High Fiber Intake May Interfere with Ovulation Nov 5, 2009
High-fiber diets, they explain, decrease activity in certain intestinal enzymes, leading to less estrogen reabsorption in the colon. Fiber can also cause more estrogen to be excreted from the body in feces. (Newsmax)
Insomniacs may not get the right prescription Jul 25, 2009
The drugs can block reabsorption of the chemicals, such as serotonin, leaving more available in the brain. Side effects for antidepressants can include headache, night sweats, nausea, agitation, sexual problems and dry mouth. (CNN)
The Role of Phytosterols in Reducin... Apr 16, 2009
Increase bile-salt excretion and block its reabsorption. Challenges Regarding Enriched Foods. (Suite101.com)
New Gene Linked To Low Levels Of Magnesium Mar 29, 2009
1 protein and that it affected Mg2+ reabsorption by the protein TRPM6 in a region of the kidney known as the distal convoluted tubule. In an accompanying commentary, David Ellison, at Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, discusses the importance of the data and suggests how they might explain some of the clinical situations in which critically ill patients have low Mg2+ levels. (Science Daily)
Yale Lab Discovers New Gene-Based Syndrome Mar 21, 2009
In the kidney, the mutation affects the maintenance of the kidney's sodium pump, the major driver of salt reabsorption. In the brain, the mutation interferes with the ability to clear neurotransmitters and potassium from synapses, resulting in seizures. (MEDLINEplus)
Search for blood pressure secrets reveals a surprising new syndrome Mar 17, 2009
The new findings implicated this channel in maintenance of the activity of the sodium pump in the kidney, the major driver of salt reabsorption. The authors call this new syndrome SeSAME because of the clinical features of seizures, sensorineural deafness, ataxia, mental retardation and electrolyte imbalance. (EurekAlert!)
Vitamin C Intake Associated With Lower Risk Of Gout In Men Mar 17, 2009
Vitamin C may affect reabsorption of uric acid by the kidneys, increase the speed at which the kidneys work or protect against inflammation, all of which may reduce gout risk, the authors note. "Given the general safety profile associated with vitamin C intake, particularly in the generally consumed ranges as in the present study (e.g., tolerable upper intake level of vitamin C of less than 2,000 milligrams in adults according to the Food and Nutrition Board, Institute of Medicine), vitamin C... (Science Daily)
Williams College exhibit highlights outsiders of Chinese society Mar 15, 2009
In this exercise, Muniz nods not to Sherrie Levine and appropriation but Nabokov and reabsorption (as one might call it). "I was weeping again," Humbert Humbert confesses in "Lolita," "drunk on the impossible past." What Muniz summons up are sights seen by just such tear-stained eyes. (Boston Globe)
More Vitamin C May Mean Less Chance of Gout Mar 11, 2009
Vitamin C may affect reabsorption of uric acid by the kidneys, increase the speed at which the kidneys work or protect against inflammation, all of which might reduce the likelihood of developing gout. The study is published in the March 9 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine. (MEDLINEplus)
