Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week back issues from September 2008:
Epilepsy linked to higher risk of drowning.(Report)
Sep 06, 2008 ... People with epilepsy appear to have a much higher risk of drowning compared to people without epilepsy, according to a study published in the August 19, 2008, issue of Neurology[R], the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. Previous studies have shown a higher risk most ...
Guideline: Surgery may be considered for extreme face pain.
Sep 06, 2008 ... A new guideline developed by the American Academy of Neurology finds surgery may be considered for people who suffer from extreme, electric shock-like pain in their face and do not respond well to drugs. The guideline on treating trigeminal neuralgia is published in the August 20, 2008, ...
Children's Hospital Oakland scientist finds potential Alzheimer's cure in century-old drug.
Sep 06, 2008 ... Oakland, Calif. u A new study conducted by researchers at Children's Hospital & Research Center Oakland shows that a century-old drug, methylene blue, may be able to slow or even cure Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease. Used at a very low concentration u about the equivalent of a few ...
When the patient can't decide.
Sep 06, 2008 ... Family members are often called upon to make medical choices for patients who are unable to do so themselves. Researchers led by Alexia Torke, M.D., of the Indiana University School of Medicine and the Regenstrief Institute, Inc., studied how physicians treating these patients interacted ...
LSUHSC research reports new method to protect brain cells from diseases like Alzheimer's.(Report)
Sep 06, 2008 ... New research led by Chu Chen, PhD, Associate Professor of Neuroscience at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans, provides evidence that one of the only naturally occurring fatty acids in the brain that has the ability to interact with the receptors originally identified as the targets of ...
New Alzheimer disease research from Case Western Reserve University described.(Report)
Sep 06, 2008 ... "Mitochondrial function relies heavily on its morphology and distribution, alterations of which have been increasingly implicated in neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer's disease (AD). In this study, we found abnormal mitochondrial distribution characterized by elongated ...
Research from F. Cacucci and colleagues provide new insights into Alzheimer disease.
Sep 06, 2008 ... "Alzheimer's disease (AD) is associated with progressive memory decline. Hippocampal place cells are a well understood candidate for the neural basis of one type of memory in rodents; these cells identify the animal's location in an environment and are crucial for spatial memory and ...
Studies from Baylor College of Medicine, College of Medicine reveal new findings on amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
Sep 06, 2008 ... According to a study from the United States, "VAP proteins (human VAPB/ALS8, Drosophila VAP33, and C. elegans VPR-1) are homologous proteins with an amino-terminal major sperm protein (MSP) domain and a transmembrane domain. The MSP domain is named for its similarity to the C. elegans MSP ...
Research in the area of arthritis reported from C. Mackay and colleagues.(Report)
Sep 06, 2008 ... "The burden of arthritis is increasing in the face of diminishing health human resources to deliver care. In response, innovative models of care delivery are developing to facilitate access to quality care," researchers in Toronto, Canada report (see also Arthritis). "Most ...
New biophysics data have been reported by researchers at Marche Polytechnic University.
Sep 06, 2008 ... According to recent research published in the European Biophysics Journal with Biophysics Letters, "We report on the solvation properties and intermolecular interactions of a model protein (bovine serum albumine, BSA) in urea aqueous solutions, as obtained by combining small-angle neutron ...
Findings in behavior reported from Temple University.
Sep 06, 2008 ... According to a study from the United States, "Two studies examined U.S. mothers' (N = 1130) and child development professionals' (N = 99) beliefs about the relationship between play and learning. I investigated relationships among maternal conceptualizations of play, Perceived learning ...
Research reports on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease from Y. Kaplan and colleagues provide new insights.
Sep 06, 2008 ... In this recently published article, scientists in Turkey conducted a study "To evaluate the prevalence of restless legs syndrome (RLS) in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and the relationship between RLS and clinical/laboratory findings of COPD. One hundred and ...
New findings from Leiden University in the area of coronavirus described.
Sep 06, 2008 ... "SARS-coronavirus (SARS-CoV) replication and transcription are mediated by a replication/transcription complex (RTC) of which virus-encoded, non-structural proteins (nsps) are the primary constituents. The 16 SARS-CoV nsps are produced by autoprocessing of two large precursor ...
University of Leon details research in Corynebacterium.
Sep 06, 2008 ... "Bacterial cell growth and cell division are highly complicated and diversified biological processes. In most rod-shaped bacteria, actin-like MreB homologues produce helicoidal structures along the cell that support elongation of the lateral cell wall," scientists in Leon, Spain report ...
Research on enzyme research discussed by scientists at University of California.
Sep 06, 2008 ... According to recent research from the United States, "Gaining detailed understanding of the energetics of the proton-pumping process in cytochrome c oxidase (CcO) is one of the challenges of modern biophysics. Despite promising mechanistic proposals, most works have not related the ...
Researchers' work from University of Khartoum focuses on histoplasmosis.
Sep 06, 2008 ... "Histoplasmosis is a fungal infection caused by Histoplasma capsulatum. In the normal individual, both disseminated histoplasmosis and symptomatic adrenal histoplasmosis are rare," scientists in Khartoum, Sudan report (see also Histoplasmosis). "Herein, we describe the case of a ...
Scientists at University of Windsor release new data on inflammatory bowel disease.(Report)
Sep 06, 2008 ... " In order to facilitate our understanding of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients, it is critical to explore their subjective experiences with the disease. Research has suggested that current modes of assessing HRQoL (i.e., generic and ...
Recent findings in life sciences described by researchers from China Agricultural University.
Sep 06, 2008 ... "Polymorphisms of the prion protein gene (Prnp), especially the amino acid residue alterations at codons 136, 154, and 174, in sheep have been found to be associated with susceptibility to scrapie disease. We investigated Prnp polymorphisms in three local sheep breeds in Inner Mongolia, ...
New data from Stanford University illuminate research in Meniere disease.
Sep 06, 2008 ... "Meniere's disease is a chronic illness that affects a substantial number of patients every year worldwide. The disease is characterised by intermittent episodes of vertigo lasting from minutes to hours, with fluctuating sensorineural hearing loss, tinnitus, and aural pressure," scientists ...
Findings from H. Kojima and co-authors provide new insights into oligodendroglioma.
Sep 06, 2008 ... " Oligodendrogliomas, which have a relatively better prognosis than tumors of the astrocytic lineage, have few morphologic clues for diagnosis. To address this problem, eosinophilic refractile inclusions were examined cytologically in the tumor of a 59-year-old man, using surgical ...
Research by I. Marin and colleagues in Parkinson disease provides new insights.(Report)
Sep 06, 2008 ... According to recent research published in the Journal of Molecular Evolution, "Dominant mutations in the LRRK2 gene, a member of the Roco family, cause both familial and sporadic Parkinson disease. LRRK genes had so far been detected only in bilaterian animals." "In ...
New research on proteomics from C. Portmann and co-authors summarized.
Sep 06, 2008 ... "Two new modified hexacyclopeptides, aerucyclamides A and B, were isolated from the toxic freshwater cyanobacterium Microcystis aeruginosa PCC 7806," scientists writing in the Journal of Natural Products report (see also Proteomics). "The constitution was assigned by ...
Reports from University of California highlight recent research in proteomics.
Sep 06, 2008 ... According to a study from the United States, "NOD2, a NOD-like receptor (NLR), is an intracellular sensor of bacterial muramyl dipeptide (MDP) that was suggested to promote secretion of the proinflarnmatory cytokine IL-1 beta. Yet, the molecular mechanism by which NOD2 can stimulate IL-1 ...
Reports on proteomics findings from Harvard University provide new insights.
Sep 06, 2008 ... "Intramolecular side-chain to side-chain cyclization is an established approach to achieve stabilization of specific conformations and a recognized strategy to improve resistance toward proteolytic degradation. To this end, cyclizations, which are bioisosteric to the lactam-type side-chain ...
Research on proteomics described by scientists at Uppsala University.
Sep 06, 2008 ... "The speed of protein synthesis determines the growth rate of bacteria. Current biochemical estimates of the rate of protein elongation are small and incompatible with the rate of protein elongation in the living cell," researchers in Uppsala, Sweden report (see also Proteomics). ...
Studies from Columbus Children's Hospital add new findings in the area of retraction syndrome.
Sep 06, 2008 ... According to recent research published in the journal Science, "Duane's retraction syndrome (DRS) is a complex congenital eye movement disorder caused by aberrant innervation of the extraocular muscles by axons of brainstem motor neurons. Studying families with a variant form of the ...
Data on RNA research discussed by J.G. Grossmann and colleagues.
Sep 06, 2008 ... According to a study from the United Kingdom, "Many macromolecules in the cell function by forming multi-component assemblies. We have applied the technique of small angle neutron scattering to study a nucleic acid-protein complex and a multi-protein complex." "The results ...
Studies from S. Haga and colleagues provide new data on severe acute respiratory syndrome.
Sep 06, 2008 ... According to recent research from Tokyo, Japan, "Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV) is a high-risk infectious pathogen. In the proposed model of respiratory failure, SARS-CoV down-regulates its receptor, angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2), but the mechanism ...
Data from University of Cambridge advance knowledge in tuberculosis.
Sep 06, 2008 ... According to a study from Cambridge, the United Kingdom, " Previous studies have indicated that International Monetary Fund (IMF) economic programs have influenced health-care infrastructure in recipient countries. The post-communist Eastern European and former Soviet Union countries ...
New tuberculosis study findings have been reported by V.J. Cook and colleagues.
Sep 06, 2008 ... According to recent research from Vancouver, Canada, "Tuberculosis (TB) referral clinic in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Screening for and treatment of latent TB infection (LTBI) in at-risk populations are the cornerstone of TB control in low-incidence countries." ...
Report summarizes tuberculosis study findings from University of California.
Sep 06, 2008 ... According to a study from the United States, "Bacterial pathogens trigger specialized virulence factor secretion systems on encountering host cells. The ESX-1 protein secretion system of Mycobacterium tuberculosis - the causative agent of the human disease tuberculosis - delivers bacterial ...
Study results from University of Zambia, ZAMBART Project broaden understanding of tuberculosis.(Survey)
Sep 06, 2008 ... "Urban primary health centres in Lusaka, Zambia. 1) To estimate patient costs for tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis and treatment and 2) to identify determinants of patient costs," scientists writing in the International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease report (see also Tuberculosis). ...
University of Michigan reports research in tuberculosis.
Sep 06, 2008 ... "The Mycobacterium tuberculosis PE-PGRS multigene family is thought to be involved in antigenic variation, which can be generated by differential regulation of expression and a high frequency of genetic polymorphism. PE_PGRS16 and PE_PGRS26 are inversely regulated during persistent M ....
Studies from Karolinska Institut provide new data on arthritis.(Report)
Sep 06, 2008 ... Investigators publish new data in the report 'Gait pattern in rheumatoid arthritis.' According to a study from Stockholm, Sweden, "The purpose of this study was to analyse kinematic and kinetic gait changes in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients in comparison to healthy controls and to ...
Reports on arthritis genetics findings from University Hospital provide new insights.
Sep 06, 2008 ... Current study results from the report, 'Genome-wide association study of rheumatoid arthritis in the Spanish population: KLF12 as a risk locus for rheumatoid arthritis susceptibility,' have been published. According to recent research from Barcelona, Spain, "To identify new genes ...
Research data from F.I. Wolf and colleagues update understanding of cell proliferation.
Sep 06, 2008 ... Current study results from the report, 'Magnesium and the control of cell proliferation: looking for a needle in a haystack,' have been published. "Experimental evidence supports the important role of magnesium in the process of cellular proliferation, even though cell magnesium ...
New cerebral palsy study results reported from University of Edinburgh.(Report)
Sep 06, 2008 ... Current study results from the report, 'Reliability and validity of the Edinburgh Visual Gait Score for cerebral palsy when used by inexperienced observers,' have been published. "The Edinburgh Visual Gait Score (EVGS) for cerebral palsy has been validated for observer reliability and ...
Study results from S.E. Farmer and colleagues broaden understanding of cerebral palsy in children.(Report)
Sep 06, 2008 ... Research findings, 'Developing a technique to measure intra-limb coordination in gait: applicable to children with cerebral palsy,' are discussed in a new report. According to recent research published in the journal Gait and Posture, "Lower limb intra-limb coordination was investigated ...
Studies from United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Disease have provided new information about encephalitis.
Sep 06, 2008 ... Scientists discuss in 'Susceptibility of Peruvian mosquitoes to eastern equine encephalitis virus' new findings in encephalitis. According to a study from the United States, "Mosquitoes were collected in the Amazon Basin, near Iquitos, Peru, and used in experimental studies to evaluate ...
Study data from University of Leeds, Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biology update understanding of enzyme research.(Report)
Sep 06, 2008 ... Research findings, 'Human neprilysin-2 (NEP2) and NEP display distinct subcellular localisations and substrate preferences,' are discussed in a new report. According to a study from Leeds, the United Kingdom, "Neprilysin-2 (NEP2) is a novel metallopeptidase homologous to neprilysin (NEP), ...
Reports summarize hearing loss study results from Duke University.
Sep 06, 2008 ... New investigation results, 'Aminoglycoside induced ototoxicity,' are detailed in a study published in Toxicology. "Aminoglycosides are bactericidal aminoglycosidic aminocyclitols. They are cost effective and therefore widely used, however ototoxicity is a prominent dose-limiting side ...
Research on knee osteoarthritis published by scientists at Paris Descartes University, Medicine Faculty.(Report)
Sep 06, 2008 ... Research findings, 'Comparative evaluation of three semi-quantitative radiographic grading techniques for knee osteoarthritis in terms of validity and reproducibility in 1759 X-rays: report of the OARSI-OMERACT task force,' are discussed in a new report. According to a study from Paris, ...
Investigators at Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Chemistry Department have published new data on life sciences.(Report)
Sep 06, 2008 ... Research findings, 'Self-consistent residual dipolar coupling based model-free analysis for the robust determination of nanosecond to microsecond protein dynamics,' are discussed in a new report. "Residual dipolar couplings (RDCs) provide information about the dynamic average orientation ...
Reports outline life sciences research from University of York, Department of Chemistry.
Sep 06, 2008 ... A report, 'Higher-throughput approaches to crystallization and crystal structure determination,' is newly published data in Biochemical Society Transactions. According to recent research from Heslington, the United Kingdom, "In recent times, there has been a large increase in the number of ...
Research from National Taiwan University, Graduate Institute reveals new findings on life sciences.(Report)
Sep 06, 2008 ... Research findings, 'New insights into the functions and N-glycan structures of factor X activator from Russell's viper venom,' are discussed in a new report. According to recent research from Taiwan, "The coagulation factor X activator from Russell's viper venom (RVV-X) is a heterotrimeric ...
Research from University of Alberta, Gunning-Lemieux Chemistry Center provides new data on life sciences.(Report)
Sep 06, 2008 ... Research findings, 'Development of a coupled spectrophotometric assay for GlfT2, a bifunctional mycobacterial galactofuranosyltransferase,' are discussed in a new report. "As a key constituent of their protective cell wall all mycobacteria produce a large structural component, the ...
Research from University of Cambridge, Department of Biochemistry in the area of life sciences published.
Sep 06, 2008 ... Researchers detail in 'Translational control in early development: CPEB, P-bodies and germinal granules,' new data in life sciences. According to a study from Cambridge, the United Kingdom, "Selective protein synthesis in oocytes, eggs and early embryos of many organisms drives several ...
Research from University of Munster, Institute for Medical Physics and Biophysics yields new data on life sciences.
Sep 06, 2008 ... Scientists discuss in 'MALDI-QTOFMS/MS identification of glycoforms from the urine of a CDG patient' new findings in life sciences. According to recent research from Muenster, Germany, "Identification of single glycoconjugate components in a complex mixture from the urine of a patient ...
Researchers from Princeton University, Department of Molecular Biology discuss findings in life sciences.
Sep 06, 2008 ... Fresh data on life sciences are presented in the report 'Changes in bicoid mRNA anchoring highlight conserved mechanisms during the oocyte-to-embryo transition.' "Intracellular mRNA localization directs protein synthesis to particular subcellular domains to establish embryonic polarity in ...
Studies in the area of life sciences reported from University of Cambridge, Department of Pathology.
Sep 06, 2008 ... Scientists discuss in 'RNA pseudoknots and the regulation of protein synthesis' new findings in life sciences. "RNA pseudoknots are structural elements found in almost all classes of RNA. Pseudoknots form when a single-stranded region in the loop of a hairpin base-pairs with a stretch of ...
Study results from Russian Academy of Science update understanding of life sciences.
Sep 06, 2008 ... Current study results from the report, 'Contribution of internal initiation to translation of cellular mRNAs containing IRESs,' have been published. According to a study from Russia, "A broad range of cellular stresses lead to the inhibition of translation. Despite this, some cellular ...
Study findings from MetroHealth Medical Center provide new insights into muscular dystrophy.(Report)
Sep 06, 2008 ... Fresh data on muscular dystrophy are presented in the report 'Symptomatic nephrolithiasis in prolonged survivors of Duchenne muscular dystrophy.' "In this study, we describe the association between Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) and symptomatic nephrolithiasis. The DMD patients were ...
Scientists at Safdarjung Hospital release new data on neurocysticercosis.
Sep 06, 2008 ... New investigation results, 'Neurocysticercosis in a north Indian hospital,' are detailed in a study published in Tropical Doctor. According to recent research from New Delhi, India, "In endemic regions, neurocysticercosis (NCC) is the most commonly diagnosed parasitic disease of the ...
Findings in osteoarthritis prevention reported from Monash University.(Clinical report)
Sep 06, 2008 ... Research findings, 'Frontal plane knee alignment is associated with a longitudinal reduction in patella cartilage volume in people with knee osteoarthritis,' are discussed in a new report. According to recent research published in the journal Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, "Varus-valgus ...
New pemphigus vulgaris study findings have been reported by researchers at University of Tennessee, Health Science Center.(Report)
Sep 06, 2008 ... Research findings, 'Pesticide-associated pemphigus vulgaris,' are discussed in a new report. "We present a 40-year-old man with occupation-induced pemphigus vulgaris (PV). He developed PV within days of a one-time heavy exposure to fumes of burning glyphosate, a broad-spectrum nonselective ...
Research reports on proteomics from University of Manchester, Faculty of Life Sciences provide new insights.
Sep 06, 2008 ... New investigation results, 'Subcellular localization of mRNA and factors involved in translation initiation,' are detailed in a study published in Biochemical Society Transactions. According to recent research from Manchester, the United Kingdom, "Both the process and synthesis of factors ...
New findings in quality of life described by T. van't Veer and co-researchers.
Sep 06, 2008 ... Current study results from the report, 'Quality of life for families with spina bifida in Kenya,' have been published. According to recent research from Kijabe, Kenya, "Spina bifida (SB) affects children worldwide. Studies from developed nations have explored the impact of SB on the ...
MemorialCare Medical Centers Select Accenx Exchange as Their Physician Outreach Platform.
Sep 06, 2008 ... Accenx, a leading provider of health information and exchange solutions, announced that MemorialCare Medical Centers, a nationally recognized hospital system servicing southern California, has selected Accenx Exchange(TM) as the interoperability platform to support their physician outreach ...
Alan James Group Launches Enhanced Websites for Existing Nutritional Supplement Product Line.
Sep 06, 2008 ... Alan James Group (AJG), a wholly owned subsidiary of Interleukin Genetics, Inc. (AMEX:ILI), announced that it has launched several new websites for its line of branded nutritional supplements, including Ginsana(R), Ginkoba(R), Venastat(R), Optiform SAM-e(R), Cransana(R) and Ginsana Gold ...
Statement on the Passing of Congresswoman Stephanie Tubbs Jones.
Sep 06, 2008 ... It is with deep sadness that we inform you of the passing of Congresswoman Stephanie Tubbs Jones, beloved mother to Mervyn Jones II, sister to Barbara L. Walker, dear colleague, loyal servant and friend to all. Congresswoman Tubbs Jones passed after being admitted to Huron Hospital having ...
Biocap By Blairlab Is the Revolutionary Way to Achieve Younger Skin.
Sep 06, 2008 ... Biocap By Blairlab commemorates a year of undeniable customer satisfaction, and groundbreaking positioning as the only skin care treatment that unleashes the powerful healing energy of the world's hottest natural ingredient -- capsaicin (see also Blairlab). Biocap has been shown ...
VirtualHealth Technologies, Inc., Announces Its Associate, Private Access, Appoints Marc Kirshbaum as President & COO.
Sep 06, 2008 ... Private Access, Inc., a developer of web-based solutions that enable management of detailed privacy preferences for personal health information, announced that the former President of Experian plc's Business Information Services Group and Fraud and Identity Solutions business, Marc D ....
Gordian Health Solutions Recognized as a Leading National Wellness Company.
Sep 06, 2008 ... Today Gordian Health Solutions, Inc., a national personal health coaching company, announced that Health Industries Research Companies (HIRC) has recognized Gordian as one of the country's leading wellness vendors for the second year in a row. The list of vendors was published in HIRC's ...
Figure Skater Peggy Fleming Teams With HealthSaver: To Relieve Headaches, Be Proactive.
Sep 06, 2008 ... The National Institutes of Health estimates that 45 million Americans suffer chronic headaches. For at least half of these headaches sufferers, the pain they experience is severe enough to be disabling. If headaches cause disruptions in your life, there are many options to find relief (see ...
icyou Designs Olympic-Themed Channel to Promote Physical Wellness.
Sep 06, 2008 ... After introducing a customizable channel page for users, the icyou team announced the launch of its own channel that provides users with a behind-the-scenes perspective of the 2008 Olympic Games. "The Everyday Olympian" compiles 20 videos, and counting, from icyou and its community that ...