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Nicotinamide Riboside In Milk May Protect Against Obesity
Date: Jun-07-2012A natural ingredient found in milk can protect against obesity even as mice continue to enjoy diets that are high in fat. The researchers who report their findings in the June Cell Metabolism, a Cell Press publication, liken this milk ingredient to a new kind of vitamin. "This is present in what we've all been eating since day one," says Johan Auwerx of Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne...
The Existence Discovered Of An Antitumor Molecule That Has Been Originated Within An Oncogene
Date: Jun-07-2012A common point in all human tumors is that they produce an activation of oncogenes, genes that cause cancer and they also cause a loss of function of the protective genes, called anti-oncogenes or tumor suppressor genes. Normally both categories of anticancer and procancer genes are in different regions of our chromosomes...
Multidisciplinary Training Program Helps Amputees Reach Their Athletic Goals
Date: Jun-07-2012Carlos Gonzalez stands out from an athletic group gathered on a grassy field at the UCSF Mission Bay campus. The gregarious 32-year-old sports a stylish fauxhawk and walks with a confident yet understated swagger. He's training to become a mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter. Video: Unique Clinic Helps Amputee Athletes Push Physical Boundaries: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_8q9DQgm80&feature=youtu.be The group looks like a slice of the Bay Area: a multiracial gathering - white, black, Latino, Asian, biracial - of men and women in their early 20s to late 40s...
Radiation Therapy To Chest In Childhood Cancer Found To Pose Similar Risk For Breast Cancer As BRCA Mutations
Date: Jun-07-2012New data reveals that women treated with radiation to the chest for childhood cancer have a high risk of developing breast cancer similar to that of women with BRCA1/2 mutations. The study, led by Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center biostatistician Chaya Moskowitz, PhD, was presented today at the 2012 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting...
Pediatric Leukemia Patients Need Cardio-Protection
Date: Jun-07-2012About 75 percent of children with leukemia who take chemotherapy face life-threatening heart problems as they age, but an international study led by a University of Rochester Medical Center investigator shows that giving a cardio-protective drug during cancer treatment may prevent the damage. Researchers and physicians will debate how to make young cancer patients and their families aware of the risks of heart damage, and the best ways to manage the risks, in a special session at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) meeting in Chicago. Led by Barbara L. Asselin, M.D...
D-cycloserine Enhances PTSD Psychotherapy
Date: Jun-07-2012Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is among the most common, distressing, and disabling medical consequences of combat or other extremely stressful life events. The first-line treatment for PTSD is exposure therapy, a type of behavioral therapy where patients confront their fears in a safe environment. Although it is an effective treatment, many patients still experience symptoms after treatment and there is a relatively high drop-out rate...
High Risk Of GI Cancers Found Among Childhood Cancer Survivors
Date: Jun-07-2012Survivors of childhood cancers are at an increased risk of another battle with cancer later in life, according to new research published onlin by the Annals of Internal Medicine. In the largest study to date of risk for gastrointestinal (GI) cancers among people first diagnosed with cancer before the age of 21, researchers found that childhood cancer survivors develop these malignancies at a rate nearly five times that of the general population...
New Evidence To Support A Range Of Healthy Behaviors
Date: Jun-07-2012Five new studies provide evidence to support simple steps we can take to prevent illness and improve our overall health. In the June issue of The American Journal of Medicine, researchers report on fish consumption to reduce the risk of colon cancer; the effectiveness of hypnotherapy and acupuncture for smoking cessation; regular teeth cleaning to improve cardiovascular health; the effectiveness of primary care physicians in weight loss programs; and the use of low-dose aspirin to reduce cancer risk. Colorectal cancer is the third leading cause of cancer death in the Western world...
Hope For More Effective Treatment Of Nearsightedness
Date: Jun-07-2012Research by an optometrist at the University of Houston (UH) supports the continued investigation of optical treatments that attempt to slow the progression of nearsightedness in children. Conducted by UH College of Optometry assistant professor David Berntsen and his colleagues from The Ohio State University, the study compared the effects of wearing and then not wearing progressive addition lenses, better known as no-line bifocals, in children who are nearsighted. With funding by a National Institutes of Health National Eye Institute training grant and support from Essilor of America Inc...
Are Wider Faced Men More Self-Sacrificing?
Date: Jun-07-2012Picture a stereotypical tough guy and you might imagine a man with a broad face, a square jaw, and a stoical demeanor. Existing research even supports this association, linking wider, more masculine faces with several less-than-cuddly characteristics, including perceived lack of warmth, dishonesty, and lack of cooperation. But a new study suggests that men with these wide, masculine faces aren't always the aggressive tough guys they appear to be. "Men with wider faces have typically been portrayed as 'bad to the bone,'" says psychologist Michael Stirrat...
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