News tagged with abnormal metabolism
New study identifies best tests for predicting Alzheimer's disease
New research has identified the memory and brain scan tests that appear to predict best whether a person with cognitive problems might develop Alzheimer's disease. The research is published in the June 30, 2010, online issue ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jun 30, 2010 |
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Growth hormone safe for infants with chronic kidney failure
Infants with chronic renal failure (CRF) grow slowly, a problem that usually improves with aggressive nutritional therapy. When it doesn't, growth hormone is a safe and effective treatment to promote growth, according to ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jun 03, 2010 |
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Pilot study relates phthalate exposure to less-masculine play by boys
A study of 145 preschool children reports, for the first time, that when the concentrations of two common phthalates in mothers' prenatal urine are elevated their sons are less likely to play with male-typical toys and games, ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Nov 16, 2009 |
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Accelerated bone growth may be an indicator of hypertension in children
Children whose bones are "older" than their chronological age may be at an increased risk of hypertension, according to a study reported today in Hypertension: Journal of the American Heart Association. As a result, the in ...
Oct 20, 2009 |
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HIV-1 protease inhibitor induced oxidative stress in pancreatic B-cells: thymoquinone protection
Researchers at the Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana have discovered that the HIV-1 protease inhibitors (PIs), such as nelfinavir included in highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) regimen ...
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Mar 25, 2009 |
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Researchers identify new function of protein in cellular respiration
(PhysOrg.com) -- Virginia Commonwealth University researchers have found that the protein Stat3 plays a key role in regulating mitochondria, the energy-producing machines of cells. This discovery could one day lead to the ...
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Jan 28, 2009 |
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