Gravitational unloading significantly accelerates biological aging, suggests new research. Experiments conducted on the International Space Station involving cells that line the inner surfaces of blood vessels (endothelial cells) show that microgravity accelerates cardiovascular disease and the biological aging of these cells. Silvia Bradamante, a researcher involved in the work from the CNR-ISTM, Institute of Molecular Science and Technologies ...
Low levels of thyroid may increase the risk of death in hospitalized patients, says study published in iJournal of Clinical Endocrinology (and) Metabolism/i (JCEM). The thyroid gland, located in the neck, produces hormones that regulate the body's temperature, consumption of oxygen and metabolism. The gland produces two hormones, triiodothyronine (T3) and thyroxine (T4), which travel through the blood to spur activity in various tissues. "When ...
Young and middle-aged women suffering from type 2 diabetes are at a higher risk of developing coronary artery disease, say researchers. Lead study author Rita Rastogi Kalyani, M.D., M.H.S., endocrinologist at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, said that their findings suggest that we need to work harder to prevent heart disease in women under 60 who have diabetes. She said that this study tells us that women of any age who have ...
Stress eaters show a pattern of eating behavior that could have benefits in non-stressful situations, reveals study. The study, published in emPsychological Science/em, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, shows that "munchers" and "skippers" display compensatory patterns of consumption in response to positive and negative social situations. While munchers in the study ate more after being stressed, they ate less in response to a ...
A study finds that enterocystoplasty is a good surgical option with a low rate of severe complications in the treatment of children who were born with developmental abnormalities of the genitourinary system. The study was conducted by a group of Portuguese urologists. Enterocystoplasty is a surgical enlargement of the urinary bladder which is performed to improve bladder function as a low-pressure reservoir. "This issue is very important because in children ...
