News tagged with increased levels

Elevated hormone levels add up to increased breast cancer risk

Post-menopausal women with high levels of hormones such as estrogen or testosterone are known to have a higher risk of breast cancer. New research published in BioMed Central's open access journal Breast Cancer Research looked ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Oct 21, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Certain dietary supplements associated with increased risk of death in older women

Consuming dietary supplements, including multivitamins, folic acid, iron and copper, among others, appears to be associated with an increased risk of death in older women, according to a report in the October 10 issue of ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Oct 10, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Curb soot and smog to keep Earth cool, says UN

Sharply reducing emissions of soot and smog could play a critical role in preventing Earth from overheating, according to a UN report released on Tuesday.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jun 14, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 0

How to limit risk of climate catastrophe

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new analysis of climate risk, published by researchers at MIT and elsewhere, shows that even moderate carbon-reduction policies now can substantially lower the risk of future climate change. ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Oct 02, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (15) | comments 4

A protein that protects against Alzheimer's?

Research on the mechanisms involved in neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's, stroke, dementia, Parkinson's and multiple sclerosis, to name a few, has taken a step forward thanks to the work of biological sciences ...

Medicine & Health / Research

created Jan 06, 2009 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 0