UCSD team looks at body's clock
La Jolla Light Wed, 23 Sep 2009 14:09 PM PDT
A new finding reveals that many of the genes that regulate the daily rhythms of insulin responses can also alter the timing of the body's circadian clock. This suggests new approaches might be possible to treat disorders that result from chronic disruption of the sleep-wake cycle. Knowing that a molecular clock controls daily physiological rhythms, UCSD researchers engineered cultured cells to ... |
Thai king’s conditionimproves in hospital
Gulf Times Wed, 23 Sep 2009 13:43 PM PDT
Thailand’s King Bhumibol Adulyadej is eating well and his body temperature is back to normal, the palace said yesterday, as the world’s longest-reigning monarch spent a fifth day in hospital. |
S Africa Olympic body launches inquiry
The Age Wed, 23 Sep 2009 13:33 PM PDT
South Africa's sports governing body said it will probe the conduct of officials in the gender tests carried out on 800-metre world champion Caster Semenya. |
The vasculature emerges as a potential therapeutic target in treating ADPKD liver cysts
EurekAlert! Wed, 23 Sep 2009 13:27 PM PDT
( Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine ) As part of an effort to develop effective medical therapies that block the progression of liver cyst growth in patients with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease, researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Center have found that the liver cyst walls develop and maintain a vasculature as they grow out from the body of the ... |
Energy bars can be cavity creators
KENS 5 San Antonio Wed, 23 Sep 2009 13:25 PM PDT
Energy bars are a popular way for fitness-conscious folks to fuel a workout. But dentists say if what may be good for your body could harm your teeth. |
Livonia woman charged in father's death
Livonia Observer Wed, 23 Sep 2009 13:22 PM PDT
A 50-year-old Livonia woman was arraigned Wednesday afternoon in the stabbing death of her 78-year-old father in the home they shared in the 29000 block of Bentley. Laura Terzagian was charged with first-degree murder, according to a press release from Livonia Police Detective Timothy Chalk. The body of Harry Terzagian was found with multiple stab wounds at about 6 p.m. Monday after two people ... |
Does a sauna or steam room do you any good?
Creative Loafing Atlanta Wed, 23 Sep 2009 12:50 PM PDT
By cecil adams I love to go to the steam room (or if there isn’t one, the sauna) after a workout. But I've always wondered: Do they really help? Or rather: I sweat a lot in the steam room, and it's obviously doing something to my body, but what exactly are its benefits? Or is it actually damaging my body?â€" Ricardo CámaraYou know I like to be emphatic in these columns, Ricardo, so I wish I could ... |
NCAA Head Dies at Age 67 of Pancreatic Cancer
The Trinity Tripod Wed, 23 Sep 2009 12:18 PM PDT
After announcing in January that he had pancreatic cancer, National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) head and former president of University of Oregon and Indiana University, Myles Brand, died on Wednesday, Sept. 16, at age 67. A reformer at Indiana University in the mid-to-late 1990s, he brought his vision for excellence to the governing body of intercollegiate sports. |
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