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Low blood lead levels associated with clinically diagnosed attention - deficit / hyperactivity disorder and mediated by weak cognitive control.
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The philosophy of personal interaction leading to higher levels of output and innovation is illustrated by W. L. Gore and Associates, the makers of Gore - Tex and other products.
It appears the global economy may be moving ever closer to the the dreaded double - dip recession.The premier leading economic indicator in the U.S., the ECRI Weekly Leading Indicator (WLI), now stands at a level that foreshadowed the past 7 downturns, observes David Rosenberg, chief economist with Glushkin Sheff + Assoleading economic indicator in the U.S., the ECRI Weekly Leading Indicator (WLI), now stands at a level that foreshadowed the past 7 downturns, observes David Rosenberg, chief economist with Glushkin Sheff + AssoLeading Indicator (WLI), now stands at a level that foreshadowed the past 7 downturns, observes David Rosenberg, chief economist with Glushkin Sheff + Associates.
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Given that Facebook helps keep us connected but can also expose us to many social stressors, like envy and gossip, the researchers, led by Eric Vanman at the University of Queensland, expected to find a Facebook break would be associated with a drop in life - satisfaction, but also a reduction in stress levels.
-- the job involves: a salary (that should be comparable to the worldly earnings of the wealthier members of the congregation; a perception of entry level roles (youth / associate / music) which must keep in mind the desire for advancement (as they age a lead / senior position is considered more sucessful);
In this study, and in opposition to findings elsewhere, higher levels of social support were associated with greater depressive symptomatology, leading researchers to speculate that for low - income men the perceived costs of reciprocity may have deterred them from utilizing available support; or that peer groups may have influenced their alcohol or drug use, or placed demands on their resources (Anderson et al, 2005).
«Contrary to our expectations, higher levels of physical activity were not associated with lower rates of obesity across the race and ethnic groups,» said Britni Belcher, M.P.H., the lead author of the study.
«Results: Formula use at birth or short breastfeeding duration were significantly associated with low levels of nurturance, high levels of reported anxiety and increased maternal use of Parent - led routines.
Another environmental agent that may be associated with a higher risk of ADHD is high levels of lead in the bodies of young preschool children.
High levels of dopamine are associated with a sense of personal destiny, risk - taking, preoccupation with the cosmic or religion, and emotional detachment that can lead to ruthlessness, and an obsession with achieving goals and conquests.
The phased takeover of local government administration of Medicaid will accomplish statewide economies of scale, lead to associated savings and help New York achieve reforms proposed at the State and Federal level.
«We were all shocked by how widespread lead poisoning was for this population and just how clearly these elevated levels were associated with recreational hunting activity,» said Dr Arjun Amar, Associate Professor from the University of Cape Town's FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, who supervised the research.
«We need to examine whether regional or state level policies contribute to these variations, especially if these policies are hindering patients from learning about or receiving the vaccine,» says lead author Dr. Mahbubur Rahman, associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology at UTMB.
Animal studies suggest ingestion of pesticide mixtures in early pregnancy may be associated with decreased live - born offspring leading to concerns that levels of pesticide residues permitted in food by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency may still be too high for pregnant women and infants.
«Prior studies have suggested that poor baseline mental health can lead to more significant postoperative complications possibly due to impaired immune response associated with higher levels of stress,» explained Scott M. Gilbert, MD, MS, of the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL. «This may delay both wound healing and the ability to fight infection in the postoperative state, for example.
The research team, led by David Cantu and Chris Dulla, studied the effect of traumatic brain injury on the levels of the neurotransmitter gamma - aminobutyric acid (GABA) in the cerebral cortex, the portion of the brain associated with higher level functions such as information processing.
Dr David Carslake, the study's lead author and Senior Research Associate from the MRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit (IEU) at the University of Bristol, said: «An alarming increase in obesity levels across the world which have risen from 105 million in 1975 to 641 million in 2014, according to a recent Lancet study, create concern about the implications for public health.
In rodents it has been shown that serotonin (a naturally - occurring chemical commonly associated with feelings of happiness) plays a role in maintaining calcium levels; based on this, a team from the University of Wisconsin - Madison, led by Dr Laura Hernandez, investigated the potential for serotonin to increase calcium levels in both the milk and blood of dairy cows.
«Female athletes with exercise - induced menstrual dysfunction (associated with low estrogen levels) often have disordered eating behavior, which may impact their reproductive and bone health,» said lead researcher Madhusmita Misra, M.D., M.P.H., professor of pediatrics at Harvard Medical School and a pediatric endocrinologist at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, Mass..
They demonstrate that high vs. low levels of physical activity engagement are associated with reduced risk of 13 cancer types (including 3 of the top 4 leading cancers among men and women worldwide).
«Though humpback whales are found in all oceans of the world, the North Pacific humpback whales should probably be considered a sub-species at an ocean - basin level — based on genetic isolation of these populations on an evolutionary time scale,» said Scott Baker, associate director of the Marine Mammal Institute at Oregon State University's Hatfield Marine Science Center and lead author on the paper.
With our colleagues from National Cheng Kung University in Taiwan, we found that an increased level of this protein is associated with aggressive forms of ovarian cancer that are more likely to be resistant to chemotherapy and lead to death.»
A team of researchers led by Julie Y. Djeu, Ph.D., associate center director of education and training at Moffitt, discovered that TGF - β produced by tumor cells causes NK cells to make high levels of a molecule called microRNA - 183 (miR - 183).
«Our study shows that both higher levels of HDL — good — and lower levels of LDL — bad — cholesterol in the bloodstream are associated with lower levels of amyloid plaque deposits in the brain,» said Bruce Reed, lead study author and associate director of the UC Davis Alzheimer's Disease Center.
«RAIs are important because they are widely used in the United States in an attempt to reduce biased assessments of recidivism risk and are increasingly being mandated at the local, state and federal level,» says Sarah Desmarais, an associate professor of psychology at NC State and lead author of a paper on the research.
Dr Genevieve Healy, senior research fellow at the School of Public Health, The University of Queensland, Australia, who led the study, said: «We found that time spent standing rather than sitting was significantly associated with lower levels of blood sugar and blood fats.
«This graphene system is able to detect the level of activity of an interfaced cell,» says Vikas Berry, associate professor and head of chemical engineering at UIC, who led the research along with Ankit Mehta, assistant professor of clinical neurosurgery in the UIC College of Medicine.
«Shedding light on trends in the burden of stroke among Medicare beneficiaries may provide important information for policy purposes, including describing the past and current scope of the condition, assessing the potential effect of stroke prevention interventions on a national level, and identifying areas where resources can be targeted more specifically and effectively,» says lead investigator Margaret C. Fang, MD, MPH, an Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of California San Francisco School of Medicine, who also serves as the Medical Director of the UCSF Anticoagulation Clinic.
Lead author X. Charlie Dong, Ph.D., associate professor of biochemistry and molecular biology at the IU School of Medicine, and colleagues monitored blood glucose levels and liver insulin sensitivity in mice with the endogenous Sestrin 3 protein and mice genetically engineered to not produce the protein.
«We know alcohol outlets can be associated with unsafe nuisance activities in urban areas, but this study appears to be the first to suggest U.S. tobacco shops may also impact public health,» said Andrew Subica, Ph.D., an assistant professor of social medicine, population, and public health in the School of Medicine, who led the study that focused on South Los Angeles, Calif. «Our analyses show that in South Los Angeles tobacco shops as well as liquor stores were associated with high levels of violent and property crime around their locations.
Investigators led by Peter Heeger, M.D., of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City, and Donald Hricik, M.D., of Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, measured the urinary levels of molecules that had previously been associated with rejection.
It can also change the levels of sex hormones, such as oestrogen and testosterone, cause levels of insulin to rise, and lead to inflammation, all of which are factors that have been associated with increased cancer risk.»
However, spironolactone was associated with increased serum creatinine levels and a doubling of the rate of hyperkalemia (high potassium concentration in the blood), but conversely led to reduced hypokalemia (low potassium concentration in the blood).
«As an archaeologist who studies Arctic and Subarctic coastal peoples, erosion associated with intense storm activity, loss of permafrost, rising sea levels, and increasing human activity is devastating to comprehend; however, this study not only documents those processes, but provides a means to examine their highly variable impacts that, hopefully, can lead to constructive ways to prioritize research and mitigate destructive processes in this extremely important region.»
Georgina Palmer, Lead author and Research Associate in the University of York's Department of Biology, said: «Species are sensitive to different aspects of the climate, which results in species being exposed to different levels of climate change.
The findings, featured on the cover of the March 7 issue of Cell Reports, show that patients with high levels of the biomarker, CD151, have a poor prognosis, says lead author Mauricio Medrano, a molecular biologist and research associate at Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network.
The use of statins has also been associated with a lower incidence of PD in several recent epidemiology studies, leading some researchers to hypothesize that these medications, which lower levels of LDL — bad cholesterol — may protect against PD.
A recent study in the BioMed Central journal «Human Resources for Health,» led by New York University Rory Meyers College of Nursing (NYU Meyers) Associate Professor Allison Squires, PhD RN, FAAN examines if country - level contextual factors have an impact on Human Resources for Health (HRH) and to what extent.
Yongyou Zhang, PhD, a Case Western Reserve research associate in Markowitz's lab and a lead author on the study, developed a test where cells glowed when 15 - PGDH levels changed.
High levels of two novel urinary biomarkers early in critical illness are associated with adverse long - term outcomes in patients with acute kidney injury (AKI), according to an international, multi-center study led by University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Researchers.
Researchers find that even at low levels, lead exposure is associated with lower reading and math scores in young children.
«These changes have occurred in the context of substantial increases in the proportion of adults reporting no leisure - time physical activity, but in the absence of any significant population - level changes in average daily caloric intake,» explains lead investigator Uri Ladabaum, MD, MS, Associate Professor of Medicine (Gastroenterology and Hepatology), Stanford University School of Medicine.
To peel away at the intricate layers that govern the development of neurons, a research team led by Chaolin Zhang, PhD, Assistant Professor in Systems Biology and Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics and Hynek Wichterle, PhD, Associate Professor in Pathology & Cell Biology, Neuroscience, and Neurology, at the Center for Motor Neuron Biology and Disease, Columbia University Medical Center, focuses on a level of molecular regulation called alternative splicing.
Prior postmortem studies have led to the hypothesis that most cartridges across cortical layers 2 - 5 have a decreased level of GABA reuptake, presumably a compensatory mechanism for lower GABA signaling associated with the disorder.
«We also found that couples in which both individuals have equal levels of education are now less likely to divorce than those in which husbands have more education than their wives,» said Christine R. Schwartz, lead author of the study and an associate professor of sociology at the University of Wisconsin - Madison.
Through analyzing several datasets of prostate cancer cases and patient outcomes, the researchers found that a high level of expression of two genes, TOP2A and EZH2, was associated with early recurrence of prostate cancer and metastatic spread, leading to an increased risk of death.
Levels of neonicotinoids that we found in this study fall into ranges that could lead to detrimental health effects in bees, including CCD,» said Chensheng (Alex) Lu, associate professor of environmental exposure biology in the Department of Environmental Health at Harvard Chan School and lead author of the study.
The results in his thesis show that improved motor timing of both female elite level soccer players and experienced male golfers leads to improved outcome accuracy, with associated changes in motor performance, as well as in the brain's activity patterns related to these performances.
The research, led by the University of Southampton and UCL, which took place on Mount Everest, assessed the mechanisms by which low oxygen levels in the body — known as hypoxia — are associated with the development of insulin resistance.