(Research Australia) Weight and appetite experts from around the world met at a conference in Bangkok earlier this year to discuss sex differences in obesity. One line of discussion looked at factors leading to women’s weight gain during menopause, and how it might be avoided.
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(Research Australia) It was announced on Friday that Garvan endocrinologist and Ph.D. student, Dr. Sue Lynn Lau, had won the Graduate Student category of the AAAS Science “Dance your Ph.D.” contest. See her winning entry on YouTube.
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ROCKVILLE, Md. (MedPage Today) — Using the antiepileptic drug phenytoin (Dilantin, Phenytek) to treat Asian patients with a particular human leukocyte antigen allele could increase the risk of serious skin reactions, according to the FDA.
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(IOS Press) A study published in the November issue of the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease suggests the reliability of the Alzheimer’s Disease Assessment Scale — Cognitive may vary and possess the ability to affect clinical trial outcomes.
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(Family Health International) Three conclusive studies have shown that becoming circumcised dramatically reduces a man’s chances of acquiring HIV from an infected woman. Family Health International has received a five-year, US$18.5 million grant from the Gates Foundation to establish the Male Circumcision Consortium, a partnership with the University of Illinois at Chicago and EngenderHealth. See [...]
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(Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute) A single hit on the head by the termite Termes panamensis (Snyder), which possesses the fastest mandible strike ever recorded, is sufficient to kill a would-be nest invader
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(Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions) Johns Hopkins researchers have discovered that a drop in blood potassium levels caused by diuretics commonly prescribed for high blood pressure could be the reason why people on those drugs are at risk for developing type 2 diabetes. The drugs helpfully accelerate loss of fluids, but also deplete important chemicals, including [...]
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(Wiley-Blackwell) A new study finds that youth populations with sickle cell disease are receiving inadequate health care, and thus may fail to benefit from scientific advances. The study, published in Pediatric Blood & Cancer, finds that the patients, mostly African-Americans, often lack insurance or access to specialized sickle cell centers for treatment.
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GAINESVILLE, Fla. (MedPage Today) — Telephone counseling may be an effective means of helping women keep off the pounds they’ve shed, especially in underserved rural areas, researchers reported here.
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(University of Florida) The vacancy sign is on, but the lowlifes who check in never check out.
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