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Why Apple-Shaped People Have Higher Risk Of Kidney Disease
Date: Apr-12-2013A new study may help explain why being "apple-shaped", that is carrying excess weight around the middle, is more closely linked with kidney disease than being pear-shaped, regardless of BMI. Researchers in the The Netherlands found that people with apple-shaped bodies are more likely to have poorer kidney function, plus lower blood flow and higher blood pressure in the kidneys. Arjan Kwakernaak and colleagues, of the University Medical Center Groningen, report their findings in the 11 April online before print issue of the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (JASN)...
Weight Loss Surgery Not Only Shrinks Waists But Also Affects Genes
Date: Apr-12-2013Gastric bypass surgery can drastically reduce the body weight of obese individuals in a short timeframe. For reasons that are not entirely clear, the surgery also leads to early remission of type 2 diabetes in the vast majority of patients. Researchers report online in Cell Reports, published by Cell Press, the discovery of gene-expression alterations in individuals who underwent the surgery compared with obese individuals who did not...
New Asthma Treatment For Children: Activaero Reports Therapeutic Benefit And High Acceptance From Phase II Trial
Date: Apr-12-2013Proof-of-concept study successfully completed in asthmatic children (age 3-11) Activaero GmbH, the therapeutic area specialist for respiratory diseases, today announced positive results from its phase II trial in children with mild to moderate asthma. The clinical study was conducted with Activaero's drug-device combination consisting of budesonide in liquid formulation and the Company's proprietary controlled inhalation system FAVORITE (Flow and Volume Controlled Inhalation Technology)...
Obesity May Explain Reduced Bone Fracture Risk Worldwide
Date: Apr-12-2013An Australian study shows that women - but not men - with more abdominal fat are less at risk of bone fracture. This may explain why global rates of fracture are declining at the same time as obesity is increasing. Abdominal fat is an important risk factor for diabetes and cardiovascular disease, and the authors of the study are by no means recommending that women should gain abdominal fat to protect their bones. While they do not yet have the data to prove it, the authors believe that the protective effect of abdominal fat in women probably relates to higher levels of oestrogen...
Hedonic Hyperphagia: The Science Behind The 'Can't Stop After Eating One Potato Chip' Phenomenon
Date: Apr-12-2013The scientific secrets underpinning that awful reality about potato chips - eat one and you're apt to scarf 'em all down - began coming out of the bag in research presented at the 245th National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society, the world's largest scientific society. The meeting, which news media have termed "The World Series of Science," featured almost 12,000 presentations on new discoveries and other topics. Tobias Hoch, Ph.D...
Social Robot 'Mobiserv' Keeps Older People Independent And Active
Date: Apr-12-2013Mobiserv project starts real user trials in the UK and The Netherlands In the past 3 years, a European team of universities, research institutes, commercial companies and care organisations have been working on a new type of social carer: a robot companion for older adults. Integrated together with smart garments and vision systems, this social robot reminds them about eating, drinking and medicines, offers structure throughout the day, and helps people to stay active by suggesting a variety of activities...
Tobacco Companies Keep People Smoking Despite UK Cigarette Tax Increases
Date: Apr-12-2013The tobacco industry keeps the price of its cheapest cigarettes virtually static despite annual increases in tobacco taxes, circumventing the United Kingdom's public health policy to reduce smoking through higher prices. Raising tobacco prices is one of the most effective means of reducing tobacco use, particularly among price-sensitive smokers such as young people and people with low incomes...
Pig Disease That Costs Millions Is Target Of Genetic Study
Date: Apr-12-2013A fast mutating virus that affects pig herds and costs pork producers millions of pounds each year is being targeted by scientists. A transatlantic research group is to tackle porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS), which leads to reproductive failure in breeding stock and causes respiratory tract illness in young pigs. Also known as Blue-Ear Pig Disease, the condition can prove fatal as it affects pigs' immune systems and leaves them vulnerable to other infections...
Light Smokers Benefit From Nicotine-Replacement Medications
Date: Apr-12-201375% of smokers in Roswell Park-led study said offer of free cessation medication 'very important' to quit effort Light daily smokers, those who smoke fewer than 10 cigarettes per day, have greater success quitting when provided stop-smoking medications and assisted by counselors. Those are the key conclusions of research conducted by scientists at Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI) and the Medical University of South Carolina and published in the latest issue of Nicotine and Tobacco Research...
UF Researchers Show Brain's Battle For Attention
Date: Apr-12-2013We've all been there: You're at work deeply immersed in a project when suddenly you start thinking about your weekend plans. It happens because behind the scenes, parts of your brain are battling for control. Now, University of Florida researchers and their colleagues are using a new technique that allows them to examine how parts of the brain battle for dominance when a person tries to concentrate on a task. Addressing these fluctuations in attention may help scientists better understand many neurological disorders such as autism, depression and mild cognitive impairment...
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