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Hormone-replacement Therapy Hurts Hearing, Study Finds
The largest study ever to analyze the hearing of women on hormone-replacement therapy has found that women who take the most common form of HRT have a hearing loss of 10 to 30 percent more compared to similar women who have not had the therapy. It's as if the usual age-related hearing loss in women whose HRT included progestin, a synthetic form of the hormone progesterone, was accelerated by five to 10 years. PediPump Presents Hope For Children With Heart Failure
A new ventricular assist device (VAD) called the PediPump has been developed specifically for use in children. A status report on this new device appears in the July issue of the journal Artificial Organs. Inside College Parties: Surprising Findings About Drinking Behavior
Most studies of college-student drinking have looked at the individual, and have relied on self reports; New findings gathered from on-the-spot observations show that parties with drinking games can predict higher blood-alcohol concentrations; and young women at theme parties, especially with sexualized themes and costumes, drink more heavily than men. Interestingly, larger parties were associated with less drinking. New Biomarker Test Could Predict Outcome For Bladder Cancer Patients
A set of molecular biomarkers might better predict the recurrence of bladder cancer than conventional prognostic features such as the stage or grade of the malignancy at the time it is discovered, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have found. Exercise May Ward Off Death In Women With Metabolic Syndrome
A high level of fitness may extend the lives of women with metabolic syndrome, according to new findings presented today by a cardiologist at Northwestern Memorial Hospital at the annual American Heart Association Scientific Sessions. 'Slimming Gene' Discovered That Regulates Body Fat
Scientists have discovered a previously unknown fruit fly gene that controls the metabolism of fat. Larvae in which this gene is defective lose their entire fat reserves. Mammals carry a group of genes that are structurally very similar. The scientists therefore hope this research could lead to new medicines to fight obesity. Abundant Delicious Food Could Result In 'Food Addiction', Analysis Sug
Scientists have taken a closer look at existing studies on food intake and human behavior and found an increasing proportion of food consumption appears to be driven by pleasure, not just by the need for calories. Among some people living in affluent societies, the food environment may be creating a form of appetitive drive similar to that produced by other pleasure-driven activities such as drug use and compulsive gambling. MIT Sleuths Discover Quick Way To New Materials
In work that could radically change how engineers search for new materials, MIT researchers have developed a way to test the mechanical properties of almost 600 different materials in a matter of days - a task that would have taken weeks using conventional techniques. Older Americans Not Discussing Complementary And Alternative Medicine
In spite of the high use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) among people age 50 or older, 69 percent of those who use CAM do not talk to their doctors about it, according to a new survey conducted by AARP and the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) at the National Institutes of Health. The survey examined conversations between patients and their physicians regarding CAM use. Researchers Create DNA Logic Circuits That Work In Test Tubes
Computers and liquids are not very compatible, as many a careless coffee-drinking laptop owner has discovered. But a new breakthrough by researchers at the California Institute of Technology could result in future logic circuits that literally work in a test tube -- or even in the human body.
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