A Human Hormone Blocker is Found to Help Prevent Obesity & Diabetes During...
Released January 3, 2008 - A new study finds that a chemical found in the body is capable of promoting weight loss, improving insulin resistance and reversing diabetes in an animal model. The hormone...
View ArticleMom's Obesity During Conception May Set the Stage for Offspring's Obesity
Released January 3, 2008- Investigators at the USDA-Arkansas Children's Nutrition Center studied whether fetal exposure to gestational obesity leads to a self-reinforcing vicious cycle of excessive...
View ArticleMore than a Matter of Degree: Severe Asthma May Be a Different Form of the...
Released January 29, 2008 - A multi-center research project to investigate severe asthma has found a key physiological difference between severe and non-severe forms of the disease, a finding that...
View ArticleTaking the Fight Against Cancer to Heart
Released February 26, 2008 - Hormones produced by the heart eliminated human pancreatic cancer in more than three-quarters of the mice treated with the hormones and eliminated human breast cancer in...
View ArticleSpecialized Nasal Sensory Cells Detect Irritants In The Environment
Released March 4, 2008 - Many chemicals, including most odorants in highly concentrated form, are irritating to the nose and can cause burning, stinging, warmth, itching or pain. The sensations occur...
View ArticleMSU Professor Earns Bowditch Award for Work on Hypertension
Released March 26, 2008 - The American Physiological Society awarded Michigan State University Professor Stephanie W. Watts the 2008 Henry Pickering Bowditch Memorial Award for early-career achievement.
View ArticleNew Study Finds Adverse Effects Of Estrogen Replacement Therapy (ERT) Are...
Released April 7, 2008 - A new study in mice has examined whether adverse effects of estrogen replacement therapy (ERT) are related to the doses used. The study found that moderate and high doses of...
View ArticleTestosterone Replacement Therapy (TRT) Beneficial In Men 60 And Older
Released April 7, 2008 - In one of the first clinical trials involving men over 60-85 years of age, researchers' preliminary results indicate that testosterone treatment for five months has a positive...
View ArticleTreatment With An Antipsychotic Drug Found To Cause Changes In Metabolism...
Released April 7, 2008 - The second generation of antipsychotics - known as atypical antipsychotics (AAP) - began in 1990. These newer medicines have proven as effective in treating the positive...
View ArticleNew Study Finds Anticipating A Laugh Reduces Stress Hormones
Released April 7, 2008 - Researchers have found that the anticipation of a positive humorous laughter experience also reduces potentially detrimental stress hormones.
View ArticleFor Some Who Have Lost Their Sense Of Smell, A Once Popular Asthma Drug Could...
Released April 7, 2008 - Some seven percent of Americans have lost their sense of smell and with it their ability to enjoy the fragrance of flowers, foods and beverages. For individuals whose smell...
View ArticleBackpack Straps Can Decrease Blood Flow In The Shoulder And Arm
Released April 7, 2008 - A team of physician researchers examined the effect heavy-loaded backpack straps can have on children. They found the straps can significantly increase pressure when the load...
View ArticleWhere College Students Live Can Impact Their Weight, Eating And Exercise Habits
Released April 7, 2008 - A new study of female freshman dorm residents adds a new perspective to the "Freshman 15", finding that those who avail themselves of school housing consume significantly...
View ArticleNew Study Finds Uncontrollable Stress Worsens Symptoms Of Endometriosis
Released April 7, 2008 - A new study investigating the relationship between stress and the painful symptoms of endometriosis offers, for the first time, evidence of the negative consequences of stress...
View ArticleExercise During Pregnancy Leads To A Healthier Heart In Moms- And Babies-To-Be
Released April 7, 2008 - A new study extends the knowledge of research in the area of pregnancy and exercise and has found that not only do women benefit from exercise in pregnancy, but their fetuses...
View ArticleIngredient Found In Green Tea Significantly Inhibits Breast Cancer Growth In...
Released April 7, 2008 - A new study conducted by researchers at the University of Mississippi researchers now finds that consuming EGCG, an antioxidant found in green tea, significantly inhibits...
View ArticleNew Scientific Discoveries Among Highlights of the 121st Annual Meeting of...
Released April 7, 2008 - Some 11,000 researchers, exhibitors, and other scientists will attend the conference, which is part of the Experimental Biology meeting being held at the San Diego Convention...
View ArticleUSF Professor Gives Historical Look at Physiology and WWII Air War
Released April 11, 2008 - World War II-era physiologists helped solve physiological problems related to flight, research that helped pave the way for an Allied victory in the air, according to Jay B....
View ArticleGenetic Variation Linked To Sugary Food Consumption
Released May 14, 2008 - A new study finds that individuals with a specific genetic variation consistently consume more sugary foods. The study offers the first evidence of the role that a variation in...
View ArticleMouse Study: When it Comes to Living Longer, It's Better to Go Hungry Than Go...
Released May 14, 2008 - A study investigating aging in mice has found that hormonal changes that occur when mice eat significantly less may help explain an already established phenomenon: a low calorie...
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