mask Advanced Fibrosis
Sun, 07 Sep 2008 03:00:00 PDTPatients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) may have normal alanine aminotransferase (ALT) levels in spite of having advanced fibrosis, according to a new study in the September issue of Hepatology, a journal published by John Wiley & Sons on behalf of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD). The article is available online at Wiley Interscience (http://www.Down-Staged Liver Cancer Associated With Good Post-Transplant Outcomes
Sun, 07 Sep 2008 02:00:00 PDTPatients with liver cancer can become viable candidates for transplantation if their tumors respond to treatment, a new study suggests. This report is in the September issue of Hepatology, a journal published by John Wiley & Sons on behalf of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD). The article is available online at Wiley Interscience (http://www.interscience.wiley.com/).Living Donor Liver Transplants May Drastically Decrease Mortality From Liver Failure
Sun, 07 Sep 2008 02:00:00 PDTPatients with acute liver failure (ALF) could be saved by a transplant from a living donor (LDLT), according to a new study in the September issue of Liver Transplantation, a journal by John Wiley & Sons. The recent experience of U.S. patients shows that recipient mortality rates and donor morbidity rates are acceptable. The article is also available online at Wiley Interscience (http://www.Advice For Muslims With Asthma During Ramadan
Sun, 07 Sep 2008 01:00:00 PDTAlthough Islamic rules state that people with chronic conditions are permitted not to fast, some Muslims with asthma still chose to observe Ramadan and many may consider using an inhaler to be breaking the fast.Tiny Ancestral Remnant Lends Developmental Edge To Humans
Sun, 07 Sep 2008 01:00:00 PDTSubtle genetic changes that confer an evolutionary advantage upon a species, such as the dexterity characteristic of the human hand, while difficult to detect and even harder to reproduce in a model system, have nevertheless generated keen interest amongst evolutionary biologists. In findings published online in the September 5 edition of the journal Science, researchers from the U.S.Rasilez(R), First-In-Class Direct Renin Inhibitor, Lowers High Blood Pressure More Effectively Than Diuretic In Obese Patients
Sun, 07 Sep 2008 00:00:00 PDTNew clinical data analysis confirms that the first-in-class direct renin inhibitor Rasilez® (aliskiren), known as Tekturna® in the US, provides significantly greater blood pressure reductions in obese patients with high blood pressure compared to the diuretic hydrochlorothiazide (HCT) alone1.Excessive Calorie Intake Induced By Intellectual Work
Sun, 07 Sep 2008 00:00:00 PDTA Universite Laval research team has demonstrated that intellectual work induces a substantial increase in calorie intake. The details of this discovery, which could go some way to explaining the current obesity epidemic, are published in the most recent issue of Psychosomatic Medicine. The research team, supervised by Dr.Toward Improved Antibiotics Using Proteins From Marine Diatoms - Biomacromolecules Journal
Sun, 07 Sep 2008 00:00:00 PDTResearchers in Florida are reporting an advance toward tapping the enormous potential of an emerging new group of antibiotics identical to certain germ-fighting proteins found in the human immune system. Their study, which may help fight the growing epidemic of drug-resistant infections, is in the current (August) issue of ACS' Biomacromolecules, a monthly journal. In the new study, D.Study Suggests A Possible Way To Offset Chemobrain Memory Loss
Sun, 07 Sep 2008 00:00:00 PDTCancer patients have complained for years about the mental fog known as chemobrain. Now in animal studies at West Virginia University (WVU), researchers have discovered that injections of N-acetyl cysteine (NAC), an antioxidant, can prevent the memory loss that breast cancer chemotherapy drugs sometimes induce.
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