In an editorial, to be published in the international journal Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, published by Elsevier, a panel of arthritis research experts has recommended that coxibs and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs must remain a significant part of the tool kit used in treating osteoarthritis.
With the arrival of August, back-to-school shopping is replacing trips to the park or pool. But it’s still important to replace those almost-empty sunscreen bottles, according to a University of Iowa dermatologist.
A new study suggests that women with chronic issues with their body image are more likely to benefit from an exercise class where the instructor emphasizes the health benefits of the workout over improved appearance, even if those women chose the class in hopes of improving their physique.
Scientists have provided new insight into how a gene is related to schizophrenia. In a study to be published in the August 17 issue of the Journal of Biological Chemistry, Amanda J. Law, Medical Research Council Fellow and Associate Professor at the University of Oxford, United Kingdom, and Visiting Scientist at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), along with colleagues at NIH describe for the first time a genetic variation that causes a gene to be overexpressed in the human brain. These results may provide a new way to design better drugs to treat schizophrenia.
Antioxidants are widely considered an important defense against heart disease, but University of Utah researchers have found excessive levels of one antioxidant?reduced glutathione?actually may contribute to the disease.
An undersea mission simulating the space environment will provide data for development of tools to quickly assess stress, fatigue and cognitive fitness in preparation for performing critical mission tasks.
Researchers have found that metals present in tobacco smoke mimic the effects of estrogens and activate the body?s estrogen receptor, an action that may increase the risk of breast cancer. These metals are a new class of potent environmental estrogens called metalloestrogens, and smoking is a significant route of exposure.
Women going through menopause gain on average of one pound of body weight each year. New research reveals, however, that efforts to minimize or reverse this trend have the undesirable side effect of decreasing bone mineral density (BMD), putting those who are most successful at controlling weight gain at greater risk of osteoporosis.
The Department of Health reminded people living and holidaying in the north of Western Australia to take extra care against mosquito bites, following evidence of the spread of mosquito-borne viruses in the Kimberley and Pilbara regions.
As we develop, the company we keep may be increasingly influenced by our genes, according to a new study led by Virginia Commonwealth University researchers.