Gene governs IQ boost from breastfeeding
Public release date: 5-Nov-2007 DURHAM, N.C. – The known association between breast feeding and slightly higher IQ in children has been shown to relate to a particular gene in the…
Relationship between statins and cognitive decline more complex than thought
Public release date: 5-Nov-2007 INDIANAPOLIS – Previous explorations of a link between statins, a cholesterol lowering medication, and cognitive decline have produced inconsistent results. New research reveals that the relationship…
Modest gain in visceral fat causes dysfunction of blood vessel lining in lean, healthy humans
Public release date: 5-Nov-2007 ORLANDO, Fla. -- When lean healthy young adults gained about 9 pounds, the functioning of their blood vessel lining became impaired -- but shedding the weight…
Relationship between environmental stress and cancer elucidated
One way environmental stress causes cancer is by reducing the activity level of an enzyme that causes cell death, researchers say. They found that stress-inducing agents, such as oxidative stress,…
Diesel exhaust associated with higher heart attack, stroke risk in men
Public release date: 5-Nov-2007 ORLANDO, Nov. 6 — Increased roadway pollution produced by diesel fuel in vehicles is leading to a cascade of conditions that could result in heart attack…
Chronic kidney disease common in the United States
Public release date: 6-Nov-2007 There is a high prevalence of chronic kidney disease in the United States, which has risen over the past decade, according to a study led by…
Drug slows prostate tumor growth by keeping vitamin A active
Public release date: 6-Nov-2007 SINGAPORE -- A novel compound that blocks the breakdown of retinoic acid, derived from vitamin A, is a surprisingly effective and “promiscuous” agent in treating animal…
UCSD researchers discover inflammation, not obesity, cause of insulin resistance
Public release date: 6-Nov-2007 Researchers at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) School of Medicine have discovered that inflammation provoked by immune cells called macrophages leads to insulin resistance…
Scientists complete genome sequence of fungus responsible for dandruff, skin disorders
Public release date: 6-Nov-2007 Scientists from P&G Beauty announced that they successfully sequenced the complete genome for Malassezia globosa (M. globosa), a naturally occurring fungus responsible for the onset of…
A ‘grape’ future for Alzheimer’s disease research
Public release date: 6-Nov-2007 Concord grape juice and red wine polyphenols show promise in counteracting beta-amyloid plaques associated with cognitive decline Two recent population studies associated moderate red wine and…
Cholesterol-lowering drug linked to sleep disruptions
Public release date: 7-Nov-2007 ORLANDO, Nov. 7 — A cholesterol-lowering drug appears to disrupt sleep patterns of some patients, researchers reported at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions 2007. “The…
Exercise helps repair muscle damage in heart failure patients
Public release date: 7-Nov-2007 ORLANDO, Nov. 7 — Exercise increased the growth of new muscle cells and blood vessels in the weakened muscles of people with heart failure, according to…
Boston University Medical Center researcher’s abstract selected by Society for Neuroscience
Public release date: 7-Nov-2007 Boston, MA—David Farb, PhD, recently had an abstract selected that was highlighted by the Society for Neuroscience (SFN). The abstract details how antioxidants influence dopamine release…
‘Tweens’ double use of diabetes drugs
Public release date: 7-Nov-2007 More children taking chronic medications for blood pressure, cholesterol, asthma, depression and diabetes WASHINGTON, DC, November 7, 2007 – America’s tweens more than doubled their use…
OHSU research suggests America may over-vaccinate
Public release date: 7-Nov-2007 PORTLAND, Ore. –A new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine this week by Oregon Health & Science University researchers suggests that timelines for…
Could vitamin D, a key milk nutrient, affect how you age?
Public release date: 8-Nov-2007 WASHINGTON, D.C. (November 8, 2007)- There is a new reason for the 76 million baby boomers to grab a glass of milk. Vitamin D, a key…
In the laboratory, green tea proves a powerful medicine against severe sepsis
Public release date: 8-Nov-2007 MANHASSET, NY – A major component of green tea could prove the perfect elixir for severe sepsis, an abnormal immune system response to a bacterial infection.…
Interferon does not slow or stop hepatitis C from worsening, study finds
Public release date: 8-Nov-2007 Interferon does not slow or halt the progression of chronic hepatitis C and advanced liver disease in patients who haven’t responded to previous attempts to eradicate…
Too much sugar turns off gene that controls the effects of sex steroids
Public release date: 8-Nov-2007 Eating too much fructose and glucose can turn off the gene that regulates the levels of active testosterone and estrogen in the body, shows a new…
US among worst in world for infant death
Public release date: 11-Nov-2007 In 2004, the most recent year for which statistics are available, roughly seven babies died for every 1,000 live births before reaching their first birthday, the…
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