Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week articles from December 2008

Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week archives from December 2008

LSUHSC research identifies key contributor to Alzheimer's disease process.
December 6, 2008... Walter J. Lukiw, PhD, Associate Professor of Neuroscience and Ophthalmology at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans, is the lead author of a paper identifying, for the first time, a specific function of a fragment of ribonucleic acid (RNA),...

International team discovers gene associated with epilepsy.
December 6, 2008... A University of Iowa-led international research team has found a new gene associated with the brain disorder epilepsy. While the PRICKLE1 gene mutation was specific to a rare form of epilepsy, the study results could help lead to new ideas for...

Surprisingly, female models have negative effect on men.
December 6, 2008... Many studies have shown that media images of female models have had a negative impact on how woman view their own bodies, but does this same effect hold true when men view male models? A leading researcher of media effects on body image at the...

Serial cohabiters less likely than others to marry.
December 6, 2008... A new study in the Journal of Marriage and Family found that serial cohabiters are less likely than single-instance cohabiting unions to result in marriage. Similarly if serial cohabiters marry, divorce rates are very high (see also...

New findings from K. Sanghvi and co-authors in the area of angiology published.
December 6, 2008... According to recent research from the United States, "Percutaneous intervention of iliac artery (IA) and superficial femoral artery (SFA) disease is often performed via ipsilateral or contralateral femoral access. However, this approach may be...

Findings from Rockefeller University advance knowledge in weight loss.
December 6, 2008... "The cellular program responsible for the restoration of adipose tissue mass after weight loss is largely uncharacterized. Leptin mRNA levels are highly correlated with adipose tissue mass, and leptin expression can thus be used as a surrogate...

Researchers at Louisiana State University target obesity in children.(Report)
December 6, 2008... Fresh data on obesity are presented in the report 'Black children with high preferences for fruits and vegetables are at less risk of being at risk of overweight or overweight.' According to recent research from the United States, "Food...

New Alzheimer disease research has been reported by scientists at Rockefeller University.
December 6, 2008... "Plasma A beta 42 and A beta 40 levels are putative biomarkers for Alzheimer's disease (AD), but their significance and predictive value have been inconclusive. In AD transgenic models, plasma and cerebrospinal fluid levels of A beta 42 and A...

Research on arthritis described by C. Rintisch and colleagues.
December 6, 2008... According to a study from Stockholm, Sweden, "The arthritis-susceptible DA rat is one of the most commonly used rat strains for genetic linkage analysis and is instrumental for the identification of many genetic loci. Even though DA rats were...

New arthroplasty findings from Indiana University, Medical Department described.(Clinical report)
December 6, 2008... According to recent research from the United States, "This prospective, randomized, multicenter study of alumina ceramic-alumina ceramic bearing couples includes 452 patients (475 hips). Their average age was 53 years with approximately two...

Research from M. Lavigne and co-researchers in the area of arthroplasty published.
December 6, 2008... "Many patients undergoing, total hip resurfacing arthroplasty present with reduced anterior femoral neck concavity as a part of the degenerative process. Painful hip impingement may develop or persist after hip resurfacing when the retained...

Research on arthroplasty detailed by scientists at Wake Forest University, Medical Department.(Report)
December 6, 2008... According to recent research from the United States, "one of the most common complications after total hip arthroplasty is instability. This Study reviewed the recent literature concerning the indications, contraindications, and results of...

Research reports from M.T. Manley and co-authors provide new insights into arthroplasty.
December 6, 2008... "In the last decade or so, newer hip bearings such as ceramic-on-ceramic, metal-on-metal, and metal-on-highly cross-linked polyethylene were introduced into clinical practice in attempts to reduce the debris load released to the tissues after...

Researchers from Chang-Gung University describe findings in arthroplasty.
December 6, 2008... According to recent research published in the Journal of Arthroplasty, "Intraoperative fluoroscopy is suggested as a standard procedure in 2-incision total hip arthroplasty. Between September 2003 and July 2004, 2-incision total hip...

Studies from C. Amuwa and co-researchers update current data on arthroplasty.
December 6, 2008... "The combined anteversion technique for acetabular component placement of total hip arthroplasty is beneficial because of the surgeons' limited ability to control the anteversion of a cementless femoral stem," scientists in the United States...

Study results from University of Texas update understanding of arthroplasty.
December 6, 2008... According to a study from the United States, "Debate remains with regard to the best fixation method for total hip arthroplasty." "Much of the argument supporting cementless fixation has been based upon the failure of cement fixation with...

Researchers at Mayo Clinic, Medical Department publish new data on carpal tunnel syndrome.
December 6, 2008... "The purpose of this report is to describe a new sonographically guided technique for carpal tunnel injections using an ulnar approach. Previously published sonographically guided techniques for carpal tunnel injections were reviewed,"...

Studies from Erasmus University yield new information about chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.(Report)
December 6, 2008... According to recent research published in the journal Value in Health, "Value of information (VOI) analysis informs decision-makers about the expected value of conducting more research to support a decision. This expected value of (partial)...

Study findings from P. Hernandezcortes et al provide new insights into contracture.
December 6, 2008... According to a study from Granada, Spain, "Compartment syndromes and ischemic contractures after ankle fractures are exceedingly rare. We report a case in which a Weber type-C ankle fracture resulted in an unrecognized compartment syndrome and...

Reports outline Corynebacterium study results from University of Connecticut.
December 6, 2008... According to a study from the United States, "Cell surface pili in Gram-positive bacteria orchestrate the colonization of host tissues, evasion of immunity, and the development of biofilms. Recent work revealed that pilus assembly is a biphasic...

New findings from Northeastern University describe advances in DNA research.
December 6, 2008... "The a subunit of the replicative DNA polymerase III of Escherichia coli is the active polymerase of the 10-subunit bacterial. replicase. The C-terminal region of the alpha subunit is predicted to contain an oligonucleotide binding (OB-fold)...

Study findings from Brandeis University broaden understanding of DNA research.
December 6, 2008... According to a study from the United States, "At many promoters, transcription is regulated by simultaneous binding of a protein to multiple sites on DNA, but the structures and dynamics of such transcription factor-mediated DNA loops are...

New ectopic pregnancy study findings reported from University of Pittsburgh, Medical Department.
December 6, 2008... According to recent research published in the journal Seminars in Reproductive Medicine, "Early pregnancy failure and ectopic pregnancy are common clinical diagnoses for which ultrasound can provide useful information. This review explores the...

New endocytosis study findings recently were published by researchers at Pohang University of Science and Technology.
December 6, 2008... According to recent research published in the Journal of Cell Biology, "The single-pass transmembrane protein Ryk (atypical receptor related tyrosine kinase) functions as a Wnt receptor. However, Ryk's correlation with Wnt/Frizzled (Fz)...

Data on enzyme research detailed by researchers at University of Groningen.
December 6, 2008... "Vanillyl-alcohol oxidase (VAO; EC 1.1.3.38) contains a covalently 8 alpha-histidyl bound FAD, which represents the most frequently encountered covalent flavin-protein linkage. To elucidate the mechanism by which VAO covalently incorporates the...

Research from National Institutes of Health has provided new data on enzyme research.
December 6, 2008... "Recent paramagnetic relaxation enhancement (PRE) studies on several weakly interacting protein complexes have unequivocally demonstrated the existence of transient encounter complexes. Here, we present a computational method to study...

New Escherichia coli research from Northern Illinois University described.
December 6, 2008... "The spectrum of the ferric heme domain of the direct oxygen sensor protein from Escherichia coli (EcDosH) has been measured between pH 3.0 and 12.6. EcDosH undergoes acid denaturation With an apparent pK(a) of 4.24 +/- 0.05 and a Hill...

Reports outline Escherichia coli research from University of Edinburgh.
December 6, 2008... According to recent research from Scotland, "It has long been known that the 59 to 39 polarity of DNA synthesis results in both a leading and lagging strand at all replication forks(1). Until now, however, there has been no evidence that...

Research from R. Madan and colleagues provide new insights into Escherichia coli.
December 6, 2008... "The bgl operon is silent and uninducible in wild-type strains of Escherichia coli and requires mutational activation for optimal expression. We show that transcription from the wild-type and the activated bgl promoter exhibits a growth...

Research results from University of Texas update knowledge of Escherichia coli.
December 6, 2008... "G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are notoriously difficult to express, particularly in microbial systems," scientists in the United States report (see also Escherichia coli). "Using GPCR fusions with the green fluorescent protein (GFP),...

Researchers from Duke University report on findings in Escherichia coli.
December 6, 2008... According to a study from the United States, "The core-lipid A domain of Escherichia coli lipopolysaccharide (LPS) is synthesized on the inner surface of the inner membrane (IM) and flipped to its outer surface by the ABC transporter MsbA....

New findings from University of Rochester in the area of Graves disease published.
December 6, 2008... "Thyroid eye disease (TED) is an inflammatory condition of the orbit closely associated with Graves' disease. During the course of TED, fibrosis can develop around the extraocular muscles, and excess extracellular matrix and fat accumulates in...

Studies from University of London, Imperial College yield new data on Huntington disease.
December 6, 2008... "Ultra-pure ethyl-eicosapentaenoic acid (ethyl-EPA), a semi-synthetic ethyl ester of eicosapentaenoic acid, is associated with clinical improvement in motor functioning in Huntington's disease. The aim was to determine the extent to which it...

Investigators at San Francisco General Hospital target life sciences.
December 6, 2008... "Despite increasing data demonstrating the positive impact primary care has on quality of care and costs,our specialty faces uncertainty. Its popularity among medical students is declining, and the income gap is growing between primary care and...

Reports outline life sciences study findings from D.M. Wolf and colleagues.(Clinical report)
December 6, 2008... According to recent research from the United States, "A clinical randomized study (posttest design) was conducted to examine whether patient-centered care (PCC) impacts patient satisfaction, perception of nursing care, and quality of care." ...

Researchers from University of Texas publish findings in life sciences.
December 6, 2008... "The present shortage of nurses in the United States is expected to continue," scientists in the United States report (see also Life Sciences). "Nurse shortage, the nature of the work environment, and employers' expectations and attitudes,...

Studies from University of Massachusetts have provided new information about life sciences.
December 6, 2008... "When using data envelopment analysis (DEA) as a benchmarking technique for nursing homes, it is essential to measures of the quality of care. We survey applications where quality has been incorporated into DEA models and consider the concerns...

Study data from National University update knowledge of life sciences.
December 6, 2008... According to recent research from Singapore, Singapore, "Protein conformational changes play a critical role in biological functions such as ligand-protein and protein-protein interactions. Due to the noise in structural data, determining...

Research from G. Dominguez and co-researchers yields new findings on metatarsus adductus.
December 6, 2008... According to recent research from Seville, Spain, "The literature contains several techniques for calculating metatarsal adductus angle. Most common systems use the fourth metatarsal cuboid joint and the fifth metatarsal cuboid joint." ...

Scientists at Tor Vergata University target myotonic dystrophy.
December 6, 2008... According to a study from Rome, Italy, "Myotonic dystrophy type 1 is caused by an unstable (CTG)n repetition located in the 3 ' UTR of the DM protein kinase gene (DMPK). Untranslated expanded DMPK transcripts are retained in ribonuclear foci...

New osteolysis study findings reported from R.H. Kim and co-authors.
December 6, 2008... "Although rnetal-on-metal total hip arthroplasty (MOM THA) has been used for over 3 decades, substantial improvements in manufacturing and design have led to improved durability with modern implants," scientists writing in the Journal of...

Reports summarize osteolysis research from P.F. Lachiewicz and co-authors.
December 6, 2008... According to recent research from the United States, "The first-generation and second-generation modular titanium fiber-metal acetabular components were notable for high rates of pelvic osteolysis and liner dislodgment. This is a prospective,...

Research from Catholic University provides new data on osteonecrosis.(Report)
December 6, 2008... According to recent research published in the Injury - International Journal of the Care of the Injured, "The aim of this study was to determine the incidence and factors associated with subtrochanteric fracture after free vascularised fibular...

Studies in the area of Parkinson disease reported from Radboud University.
December 6, 2008... "The most widely used scale currently available for the clinical evaluation of motor dysfunction in Parkinson's disease (PD)-the Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale-III (UPDRS-III) -is time-consuming, Subjective, and has suboptimal...

Study data from J. Khalili et al provide new insights into periodontal disease.(Report)
December 6, 2008... According to a study from Kiev, Ukraine, "Lipid peroxidation (LPO) has been implicated in the pathogenesis of several pathologic disorders, including periodontal disease. Malondialdehyde (MDA) is one of many low molecular weight end products of...

Studies from D.J. Hruschka and colleagues yield new information about postpartum hemorrhage.
December 6, 2008... According to recent research from the United States, "Individuals can acquire cultural knowledge front many sources, including personal experience, informal learning, and schooling. Identifying these distinct source models and describing...

New proteomics study results from R. Singh et al described.
December 6, 2008... "Protein-protein interactions (PPIs) and their networks play a central role in all biological processes. Akin to the complete sequencing of genomes and their comparative analysis, complete descriptions of interactomes and their comparative...

Research from Cornell University broadens understanding of proteomics.(Report)
December 6, 2008... According to recent research from the United States, "Sequence to structure alignment is an important step in homology modeling of protein structures. Incorporation of features such as secondary structure, solvent accessibility, or evolutionary...

Research results from M.A. Cuendet and co-authors update knowledge of proteomics.
December 6, 2008... According to recent research published in the Biophysical Journal, "We present a novel steered molecular dynamics scheme to induce the dissociation of large protein-protein complexes. We apply this scheme to study the interaction of a T cell...

Studies from G. Singh and colleagues yield new information about proteomics.
December 6, 2008... "Universal features of the peptide aggregation process suggest a common mechanism, with a first-order phase transition in aqueous solutions of the peptides being the driving force. Small system sizes strongly affect the stability of the minor...

Study data from Carnegie Mellon University update understanding of proteomics.
December 6, 2008... "We present a technique for approximating the free energy of protein structures using generalized belief propagation (GBP). The accuracy and utility of these estimates are then demonstrated in two different application domains," scientists in...

New tuberculosis research from College of Medicine discussed.(Report)
December 6, 2008... According to a study from the United States, "Most cases of tuberculosis (TB) in the United States are diagnosed in foreign-born persons, and undocumented foreign-born persons may face particular barriers to timely access to health care...

Recent findings from Medical College of Wisconsin, Medical College highlight research in vibration syndrome.
December 6, 2008... According to a study from the United States, "Hand-ann vibration syndrome (HAVS) is an occupational disorder caused by years of exposure to hand-transmitted vibration from powered tools. Patients with late-stage HAVS have peripheral neuropathy...

Reports on Williams syndrome findings from Boston University, Medical Department provide new insights.
December 6, 2008... "Language samples elicited through a picture description task were recorded from 38 adolescents and adults with Williams syndrome (WS) and one control group matched on age, and another matched on age, IQ, and vocabulary knowledge. The samples...

Research results from University of Bern, Department of Psychology update knowledge of catecholamin.
December 6, 2008... New investigation results, 'Workplace observation of work stressors, catecholamines and musculoskeletal pain among male employees,' are detailed in a study published in Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health. According to a study...

New chronic pain in women data have been reported by researchers at Ben-Gurion University, Department of Family Medicine.
December 6, 2008... Researchers detail in 'Chronic pain: a population-based study,' new data in chronic pain. According to recent research from Beer Sheva, Israel, "The prevalence of chronic pain in the general population ranges from 10% to over 40%, depending on...

Research on enzyme research published by scientists at Center for Infection.(Report)
December 6, 2008... New research, 'Wnt-ligand-dependent interaction of TAK1 (TGF-beta-activated kinase-1) with the receptor tyrosine kinase Ror2 modulates canonical Wnt-signalling,' is the subject of a report. According to a study from Braunschweig, Germany,...

Research on enzyme research reported by H. Gut et al.
December 6, 2008... New investigation results, 'Structural and functional studies of Streptococcus pneumoniae neuraminidase B: An intramolecular trans-sialidase,' are detailed in a study published in FEBS Letters. According to recent research published in the...

Studies conducted at C. Brerro-Saby et al on fatigue recently published.
December 6, 2008... A new study, 'Fatigue-induced changes in tonic vibration response (TVR) in humans: relationships between electromyographic and biochemical events,' is now available. According to a study from Marseille, France, "Fatigue-induced changes in the...

New headache and migraine research has been reported by D. Cologno et al.
December 6, 2008... Data detailed in 'Symptomatic cluster-like headache triggered by forehead lipoma: a case report and review of the literature' have been presented. According to recent research from Foggia, Italy, "We describe the case of a patient with...

Louisiana State University, Department of Psychology describes research in life sciences.
December 6, 2008... Investigators publish new data in the report 'Differences in the cognitive demands of word order, plural, and subject-verb agreement constructions.' According to recent research from the United States, "The syntactic devices of...

New life sciences study findings have been reported by scientists at Scripps Research Institute.
December 6, 2008... Current study results from the report, 'Chronophin mediates an ATP-sensing mechanism for cofilin dephosphorylation and neuronal cofilin-actin rod formation,' have been published. According to a study from the United States, "Actin and its key...

Research from Harvard University provides new data about life sciences.
December 6, 2008... Scientists discuss in 'Gas embolism following bronchoscopic argon plasma coagulation: a case series' new findings in life sciences. According to a study from the United States, "Thermal ablation using argon plasma coagulation (APC) is a...

Scientists at Tsinghua University discuss research in life sciences.
December 6, 2008... A report, 'Full-length Escherichia coli SecA dimerizes in a closed conformation in solution as determined by cryo-electron microscopy,' is newly published data in Journal of Biological Chemistry. According to recent research from Beijing,...

Findings from University of Siena provide new insights into metabolic disease.(Report)
December 6, 2008... New research, 'Leukoencephalopathies and metabolic diseases,' is the subject of a report. According to a study from Siena, Italy, "Leukoencephalopathies and metabolic diseases comprise a great number of heterogeneous disorders. Diagnosis of...

New paralysis genetics study findings have been reported from University of Groningen, Department of Genetics.
December 6, 2008... Fresh data on paralysis are presented in the report 'Novel homozygous ALS2 nonsense mutation (p.Gln715X) in sibs with infantile-onset ascending spastic paralysis: the first cases from northwestern Europe.' "We describe a previously not...

Studies from Dong-A University, Department of Biochemistry provide new data on whooping cough.
December 6, 2008... Researchers detail in 'Collagen-binding motif peptide, a cleavage product of osteopontin, stimulates human neutrophil chemotaxis via pertussis toxin-sensitive G protein-mediated signaling,' new data in whooping cough. "The collagen-binding...

Accident Fund Names Wood, Kell as Directors.
December 6, 2008... Accident Fund Insurance Company of America announces the appointment of two directors (see also Accident Fund Insurance Company of America). Michael A. Wood, CPA is Accident Fund's new director of Third Party Administration. He is...

Primary care provides patients with better outcomes at lower cost.
December 6, 2008... A white paper, How is a Shortage of Primary Care Physicians Affecting the Quality and Cost of Medical Care?, released by the American College of Physicians (ACP) documents the value of primary care by reviewing 20 years of research. An...

Bizvision.com Makes Accessing Training and Personal Development Videos for Business or Individuals Simple and Affordable.(Website overview)
December 6, 2008... A new website, Bizvision.com, now makes finding and accessing personal improvement and corporate training video resources online simple and affordable (see also BizVision). Bizvision.com has brought together the widest range of educational,...

Expanding Your FDIC Protection to Over 50 Million.
December 6, 2008... Today's volatile environment has caused executives from all industries to focus greater scrutiny on their "safe" money deposits. With the prospect of future bank failures and money market funds potentially "breaking the buck," high-dollar...

Get Lucky for a Good Cause This New Year's Eve at Hilton Chicago!
December 6, 2008... I just want to fly! Everybody dance now! Celebrate the New Year in style with over 4,000 party-goers in three ballrooms while contributing to a worthy cause as Chicago's premier entertainment groups Global Adrenaline and Tommy Z Productions...

Grand Opening of KEEPUWELL to Pamper Guests.
December 6, 2008... It's been a long, tiring week and it's time to relax. So where can you go to get treated like royalty? KEEPUWELL plans to pamper and rejuvenate you when it hosts a grand opening November 21 at noon at 1420 N. Claremont Blvd (see also...

Medifast Adds to Medical Backing with Formation of Scientific Advisory Board.
December 6, 2008... Medifast, Inc. (NYSE: MED), in an effort to enhance and continue the strong medical backing of its meal replacement programs, announced the formation of a Scientific Advisory Board. The role of the Board, consisting of seven medical experts in...

National Gulf War Resource Center Approves Most Findings for the VA Research Advisory Committee's Report and We Call for More Studies Dealing with Treatment for Veterans and Less Studies Dealing with Causes.
December 6, 2008... The National Gulf War Resource Center supports the need to find biological markers of Gulf War Illness and related multi-symptom chronic illnesses, and to develop effective treatment, with priority on treating cognitive dysfunction (see also...

PIKA WARP the Appliance now compatible with FreePBX.
December 6, 2008... PIKA Technologies Inc., a developer of media-processing hardware and software, announced that PIKA WARP the Appliance is now compatible with the Asterisk-based FreePBX GUI (Graphical User Interface) application, providing developers with new...

Taheima Wellness Resort & Spa Expands Purchase Options for Condo Hotel Investors.
December 6, 2008... Whole In One Nuevo Vallarta, S.A. de C.V., announced that it has expanded investment options at the Taheima Wellness Resort & Spa (http://www.taheima.com/), a condo-hotel development currently under construction in Nuevo Vallarta, Mexico....

'Hospital of the Future' Report Urges Major Changes.
December 6, 2008... A report released from The Joint Commission offers guiding principles and actions for the hospital of the future to meet the daunting challenges of older and sicker patients, patient safety and quality of care, economics and the work force. As...

Vormetric Generates Two Consecutive Record-Setting Quarters.
December 6, 2008... Vormetric, Inc., the leader in data security management and enforcement solutions, announced the completion of two consecutive record-setting quarters driven by a wave of new customers and existing customer expansions in 2008 year to date....

URAC Announces Accreditation Standards for Comprehensive Wellness Programs.
December 6, 2008... URAC announced that its Board of Directors has approved standards and measures for its Comprehensive Wellness Accreditation program. These innovative standards reinforce and support the commitment that employers and wellness organizations have...

Pain is in the eyes of the beholder.(Clinical report)
December 13, 2008... By manipulating the appearance of a chronically achy hand, researchers have found they could increase or decrease the pain and swelling in patients moving their symptomatic limbs. The findingsureported in the November 25th issue of Current...

Time single working moms spend with kids surprises researchers.
December 13, 2008... COLLEGE PARK, Md. u "Time poor" single mothers come surprisingly close in the number of hours they spend caring for their children compared to married mothers, and the difference is explained almost entirely by socio-economic factors and the...

Research from University of Porto, Medical Department broadens understanding of apoptosis.
December 13, 2008... According to recent research from Oporto, Portugal, "Green tea (GT) and its components have been shown to possess antiobesity properties and the corresponding mechanisms of action are being investigated, given the epidemic proportions of...

Findings from INSERM in atherosclerosis reported.
December 13, 2008... "The association of carotid atherosclerosis with body composition and fat distribution is poorly understood. We aimed to test the cross-sectional association of carotid plaques and common carotid artery intima-media thickness with calf...