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Leslie Le Quesne obituary
Professor of surgery at the Middlesex hospitalSurgeons in the 1960s tended to be concerned with the technique of operations rather than their outcome. The bitter jibe – "the operation was successful but the patient did not survive" – was not wholly unjustified. Leslie Le Quesne, who has died aged 91, was one of a new generation of surgeons inspired by the work of pioneers such as the American Francis Moore who began to question the functional aspects of their craft: how to prepare a patient for the surgical onslaught, monitor the physiological changes and above all assess and treat the postoperative metabolic response....
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - August 28, 2011 Category: Science Tags: Medical research Medicine NHS Jersey The Guardian Obituaries Science Source Type: news

Molecular Mechanisms of Androgen Action – A Historical Perspective
Androgens and the androgen receptor (AR) are indispensable for expression of the male phenotype. The two most important androgens are testosterone and 5α-dihydrotestosterone. The elucidation of the mechanism of androgen action has a long history starting in the 19th century with the classical experiments by Brown-Séquard. In the 1960s the steroid hormone receptor concept was established and the AR was identified as a protein entity with a high affinity and specificity for testosterone and 5α-dihydrotestosterone. In addition, the enzyme 5α-reductase type 2 was discovered and found to catalyze the co...
Source: Springer protocols feed by Molecular Medicine - August 27, 2011 Category: Molecular Biology Source Type: news

White matter hyperintensities, suicide risk and late-onset affective disorders: an overview of the current literature. - Pompili M, Serafini G, Innamorati M, Serra G, Forte A, Lester D, Ducci G, Girardi P, Tatarelli R.
White matter hyperintensities (WMHs) refer to areas of hyperintense signal on T2- or proton density-weighted brain magnetic resonance imaging. Although WMHs are a common finding in patients with bipolar disorder (BD), particularly with a later disease onse...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - August 27, 2011 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news

When Left Is "Right": Motor Fluency Shapes Abstract Concepts. - Casasanto D, Chrysikou EG.
Right- and left-handers implicitly associate positive ideas like "goodness" and "honesty" more strongly with their dominant side of space, the side on which they can act more fluently, and negative ideas more strongly with their nondominant side. Here we s...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - August 27, 2011 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news

Injuries of the female genitalia in cases of sexual assault. - Schröder AS, Güzel MO, Seifert D, Püschel K, Anders S.
Sexual violence is a global problem that particularly affects women and children. A retrospective analysis of 390 clinical-forensic examinations and 120 autopsies regarding injuries of the female genitalia in cases of sexual violence was performed. In the ...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - August 27, 2011 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news

Collateral Damage-Penetrating Head Injury and Orbital Injury: A Case Report. - Deyle S, Exadaktylos AK, Kneubuehl BP, Buck U, Thali MJ, Voisard MX.
We report a case of an accidental death or potential suicide by revolver with subsequent injury of another person. A 44-year-old man shot himself in the head while manipulating his .38 caliber special revolver in the kitchen in the presence of his wife, st...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - August 27, 2011 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news

Closed-loop and open-loop control of posture and movement during human trunk bending. - Alexandrov AV, Frolov AA.
Closed-loop (CL) and open-loop (OL) types of motor control during human forward upper trunk bending are investigated. A two-joint (hip and ankle) biomechanical model of the human body is used. The analysis is performed in terms of the movements along eigen...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - August 27, 2011 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news

An exercise intervention to prevent falls in people with Parkinson's disease: a pragmatic randomised controlled trial. - Goodwin VA, Richards SH, Henley W, Ewings P, Taylor AH, Campbell JL.
Objectives To compare the effectiveness of an exercise programme with usual care in people with Parkinson's disease (PD) who have a history of falls. Design Pragmatic randomised controlled trial. Setting Recruitment was from three primary and four secondar...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - August 27, 2011 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news

ESC Congress 2011 opens today in Paris
Today marks the opening of the ESC Congress 2011 in the city of light, Paris. Pre-registration numbers have already surpassed 30,000 setting a new record, and the year's spotlight, controversial issues in cardiology should surely provide enough debates and discussions to make this an ESC Congress to remember. Topics: Acute Coronary Syndromes (ACS), Arrhythmias, Atrial Fibrillation, Basic Science, Cardiac Tumours, Cardiovascular Disease Prevention - Risk Assessment and Management, Cardiovascular Nursing, Cardiovascular Surgery, Chronic Ischaemic Heart Disease (IHD), Clinical pharmac...
Source: European Society of Cardiology - August 27, 2011 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news

Bienvenue à Paris, City of Light
To enjoy and discover Paris you need to choose your theme - as a lifetime is not long enough to do everything! Isabel Bardinet, the ESC's Chief Executive Officer, takes you on a tour of the Paris she grew up with, and Michel Bertrand (ESC President 1991-1994) looks back on the last ESC Congress in Paris in 1980. Topics: Acute Coronary Syndromes (ACS), Arrhythmias, Atrial Fibrillation, Basic Science, Cardiac Tumours, Cardiovascular Disease Prevention - Risk Assessment and Management, Cardiovascular Nursing, Cardiovascular Surgery, Chronic Ischaemic Heart Disease (IHD), Clinical ph...
Source: European Society of Cardiology - August 26, 2011 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news

New version of HeartScore® released at the ESC Congress
Professor Ian Graham, Chair of the Prevention Implementation Committee of the EACPR and project leader for HeartScore®:“This important update continues our work to develop a practical tool for accessible CVD risk estimation....Clinicians have told us that, above all, they want accurate, fast and simple information that is relevant to them and their patients. I am confident that this new release of HeartScore® will meet those needs and benefit patients everywhere.” Read more about the updated version, and find out about the new French language version also launched this week. Topics: ...
Source: European Society of Cardiology - August 26, 2011 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news

Genetic Code Used To Engineer A Living Protein
Yale University researchers have successfully re-engineered the protein-making machinery in bacteria, a technical tour de force that promises to revolutionize the study and treatment of a variety of diseases. "Essentially, we have expanded the genetic code of E. coli, which allows us to synthesize special forms of proteins that can mimic natural or disease states," said Jesse Rinehart of the Department of Cellular and Molecular Physiology and co-corresponding author of the research published in the August 26 issue of the journal Science...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - August 26, 2011 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Genetics Source Type: news

Lancet Series: A framework convention for obesity control?
Source: Lancet Area: News This Series of four articles published in the Lancet critically examines what is known about the global obesity pandemic: its drivers, its economic and health burden, the physiology behind weight management, and what information can be gauged from science about the actions required to alter the "obesogenic environment" and reverse risk factors for chronic diseases in future generations. The following articles are available in the series: . The global obesity pandemic: shaped by global drivers and local environments . Health and economic burden of the projected obesity trend...
Source: NeLM - News - August 25, 2011 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news

Nanoparticles Can Hinder Intracellular Transport
Scientists at the Centre of Cancer Biomedicine at the Norwegian Radium Hospital are the first to show that uptake and accumulation of nanoparticles in cells can disrupt important intracellular transport pathways. The researchers discovered that the nanoparticles interrupt the transport of vital substances in and out of a cell, causing undesirable changes in the cell's physiology and disrupting normal cell functioning. The likely explanation is that nanoparticles of a certian size either cannot enter vi the the very thin tubes in the endosomes or they lodge inside and plug it up...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - August 25, 2011 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cancer / Oncology Source Type: news

Lower limb injuries in soldiers: Feasibility of reduction through implementation of a novel orthotic screening protocol. - Baxter ML, Baycroft C, Baxter GD.
At any one time, 10% of personnel within the New Zealand Army are affected by injuries caused by inadequate footwear. The purpose of this study was to assess the feasibility of addressing this problem by orthotic issue on the basis of a novel screening pro...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - August 24, 2011 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news

Lithium and Other Elements in Scalp Hair of Residents of Tokyo Prefecture as Investigational Predictors of Suicide Risk. - Schöpfer J, Schrauzer GN.
The high suicide rates in Japan and several reports of inverse associations of suicide rates with the levels of lithium (Li) in drinking water prompted determinations of Li along with other elements in samples of scalp hair of 100 male and 100 female resid...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - August 24, 2011 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news

Heart rate as a marker of stress in ambulance personnel: A pilot study of the body's response to the ambulance alarm. - Karlsson K, Niemelä P, Jonsson A.
INTRODUCTION: Studies have demonstrated the presence of stress and post-traumatic stress among ambulance personnel, but no previous research has focused on the body's reaction in the form of the change in heart rate of ambulance staff in association with s...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - August 24, 2011 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news

Cardiac abnormalities in severe acute dichlorvos poisoning. - He X, Li C, Wei D, Wu J, Shen L, Wang T.
This study sought to elucidate the mechanisms underlying organophosphorus poisoning-induced cardiotoxicity. DESIGN, SETT...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - August 24, 2011 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news

A Prospective Evaluation of Balance, Gait, and Strength to Predict Falling in Women With Multiple Sclerosis. - Kasser SL, Jacobs JV, Foley JT, Cardinal BJ, Maddalozzo GF.
Kasser SL, Jacobs JV, Foley JT, Cardinal BJ, Maddalozzo GF. A prospective evaluation of balance, gait, and strength to predict falling in women with multiple sclerosis. OBJECTIVE: To identify measures of balance, gait, and strength that predict falls in wo...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - August 24, 2011 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news

In Theory: Examining Bone’s Role in Fertility
Researchers try to determine whether bone plays a central role in regulating body physiology.
Source: NYT Health - August 24, 2011 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: By AMANDA SCHAFFER Tags: Bones Skeletons Hormones Science and Technology Medicine and Health Infertility Schaffer, Amanda Men and Boys Source Type: news

Research Looks At Developing A Bull's-Eye Therapy To Combat Lung Cancer
A Kansas State University professor is trying to create a patient-friendly treatment to help the more than 220,000 people who are diagnosed with lung cancer each year. Masaaki Tamura, associate professor of anatomy and physiology, and his research team are working on several projects that use nanoparticles to treat and directly target the "bull's-eye": cancer cells. It's estimated that nearly 156,940 people will die from lung-related cancer this year, according to the American Cancer Society...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - August 23, 2011 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Lung Cancer Source Type: news

MU study links inactivity with risk factors for Type 2 diabetes
(University of Missouri-Columbia) As the number of people diagnosed with diabetes continues to grow, researchers are focusing on discovering why the prevalence of the disease is increasing. John Thyfault, an assistant professor in MU's departments of Nutrition and Exercise Physiology and Internal Medicine, has found that ceasing regular physical activity impairs glycemic control (control of blood sugar levels), suggesting that inactivity may play a key role in the development of Type 2 diabetes.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - August 23, 2011 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

In Theory: Examining the Mystery of Skeleton, Sugar and Sex
Researchers try to determine whether bone plays a central role in regulating body physiology.
Source: NYT Health - August 22, 2011 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: By AMANDA SCHAFFER Tags: Bones Skeletons Hormones Science and Technology Medicine and Health Source Type: news

Study Finds That It's Possible To Be Fat And Healthy
A study out of York University has some refreshing news: Being fat can actually be good for you. Published in the journal Applied Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism, the study finds that obese people who are otherwise healthy live just as long as their slim counterparts, and are less likely to die of cardiovascular causes. "Our findings challenge the idea that all obese individuals need to lose weight," says lead author Jennifer Kuk, assistant professor in York's School of Kinesiology & Health Science, Faculty of Health...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - August 17, 2011 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness Source Type: news

Let's not talk about sex: Books and Babies exhibition – review
The Books and Babies exhibition at Cambridge University Library tells the story of how biology and medicine came to dominate the way we think about reproductionBooks and Babies exhibition - in picturesI'm in a dimly lit basement staring at a dismembered female torso. The legs, or what remains of them, are splayed to reveal the genitalia. Flaps of muscle and fibrous tissue are folded back over the abdomen and, underneath, I can see the curled-up form of an almost fully developed foetus.William Hunter's 18th century Anatomy of the Human Gravid Uterus may only be an anatomical drawing, but it is a shocking introduction to Cam...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - August 16, 2011 Category: Science Authors: James Poskett Tags: Reproduction Biology Science Exhibitions Art and design Health Society Fertility problems guardian.co.uk Reviews Blogposts Source Type: news

Fat and Healthy? York U Study Finds Slim Isn't Always Superior
TORONTO, August 15, 2011 – A study out of York University has some refreshing news: Being fat can actually be good for you. Published today in the journal Applied Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism, the study finds that obese people who are...
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - August 15, 2011 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Fat and healthy? York U study finds slim isn't always superior
(York University) A study out of York University has some refreshing news: Being fat can actually be good for you. Published today in the journal Applied Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism, the study finds that obese people who are otherwise healthy live just as long as their slim counterparts, and are less likely to die of cardiovascular causes.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - August 15, 2011 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

Validating an Efficient Method to Quantify Motion Sickness - Keshavarz B, Hecht H.
Objective: Motion sickness (MS) can be a debilitating side effect associated with motion in real or virtual environments. We analyzed the effect of expectancy on MS and propose and validate a fast and simple MS measure.Background: Several questionnaires me...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - August 13, 2011 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news

Psychopathic Personality Traits, Genetic Risk, and Gene-Environment Correlations - Beaver KM, Barnes J, May JS, Schwartz JA.
There is a great deal of evidence indicating that psychopathy and psychopathic traits represent some of the strongest correlates to serious violent criminal behavior. As a result, there has been a recent surge of behavioral genetic studies examining the ge...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - August 13, 2011 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news

Importance of considering testosterone-cortisol interactions in predicting human aggression and dominance. - Carré JM, Mehta PH.
A novel "field" study recently published in Aggressive Behavior found that individual differences in baseline testosterone concentrations were positively correlated with endorsement of political aggression and that baseline cortisol concentrations were neg...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - August 13, 2011 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news

Ground reaction forces during gait in pregnant fallers and non-fallers. - McCrory JL, Chambers AJ, Daftary A, Redfern MS.
Pregnant women are at a high risk of experiencing a fall. To our knowledge, ground reaction forces (GRFs) in pregnant fallers and non-fallers have not been reported. PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of pregnancy and fall histor...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - August 13, 2011 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news

Does Weight Gain During Pregnancy Influence Postpartum Depression? - Cline KM, Decker J.
The goal of this study was to determine if weight gain during pregnancy has an effect on postpartum depression (PPD). Data were collected in a web survey from 238 women who had recently given birth. The data were analyzed for the total sample and also by b...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - August 13, 2011 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news

Department of Transportation vs Self-reported Data on Motor Vehicle Collisions and Driving Convictions for Stroke Survivors: Do They Agree? - Finestone HM, Guo M, O'Hara P, Greene-Finestone L, Marshall SC, Hunt L, Jessup A, Biggs J.
Objective: Research on stroke survivors' driving safety has typically used either self-reports or government records, but the extent to which the 2 may differ is not known. We compared government records and self-reports of motor vehicle collisions and dri...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - August 13, 2011 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news

Aggression and peer victimization: Genetic, neurobiological, and neuroendocrine considerations. - Vaillancourt T, Schmidt LA.
[Abstract unavailable] Language: Eng...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - August 13, 2011 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news

Astrocytic Hypertrophy in Anterior Cingulate White Matter of Depressed Suicides. - Torres-Platas SG, Hercher C, Davoli MA, Maussion G, Labonté B, Turecki G, Mechawar N.
In this study, we performed a detailed morp...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - August 11, 2011 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news

Virtual Rats to Help Researchers Study Disease
Most lab rats have to be housed, fed and bred. But not the group Daniel Beard has in mind for his new systems biology center. They'll be virtual. Beard is using computer models of rat physiology to study how genes and environmental factors interact to cause disease. He calls his project the "Virtual Physiological Rat."
Source: NIGMS Computing Life - August 11, 2011 Category: Biomedical Science Source Type: news

Study Finds Increased Light May Moderate Fearful Reactions
Biologists and psychologists know that light affects mood, but a new University of Virginia study indicates that light may also play a role in modulating fear and anxiety. Psychologist Brian Wiltgen and biologists Ignacio Provencio and Daniel Warthen of U.Va.'s College of Arts & Sciences worked together to combine studies of fear with research on how light affects physiology and behavior. Using mice as models, they learned that intense light enhances fear or anxiety in mice, which are nocturnal, in much the same way that darkness can intensify fear or anxiety in diurnal humans...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - August 11, 2011 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Psychology / Psychiatry Source Type: news

National Center for Systems Biology to be established at Medical College
(Medical College of Wisconsin) The Medical College of Wisconsin has received a five-year, $13 million grant to establish a National Center for Systems Biology. Daniel Beard, Ph.D., professor of physiology and member of the Biotechnology and Bioengineering Center, is the Principal Investigator for the grant.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - August 11, 2011 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

Women smokers face raised heart disease risk
Researchers say female physiology extracts more tobacco toxinsRelated items from OnMedicaPassive smoking causes 1 in 100 deathsCancer survivors most at risk are more likely to smokeSmoking may worsen cancer painUnhealthy lifestyle more than doubles risk of strokePoor patients more likely to die after heart surgery than rich
Source: OnMedica Latest News - August 10, 2011 Category: UK Health Source Type: news

EACPR activities and prevention sessions at ESC Congress 2011
Don't miss EACPR activities and highlighted sessions at the ESC Congress 2011, from 27-31 August in Paris, France. We hope to see you there. Topics: Cardiovascular Disease Prevention - Risk Assessment and Management, Rehabilitation and Exercise Physiology
Source: European Society of Cardiology - August 10, 2011 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news

Newts and salamanders can regrow their damaged hearts, so why can't we?
Stem cell researchers at UCLA have uncovered for the first time why adult human cardiac myocytes — specialized muscle cells in the heart — have lost their ability to proliferate, perhaps explaining why the human heart has little regenerative capacity. The study, done in cell lines and mice, may lead to methods of reprogramming a patient's own cardiac myocytes within the heart itself to create new muscle to repair damage, said Dr. Robb MacLellan, a researcher with the Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research at UCLA and senior author of the study. Unlike newts and...
Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - August 10, 2011 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news

Food for thought: The war against childhood obesity
Daiv Ludwig, MD, PhD For David Ludwig, MD, PhD, one of health’s most fundamental truths can be traced back to a 2,000-year-old quote from Hippocrates, the father of modern medicine: “Let food be thy medicine and let medicine be thy food.” It’s a simple but powerful philosophy, and when combined with current research in obesity prevention, it’s one of the cornerstones of Children’s Hospital Boston’s Optimal Weight for Life (OWL) Clinic. “Hippocrates was right, nutrition really is the foundation for health and well-being,” says Ludwig. “He understood that intuitive...
Source: Thrive, Children's Hospital Boston - August 10, 2011 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Tripp Underwood Tags: All posts Childhood obesity Exercise Healthful eating Parenting Sweetened beverages David Ludwig healthy eating nutrition Optimal Weight for Life OWL Source Type: news

Government raids, terrorizes Christian health ministry for not complying with unlawful demands
(NaturalNews) Speaking the truth about the curative properties of natural foods and herbs is considered illegal by the U.S. government. The "land of the free" simply does not tolerate freedom of health speech that goes against the group think of mainstream medicine, and millions of tax dollars are spent every year by government agencies to threaten, intimidate, and ultimately shut down companies and ministries that provide natural health products and information to the public. And one such ministry, Daniel Chapter One (DC1), recently bore the brunt of government tyranny when it was raided by a horde of government officials...
Source: NaturalNews.com - August 8, 2011 Category: Consumer Health Advice Source Type: news

Scientists Show How The Brain Replies To 'Have We Met Before'?
Have you ever been approached by someone whose face you recognize but whose name you can't remember? Neuroscientists at the University of Bristol have identified the reasons behind why we are, at times, unable to link a face to a name The research, led by Dr Clea Warburton and Dr Gareth Barker in the University's School of Physiology and Pharmacology and published in the Journal of Neuroscience, has investigated why we can recognise faces much better if we have extra clues as to where or indeed when we encountered them in the first place...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - August 8, 2011 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology / Neuroscience Source Type: news

Vitamin D. - Tompkins O.
Evidence is increasing that vitamin D insufficiency is widespread in the general population and that vitamin D plays a key role in bone health and the prevention of chronic health conditions. Nutrition education and risk awareness can be effective in reduc...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - August 6, 2011 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news

TrkB gene expression and DNA methylation state in Wernicke area does not associate with suicidal behavior. - Keller S, Sarchiapone M, Zarrilli F, Tomaiuolo R, Carli V, Angrisano T, Videtic A, Amato F, Pero R, Di Giannantonio M, Iosue M, Lembo F, Castaldo G, Chiariotti L.
BACKGROUND: Alterations of DNA methylation and expression of suicide-related genes occurring in specific brain's areas have been associated to suicidal behavior. In the BDNF pathway, TrkB gene in frontal cortex and hippocampus, and BDNF gene in Wernicke ar...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - August 6, 2011 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news

The Effect of Vitamin D on Falls: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. - Murad MH, Elamin KB, Abu Elnour NO, Elamin MB, Alkatib AA, Fatourechi MM, Almandoz JP, Mullan RJ, Lane MA, Liu H, Erwin PJ, Hensrud DD, Montori VM.
Context: Vitamin D affects bone and muscle health and likely reduces the risk of falls in the elderly. Objective: The aim of this systematic review is to summarize the existing evidence on vitamin D use and the risk of falls. Data Sources: We searched elec...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - August 6, 2011 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news

Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRI) and osteoporosis. - Fétique-Will AC, Chevalley T, Rizzoli R.
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRI) represent the first-line treatment of depression. Several studies demonstrate that use of therapeutical doses of SSRI is associated with a decreased bone mineral density (BMD) and an increased risk of fracture...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - August 6, 2011 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news

Risk communication methods in hip fracture prevention: A randomised trial in primary care. - Hudson B, Toop L, Mangin D, Pearson J.
BACKGROUND: Treatment acceptance by patients is influenced by the way treatment effects are presented. Presentation of benefits using relative risk increases treatment acceptance compared to the use of absolute risk. It is not known whether this effect is ...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - August 6, 2011 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news

Performing under pressure: Gaze control, decision making and shooting performance of elite and rookie police officers. - Vickers JN, Lewinski W.
Gaze of elite (E) and rookie (R) officers were analyzed as they faced a potentially lethal encounter that required use of a handgun, or inhibition of the shot when a cell phone was drawn. The E shot more accurately than the R (E 74.60%; R 53.80%) and made ...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - August 6, 2011 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news