News tagged with american journal of physiology


Study findings significant for treating infections in Type 1 diabetes

A small University at Buffalo study has found for the first time that in Type 1 diabetics, insulin injections exert a strong anti-inflammatory effect at the cellular and molecular level, while even small amounts of glucose ...

Diabetes created May 16, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Gene variant appears to predict weight loss after gastric bypass

Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) researchers have identified a gene variant that helps predict how much weight an individual will lose after gastric bypass surgery, a finding with the potential both to ...

Genetics created May 02, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Gene controls three different diseases

An international research consortium led by the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), the CIBERER and the University of Wurzburg (Germany) has discovered a gene that can cause three totally different diseases, depending ...

Genetics created Apr 25, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Methods to repair kidney cells, assess kidney function on the horizon

Researchers may have found a way to block kidney-destroying inflammation and help damaged kidney cells recover.

Medical research created Apr 16, 2013 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (5) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Couch potatoes may be genetically predisposed to being lazy, study finds

Studies show 97 percent of American adults get less than 30 minutes of exercise a day, which is the minimum recommended amount based on federal guidelines. New research from the University of Missouri suggests certain genetic ...

Medical research created Apr 08, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2

Deadly effects of certain kinds of household air pollution lead to call for biomarker studies

Almost four million people die each year from household air pollution (HAP) caused by exposure to the combustion of biomass fuels (wood, charcoal, crop residues, and dung), kerosene, or coal. These individuals are among the ...

Health created Apr 01, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

From teens' sleeping brains, the sound of growing maturity

Listening in on the electrical currents of teenagers' brains during sleep, scientists have begun to hear the sound of growing maturity. It happens most intensively between the ages of 12 and 16 1/2: After years of frenzied ...

Neuroscience created Mar 22, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

High-carb intake in infancy has lifelong effects, study finds

Consumption of foods high in carbohydrates immediately after birth programs individuals for lifelong increased weight gain and obesity, a University at Buffalo animal study has found, even if caloric intake ...

Overweight and Obesity created Mar 19, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Sleep study reveals how the adolescent brain makes the transition to mature thinking

(Medical Xpress)—A new study conducted by monitoring the brain waves of sleeping adolescents has found that remarkable changes occur in the brain as it prunes away neuronal connections and makes the major ...

Neuroscience created Mar 19, 2013 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (6) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study explains why fainting can result from blood pressure drug used in conjunction with other disorders

A new study led by a Canadian research team has identified the reason why prazosin, a drug commonly used to reduce high blood pressure, may cause lightheadedness and possible fainting upon standing in patients with normal ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Mar 11, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Probiotic-derived treatment offers new hope for premature babies

Study in the American Journal of Physiology-Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology addresses critical component of problem affecting infants with necrotizing enterocolitis.

Medical research created Feb 13, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Sugar fights still simmer as new brain study finds fructose might stimulate appetite

Fructose, a sugar much maligned in recent years, recently took another hit when a preliminary study by Yale University found that it might stimulate appetite more than other sugar types. The results came ...

Health created Jan 14, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

For those short on time, aerobic, not resistance, exercise is best bet for weight, fat loss

A new study led by North Carolina researchers has found that when it comes to weight- and fat loss, aerobic training is better than resistance training. The study is believed to the largest randomized trial to directly compare ...

Health created Jan 02, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Scientist uncovers how airway cells regenerate after chlorine gas injury

Scarring of the airways can lead to long-term breathing problems for some people exposed to high levels of chlorine gas from events such as an industrial accident, chemical spill following a train derailment or terroristic ...

Medical research created Dec 19, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Study offers insights into role of muscle weakness in Down syndrome

It is well known that people with Down syndrome (DS) suffer from marked muscle weakness. Even the simple tasks of independent living, such as getting out of a chair or climbing a flight of stairs, can become major obstacles. ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Dec 17, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0