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Higher self awareness of memory difficulties may be associated with brain function decline over time

Published in the April issue of the Archives of General Psychiatry, the study offers a greater understanding of how different types and varying degrees of memory complaints may relate to brain function decline, a finding that may lead to early treatment interventions for people who could develop Alzheimer's disease.

4 Apr 2006

High glucose-uptake tumors can be identified with PET scans

Cervical cancers that take up a lot of blood sugar, or glucose, are more resistant to treatment than those that are less glucose-hungry, according to research at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.

4 Apr 2006

Bird flu pandemic supercomputer simulation model

Using supercomputers to respond to a potential national health emergency, scientists have developed a simulation model that makes stark predictions about the possible future course of an avian influenza pandemic, given today's environment of worldwide connectivity.

4 Apr 2006

Evidence of estrogen and progesterone hormone allergy discovered

Some women with menstrual cycle disorders like asthma and migraine headaches may be experiencing allergies to their own estrogen and progesterone hormones, Texas researchers have discovered.

4 Apr 2006

Prostate drug doxazosin blocks receptor in heart muscle, increasing risk of heart failure

Doxazosin, a drug commonly prescribed to help improve urinary flow in men with enlarged prostates, increases the likelihood of heart failure by blocking specific receptors in heart muscle cells, according to a study conducted at the San Francisco VA Medical Center.

4 Apr 2006

ICG value accurately predicts outcomes in adult living-donor liver transplantation

A new study on identifying which patients were likely to have poor outcomes following a living-donor liver transplant (LDLT) found that measuring how a certain non-toxic dye was eliminated by the liver shortly after surgery was an accurate indicator of liver function, and therefore a reliable indicator of the outcome of the procedure.

4 Apr 2006

International team tackle protein folding

A team of researchers from EPFL, (Ecole Polytechnique Fidirale de Lausanne), the University of Lausanne, Northwestern University and Tel Aviv Universitybring biology and statistical physics together to answer the question of how molecular chaperones fold, unfold and pull proteins around in the cell.

4 Apr 2006

Study provides important insights into how different modes of training reduce muscle injury

If you're a mouse, then stretching before you exercise is a good thing - even as long as two weeks before your next cheese hunt or cat run. But if you're reading this for yourself, it's a bit more complicated.

4 Apr 2006

Regular consumption of either black or green tea may reduce risk of Alzheimer's

Tea may be more than a trendy coffee alternative, according to researchers at the Douglas Hospital Research Centre (DHRC).

4 Apr 2006

First human recipients of laboratory-grown organs

The first human recipients of laboratory-grown organs were by Anthony Atala, M.D., director of the Institute for Regenerative Medicine at Wake Forest University School of Medicine. In The Lancet, Atala describes long-term success in children and teenagers who received bladders grown from their own cells.

4 Apr 2006

Linking implicit and explicit memory - conscious and unconscious memory linked in storing new information

The way the brain stores new, conscious information such as a first kiss or a childhood home is strongly linked to the way the human brain stores unconscious information, researchers at Yale report this month in an article featured on the cover of Neuron.

4 Apr 2006

Fish oil significantly reduces production of various prostaglandins that accentuate inflammation and thrombosis

Omega 3 fatty acids in dietary fish oil are reported to have anti-inflammatory and anti-thrombogenic and anti-arrhythmic effects in humans, but the biochemical basis for these beneficial health effects is not well understood.

4 Apr 2006

Study examines behavioral changes that occur after a person heavily drinks as an adolescent

Adolescence is a time of change both physically and mentally. Many times it means trying new things and for some, that includes experimenting with alcohol.

4 Apr 2006

Prenatal vitamins are important for the health and well-being of both mother and child

Children born to teenage mothers who were iron deficient early in their pregnancies were less active at age 3 than the children of iron sufficient moms, a Penn State study has shown.

4 Apr 2006

Scientists discover structure of malaria defense process

Scientists from two universities in Italy and Virginia Tech in the United States have determined the structure of a protein that is responsible for the production xanthurenic acid (XA) in Anopheles gambiae, the malaria carrying mosquitoes.

4 Apr 2006

Genome evolution in gibbons erased fat gene

Scientists from The University of Tokyo have discovered that gibbons, arboreal primates that inhabit the jungles of Southeast Asia, do not carry a major obesity gene that is present in the genomes of all other primates, including humans.

4 Apr 2006

Genetic clues to longevity

In a new study, Drs. Gil Atzmon and Nir Barzilai at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have found that people harbor alleles--alternative forms of a gene--that confer the same sort of longevity advantage.

4 Apr 2006

New mechanism that initiates metastasis

Researchers have known for years that the enzyme MMP-9 plays a key role in the spread of colorectal cancer. Now, scientists at Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia have found out how the enzyme helps initiate the process, known as metastasis.

4 Apr 2006

High levels of HDL cholesterol more important than low levels of LDL in protecting against heart attack

The researchers looked at the history of heart disease, age, sex, race, weight and other heart disease risk factors in almost 7,000 patients. The patients were predominately inner city residents and included a large number of African Americans, women, smokers and overweight people.

4 Apr 2006

First study of uterine fibroid embolization to treat post-menopausal women

The first study of uterine fibroid embolization to treat post-menopausal women shows that the non-surgical treatment was technically successful in 100 percent of patients, and improved bulk-related symptoms in 92 percent of the women.

4 Apr 2006

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Higher self awareness of memory difficulties may be associated with brain function decline over time

High glucose-uptake tumors can be identified with PET scans

Bird flu pandemic supercomputer simulation model

Evidence of estrogen and progesterone hormone allergy discovered

Prostate drug doxazosin blocks receptor in heart muscle, increasing risk of heart failure

ICG value accurately predicts outcomes in adult living-donor liver transplantation

International team tackle protein folding

Study provides important insights into how different modes of training reduce muscle injury

Regular consumption of either black or green tea may reduce risk of Alzheimer's

First human recipients of laboratory-grown organs

Linking implicit and explicit memory - conscious and unconscious memory linked in storing new information

Fish oil significantly reduces production of various prostaglandins that accentuate inflammation and thrombosis

Study examines behavioral changes that occur after a person heavily drinks as an adolescent

Prenatal vitamins are important for the health and well-being of both mother and child

Scientists discover structure of malaria defense process

Genome evolution in gibbons erased fat gene

Genetic clues to longevity

New mechanism that initiates metastasis

High levels of HDL cholesterol more important than low levels of LDL in protecting against heart attack

First study of uterine fibroid embolization to treat post-menopausal women

Redefining control and consistency in anaerobic microbiome workflows

AI in Healthcare: How generative tools are transforming clinical practice

The future of automation: Machine learning–driven hepatocyte and organoid counting

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