Menthol receptor also important in detecting cold temperatures
The ion channel activated by menthol also detects a wide range of cold temperatures and relays the information to the brain, according to a study in Nature by Yale School of Medicine, the University of California at San Francisco (UCSF), and the University of Wisconsin. view more (2007-06-08)
... detects a wide range of cold temperatures and relays the information to the brain, according to ... Nature by Yale School of Medicine, the University of California at San Francisco (UCSF), and the ... for alerting the body to cold temperatures.
"TRPM8 is the primary, if not sole, determinant of ... to the detection of extreme cold, or temperatures below 15 C degrees." ...
Curing the common cold?
Folk and herbal remedies are often used in the hope that they will prevent the common cold or reduce the severity and duration of symptoms. view more (2005-10-25)
... they will prevent the common cold or reduce the severity and duration of symptoms. Yet, few ... determine if subject-reported symptoms were "colds," the authors found that ginseng reduced the frequency of colds. Subjects in the ginseng group reported having 2 or more ... reported having 2 or more colds less often than subjects in the placebo group (10% v. ... University of ...
1 in 10 children using cough, cold medications
Researchers from Boston University's Slone Epidemiology Center have found that approximately one in ten U.S. children uses one or more cough and cold medications during a given week. These findings appear in the August issue of the journal Pediatrics. view more (2008-08-05)
... one or more cough and cold medications during a given week. These findings appear in the ... the journal Pediatrics.
Pediatric cough and cold medications are widely marketed in the U.S. but surprisingly little ... recent revelations that cough and cold medications are responsible for serious adverse events and even deaths ... The authors considered all oral medicines that are approved by the FDA ...
1 in 10 children using cough, cold medications
Researchers from Boston University's Slone Epidemiology Center have found that approximately one in ten U.S. children uses one or more cough and cold medications during a given week. view more (2008-05-05)
... one or more cough and cold medications during a given week. These findings will be presented ... in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Pediatric cough and cold medications are widely marketed in the U.S. but surprisingly little ... recent revelations that cough and cold medications are responsible for serious adverse events and even deaths ... The authors considered all oral medicines that are approved by the FDA ...
Research casts doubt on controversial scientific theory
Scientists at the University of Sheffield have cast doubt on the validity of the controversial theory of biological cold fusion, the principle sometimes used to lend credence to the practice of selling silicon tablets to strengthen bones, on the assumption that the body will turn the silicon into calcium. view more (2003-05-07)
... the controversial theory of biological cold fusion, the principle sometimes used to lend credence to the ... the silicon into calcium. Biological cold fusion, also known as the 'Kervran effect', is the principle ... had proven the existence of cold fusion by feeding hens with a calcium deficient diet and ... with the fact that biological cold fusion appears to be theoretically impossible, ...
Smokers likely to develop mouth ulcers and cold symptoms up to two weeks after quitting
Smokers develop mouth ulcers and cold symptoms for up to two weeks after giving up their habit, reveals research in Tobacco Control. The body's backlash could deter many ex-smokers from staying the course, unless they know what to expect, suggest the authors. One hundred and seventy four smokers were assessed one week before giving up smoking and... view more... (2003-02-21)
Smokers develop mouth ulcers and cold symptoms for up to two weeks after giving up their ... significantly more likely to report cold symptoms, including sore throat, coughing, and sneezing. During the first ... effect of smoking, and the cold symptoms might be due to a transient depression in immune ... of experiencing an elevation in cold symptoms and mouth ulcers on stopping ...
New study explains why hotter is better for insects
Organisms have been able to adapt to environments ranging from cold polar oceans to hot thermal vents. However, University of Washington researchers have discovered a limit to the powerful forces of natural selection, at least when it comes to the adaptation of insects to cold temperatures. view more (2006-10-03)
... adapt to environments ranging from cold polar oceans to hot thermal vents. However, University of Washington ... the adaptation of insects to cold temperatures.
"For thermodynamic reasons, cold temperatures present a challenging problem for ectothermic [cold-blooded] organisms because they slow biological processes, thus reducing rates of ... found that insects adapted to cold environments have slower maximum population growth rates than those adapted ...
Zinc Lozenges an Ineffective Treatment for Colds
Despite 20 years of research, the benefits of zinc lozenges as a therapy for the common cold have not been proven. view more (2007-08-03)
... a therapy for the common cold have not been proven. A new study, published in the ... are not effective in treating colds," said Jack M. Gwaltney, Jr., MD, one of the authors.
With ... MD, one of the authors.
With colds affecting virtually everybody (one study estimates that adults experience an ... experience an average of three colds each year and children may experience ...
A more silent and ecological refrigerator with more precise temperature maintenance
The Thermal Engineering group of researchers at the Public University of Navarre is working on the design of a domestic thermoelectric refrigerator. Unlike the conventional system of producing a cold environment - by vapour compression - the thermoelectricity used in the design of this refrigerator allows the manufacture of more compact and... view more... (2003-12-03)
... conventional system of producing a cold environment - by vapour compression - the thermoelectricity used in ... obtaining of both hot and cold environments with thermoelectricity. This technology is based on the Peltier ... force, one plate is left cold and heat is produced on the other. So, it can ... This pad concentrates all the cold and all the heat and, in ...
Flu is not to blame for excess winter deaths
Cold weather rather than influenza is to blame for excess deaths and demands on health services in winter, according to a study in this week's BMJ. view more (2002-01-09)
Cold weather rather than influenza is to blame for excess deaths ... winter deaths, measures to reduce cold stress offer the greatest opportunities to reduce current levels of ... Campaigns to reduce exposure to cold outdoors provide obvious scope for future preventive action, they conclude. ... ...
Crossing paths in plants
On Monday 31 March ecologists will meet with molecular biologists at the University of Southampton for the most novel and broad-ranging scientific session of its kind. They will present findings in Session C5/P3 which show that the biochemical pathways which influence a plant's response to stimuli such as attack, disease or other stresses are not... view more... (2003-03-26)
... pathways for salt, drought and cold tolerance. The FIERY1 gene regulates all three pathways, and mutations ... induction by salt, drought and cold stresses. The cross-talk in the gene induction implies that by ... tolerance to salt, drought and cold stresses. ... ...
'Hot' surgical techniques could increase postoperative haemorrhage after tonsillectomy (pp 642, 697)
The postoperative haemorrhage rate in tonsillectomies which use 'hot techniques' such as diathermy and coblation to stop bleeding could be over three times greater than operations which use cold steel techniques, conclude authors of a study in this week's issue of THE LANCET. Tonsillectomy is one of the most common surgical procedures.... view more... (2004-08-18)
... greater than operations which use cold steel techniques, conclude authors of a study in this week's ... well established alongside the traditional "cold" dissection techniques, which only use packs or ties to minimise ... a combination of hot and cold techniques and from operations that only used cold techniques. Haemorrhage occurred in 3"¢3% of patients within 28 ... as 6% compared with ...
Canadian study of colds and kids: Positive safety results for ginseng extract
Positive findings of a safety study involving children and a highly touted botanical extract (COLD-fX) show promise for its future development for kids as a Canadian cold and flu remedy. The results appear in the August, 2008 issue of Pediatrics - the official journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics. view more (2008-08-04)
... a highly touted botanical extract (COLD-fX) show promise for its future development for kids as a ... for kids as a Canadian cold and flu remedy. The results appear in the August, 2008 ... the safety and tolerability of COLD-fX for treatment of cold and flu in children. Acute three-day doses of COLD-fX were well tolerated with no serious adverse events, or ...
Cold Spring Harbor Protocols features methods to screen genomes and analyze evolution
Identifying genes that are important in specific tissues or processes in the mouse used to be a monumental task. New technologies and strategies have simplified this search, making it effective for even the smallest laboratories. view more (2008-04-02)
... laboratories. This month's issue of Cold Spring Harbor Protocols (www.cshprotocols.org/TOCs/toc4_08.dtl) highlights a method for screening the ... from the Baylor College of Medicine http://www.bcm.edu/db/db_fac-justice.html). In her laboratory, Justice uses this "forward genetics" method ... accessible on the website for Cold Spring Harbor Protocols (http://www.cshprotocols.org/cgi/content/full/2008/5/pdb.prot4985).
The second featured protocol for April is ... accessible on the website for Cold Spring Harbor Protocols (http://www.cshprotocols.org/cgi/content/full/2008/5/pdb.ip49). ... ...
Limpets reveal possible fate of cold-blooded Antarctic animals
A limpet no bigger than a coin could reveal the possible fate of cold-blooded Antarctic marine animals according to new research published this week in The Journal of Experimental Biology. view more (2007-07-24)
... reveal the possible fate of cold-blooded Antarctic marine animals according to new research published this week ... their temperate and tropical cousins, cold-blooded polar marine animals are incapable of fast growth. Until now ... the next 100 years. If cold-blooded Antarctic animals can't grow efficiently, or increase their growth rates, ... they are unlikely to be able to cope in warmer water, or ... |
