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CHICAGO, Nov. 29, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- In a new study presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA), growth hormone replacement for six months was found to increase bone formation in abdominally obese women. "This is the first time that the effects of growth hormone on bone have been studied in obesity," said the study's lead author, Miriam A. Bredella, M.D., a radiologist at Massachusetts General Hospital and assistant professor of...

Plant derived stem cell science is now being used for natural protein supplement and is safe for vegetarian use from natural nutrition company, True Healthy Products (PRWEB) November 25, 2011 The science of stem cells is now being used in an all natural, plant-based vegetarian friendly protein supplement called, “Protein Power Mix Nighttime Formula” from True Healthy Products, a natural nutrition and health supplement company out of Florida. The Nighttime Protein Power Mix was...

(Ivanhoe Newswire) – Super strong mice and marathon mice and nematodes were created by reducing the function of a natural inhibitor, suggesting treatments for age-related or genetically caused muscle degeneration are within reach. It turns out that a tiny inhibitor may be responsible for how strong and powerful our muscles can be. This is the surprising conclusion reached by scientists in EPFL's Laboratory of Integrative Systems Physiology (LISP), in collaboration with a group in the...

An international team of researchers from Leeds, London and Berlin has discovered more about the function of muscle stem cells, thanks to next-generation DNA sequencing techniques. The work, which was co-led from the University of Leeds' School of Medicine and the Charité, Berlin, is published this week in the journal Nature Genetics. The researchers investigated several families whose children suffered from a progressive muscle disease. The children developed severe weakness of the...

The secret to frogs’ superlative jumping lies in their tendons. Researchers at Brown University, filming frogs jumping at 500 frames per second with special X-ray technology, show that the frog's tendon stretches as it readies its leap and then recoils, much like a spring, when the frog jumps. The finding could explain how other animals are exceptional leapers. Results appear in Biology Letters. Some species of frogs and many other animals are able to jump far beyond what appear to be...

Male and female mice engineered to express the inflammatory enzyme IKKbeta in their fat tissue ate more but gained less weight. They burned sugar and fat more effectively than mice who were left unaltered. The research may shed light on how obesity and inflammation affect insulin resistance and sensitivity. In a new study, scientists report that they substantially curbed weight gain, improved metabolism, and improved the efficacy of insulin in mice by engineering them to express a specific...

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists show that a gene essential for normal development of the lymphatic system also plays a critical role in forming the valves that help maintain the body's normal fluid balance A century after the valves that link the lymphatic and blood systems were first described, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists have detailed how those valves form and identified a gene that is critical to the process. The gene is Prox1. Earlier work led...

MIAMI, Nov. 10, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- A recent scientific study shows groundbreaking promise in non-invasive fat reduction. French researchers have found that mechanical skin stimulation using the latest Cellu M6 technology from LPG, results in a 70 percent improvement in the body's ability to naturally break up and release stubborn fat pockets resistant to diet and exercise. Led by Professor Max Lafontan of Rangueil Molecular Medicine Institute in Tolouse, France, the study demonstrated...

A healthy diet is especially important during the menopause – a period in which the risk of suffering from health problems increases. Various studies analyze the diet of peri- and postmenopausal women in Spain alongside the troubles that come with this transition. The results show that all of those groups studied have a deficient intake of vitamin D. Marina Pollán, researcher at the Carlos III Institute of Health and one of the authors of the study explains that "biological and...

WESTFORD, Mass., Oct. 13, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Cynosure, Inc. (Nasdaq: CYNO), a leading developer and manufacturer of a broad array of light-based aesthetic treatment systems, today announced that the company will release its third-quarter 2011 financial results before the market opens on Tuesday, October 25 and host a conference call for investors and analysts that day at 9:00 a.m. ET. On the call, President and Chief Executive Officer Michael Davin and Executive Vice President and Chief...