We can use these models to figure out where the risk of lemur-human disease transmission might be highest
and wineswith climate change sparking concern about an increased risk of wildfires scientists are reporting development of a way to detect grapes exposed to smoke from those fires
'but a resource of survival in impoverished countries and many breeds are at great risk of disappearing.
The risk of the gene pool of the goat disappearing has increased due to intensive animal husbandry systems that use a very limited number of breeds.
and a high risk of depopulation and abandonment of traditional activities ensure the researchers. The goat:
and in controlling exotic vegetation plagues that could put ecosystems at risk. We wanted to perform a global review taking into account very different regions of the world from the Himalayan peaks to tropical areas
To add to the risk weaning comes at a time when a pig's immune system is immature. The stress of weaning can lead to reduced feed intake less available energy and an increased risk of infection.
With an oral supplement of live R. opacus weanling pigs would have an alternative source of energy.
#Beta carotene may protect people with common genetic risk factor for type-2 diabetesstanford University School of medicine investigators have found that for people harboring a genetic predisposition that is prevalent among Americans beta carotene
which the body converts to a close cousin of Vitamin a may lower the risk for the most common form of diabetes
The scientists used a big data approach to hunt down interactions between gene variants previously associated with increased risk for type-2 diabetes
and blood levels of substances previously implicated in type-2 diabetes risk. In people carrying a double dose of one such predisposing gene variant the researchers pinpointed a highly statistically significant inverse association of beta carotene blood levels with type-2 diabetes risk along with a suspiciously high positive association of gamma
tocopherol with risk for the disease. Type-2 diabetes affects about 15 percent of the world's population
Moreover the fact that both beta carotene and gamma tocopherol interact with the same gene variant to influence diabetes risk
The genomes of some 50 to 60 percent of the U s. population carry two copies of that very gene variant which previous studies have shown to confer a slightly increased risk of contracting type-2 diabetes.
While plenty of genetic risk factors for type-2 diabetes have been found said Butte none of them taken alone
None of the genetic factors studied in isolation had shown a particularly impressive impact on type-2 diabetes risk.
High blood levels of gamma tocopherol appeared to be associated with increased risk for the disease.
are overestimated the risks? A new study finds a complex web of factors increases perceived risk of tiger attack in the Sundarbans of Bangladesh.
Wildlife conservationists are well aware of the potential conflicts that exist between the endangered species they seek to protect and the human populations
Carnivores such as tigers pose a risk to humans and their livestock and can be killed because of this potential risk.
Previous research has found that killing of animals can be motivated as much by social and psychological factors such as perception of danger as by any actual real risk posed by a species. A new study published in the Springer journal Human ecology has identified several key factors
which may contribute to perceptions of risk from tigers in a conservation area in Bangladesh.
The study by Chloe Inskip and her colleagues from the Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology in Kent UK and Wildteam Bangladesh is the first to use participatory risk mapping (PRM)
and in depth interviews to explore the wider socioeconomic context of human-tiger conflict. The survey was carried out around the Sundarbans mangrove forests of southwestern Bangladesh home to one of the world's largest remaining tiger populations.
Inskip and her colleagues identified the fact that these issues had a direct impact on villagers'perceptions of risk from tigers.
The authors suggest that any actions taken to improve these socioeconomic issues will also reduce the perceived level of risk from tigers
For conservationists this would mean a shift from traditional models of conflict reduction to holistic models which also incorporate situation-specific actions to reduce risk perceptions.
In many poor rural communities in conservation areas such as the Sundarbans risk perception reduction is likely to be tied strongly to poverty alleviation.
They conclude that participatory risk mapping (PRM) and qualitative research are valuable tools for enhancing understanding of
and identifying actions to address the wildlife-related risk perceptions which can influence killing behavior.
Addressing risk perceptions will require long-term commitment and funding. Story Source: The above story is provided based on materials by Springer Science+Business Media.
Intense rainstorms and floods will become more common and existing risks to the Great lakes will be exacerbated.
#Inadequate food facilities in NC migrant camps could cause illnessfarmworkers are at potential risk from food
and undercooking can increase the risk of foodborne illnesses. In the long term absence of safe food storage or cooking facilities can prevent consumption of healthy foods leading to elevated chronic disease risk.
A limitation of the study which was supported by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (grant RO1 ES012358) Quandt said is that data were collected only in eastern North carolina
But researchers at the University of Georgia have made a discovery that may soon lead to new therapies for this critically neglected disease that cause neither the risks nor the pain associated with traditional treatments.
Earlier blooming exposes plants to a greater risk of experiencing cold snaps that can damage blossoms
or makes them too timid to express milk--is an even greater health risk for low-weight premature newborns
Three or more weekly servings were linked to a 39%increased risk of severe asthma among teens and a 27%increased risk among children as well as to the severity of rhinitis and eczema overall.
Vitamin d deficiency is a risk factor for a number of illnesses including asthma and allergies in children.
and Prevention Tobacco Control Act--play a lifesaving role in highlighting the dangers of smoking and encouraging smokers to quit.
and minorities mandating strong pictorial warnings is an effective and efficient way to communicate the risk of tobacco use.
however they did find an increased risk of hypertension in people who followed the sweets and dairy pattern.
#Strawberries, blueberries may cut heart attack risk in womenwomen who ate at least three servings of blueberries
and strawberries per week may help women reduce their risk of a heart attack by as much as one-third researchers reported in Circulation:
and strawberries had a 32-percent reduction in their risk of heart attack compared to women who ate the berries once a month
We have shown that even at an early age eating more of these fruits may reduce risk of a heart attack later in life said Aedã n Cassidy Ph d. lead author
and head of the Department of Nutrition at Norwich Medical school of the University of East Anglia in Norwich United kingdom. The findings were independent of other risk factors such as age high blood pressure family history of heart attack
If one bases the evaluation upon the zero values often measured within the scope of regular sampling the overall evaluation underestimates the actual risks.
The health benefits of switching from refined to whole grain foods are established well including lower risk of cardiovascular disease weight gain
Abnormal proteins from buttock fat linked to metabolic syndromepeople who are shaped apple--with fat more concentrated around the abdomen--have long been considered more at risk for conditions such as heart disease
Metabolic syndrome refers to a group of risk factors that occur together doubling the risk for heart disease
and increasing the risk for diabetes at least fivefold. Risk factors include having a large waistline low levels of high-density lipoproteins (HDL) or good cholesterol high blood pressure as well as high fasting blood sugar (insulin resistance) and high triglyceride levels.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention metabolic syndrome affects 35 percent of American adults over age 20.
'It also suggests that abnormal protein levels may be an early indicator to identify those at risk for developing metabolic syndrome.
and low levels of omentin-1--proteins that correlate with other factors known to increase the risk for heart disease and diabetes.
The good news is that with weight loss you can reduce chemerin levels along with the risk for metabolic syndrome.
and colleagues recruited 45 patients with early metabolic syndrome--defined as having at least three risk factors for metabolic syndrome including central obesity hypertension mild increases in glucose levels not yet in the diabetic range(<126 mg/dl
A control group of 30 subjects had less than two risk factors for metabolic syndrome with normal glucose and triglyceride levels.
They also can serve as light-activated semiconductors drug-delivery devices and even sponges to soak up oil.
If we want to guarantee security of supply for foodstuffs and plant-based raw materials the yield per hectare will have to double by 2050 claims the German Bioeconomy Council.
#Research revisiting the safety of GM weevil-resistant peas in mice contradicts previous risk assessment findingsresearchers at the Medical University of Vienna have conducted feeding trials with mice to investigate the allergenicity of genetically modified (GM) weevil-resistant peas.
when a risk assessment conducted by the CSIRO and Australian National University showed negative reactions in mice to the peas (Prescott et al 2005).
The Prescott study is cited regularly by those on both sides of the GM debate as an example of either the inherent dangers of genetically modified foods or the effectiveness of pre-market studies in identifying potential risk factors.
#Passive smoking increases risk of severe dementia, according to study in Chinaan international study by scientists in China the UK and USA has found a link between passive smoking and syndromes of dementia.
The study of nearly 6000 people in five provinces in China reveals that people exposed to passive smoking have increased a significantly risk of severe dementia syndromes.
whether ETS increases the risk of dementia mainly due to lack of research. Previous studies have shown an association between ETS
'Passive smoking should be considered an important risk factor for severe dementia syndromes as this study in China shows.
Avoiding exposure to ETS may reduce the risk of severe dementia syndromes.''China along with many other countries now has a significantly aging population
More campaigns against tobacco exposure in the general population will help decrease the risk of severe dementia syndromes
'The increased risk of severe dementia syndromes in those exposed to passive smoking is increased similar to risk of coronary heart disease--suggesting that urgent preventive measures should be taken not just in China but many other countries.'
Abundant gas may have a lot of benefits--economic growth local air pollution energy security and so on. There's been some hope that slowing climate change could also be one of its benefits
White and Brady found that by paying 10 percent more for environmentally labeled meat products consumers could bring about huge water savings in livestock production.
Earlier this year she received the lifesaving procedure at University of Utah Health care--a gift that not only gave her a new beginning but also marked her as the recipient of the world's smallest liver-kidney transplant.
In 2013 the University of Utah performed the most liver transplants in the state with 35 patients undergoing lifesaving procedures at the U. The U s liver transplant program's success isn't solely based on numbers however.
because it is perceived as a hot potato issue where politicians do not want to risk voters'discontent says Erik Brockwell.
#Tobacco use associated with increased risk of oral HPV-16 infectionstudy participants who reported tobacco use
In fact losses of wheat rice and maize to fungal pathogens per year are the same as the annual spend by US Department of Homeland Security--some 60 billion US dollars.
and its implementation could lead to cost savings and to lower environmental impact since this fertilizing system represents an alternative to the mineral fertilizers used so far.
Thus its application in agriculture horticulture forestry plants ornamental plants or any other plant with commercial interest would represent a significant environmental and economic saving.
Exposure to this mixture was associated with an increased risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma in studies in humans.
Up until now scientists have sought to quantify the risk of climate change to different species by mapping where those species occur today based on climate
This uses an innovative delivery method called entomovectoring. The biological control agent contains spores of a parasitic fungus that prevents another fungus that causes the brown rot from colonising the flower.
but also particularly in the subgroups we've identified as being particularly at risk said Dr. Nguyen.
however to quantify the specific risks of infection and identify risk factors to help guide prevention strategies.
A majority of mothers had a history of CMV infection prior to delivery (CMV sero-prevalence of 76.2 percent.
Previously the risk of CMV infection from blood transfusion of seronegative or leukoreduced transfusions was estimated to be 1 to 3 percent.
Therefore we believe that this is the safest approach to reduce the risk of CMV infection when giving transfusions to VLBW infants.
The American Academy of Pediatrics currently states that the value of routinely feeding breast milk from CMV seropositive mothers to preterm infants outweighs the risks of clinical disease from CMV.
Alternative approaches to prevent breast milk transmission of CMV say the authors could include routine CMV-serologic testing of pregnant mothers to enable counseling regarding the risk of infection;
#Healthy lifestyle choices may dramatically reduce risk of heart attack in menfollowing a healthy lifestyle including maintaining a healthy weight
Men in the study with the lowest risk were walked nonsmokers or cycled for at least 40 minutes per day exercised at least one hour per week had a waist circumference below 95 centimeters consumed moderate amounts of alcohol
The researchers found a clear reduction in risk for heart attack for each individual lifestyle factor the participants practiced.
For instance having a low-risk diet together with a moderate alcohol consumption led to an estimated 35 percent lower risk of heart attack compared to the high-risk group those who practice none of the low-risk factors.
and having a low amount of abdominal fat had 86 percent lower risk. Researchers found similar results in men with hypertension and high cholesterol levels.
What is surprising is how drastically the risk dropped due to these factors. According to the authors less than 2 percent of the American population conforms to
and promoting low-risk lifestyle choices. Even in those who take medication an additional reduction in risk for chronic heart disease has been observed in those with a healthy lifestyle.
It is important to note that these lifestyle behaviors are modifiable and changing from high-risk to low-risk behaviors can have great impact on cardiovascular health Akesson said.
However the best thing one can do is to adopt healthy lifestyle choices early in Life story Source:
Liver failure patients and their doctors have long been frustrated by the critical need to provide the kind of lifesaving care kidney patients are afforded by dialysis.
but new research says the aroma also summons beneficial insects to the rescue. â#oewhen there is need for protection the plant signals the environment via the emission of volatile organic compounds which are recognized as a feeding queue for parasitic wasps to come to the plant that is being eaten
and to enhance energy security. Story Source: The above story is provided based on materials by Universidad Politã cnica de Madrid.
or domestic aid for six months partly due to the risks posed by armed groups. Food prices reached record levels in several markets including wheat in Ethiopia maize in Kenya
whether it increases the risk of an event. It finds that the Russian heat wave and the East African drought were more likely because of climate change
During this time infected animals shed the bacteria putting the health of the entire herd at risk.
The risk here is that the newly discovered benefits will not be exploited. Meanwhile the accelerated growth and aging of trees is also significant for the forest ecosystem as a whole as Pretzsch explains:
and climate risks concludes Pretzsch. Story Source: The above story is provided based on materials by Technische Universitaet Muenchen.
But used in a wrong way pesticides can pose a risk to humans and the surrounding environment.
Small serving beneficial, large not necessarya daily small serve of dairy food may reduce the risk of heart disease or stroke even in communities where such foods have not traditionally formed part of the diet.
and in particular raise the risk of cancer. The study showed such fears to be unfounded. We observed that increased dairy consumption meant lower risks of mortality from cardiovascular disease especially stroke
but found no significant association with the risk of cancer Professor Wahlqvist said. Milk and other dairy foods are recognised as providing a broad spectrum of nutrients essential for human health.
According to the study findings people only need to eat small amounts to gain the benefits.
and can reduce risk of metabolic diseases such as obesity and type 2 diabetes. Curious about these impacts researchers from CHU de Quã bec Research center and Laval University studied the dairy-eating habits of healthy French-canadians
and specific metabolic risk factors including anthropometric status plasma glucose plasma lipid profile inflammatory markers and blood pressure in a healthy population.
#Consumption of high-fat dairy products associated with lower risk of developing diabetesnew research presented at this year's annual meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) in Vienna Austria shows that people with the highest
or more portions per day) have a 23%lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes than those with the lowest consumption (1 or less per day).
Indeed high intakes of red meat and meat products have been shown to increase the risk of T2d.
In this new study the authors aimed to examine intakes of main dietary fat sources classified according to fat content and their association with risk of developing T2d.
%)was associated with a 15%reduction in risk of developing type 2 diabetes. High-fat fermented milk*consumption also reduced the risk of developing diabetes by 20
%when comparing the highest consumers (180ml/day the top 10%of consumers) with the non-consumers (60%of participants).
In contrast to these findings there was no association found between intakes of low-fat dairy products and risk of developing type 2 diabetes.
High intakes of meat and meat products were regardless of fat content associated with increased risk
but the increased risk was higher for lower fat meats (increased risk of type 2 diabetes for high fat meats 9%for low fat 24%)both referring to the risk
The decreased risk at high intakes of high-fat dairy products but not of low-fat dairy products indicate that dairy fat at least partly explains observed protective associations between dairy intake and T2d.
Meat intake was associated with increased risk of developing diabetes regardless of fat content. She adds:
Quitting smoking reduces the risk of cancer? The answer depends on how confident you are in your ability to quit according to a study led by researchers at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center and published in the journal Nicotine & Tobacco Research.
The study found that gain-framed messages--those that stressed the benefits in quitting such as quitting smoking reduces the risk of death due to tobacco--were more effective for smokers who believed quitting would be Hard on the other hand loss-framed messages--the ones
#Environmental costs, health risks, and benefits of fracking examineda strange thing happened on the way to dealing with climate change:
The dangers of seismicity can be reduced however if energy companies follow basic guidelines and undertake careful monitoring The study highlights several policies
but decisions about drilling--both approvals and bans on fracking-are made all the time based on assumptions about health risks.
which are currently being trialled to decrease risk of developing diabetes and heart disease. Published by Antioxidants
A risk for springtails under field conditions may not be expected as the toxic threshold of pyrimethanil is far above the maximum concentrations that may occur in soil
The 230 species on the list are endangered currently or at risk of becoming endangered without significant conservation.
Rising sea levels due to climate change also put their low-elevation breeding habitats in the Hawaiian and Marshall islands at risk of flooding.
and even into hospitals where the bacteria have been associated with an increased risk of staph infections.
but how it relates to the risk of infection and other health outcomes in workers their families and communities.
#Future of our crops is at risk in conflict zones, say scientistswild species related to our crops which are crucial as potential future food resources have been identified by University of Birmingham scientists
#Climate change to increase forest fire danger in Europeclimate change is expected to bring increased temperatures and longer droughts--conditions that will make forests more susceptible to fires.
The study was the first to examine adaptation to forest fire danger on a pan-European scale.
#Sleeping on animal fur in infancy found to reduce risk of asthmasleeping on animal fur in the first three months of life might reduce the risk of asthma in later childhood a new study has found.
The results showed that sleeping on animal skin was associated with a reduced risk of a number of factors connected to asthma.
The risk decreased to 41%by the age of 10. Dr Christina Tischer from the Helmholtz Zentrum MÃ nchen Research Centre said:
and the public in danger of foregoing the potential public health benefits of e-cigarettes. The authors writing today in the journal Addiction analyse THE WHO-commissioned Background Paper on E-cigarettes which looks to have been influential in the recently published WHO report calling for greater regulation of e-cigarettes.
and put off smokers from using e-cigarettes putting us in danger of foregoing the public health benefits these products could have.
The other e-cigarette is orders of magnitude safer poses no risk to bystanders and generates negligible rates of regular use among nonsmoking children who try it.
I completely understand concerns about potential risks from this phenomenon but it is vital that public health experts separate opinion from evidence and present the latter as objectively as possible.
#Potassium-rich foods cut stroke, death risks among older womenpostmenopausal women who eat foods higher in potassium are less likely to have strokes
and potassium not only lowers postmenopausal women's risk of stroke but also death. Researchers studied 90137 postmenopausal women ages 50 to 79 for an average 11 years.
Jeffrey Brecht director of the UF Institute of food and agricultural sciences'Center for Food Distribution and Retailing studied strawberries beginning with their harvesting from fields in Florida and California to their delivery to stores in Illinois Washington Alabama
#Pesticide risk assessments seen as biased, experts advisein the October issue of Bioscience a group of ecotoxicologists argue that the US Environmental protection agency's (USEPA) current practices for evaluating pesticide safety are inadequate
In their article Michelle Boone of Miami University and her colleagues note that most pesticide toxicity tests used in risk assessments are conducted by pesticide manufacturers themselves
The researchers also cite other problems with USEPA risk assessment practices including inconsistent application of criteria among taxonomic groups and an overreliance on laboratory studies among others.
The authors conclude that the risk assessment process can and should be improved so that decisions are made with the best available data with an evidence-based approach.
Anyone who is at risk for a life-threatening allergic reaction should always carry epinephrine. They also need to know how to use their epinephrine in an emergency situation.
and changes in the food supply to declines in cardiometabolic risk factors and chronic disease Ludwig said.
#Fruit consumption cuts cardiovascular disease risk by up to 40 percentdaily fruit consumption cuts the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) by up to 40%according to research presented at ESC Congress by Dr Huaidong
The findings from the seven year follow-up study of nearly 0. 5 million people in the China Kadoorie Biobank found that the more fruit people ate the more their risk of CVD declined.
Improving diet and lifestyle is critical for CVD risk reduction in the general population but the large majority of this evidence has come from western countries and hardly any from China.
and risk factors we have conducted the first large prospective study on the association of fruit with subtypes of stroke in Chinese adults from both rural and urban areas.
and the risk of CVD (see figure). Dr Du said: Our data clearly shows that eating fresh fruit can reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease including ischaemic heart disease and stroke (particularly haemorrhagic stroke.
And not only that the more fruit you eat the more your CVD risk goes down.
We also found that the beneficial effect of fruit on the risk of CVD was independent of its impact on baseline BP.
They found that compared to those who never ate fruit daily consumers of fruit cut their overall risk of death by 32%.
%They also reduced their risks of dying from IHD by 27%and from stroke by around 40%.
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