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Τετάρτη 30 Οκτωβρίου 2013

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International Research Team Weighs in on the Negative Consequences of Noise on Overall Health
Divorced people more likely to die from preventable accidents than married people
Estrogen protects women with NASH from severe liver fibrosis
Young Fibromyalgia Patients Report Worse Symptoms Than Older Patients, Mayo Clinic Study Shows
Activities of daily living increase survival among elderly
ER study finds 1 in 10 older teens misuse Rx painkillers and sedatives
RNA double helix structure identified using synchrotron

International Research Team Weighs in on the Negative Consequences of Noise on Overall Health

Posted: 30 Oct 2013 07:03 AM PDT

The combined toll of occupational, recreational and environmental noise exposure poses a serious public health threat going far beyond hearing damage, according to an international team of researchers writing this week in The Lancet.

Divorced people more likely to die from preventable accidents than married people

Posted: 30 Oct 2013 06:55 AM PDT

Divorced people are more likely to die from preventable accidents than married counterparts, according to a new study from sociologists at Rice University and the University of Pennsylvania. The study also found that single people and those with low educational attainment are at greater risk for accidental death.

Estrogen protects women with NASH from severe liver fibrosis

Posted: 29 Oct 2013 11:26 AM PDT

New research suggests that estrogen protects women with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) from severe liver fibrosis. According to the study published online in Hepatology, a journal of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases, men are at higher risk of more severe fibrosis compared to women prior to menopause, but liver fibrosis severity is similar in men and post-menopausal women.

Young Fibromyalgia Patients Report Worse Symptoms Than Older Patients, Mayo Clinic Study Shows

Posted: 29 Oct 2013 11:18 AM PDT

It may seem counterintuitive, but young and middle-aged fibromyalgia patients report worse symptoms and poorer quality of life than older patients, a Mayo Clinic study shows. Fibromyalgia most often strikes women. It is characterized by widespread musculoskeletal pain with fatigue, sleep, memory and mood issues. The research, one of several Mayo studies being presented at the American College of Rheumatology annual meeting, suggests the disorder plays out differently among different age groups.

Activities of daily living increase survival among elderly

Posted: 29 Oct 2013 11:11 AM PDT

Daily exercise at home or some gardening can significantly cut the risk of a heart attack/stroke and prolong life among the 60+ age group, according to a new Swedish study published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.

ER study finds 1 in 10 older teens misuse Rx painkillers and sedatives

Posted: 29 Oct 2013 08:35 AM PDT

With prescription drug abuse at epidemic levels nationwide, and overdoses killing more people than auto accidents in many states, a new University of Michigan study provides striking new data about the misuse of potent prescription painkillers and sedatives by teens and young adults.

RNA double helix structure identified using synchrotron

Posted: 29 Oct 2013 07:42 AM PDT

When Francis Crick and James Watson discovered the double helical structure of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) in 1953, their findings began a genetic revolution to map, study, and sequence the building blocks of living organisms.