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The relationship between proteinases and asthma
Date: Aug-18-2013Dr. David Corry compares the allergic response to a computer. "The core of a computer is its CPU (central processing unit) or chip. We are looking for the chip that drives allergic disease," said the professor of medicine, chief of the section of immunology, allergy and rheumatology in Baylor College of Medicine's department of medicine and director of the Biology of Inflammation Center at BCM...
Obesity rates hold steady, USA
Date: Aug-18-2013Obesity rates hold steady throughout the USA, except for Arkansas, for the first time in 30 years, says a new study - "F as in Fat: How Obesity Threatens America's Future 2013"1 - from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and Trust for America's Health. The United States no longer has the highest obesity rates in the world. It is now second to Mexico, according to a report by the FAO2 (Food and Agricultural Organization, United Nations). In that report, published in July 2013, Mexico's adult obesity rate of 32.8% was just above America's 31.8%...
Soft drinks may cause aggressive child behavior
Date: Aug-18-2013Soft drinks may cause young children to become aggressive and develop attention problems, according to a study published in The Journal of Pediatrics. Researchers from the Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University, the University of Vermont and Harvard School of Public Health, studied around 3,000 children aged 5. All children were enrolled in the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing study - a cohort study that follows mothers and children from 20 large cities in the US...
A high-quality diet reduces risk of pancreatic cancer
Date: Aug-18-2013People who reported dietary intake that was most consistent with the 2005 Dietary Guidelines for Americans had lower risk of pancreatic cancer, according to a new study published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Previous studies investigating the relationship between food and nutrient intake and pancreatic cancer have yielded inconsistent results. The U.S. Government issues evidence-based dietary guidelines that provide the basis for federal nutrition policy and education activities to promote overall health for Americans...
How the deadly Ebola virus assembles
Date: Aug-18-2013Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have discovered the molecular mechanism by which the deadly Ebola virus assembles, providing potential new drug targets. Surprisingly, the study showed that the same molecule that assembles and releases new viruses also rearranges itself into different shapes, with each shape controlling a different step of the virus's life cycle. "Like a 'Transformer', this protein of the Ebola virus adopts different shapes for different functions," said Erica Ollmann Saphire, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Immunology and Microbial Science at TSRI...
Rehospitalization less likely for psychiatric patients given smoking-cessation treatment
Date: Aug-18-2013Patients who participated in a smoking-cessation program during hospitalization for mental illness were able to quit smoking and were less likely to be hospitalized again for their psychiatric conditions, according to a new study led by a Stanford University School of Medicine scientist. The findings counter a longstanding assumption, held by many mental-health experts, that smoking serves as a useful tool in treating some psychiatric patients. Smoking among such patients has been embedded in the culture for decades, with cigarettes used as part of a reward system...
The rising toll of obesity: Mortality greater than previously thought
Date: Aug-18-2013Obesity is a lot more deadly than previously thought. Across recent decades, obesity accounted for 18 percent of deaths among Black and White Americans between the ages of 40 and 85, according to a study funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. This finding challenges the prevailing wisdom among scientists, which puts that portion at around 5%...
Heart failure may in future be treated with heart's own stem cells
Date: Aug-18-2013Researchers at King's College London have for the first time highlighted the natural regenerative capacity of a group of stem cells that reside in the heart. This new study shows that these cells are responsible for repairing and regenerating muscle tissue damaged by a heart attack which leads to heart failure. The study, published in the journal Cell, shows that if the stem cells are eliminated, the heart is unable to repair after damage...
Insomnia helped with exercise - eventually
Date: Aug-18-2013A new US study finds that it takes as long as four months for patients with insomnia to benefit from regular daily exercise. It also finds that poor sleep can cause people to reduce the amount of exercise they do, and the researchers urge people with insomnia to persist and not expect exercise to be a quick cure. A report on the study is online in the August 15th issue of the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine. Lead author and clinical psychologist Kelly Glazer Baron PhD, said: "If you have insomnia you won't exercise yourself into sleep right away...
Getting support for children with disabilities
Date: Aug-18-2013How do parents navigate care for their children with disabilities and other needs? What is the support available, and how do US and other systems compare? First, when talking about "disabilities" we run into immediate issues with definition. Are we talking about physical impairments or problems that are long term or permanent? What about those autistic spectrum children who may be abnormally "gifted" in some areas and need special teaching help? This is why the term "special needs" is usually preferred...
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