News tagged with metabolic activity
PET imaging response a prognostic factor after thoracic radiation therapy for lung cancer
Nov 06, 2009 |
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A rapid decline in metabolic activity on a PET scan after radiation therapy for non-small cell lung cancer is correlated with good local tumor control, according to a study presented by researchers at Thomas Jefferson University ...
Model microbial community for studying expanding dead zones characterized
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Oct 22, 2009 |
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Among the many changes in the ocean is the expansion of oxygen-deficient or oxygen minimum zones (OMZs), also known as dead zones, which affect the processes by which carbon is captured and sequestered on ...
Scientists track chemical changes in cells as they endure extreme conditions
Jul 07, 2009 |
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One of nature's most gripping feats of survival is now better understood. For the first time, scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory observed the chemical changes in individual ...
Model tissue system reveals cellular communication via amino acids
Apr 03, 2009 |
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A team of researchers from the Massachusetts General Hospital Center for Engineering in Medicine (MGH-CEM) has found the first evidence of cell-to-cell communication by amino acids, the building blocks of proteins, rather ...
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Keep on running: Lack of exercise when young may lead to heart disease
Apr 04, 2008 |
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A lack of physical activity and fitness as a child can lead to an increased risk of heart disease according to research published in the open access journal Dynamic Medicine.
Exercise helps patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
Jul 01, 2009 |
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Counseling patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) on how to increase physical activity leads to health benefits that are independent of changes in weight. These findings are in a new study in the July issue ...
Control of blood vessels a possible weapon against obesity
Jan 07, 2009 |
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Mice exposed to low temperatures develop more blood vessels in their adipose tissue and metabolise body fat more quickly, according to a new study from Karolinska Institutet. Scientists now hope to learn how to control blood ...
Childbearing increases chance of developing the metabolic syndrome
Sep 22, 2009 |
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Childbearing is associated directly with future development of the metabolic syndrome — abdominal obesity, high triglycerides, insulin resistance and other cardiovascular disease risk factors — and for women who have had ...
New gadgets demystify metabolism; Find out how many calories your body burns
Jul 01, 2009 |
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And when she doesn't gain a pound -- ever -- there's only one thing to blame: her metabolism.
A link between mitochondria and tumor formation in stem cells
Oct 10, 2008 |
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Researchers report on a previously unknown relationship between stem cell potency and the metabolic rate of their mitochondria –a cell's energy makers. Stem cells with more active mitochondria also have a greater capacity ...
Brain enzyme may play key role in controlling appetite and weight gain
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Dec 12, 2008 |
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Researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have found that overactivity of a brain enzyme may play a role in preventing weight gain and obesity. The findings were reported in ...
Metabolic factors may play a role in risk for breast cancer
Jun 30, 2009 |
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Physiological changes associated with the metabolic syndrome may play a role in the risk of postmenopausal breast cancer, according to study results published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, a journal of the ...
Research says older people need more sun
May 11, 2009 |
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Spending more time in the sunshine could help older people to reduce their risk of developing heart disease and diabetes.
Missing link between fructose, insulin resistance found
Mar 03, 2009 |
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A new study in mice sheds light on the insulin resistance that can come from diets loaded with high-fructose corn syrup, a sweetener found in most sodas and many other processed foods. The report in the March issue of Cell Me ...
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