PHYSorg.com: PHYSorg news tagged with: medical college of georgia http://www.physorg.com/ en-us Physorg.com internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. Not enough vitamin D in the diet could mean too much fat on adolescents Too little vitamin D could be bad for more than your bones; it may also lead to fatter adolescents, researchers say. http://www.physorg.com/news156088325.html Medicine & Health Thu, 12 Mar 2009 14:52:47 EST news156088325 Study suggests blood test for Alzheimer's possible Researchers have revealed a direct relationship between two specific antibodies and the severity of Alzheimer's disease symptoms, raising hopes that a diagnostic blood test for the devastating disorder is within reach. http://www.physorg.com/news156007002.html Medicine & Health Wed, 11 Mar 2009 16:17:40 EST news156007002 Pulmonary hypertension in children may result from reduced activity of gene regulator Too little activity by gene regulators called PPARs appears to be a major player in the irreversible lung damage that can occur in children with heart defects, researchers say. http://www.physorg.com/news155473873.html Medicine & Health Thu, 05 Mar 2009 11:11:33 EST news155473873 Molecule that suppresses immune response under study in type 1 diabetes The idea is to teach the immune system of children at high risk for type 1 diabetes not to attack the insulin-producing cells of the pancreas. http://www.physorg.com/news152973665.html Medicine & Health Wed, 04 Feb 2009 12:42:29 EST news152973665 Researchers may have found why women have an edge on salt-sensitive hypertension Researchers may have found why women have an edge in keeping a healthier balance between the amount of salt they eat and excrete - at least before reaching menopause. http://www.physorg.com/news152371015.html Medicine & Health Wed, 28 Jan 2009 13:17:34 EST news152371015 Slices of living brain tissue are helping scientists identify new stroke therapies Slices of living human brain tissue are helping scientists learn which drugs can block the waves of death that engulf and engorge brain cells following a stroke. http://www.physorg.com/news151760910.html Medicine & Health Wed, 21 Jan 2009 11:48:56 EST news151760910 Cell death from cytomegalovirus may bring new life to treatment of retinal disease Just days after the first retinal cell gets infected with the common cytomegalovirus, contiguous cells start committing suicide and researchers believe their death may provide clues to better treatment of this potentially blinding infection. http://www.physorg.com/news150374176.html Medicine & Health Mon, 05 Jan 2009 10:36:16 EST news150374176