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Sedentary behaviors may lower cardiorespiratory fitness levels

Cardiologists at UT Southwestern Medical Center found that sedentary behaviors may lower cardiorespiratory fitness levels.

8 Jul 2014

Review proposes imaging tools to help visualize peripheral nerve regeneration process

Researchers at the Institute of Polymer Science and Engineering in Taipei, Taiwan, led by Dr. Hsu have been involved in peripheral nerve regeneration research for more than ten years. Dr. Hsu and her team have focused on development of polymeric nerve conduits to facilitate peripheral nerve regeneration.

8 Jul 2014

Study documents impact of behavioural factors on life expectancy

Live longer thanks to fruit, an active lifestyle, limited alcohol and no cigarettes. This is the conclusion of a study by public health physicians at the University of Zurich who documented for the first time the impact of behavioural factors on life expectancy in numbers. The results are to be taken over into prevention and health counselling in primary care.

8 Jul 2014

Study examines whether men who ride have higher risk of erectile dysfunction, infertility, prostate cancer

Cycling is a popular activity that offers clear health benefits, but there is an ongoing controversy about whether men who ride have a higher risk of urogenital disorders such as erectile dysfunction, infertility, or prostate cancer.

8 Jul 2014

Pseudogenes may play key role in the discovery of new biomarkers

Dysfunctional, unloved and seemingly of little use, these poor-cousin relatives of genes have lost their protein-coding abilities. They contain material not essential for an organism's survival and are the "last stop" for removal of genomic waste.

8 Jul 2014

New mechanism of chemotherapy resistance in triple-negative inflammatory breast cancer

Researchers at Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI) have identified a mechanism of breast cancer cells that leads to chemotherapy resistance in inflammatory breast cancer.

8 Jul 2014

Alcohol ads can encourage kids to drink

The brands of alcohol popular with underage drinkers also happen to be the ones heavily advertised in magazines that young people read, a new study finds.

8 Jul 2014

Teen dating takes violent turn for nearly 1 in 6 young people

Dating during the teen years takes a violent turn for nearly 1 in 6 young people, a new study finds, with both genders reporting acts like punching, pulling hair, shoving, and throwing things.

8 Jul 2014

Fungus responsible for outbreak of Greek yogurt can threaten health systems

The fungus responsible for an outbreak of contaminated Greek yogurt last year is not harmless after all but a strain with the ability to cause disease, according to research published in mBio-, the online open-access journal of the American Society for Microbiology.

8 Jul 2014

Insights into how cells move could lead to innovative techniques to stop spread of cancer

Insights into how cells move through the body could lead to innovative techniques to stop cancer cells from spreading and causing secondary tumours, according to new UCL research.

8 Jul 2014

Reaction Biology awarded Phase I SBIR grant to create epigenetic database

Reaction Biology Corporation announced today that it has been awarded a Phase I SBIR grant from the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences to create a database of epigenetic drug interactions.

8 Jul 2014

Sibling relationships affect child's weight

It is well documented that children with obese parents are at greater risk for obesity. In a new study, researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital, Cornell University, and Duke University looked at how different kinds of family associations affect obesity, specifically how sibling relationships affect a child's weight.

8 Jul 2014

LEMIT launches free, online training program to strengthen public health enforcement efforts

Funded by a grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Bill Blackwood Law Enforcement Management Institute of Texas (LEMIT) launched a free, online training program to strengthen civil and criminal environmental and public health enforcement efforts at the local, county, state, and tribal levels.

8 Jul 2014

UC Riverside discovery could lead to future development of needle-free vaccines

Ripping a page from the Star Trek script, specialized cells of the barrier that lines the inside of the intestines and airways of humans have invoked a biological version of Captain Kirk's famous command "shields up" as a first defense against invading microbes.

8 Jul 2014

CWRU receives $12.6 million from NIA to identify rare genetic variants that contribute to Alzheimer's

Researchers from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine are part of a five-university collaboration receiving a $12.6 million, four-year grant from the National Institute on Aging (NIA), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), to identify rare genetic variants that may either protect against, or contribute to Alzheimer's disease risk.

8 Jul 2014

Study provides new knowledge about EphA2 receptor involved in several forms of cancer

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have headed a study that provides new knowledge about the EphA2 receptor, which is significant in several forms of cancer. This is important knowledge in itself - but just as important is how this study, which is published in the highly respected journal Nature Methods, was conducted.

8 Jul 2014

ASN Foundation for Kidney Research provides $2.8 million to improve care for kidney patients

The American Society of Nephrology and the ASN Foundation for Kidney Research will fund $2.8 million in original, meritorious research in 2014 to improve care for the more than 20 million Americans with kidney disease, and for kidney patients worldwide.

8 Jul 2014

Survey shows biggest barrier to receiving Human Papillomavirus vaccine

A survey of first-year Grand Valley State University students showed the biggest barrier to receiving a Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine was moral or religious beliefs, or a perceived promotion of sexual behavior, according to graduate physician assistant researchers.

8 Jul 2014

Study: Infant toenails reliable way to estimate arsenic exposure before birth

Infant toenails are a reliable way to estimate arsenic exposure before birth, a Dartmouth College study shows. The findings appear in the Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology. A PDF of the study is available on request.

8 Jul 2014

Lack of leisure-time physical activity linked to increased obesity, particularly in young women

Sedentary lifestyle and not caloric intake may be to blame for increased obesity in the US, according to a new analysis of data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES).

8 Jul 2014

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Sedentary behaviors may lower cardiorespiratory fitness levels

Review proposes imaging tools to help visualize peripheral nerve regeneration process

Study documents impact of behavioural factors on life expectancy

Study examines whether men who ride have higher risk of erectile dysfunction, infertility, prostate cancer

Pseudogenes may play key role in the discovery of new biomarkers

New mechanism of chemotherapy resistance in triple-negative inflammatory breast cancer

Alcohol ads can encourage kids to drink

Teen dating takes violent turn for nearly 1 in 6 young people

Fungus responsible for outbreak of Greek yogurt can threaten health systems

Insights into how cells move could lead to innovative techniques to stop spread of cancer

Reaction Biology awarded Phase I SBIR grant to create epigenetic database

Sibling relationships affect child's weight

LEMIT launches free, online training program to strengthen public health enforcement efforts

UC Riverside discovery could lead to future development of needle-free vaccines

CWRU receives $12.6 million from NIA to identify rare genetic variants that contribute to Alzheimer's

Study provides new knowledge about EphA2 receptor involved in several forms of cancer

ASN Foundation for Kidney Research provides $2.8 million to improve care for kidney patients

Survey shows biggest barrier to receiving Human Papillomavirus vaccine

Study: Infant toenails reliable way to estimate arsenic exposure before birth

Lack of leisure-time physical activity linked to increased obesity, particularly in young women

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