Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week articles from June 2004

Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week archives from June 2004

Finger pulse amplitude is predictor of food intake.
June 5, 2004... 2004 JUN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Finger pulse amplitude may be effective as a potential measure of the urge to eat and a predictor of food intake. "The conditioning model of binge eating states that cues such as the sight, smell,...

High-protein, low-fat diets effective for weight loss.
June 5, 2004... 2004 JUN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- High-protein, low-fat diets are effective for weight loss and favorably alter biomarkers in healthy adults. "Although popular and effective for weight loss, low-carbohydrate, high-protein, high-fat...

Stomach can be considered an endocrine organ.
June 5, 2004... 2004 JUN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The relations among ghrelin, appetite, and gastric motility indicate the emerging role of the stomach as an endocrine organ. According to recent research published in the FASEB Journal, "Recent...

Lighten Up programs pushing small steps for better health.
June 5, 2004... 2004 JUN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- There's no complicated diets, expensive workout equipment or rigid personal trainers. For participants in Lighten Up Wisconsin, the lifestyle changes are much smaller, drink one more glass of water...

Wisconsin governor ends $10 million fitness plan for schools.
June 5, 2004... 2004 JUN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Governor Jim Doyle has ended a $10 million partnership with a nonprofit foundation for new fitness facilities in Wisconsin schools. Doyle had touted the effort with the National School Fitness...

Low-dose spinal anesthesia is effective for delivery in morbid obesity.
June 5, 2004... 2004 JUN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Very low-dose spinal anesthesia may be effective for cesarean section in a morbidly obese preeclamptic patient. According to a study from the United States, "To our knowledge, based on a literature...

Retroperitoneoscopic radical nephrectomy successful in super-obese.
June 5, 2004... 2004 JUN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Retroperitoneoscopic radical nephrectomy was successful in a super-obese patient. According to recent research from the United States, "Although obesity was initially considered a relative...

Discoveries show how obesity kills.
June 5, 2004... 2004 JUN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Research into the biology of fat is turning up some surprising new insights about how obesity kills. The weight of the evidence: It's the toxic mischief of the flesh itself. Experts have realized...

Fat-fighting undermined by over active eating pacemaker.
June 5, 2004... 2004 JUN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers at the University of Warwick have for the first time been able to detail how and why specific neurons in the brain control the hunger response. They have revealed a set of pacemaker nerve...

Food displays, food colors affect how much people eat.
June 5, 2004... 2004 JUN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Variety may be the spice of life - and a key contributor to an expanding waistline. Research by Brian Wansink, a professor of marketing and nutritional science at the University of Illinois at...

PPARs targets for obesity and related disorders.
June 5, 2004... 2004 JUN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors are targets for obesity and related disorders. "Obesity and the related disorders of dyslipidemia and diabetes (components of syndrome X) have become...

Weight loss is critical to effective management of obesity hypertension.
June 5, 2004... 2004 JUN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Weight loss is critical to the effective management of obesity hypertension. "The association between obesity and hypertension is well documented, although the exact nature of this relation remains...

Body-weight regulation in children reviewed.
June 5, 2004... 2004 JUN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A researcher reviews body weight regulation in children in a recent issue of the Archives de Pediatrie. "Body weight is regulated within a narrow, individualized range despite large daily caloric...

MRI represents food texture and oral fat in the human brain.
June 5, 2004... 2004 JUN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Magnetic resonance imaging revealed areas of the brain involved in the representation of food texture and oral fat. According to a study from England, "Important factors that influence food...

Mice overexpressing GH secretagogue receptor 1A remain lean.
June 5, 2004... 2004 JUN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Transgenic mice overexpressing growth hormone (GH) secretagogue receptor 1A in GH-releasing hormone neurons were significantly leaner than were wild-type mice. "The type 1A GH secretagogue (GHS)...

Options in bariatric surgery reviewed.
June 5, 2004... 2004 JUN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A researcher has reviewed experience with bariatric surgery and future directions in a recent issue of the journal International Surgery. According to published research from the United States,...

Obesity does not compromise survival in women with breast cancer.
June 5, 2004... 2004 JUN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Obesity does not compromise survival in women with breast cancer. According to recent research published in the journal Breast, "Obesity, measured by high body mass index (BMI>30...

Anti-obesity drug effect dependent on social status.
June 5, 2004... 2004 JUN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The effect of an anti-obesity drug was dependent on social status and expectations. According to recent research published in the Journal of Personality Assessment, "We related the effect of the...

Exercise lowers the body weight gain and adiposity in obese rats.
June 5, 2004... 2004 JUN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Chronic exercise lowers the defended body weight gain and adiposity in diet-induced obese rats. "The effects of running wheel exercise and caloric restriction on the regulation of body weight,...

Melanin-concentrating hormone antagonists are novel anti-obesity agents.
June 5, 2004... 2004 JUN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Melanin-concentrating hormone antagonists are novel anti-obesity agents. "The discovery in the mid 1990s that melanin-concentrating hormone (MCH) is a strong appetite stimulant has led to a rapid...

Neuropeptide receptor antagonists are potential anti-obesity agents.
June 5, 2004... 2004 JUN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Scientists have evaluated new arylsulfonamidomethylcyclohexyl derivatives as human neuropeptide Y Y[subscript]5 receptor antagonists for the treatment of obesity. "NPY is the most potent orexigenic...

Role of 11-beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase in obesity outlined.
June 5, 2004... 2004 JUN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The role of 11-beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 in obesity and the metabolic syndrome is outlined in a recent issue of Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology. According to a study from...

Role of diet relapses in dieting investigated.
June 5, 2004... 2004 JUN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Diet relapses play an important role in dieting success. "Much of the research on relapse crises in dieting has focused on isolated lapse events and relied heavily on retrospective self-report...

Stearoyl-CoA desaturase inhibitors show promise as anti-obesity agents.
June 5, 2004... 2004 JUN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Stearoyl-CoA desaturase inhibitors show promise as anti-obesity agents. "Obesity is a significant health problem due to its serious medical complications that include hypertension, insulin...

Protein restriction affects fetal and adult rat pancreas differently.
June 5, 2004... 2004 JUN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Protein calorie restriction has opposite effects on glucose metabolism and insulin gene expression in fetal and adult rat endocrine pancreas. "We previously demonstrated that fetuses from...

Retinoids offer novel strategies for obesity and diabetes treatment.
June 5, 2004... 2004 JUN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Retinoids and retinoid receptors offer novel pharmacological strategies in obesity and diabetes. "Obesity and type 2 diabetes are closely related metabolic diseases with an increasing incidence...

More than one in four English children overweight.
June 5, 2004... 2004 JUN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Obesity and overweight rates have risen dramatically among English schoolchildren in the past 5 years and are four times higher than 30 years ago, according to a new report from the International...

Wild-type CCR5 confers HIV-1 cross-clade resistance.
June 5, 2004... 2004 JUN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Scientists describe risk associated HIV-1 cross-clade resistance of whole peripheral blood mononuclear cells from exposed uninfected individuals with wild-type CCR5. According to a study from the...

Maternal malaria and perinatal HIV transmission interaction complicated.
June 5, 2004... 2004 JUN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The interaction between maternal malaria infection and perinatal HIV transmission is complicated. According to recent research from an international team of scientists, "To determine whether...

CTL ontogeny and viral escape have implications for HIV vaccine design.
June 5, 2004... 2004 JUN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cytotoxic T lymphocyte (CTL) ontogeny and viral escape have implications for HIV vaccine design. According to recent research published in the journal Trends in Immunology, "The protective role of...

Components of HIV vaccine are recognized by T-helper cells.
June 5, 2004... 2004 JUN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Minor components of a multi-envelope HIV vaccine are recognized by type-specific T-helper cells. "HIV has thus far evaded control by vaccines, in part due to the high diversity among viral...

IL-15 may be beneficial for AIDS immunotherapy.
June 5, 2004... 2004 JUN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Interleukin-15 (IL-15) may be beneficial for AIDS immunotherapy. According to recent research published in the journal Trends in Immunology, "The current antiretroviral therapy has improved the...

Neutralizing antibodies against HIV-1 tat antigen characterized.
June 5, 2004... 2004 JUN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Scientists have characterized neutralizing human monoclonal antibodies against human immunodeficiency virus type 1 tat antigen. According to a study from France, "The human immunodeficiency virus...

Role of therapeutic vaccines for the control of HIV-1 reviewed.
June 5, 2004... 2004 JUN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Scientists review the role of therapeutic vaccines for the control of HIV-1 in a recent issue of the Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. According to recent research from England, "The recent...

Virus-like particles rich in HIV-1 envelope gp120 developed.
June 5, 2004... 2004 JUN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers have developed virus-like particles rich in HIV-1 envelope gp120. "In order to improve the immunogenicity of HIV-1 envelope glycoproteins, we have fused gp120 to a carrier protein,...

Diagnostic tests are more accurate than estimates suggest.
June 5, 2004... 2004 JUN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Scientists in Birmingham, England, have made a genetic breakthrough in tracing the cause of a rare kidney and liver disorder. ARC (arthrogryposis - renal dysfunction - cholestasis) syndrome means...

DNA testing delivers first anti-acne therapy for adults.
June 5, 2004... 2004 JUN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- LAB21, Inc., announced a new anti-aging anti-acne therapy for adults based on its patent-pending DNA technology. At its research and development laboratories on the campus of Stony Brook...

Family history predicts alcohol relapse after liver transplantation.
June 5, 2004... 2004 JUN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Family history predicts alcohol relapse after liver transplantation. "Alcoholic liver disease has become a major indication for liver transplantation in the United States. Factors that predict...

MAXIMUS awarded $8.7 million for diversion program for California.
June 5, 2004... 2004 JUN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The State of California, Department of Consumer Affairs, has awarded MAXIMUS (MMS) a 5-year, $8.7 million contract to manage a chemical dependency and mental illness monitoring and referral program for...

The survivin promoter is tumor-specific in virus-mediated gene therapy.
June 5, 2004... 2004 JUN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The survivin promoter is tumor-specific in virus-mediated gene therapy. "It has been demonstrated that survivin, a novel member of the inhibitor of apoptosis (IAP) protein family, is expressed in...

Central obesity increases risk for elevated liver enzymes and disease.
June 5, 2004... 2004 JUN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Central obesity is an independent risk factor for elevated liver enzymes and liver disease. "Regional body fat distribution may represent an independent risk factor for several conditions,...

Doxorubicin engenders paradoxical signals in the heart.
June 5, 2004... 2004 JUN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Doxorubicin engenders paradoxical signals in the heart. According to a study from Italy, "the cardiotoxicity induced by the anticancer anthracycline doxorubicin (DOX) is attributed to reactions...

Laser in situ keratomileusis ignites choroidal neovascularization.
June 5, 2004... 2004 JUN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Laser in situ keratomileusis ignites choroidal neovascularization. According to a study from the United States, "two cases of choroidal neovascularization occurring after laser in situ...

Patient enrollment launched for age-related macular degeneration study.
June 5, 2004... 2004 JUN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Rheo Clinic, a subsidiary of TLC Vision Corporation (TLCV), announced Institutional Review Board (IRB) approval and the official launch of patient enrollment in a new study called the Prospective...

Chronic diseases of elderly women limit their locomotor and social activities.
June 5, 2004... 2004 JUN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Results of a new study show that chronic degenerative diseases in older women tend to limit their locomotor and social activities. The study was a "cross-sectional survey of 4,286 women aged 60-79...

Encouraging data reported from phase I study of asthma/allergy drug.
June 5, 2004... 2004 JUN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Avanir Pharmaceuticals (AVN) announced the completion of the initial phase I clinical trial for its experimental asthma/allergy drug, AVP 13358. The study included 54 healthy volunteers and was...

Phase I trial of CRX-675 initiated in patients with seasonal allergic rhinitis.
June 5, 2004... 2004 JUN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Corixa Corporation (CRXA), a developer of immunotherapeutics, announced the initiation of a phase I clinical trial to test the safety and immune response activity of CRX-675 for seasonal allergic...

Allergic fungal rhinosinusitis occurs in 6% of chronic rhinosinusitis.
June 5, 2004... 2004 JUN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Allergic fungal rhinosinusitis occurs in 6% of chronic rhinosinusitis. "Chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) is a disease very frequently encountered by otorhino-laryngologists. According to Ponikau et al.,...

Increased atopy caused by development of Th2 immune response to allergens.
June 5, 2004... 2004 JUN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Increased atopy may be caused by the development of a Th2 immune response to environmental allergens. "Developed nations are experiencing a marked increase in prevalence of the familial allergic...

Unknown mechanism of action involved in expression of cytokines in mast cells.
June 5, 2004... 2004 JUN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- An unknown mechanism of action is involved in the expression of cytokines in mast cells. Scientists in Japan reported, "Olopatadine hydrochloride (olopatadine) is an anti-allergic drug that...

Antihistamine ready-spray bottle introduced.
June 5, 2004... 2004 JUN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- MedPointe Pharmaceuticals announced the introduction of a new 30 mL bottle featuring a convenient, preassembled spray pump for the company's prescription intranasal antihistamine, Astelin (azelastine...

Mice exposed to formaldehyde exhibit different inflammatory responses.
June 5, 2004... 2004 JUN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers found differential immunogenic and neurogenic inflammatory responses in an allergic mouse model exposed to low levels of formaldehyde. "It is suspected that exposure to low levels of...

Most household cleaners remove peanut allergens.
June 5, 2004... 2004 JUN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Peanut allergy sufferers and their parents take note: A Johns Hopkins Children's Center study finds that most soaps and household cleaners will remove enough peanut allergen from hands and dining...

Voluntary work is good for society, but may not be so good for the individual.
June 5, 2004... 2004 JUN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Voluntary work might be very good for the community, but it isn't necessarily good for the health of those who do it, suggests a new study. The research is based on a survey of 530 people and...

APP contributes to inflammatory condition in Alzheimer disease.
June 5, 2004... 2004 JUN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Amyloid precursor protein contributes to the inflammatory condition in Alzheimer disease. "Alzheimer's disease is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder characterized by extracellular deposition...

Burden of dealing with dementia prompts caregivers to misjudge patient happiness.
June 5, 2004... 2004 JUN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Two studies provide new evidence that caring for aging loved ones can take an alarming toll on mind and body. One study finds the burden of caring for an Alzheimer patient can lead to a measurable...

Data highlight positive effect of Namenda on brain activity in AD patients.
June 5, 2004... 2004 JUN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Forest Laboratories, Inc., (FRX) announced the results of a randomized, placebo-controlled, PET (positron emission tomography) imaging pilot study designed to measure the effect that Namenda (memantine...

Glutamate receptor upregulates amyloid precursor protein secretion.
June 5, 2004... 2004 JUN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Metabotropic glutamate receptor stimulation upregulates soluble amyloid precursor protein fragment secretion in the rat retina in vivo. According to recent research from England, "Using the novel...

Patient enrollment initiated for Alzheimer disease product candidate trial.
June 5, 2004... 2004 JUN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Saegis Pharmaceuticals, Inc., announced that patient enrollment has begun in a phase II trial of its lead product candidate, SGS742, for Alzheimer disease. SGS742 is a selective, orally active...

Plans to further develop Alzheimer disease gene therapy confirmed.
June 5, 2004... 2004 JUN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Ceregene, Inc., announced that based on preliminary findings in a study conducted at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), it will advance its gene therapy for Alzheimer disease into further...

Rab6 membrane association dependent on cellular phosphorylation events.
June 5, 2004... 2004 JUN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Rab6 membrane association is dependent on Presenilin 1 and cellular phosphorylation events. "Processing of the amyloid precursor protein (APP) by alpha-secretase precludes the formation of...

Program helps people with Lou Gehrig disease.
June 5, 2004... 2004 JUN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Steve Harrison faces endless challenges each day as Lou Gehrig disease robs him of strength and control of his body. He can barely feed himself and he can no longer walk. He cannot open a letter....

Opioid peptide with mu agonist/delta antagonist properties reported.
June 5, 2004... 2004 JUN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Scientists have identified a chimeric opioid peptide with mixed mu agonist/delta antagonist properties. According to a study from Canada, "There is evidence to indicate that opioid compounds with...

Enhanced iNOS expression associated with progression of CAL in Kawasaki disease.
June 5, 2004... 2004 JUN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Enhanced iNOS expression is associated with progression of CAL in Kawasaki disease. "Nitric oxide (NO) serves many vasoprotective roles, but the massive release of NO causes arterial wall...

Neuropeptide Y is sympathetic modulator in saphenous vein biopsies.
June 5, 2004... 2004 JUN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers report the release and functional role of neuropeptide Y as a sympathetic modulator in human saphenous vein biopsies. "Transmural electrical stimulation of the sympathetic nerve endings...

Origin of lateral costal artery investigated.
June 5, 2004... 2004 JUN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The origins of the lateral costal artery (LCA) have been investigated. The LCA, "a supernumerary branch of the internal thoracic artery (ITA), occurs in several ethnic groups on one side of the...

Patients with moderate thrombocytopenia do not require treatment.
June 5, 2004... 2004 JUN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Patients with moderate thrombocytopenia do not require treatment. "To define usefulness and response to therapy and outcome in adults with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) in clinical...

Experts comment on X-rays used during heart procedure.
June 5, 2004... 2004 JUN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- X-rays used during angioplasty can cause severe skin burns, and many cardiologists need more training in how to minimize radiation exposure to patients undergoing the procedures, experts warn. The...

Hamster model for Chlamydia pneumoniae infection developed.
June 5, 2004... 2004 JUN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Scientists have developed a hamster model for Chlamydia pneumoniae infection. "We report that intraperitoneal injection of Chlamydia pneumoniae purified elementary bodies (EBs) in the hamster causes...

Animal studies used to determine risks of environmental toxicants.
June 5, 2004... 2004 JUN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Animal studies should be used with caution in determining risks of environmental toxicants. According to published research from the United States, "Toxicology studies using animals and in vitro...

Northwestern records on animal research inquiry subpoenaed by U.S. government.
June 5, 2004... 2004 JUN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has subpoenaed records related to Northwestern University's management and tracking of animals used in research, university officials said. The...

NERD is DNA processing-related domain in anthrax virulence plasmid.
June 5, 2004... 2004 JUN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- NERD is a DNA processing-related domain present in the anthrax virulence plasmid, pXO1. "We have identified a new domain in a broad range of bacterial, as well as single archaeal and plant...

Membranal polypeptides of Bacillus anthracis identified.
June 5, 2004... 2004 JUN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Scientists have identified chromosomally encoded membranal polypeptides of Bacillus anthracis through a proteomic analysis. "Bacillus anthracis is the causative agent of anthrax disease....

Data: Avelox remains active against bacterial strains.
June 5, 2004... 2004 JUN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- North American surveillance data presented at the 14th annual European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases showed the antibiotic Avelox (moxifloxacin HCl) was still active against...

Novel inhibitors of bacterial RNA polymerase I characterized.
June 5, 2004... 2004 JUN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Scientists have characterized novel inhibitors of bacterial RNA polymerase I. According to recent research from Italy, "GE 23077 factors A1, A2, B1, and B2 are novel antibiotics isolated from...

Pharmaceutical company to discontinue development of ceftriaxone.
June 5, 2004... 2004 JUN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc., (CBST) announced that results from human clinical research studies examining the bioavailability of a variety of oral formulations of ceftriaxone, a broad-spectrum...

Inhibitors of cAMP phosphodiesterase possess antidepressant effects.
June 5, 2004... 2004 JUN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Inhibitors of cAMP phosphodiesterase (PDE4) possess antidepressant effects. "Despite initial promise, the development of type 4 phosphodiesterase (PDE4) inhibitors as antidepressants has not...

Animal microbes pass glycopeptide resistance genes to humans.
June 5, 2004... 2004 JUN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Animal microbes pass glycopeptide resistance genes to humans. According to recent research from Canada, "avoparcin, a glycopeptide antimicrobial agent related to vancomycin, has been used...

Inhibitors target phosphorelay signal transduction systems of microbes.
June 5, 2004... 2004 JUN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers discuss issues related to developing inhibitors to selectively target two-component and phosphorelay signal transduction systems of pathogenic microorganisms in a recent issue of Current...

Anti-infective applications sought for antiseptic nasal spray product.
June 5, 2004... 2004 JUN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- SinoFresh HealthCare, Inc., (SFSH) has entered into a research and development agreement with the Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute, focusing on joint-sponsored programs designed to find new...

New genetic mutations discovered in patients suffering from rare disorder.
June 5, 2004... 2004 JUN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Antley-Bixler syndrome (ABS) is a rare congenital disorder causing physical abnormalities in bones and joints, facial features, and sometimes genitalia. Recent research into ABS has focused on some...

Case of anxiety disorder related to diabetes reported.
June 5, 2004... 2004 JUN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers report a case of anxiety disorder related to diabetes. According to recent research published in the journal Behaviour Research and Therapy, "This study extends the data on the efficacy...

Fas-mediated apoptosis enhanced in ageing human keratinocytes.
June 5, 2004... 2004 JUN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Fas-mediated apoptosis is enhanced in ageing human keratinocytes. "Cellular senescence and apoptosis are two metabolically related and seemingly synergistic processes that are involved in tissue...

Ghrelin receptor activity is signaling set-point in appetite regulation.
June 5, 2004... 2004 JUN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Constitutive ghrelin receptor activity is a signaling set-point in appetite regulation. According to a study from Denmark, "Ghrelin plays a key role as the major orexigenic hormone from the...