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Living in Poor Area as Teen Could Increase Risk for Chlamydia in Young Adulthood

By Guest PostJune 12, 2013Healthaccessed data, bacterial infection, behavioral issues, census data, christopher browning, depression, jodi ford, multiple sex partners, ohio state university, poor area, risk for chlamydia, risky sexual behaviors, sexual activity, sexual risk, sexually transmitted infection, sti, sti risk factors, teen, young adulthood

Study Points to Need for Interventions That Address Neighborhood Poverty

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Living in a poor neighborhood as an adolescent is linked to an increased risk of getting the sexually transmitted infection (STI) chlamydia in young adulthood, according to new research.

Ohio State University researchers analyzed data from a large national study that tracked youths over time. The analysis suggested that children who lived in poor neighborhoods during their teenage years had an almost 25 percent greater risk of having chlamydia in their early 20s – even if they themselves weren’t poor – than did teenagers living in wealthier settings. (more…)

Scientists sequence genome of ‘sacred lotus,’ which likely holds anti-aging secrets

By Guest PostJune 7, 2013Healthanti aging secrets, genetic defects, genetic repair mechanisms, healthier aging, sacred lotus, secrets about aging, spiritual purity

A team of 70 scientists from the U.S., China, Australia and Japan today reports having sequenced and annotated the genome of the “sacred lotus,” which is believed to have a powerful genetic system that repairs genetic defects, and may hold secrets about aging successfully. The scientists sequenced more than 86 percent of the nearly 27,000 genes of the plant, Nelumbo nucifera, which is revered in China and elsewhere as a symbol of spiritual purity and longevity.
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Tactics of new Middle East virus suggest treating by altering lung cells’ response to infection

By Guest PostJune 7, 2013Healthacute, antiviral reaction, China, DNA, Environment, flu virus, h7n9 influenza virus, host, human coronavirus, human coronavirus emc, immune response, killing the virus, laurence josset, lisa e gralinski, lung cell gene, lung cells, mbio, michael g katze, middle east virus, pathogen interactions, respiratory syndrome virus, response to infection, rna, sars, sudhakar agnihothram, tactics, university of washington, vineet d menachery, virologist

A new virus that causes severe breathing distress and kidney failure elicits a distinctive airway cell response to allow it to multiply. Scientists studying the Human Coronavirus-Erasmus Medical Center, which first appeared April 2012 in the Middle East, have discovered helpful details about its stronghold tactics.

Their findings predict that certain currently available compounds might treat the infection. These could act not by killing the virus directly but by keeping lung cells from being forced to create a hospitable environment for the virus to reproduce. The researchers caution that their lab and computer predictions would need to be tested to see if the drugs work clinically. (more…)

Injured at the beach

By Guest PostJune 6, 2013General, Healthat the beach, beach patrols, beebe chief, bethany, blunt organ trauma, cervical spine, delaware communities, dewey, fractures, hurt, injured, mid atlantic, ocean waves, rehoboth, surf zone, surf zone forecast, surf zone hazards, wendy carey, zip code

Emergency department visits from beach injuries are common, study finds

Injuries to people swimming at the beach are common and severe, according to an ongoing study by the Delaware Sea Grant College Program and Beebe Medical Center.

A total of 1,121 injuries requiring emergency department treatment were recorded in Delaware during the past three summers for patients hurt by ocean waves. Injuries range from simple sprains and strains to extremity fractures, blunt organ trauma and fractures of the cervical spine. There were three fatalities attributed to surf zone injuries during the study period. The most common ailments were broken collarbones, dislocated and separated shoulders, neck pain, and ankle and knee sprains. (more…)

Men, Women Lie About Sex to Match Gender Expectations

By Guest PostJune 5, 2013General, Health, Sexdetector machine, gender expectations, gender related behaviors, journal, lie about sex, male type, men, non sexual behaviors, questionnaire, real men, sex roles, sexual intercourse, sexual partners, stereotypical male activity, stereotypical ways, terri fisher, typical female behaviors, women

For Other Behaviors, People Care Less about Meeting Norms

COLUMBUS, Ohio – People will lie about their sexual behavior to match cultural expectations about how men or women should act – even though they wouldn’t distort other gender-related behaviors, new research suggests.

The study found that men were willing to admit that they sometimes engaged in behaviors seen by college students as more appropriate for women, such as writing poetry. The same was true for women, who didn’t hide the fact that they told obscene jokes, or sometimes participated in other “male-type” deeds. (more…)

Racial and economic gap in awareness of lifesaving HPV vaccine

By Guest PostJune 4, 2013Healthabigail shrader, anal cancer, anees chagpar, asco, asians, awareness, cervical cancer, cervical cancer rates, Chicago, data, economic gap, hispanics, hpv, hpv awareness, hpv infection, hpv vaccination, human papilloma virus, lifesaving hpv vaccine, oral cancers, racial, sexual organs, sexually transmitted virus

There are worrisome racial, economic, educational, and gender gaps in awareness about the lifesaving vaccine for human papilloma virus (HPV), a Yale Cancer Center study has found. The study is being presented at the 2013 annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) in Chicago.

HPV is a primarily sexually transmitted virus most widely known for causing cervical cancer, but it can also cause anal cancer, certain oral cancers, and cancers of the sexual organs of both women and men. (more…)

Boosting ‘cellular garbage disposal’ can delay the aging process, UCLA biologists report

By Guest PostJune 3, 2013Healthaging, aging research, alzheimer, anil rana, cardiovascular disease, cells, cellular garbage disposal, cellular machinery, david walker, diabetes, disease in humans, healthy life span, like symptoms, membrane structure, mitochondria, nervous system, neurodegenerative diseases, opposite effect, parkin gene, parkinsons disease, postdoctoral scholar, toxic, ucla biologists, vital functions

UCLA life scientists have identified a gene previously implicated in Parkinson’s disease that can delay the onset of aging and extend the healthy life span of fruit flies. The research, they say, could have important implications for aging and disease in humans.

The gene, called parkin, serves at least two vital functions: It marks damaged proteins so that cells can discard them before they become toxic, and it is believed to play a key role in the removal of damaged mitochondria from cells. (more…)

Blast concussions could cause pituitary deficiencies in war vets

By Guest PostJune 3, 2013Healthafghanistan, behavioral sciences, blast concussions, brain injuries, charles w wilkinson, clinical evaluation, depression, elaine r peskind, elizabeth a colasurdo, frequency, hormones, hypopituitarism, Iraq, jane b shofer, kathleen f pagulayan, mental health, oxytocin, pituitary deficiencies, pituitary hormone levels, post traumatic, ptsd, sexual function, stress disorder, university of washington, vasopressin, veterans, war vets

Many veterans suffering from blast concussions may have hormone deficiencies that mimic some of the symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder and depression, according to researchers with the Department of Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System and the University of Washington.

The researchers screened 35 veterans with blast injuries. They found that 42 percent had irregular hormone levels indicative of hypopituitarism, a condition that can often be controlled by replacing the deficient hormones. (more…)

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