We love our Nic but some don't Nov 27, 2008
Mary's father, Professor John Donaldson, who has been lecturing at Aarhus University in Copenhagen, and his crime-writer wife, Susan Moody, became permanent fixtures in Copenhagen's royal corridors after Mary and Fred got hitched. Villemann wrote in July: "Moody, it turns out, is an amazing step-grandmother. She regards Prince Christian and Princess Isabella as her own grandchildren, but whenever the Queen is around she gets flustered.". (Sydney Morning Herald)
Pot-induced psychosis a schizophrenia signal? Nov 4, 2008
"Cannabis-induced psychosis," in which a person loses touch with reality and the symptoms persist for at least 48 hours, is an established psychiatric diagnosis, but it is controversial, Dr. Mikkel Arendt of Aarhus University in Risskov, Denmark, and colleagues note in their report. There has been little research on the condition, and doctors have a hard time distinguishing it from other psychiatric disorders or developing a specific list of symptoms by which to characterize it. (MSNBC -- Health)
Statins Associated With Lower Risk Of Death From Pneumonia Oct 30, 2008
D., of Aarhus University and Aalborg Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark, and colleagues reviewed data from 29,900 adults hospitalized with pneumonia between 1997 and 2004 ... This study was supported by the Western Danish Research Forum for Health Sciences and by the Clinical Epidemiological Research Foundation at Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark. (Science Daily)
Statins May Reduce Pneumonia Deaths Oct 28, 2008
Some studies have linked statin use with decreased risk of severe sepsis -- infection of the bloodstream -- or death associated with infections, but there had been conflicting findings on pneumonia, according to Dr. Reimar Thomsen of Aarhus University and Aalborg Hospital in Denmark. Thomsen led a new study tracking 29,900 patients treated for pneumonia in Denmark that found that those who were taking statins before hospitalization had a 31 percent lower risk of dying from pneumonia than those... (Newsmax)
Diversity of trees in Ecuador's Amazon rainforest defies simple explanation Oct 24, 2008
The plot in Ecuador was established in 1995 by researchers from the Universidad Catolica, Aarhus University in Denmark and the Smithsonian in Panama. "The global reach of the CTFS/SIGEO forest monitoring network, and the power to test theories of biodiversity depend entirely on independently motivated researchers who study trees in places from Yasuni to Papua New Guinea, on the other side of the world," said Eldredge Bermingham, director of the Smithsonian in Panama. (EurekAlert!)
New Study Claims Acne Is Not Associated With Yet-Uncultured Bacteria Oct 22, 2008
21, 2008) In a new study researchers from Aarhus University, Denmark found bacteria in the follicles of acne patients and healthy individuals to be those of previously known species, disputing the theory that acne is caused by some yet-to-be-identified bacteria. See also. (Science Daily)
Tips from the journals of the American Society for Microbiology Oct 16, 2008
In a new study researchers from Aarhus University, Denmark found bacteria in the follicles of acne patients and healthy individuals to be those of previously known species, disputing the theory that acne is caused by some yet-to-be-identified bacteria. They report their findings in the October 2008 issue of the Journal of Clinical Microbiology. (EurekAlert!)
Pneumonia Vaccination Important for Diabetics Aug 20, 2008
Using health care databases for northern Denmark, Dr. Jette B. Kornum from Aarhus University Hospital, Aalborg and colleagues identified 34,239 individuals with a pneumonia-related hospital admission and 342,390 individuals from the general population who served as a control group. The analysis of these data revealed that individuals with diabetes had a 26 percent higher risk of pneumonia-related hospitalization compared with those without diabetes. (MEDLINEplus)
Pain in Chest, Upper Abdomen an Ominous Sign Aug 7, 2008
People with these symptoms are also more likely to be hospitalized for "ischemic" heart disease - the type of heart disease caused by restricted blood flow in heart arteries, Dr. Estrid Muff Munk and colleagues from Aarhus University Hospital found. When a patient with pain in the chest or the upper abdomen has normal results on a test called endoscopy, in which a scope is used to view the inside of the esophagus and the stomach, the pain may be due to undiagnosed ischemic heart disease, the... (MEDLINEplus)
COPD Patients Have High Mortality Rate from Ulcers Jul 17, 2008
In the last decade, evidence has accrued that smokers and patients with COPD are at increased risk of developing peptic ulcers, along with complications, such as perforations and bleeding, Dr. Steffen Christensen, of Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark, and colleagues report in the medical journal Chest. "The little existing data on the association between COPD and prognosis following complicated peptic ulcer disease have suggested that the mortality rate is higher among ulcer patients with... (MEDLINEplus)
High Stress in Pregnancy Tied to Stillbirth Risk Jun 25, 2008
"Our result should be confirmed by other studies," said Wisborg, of Aarhus University Hospital in Denmark. If heavy stress is confirmed as a risk factor for stillbirth, she noted, then it will be necessary to see whether stress reduction can lower the risk. (MEDLINEplus)
Fertility problems may be partially inherited Jun 19, 2008
She and her colleagues at Aarhus University Hospital in Denmark report the findings in the American Journal of Epidemiology. Genes play an important role in sperm development, but the extent to which heredity contributes to male infertility is not clear. (MSNBC -- Health)
Increased Mortality after Dronedarone Therapy for Severe Heart Failure Jun 19, 2008
From the Department of Cardiology, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen (L.K.), and the Department of Cardiology, Gentofte University Hospital (C.T.-P.) both in Copenhagen; the British Heart Foundation Cardiovascular Research Centre, Faculty of Medicine, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom (J.J.V.M.); Department of Cardiology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark (O.G.); the Division of Cardiology, H pital Nord, University of Marseille, Marseille, France (S.L.); the... (New England Journal of Medicine)
"Holy Cow!" — Phoenix Spots Ice Jun 7, 2008
Researchers from Denmark's Aarhus University supplied the telltale as part of the lander's Canadian-built NASA / JPL / Univ. of Arizona The ice has to be frozen water, not frozen carbon dioxide (dry ice), because temperatures at the landing site range from -30. to -80. (SkyAndTelescope.com)
Aliskiren Combined with Losartan in Type 2 Diabetes and Nephropathy Jun 5, 2008
From the Department of Medical Endocrinology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen (H.-H.P.); the Faculty of Health Science, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark (H.-H.P.); Steno Diabetes Center, Gentofte, Denmark (F.P.); Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville (J.B.L.); Rush University Medical Center, Chicago (E.J.L.); and Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston (N.K.H.). Address reprint requests to Dr. Parving at the Department of Medical Endocrinology, Rigshospitalet,... (New England Journal of Medicine)
> read more Jun 3, 2008
" when this remarkable image first appeared on monitors at the science-operations center in Tucson, Arizona and that's what they've been calling this area ever since. Uwe Keller, who heads the RAC team, notes that the extended flat areas suggest that the ice exists as an extended "table" just a few inches down.Phoenix's scientists had suspected that the landing area would be especially ice rich. A global "prospecting map" compiled by the orbiting Mars Odyssey implied that this location, at... (SkyAndTelescope.com)
Stress raises the risk of still birth May 30, 2008
May 30, 2008 02:58am. STRESS late in pregnancy significantly raises the risk of stillbirth, research shows. (NEWS.com.au)
'Stress Doubles The Risk Of Stillbirths' May 29, 2008
Dr Kirsten Wisborg, from Aarhus University Hospital, told New Scientist magazine: "We don't yet know for sure whether stress may directly cause stillbirth, but our results are enough for doctors and midwives to be concerned. Advertisement "Thankfully, stillbirth is a rare event. But we still do not know what causes it and any clues we find can help us reduce the risks. (Sky News)
Hormone May Hold Key To Helping Elderly Men Live Longer May 29, 2008
Michael Brugts, MD, A.W. Van den Beld, L.J. Hofland, K. van der Wansem, P.M. van Koetsveld, S.W.J. Lamberts, and J.A.M.J.L. Janssen of Erasmus Medical Center in Rotterdam, The Netherlands and J. Frystyk of Aarhus University Hospital in Aarhus, Denmark. Low Circulating IGF-1 Bioactivity in Elderly Men is Associated with Increased Mortality. (Science Daily)
Hormone May Help Elderly Men Live Longer May 27, 2008
Other researchers working on the study include A.W. Van den Beld, L.J. Hofland, K. van der Wansem, P.M. van Koetsveld, S.W.J. Lamberts, and J.A.M.J.L. Janssen of Erasmus Medical Center in Rotterdam, The Netherlands and J. Frystyk of Aarhus University Hospital in Aarhus, Denmark. The article Low Circulating IGF-1 Bioactivity in Elderly Men is Associated with Increased Mortality, will appear in the June issue of JCEM, a publication of The Endocrine Society. (Newsmax)
Mobiles linked to hyperactivity in kids May 21, 2008
The study by UCLA in California and Aarhus University in Denmark was published this week in the journal Epidemiology. It showed that mothers who used mobile phones were 54 per cent more likely to have children with behavioural problems, according to a report in the UK's Independent newspaper. (Sydney Morning Herald)
Whales 'cheetahs of the deep' May 15, 2008
Aguilar Soto is a member of an international team of researchers drawn from La Laguna University, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in Massachusetts, US, and Aarhus University, Denmark ... That allows them to "see with sound" with greater resolution in the darkness, says co-author Peter Madsen of Aarhus University. (BBC News -- Science)
Under-Tongue Grass Immunotherapy Fights Hay Fever Mar 6, 2008
Many hay fever sufferers who take antihistamines and nasal steroid spray to cope with symptoms still report "a significant burden of residual symptoms," note Dr. Ronald Dahl of Aarhus University Hospital in Denmark and colleagues in a report published this month. Immunotherapy, in which a person is given increasing amounts of the substance they are allergic to, followed by maintenance doses for several years, is effective for many allergies and can even produce remission, they further point out. (MEDLINEplus)
Born after 1950? Your eyes reveal your age Feb 24, 2008
Your eyes reveal your age / Radioactive material in lens can be dated, Danish study finds (San Francisco Chronicle)
Increase in IVF 'is leading to a rise in global fertility problems' Feb 16, 2008
Professor Jens Bonde, of Aarhus University Hospital in Denmark, and Professor Jorn Olsen of the University of California say that sperm counts - and birth rates - are declining in developed countries. Infertility now affects around 15 per cent of couples trying to conceive, although not all seek medical help. (Daily Mail)
Talk Therapy May Help Kids With Chronic Stomach Pain, Review of Research Suggests Jan 27, 2008
To my knowledge, this is the most thorough and exhaustive review so far on this topic, says Charlotte Rask, M.D., a trainee in child psychiatry at Aarhus University Hospital in Denmark who was not associated with this review. Rask co-authored an earlier review of the data published in a Danish journal. (Science Daily)
Freeze-dried Tendon Implants Loaded With Gene Therapy Prove Effective In Mice Jan 11, 2008
D. from the University of Rochester Medical Center as well as Sys Hasslund, Michael Ulrich-Vinther and Kjeld S;balle from Aarhus University Hospital in Denmark. The team will next seek to determine the mechanisms by which growth factors repair tendons. (Science Daily)
Discussing the options for breast cancer surgery Dec 26, 2007
"We know that the earlier a baby is born, the more immature the lungs," said Dr. Anne Kirkeby Hansen, the lead author and a research fellow at Aarhus University Hospital. "According to our study, it would be a good idea to postpone elective Caesareans until 39 weeks, even though we know that some women might go into spontaneous labor before that date.". (International Herald Tribune)
Asthma Drugs Not Linked to Fracture Risk Dec 18, 2007
"Inhaled drugs are safe; therefore, the focus should be on preventing use of large doses of oral corticosteroids for prolonged periods of time," Dr. Peter Vestergaard from Aarhus University Hospital, told Reuters Health. These patients "may perhaps better be managed with the inhaled preparations in terms of bone safety," he added. (MEDLINEplus)
Respiratory risk 'link' to Caesarean choice Dec 14, 2007
Researchers from Aarhus University Hospital in Denmark carried out a study involving 34,458 babies born between 37 and 41 weeks and delivered between 1 January, 1998, and 31 December, 2006. The study included 2,687 babies born by elective Caesarean (7. (Scotsman)
Caesarean Babies Risk More Breathing Problems Dec 14, 2007
Anne Hansen of the Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark, said the risks are greatest when a caesarean is performed early. "This is important information for women who choose elective sections...we suggest you should not do elective caesareans until 39 weeks, whereas a lot of elective sections are done at 37 and 38 weeks today," she said. (MEDLINEplus)
Planned caesareans linked to breathing difficulties Dec 12, 2007
"More and more women request a caesarean without any obvious reason," said lead author Dr Anne Hansen, from the perinatal epidemiology research unit at Aarhus University hospital in Denmark, where the research was carried out ... For the current study, the researchers analysed the outcomes of more than 34,000 singleton babies born without birth defects in Aarhus University hospital between January 1998 and December 2006. (Guardian Unlimited)
Elective Caesareans Increase Breathing Problems Dec 12, 2007
So researchers at Aarhus University Hospital in Denmark investigated the association between elective caesarean sections and newborn respiratory problems. They also analysed the importance of timing of elective caesarean sections. (Newsmax)
Hip Fracture Often Deadly for Older Folks Dec 5, 2007
Dr. Peter Vestergaard and colleagues from Aarhus University Hospital evaluated changes in mortality and causes of death in all 163,313 people nationwide who sustained a hip fracture people between 1981 and 2001 and in 505,960 age- and sex-matched controls who did not fracture a hip. Over the study period, they observed a decrease in 1-year survival among those who fractured a hip, but an increase in survival among the controls. (MEDLINEplus)
Developing Drugs To Limit Massive Cell Death After Spinal Cord Injury Nov 13, 2007
Researchers of the Max Delbrueck Center for Molecular Medicine (MDC) Berlin-Buch, Germany, and of Aarhus University, Denmark, have unraveled the molecular mechanism which causes the death not only of damaged neurons, but also of healthy nerve cells ... The research results of Professor Thomas E. Willnow (MDC) and Professor Anders Nykjaer (Aarhus University) have been published online in Nature Neuroscience ... (Credit: Photo: Pernille Jansen/Copyright: MDC/Aarhus University). (Science Daily)
Active Crohn's in pregnancy ups preterm birth risk Oct 2, 2007
For their research, Dr. Bente Norgard and colleagues from Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark examined the impact of Crohn's disease activity on various pregnancy outcomes in 71 women with low-moderate-high Crohn's disease activity during pregnancy and 86 women with inactive Crohn's disease during pregnancy. In women with disease activity during pregnancy, the risks of delivery an infant of low birth weight and congenital abnormalities were not increased, compared to outcomes among women with... (Scientific American)
Diabetes May Raise Risk of Death from Pneumonia Sep 22, 2007
"Our results showed that glucose (blood sugar) on admission is a very important clinical indicator among patients with pneumonia," lead author Dr. Jette B. Kornum, from Aarhus University Hospital in Denmark in Aalborg, Denmark, and colleagues report in the journal Diabetes Care. The findings come from a population-based cohort study of nearly 30,000 adults who were hospitalized, for the first time, for pneumonia between 1997 and 2004. (MEDLINEplus)
Sons of Infertile Moms May Have Poor Semen Quality Sep 5, 2007
But Dr. Cecilia Host Ramlau-Hansen of Aarhus University Hospital in Aarhus, Denmark and colleagues say it's possible that maternal obesity may have been a factor in the relationship, given that heavier women are more likely to be infertile and tend to have higher estrogen levels, which could effect the development of male sex organs in the womb. Sperm-damaging pollutants are also known to collect in fatty tissue. (MEDLINEplus)
Sons of fat mothers could be less fertile: Researchers Aug 29, 2007
The study carried out by a team of researchers from Aarhus University in Denmark has found that overweight women may have sons who are born with sperm of poorer quality, the 'Daily Mail' reported yesterday. "It's possible that higher levels of the hormone estrogen, associated with being overweight, might harm the development of male foetus reproductive organs," the daily quoted one of the university researchers as saying. (Hindu)
Sons of Fatty Moms have Less Fertile Sperm Cells - Study Aug 29, 2007
A team of researchers from Aarhus University in Denmark tracked the health of over 300 women and their sons. Even though most of the women were of average weight when they got pregnant, 25 had body mass indexes grouped as weighty. (TopNews)
Medical Abortion and Subsequent Pregnancy Outcomes Aug 16, 2007
From the Department of Epidemiology, University of California, Los Angeles (J.V., J.O.); the Epidemiology Branch, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD (J.Z.); and the Institute of Public Health, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark (J.O.). Address reprint requests to Dr. Zhang at the Epidemiology Branch, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bldg. (New England Journal of Medicine)
Study Finds Abortion Pill Safe Aug 16, 2007
Relying on abortion and pregnancy data on more than 11,600 women from the Danish National Patient Registry, Zhang and colleagues at the University of California, Los Angeles, and Aarhus University in Denmark, analyzed the impact of an early first-trimester abortion using drugs versus surgery on women's long-term reproductive health. After adjusting for variables such as maternal age, number of births prior to abortion and gestational age at the time of abortion, researchers found no increase in... (Time.com)
Acute Sleep Deprivation Leads To Changes In Nighttime Urine Production For Men And Women Aug 10, 2007
The study team is comprised of Birgitte Mahler, Kostantinos Kamperis, Soeren Hagstroem, Eva Radvanska, Soren Rittig, and J.C. Djurhuus, all of the Aarhus University Hospital, Brendstrupgaardsvej, Aarhus, Denmark. Dr. Mahler will present her team s findings, entitled, Sleep Deprivation and Nocturnal Urine Output Gender Difference in the Effect, at the upcoming conference, Sex and Gender in Cardiovascular-Renal Physiology and Pathophysiology. (Science Daily)
Insomnia made worse by need to pee Aug 9, 2007
Birgitte Mahler and colleagues at Aarhus University Hospital in Denmark found no differences in urine production or quality during the day in their sleep-deprived volunteers. advertisement. (MSNBC -- Health)
Insomniacs may have another wee problem Aug 9, 2007
Birgitte Mahler and colleagues at Aarhus University Hospital in Denmark found no differences in urine production or quality during the day in their sleep-deprived volunteers. But things went awry at night, they told a meeting sponsored by the American Physiological Society in Austin, Texas. (Globe and Mail)
Greenland Trip Stokes Boxer's Global Warming Fire Aug 1, 2007
A 2006 study carried out by Denmark's Aarhus University found that Greenland's glaciers have been melting for the past century, since before man-made carbon emissions were a factor, he noted. A 2006 Los Alamos National Laboratory study found the rate of warming in Greenland was higher in the 1920s than the 1990s. (CNSnews.com)
Epilepsy May Raise Suicide Risk Jul 6, 2007
Researchers at Aarhus University Hospital studied more than 21,000 cases of suicide in Denmark between 1981 and 1997. They compared that data against information from more than 423,000 people who did not commit suicide. (MEDLINEplus)
Epilepsy diagnosis raises suicide risk Jul 3, 2007
Those who had been diagnosed six months ago or less were five times more likely to commit suicide, Dr. Per Sidenius and colleagues at Aarhus University Hospital in Denmark found. They compared the medical records of more than 21,000 people who committed suicide and more than 423,000 people who died of other causes between 1981 and 1997. (MSNBC -- Health)
Epilepsy 'increases suicide risk' Jul 3, 2007
The Aarhus University Hospital team studied 21,169 cases of suicide in Denmark between 1981 and 1997. Epilepsy lowers the overall quality of life. (BBC News -- Health)
Epileptics Have Three Times Greater Suicide Risk, Lancet Says Jul 3, 2007
Researchers led by Jakob Christensen at Denmark's Aarhus University collected more than 21,000 cases of suicide between 1981 and 1997. They matched each case with as many as 20 people of similar age and socioeconomic background who were not suicidal, creating a control group of more than 400,000 people. (Bloomberg)
Higher suicide risk for epileptics Jul 3, 2007
Dr Jakob Christensen and Dr Per Sidenius, of Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark, and colleagues studied 21,169 cases of suicide in Denmark between 1981 and 1997. A further 423,128 "control" cases matched by sex, birth year and calendar date were also studied. (Independent)
Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy Is Associated With Breast Cancer Rates Jun 28, 2007
D., of Aarhus University Hospital in Denmark, with colleagues at the National Cancer Institute in Bethesda, Md. found that the increase in some early stage breast cancers corresponded to greater use of biopsies of sentinel lymph nodes--the primary lymph node to which cancer cells are likely to spread from a tumor. (Science Daily)
Story ideas from Molecular & Cellular Proteomics Jun 27, 2007
MEDIA CONTACT: Claus Lindbjerg Andersen, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark; tel ... MEDIA CONTACT: Torben Falck Orntoft, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark; tel: +45-89495195; e-mail. (EurekAlert!)
Birds and Bees Prematurely Active in Greenland Jun 20, 2007
"At this time, we have already achieved an outstanding knowledge of not only the responses of plants and birds to climate change in the High Arctic, but also how an entire ecosystem responds to the changes," Hoye said in a statement posted on the Aarhus University Web site. On average, Hoye's team found -- after analyzing the flowering dates of six plant species, emergence times for 12 species of insect, and egg-laying dates for three bird types -- that spring in the Zackenberg ecosystem has... (Spiegel Online)
Early springs bring problems for Arctic creatures Jun 19, 2007
"Our study confirms what many people already think, that the seasons are changing and it is not just one or two warm years, but a strong trend seen over a decade," said Toke Hoye, a population biologist at Aarhus University, who led the study. Recent studies have shown spring advancements of 5. (Guardian Unlimited -- UK)
Prenatal Smoke May Affect Sons' Later Fertility Jun 16, 2007
"An increasing number of couples seek infertility treatment, which makes poor semen quality and infertility a major public health problem," study co-author Cecilia Hst Ramlau-Hansen, a doctoral student at Aarhus University Hospital in Denmark, told Reuters Health. "If maternal smoking during pregnancy in fact is a cause of poor semen quality in the sons, this is a factor that can be prevented," she added. (MEDLINEplus)
Case Western researcher, international team call for better global warming forecasting Mar 31, 2007
Other contributors to the BioScience article are: Miguel Arujo from the Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales in Spain; Richard Betts, Met Office Hadley Center in Exeter, U.K.; Richard Bradshaw from the University of Liverpool (U.K.); Tomas Cedhagen, Aarhus University, Denmark; Peter Chesson, University of Arizona; Terry Dawson, University of Edinburgh, Scotland; Julie Etterson, University of Minnesota; Daniel Faith, Australian Museum, Australia; Simon Ferrier, New South Wales Department of... (EurekAlert!)
Next Generation of Stents Responds to Problems Mar 25, 2007
In the trial, led by Dr. Michael Maeng, from the department of cardiology at Aarhus University Hospital, Skejby, 12,395 patients received either drug-eluting stents or bare metal stents ... (SOURCES: Gregg W. Stone, M.D., director, Cardiovascular Research and Education, Columbia University Medical Center, New York City; Michael Maeng, M.D., department of cardiology, Aarhus University Hospital, Skejby, Denmark; Marcel Beijk, M.D., University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Patrick W. Serruys,... (Health-Finder)
Drug-eluting and bare-metal stents equal in risk of blood clots, heart attacks and death Mar 25, 2007
"While the minor risk of very late stent thrombosis and heart attack after 12 months warrants further research over an extended period of time, these results do not outweigh the benefits of drug-eluting stents at the 15-month follow up," said Michael Maeng, M.D., Aarhus University Hospital, Skejby, Denmark on behalf of the Western Denmark Heart Registry Study Group and an author on the study. "Future studies following this same group of patients for a longer period of time will allow us to... (EurekAlert!)
Conceiving tough for obese couples Mar 8, 2007
If a couple is obese or overweight and if they want to have a child, we would advise them to try and lose some weight, lead researcher Cecilia Ramlau-Hansen of Aarhus University Hospital in Denmark and University of California Los Angeles, said in a telephone interview. Especially if they have tried to become pregnant for a while and havent succeeded, then losing weight might help them, Ramlau-Hansen added. (MSNBC -- Health)
Too Much Weight Spells Double Trouble For Couples Trying To Conceive Mar 8, 2007
Ms Ramlau-Hansen, a doctoral student in the Department of Occupational Medicine, Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark, who is on a visiting scholarship to the University of California Los Angeles School of Public Health, USA, said: "Since it is quite common to have couples where both partners are overweight or obese, it is important to have risk estimates for couples rather than individuals.". The researchers obtained data from the Danish National Birth Cohort, a nationwide study of pregnant... (Science Daily)
More heat, less oxygen Jan 18, 2007
In an accompanying commentary, Danish scientists Tobias Wang at Aarhus University and Johannes Overgaard at the National Environmental Research Institute in Silkeborg noted that "it remains difficult to establish increased temperature as the mechanistic cause for the [eelpout] population decline." Yet they acknowledged the correlation of the lock-step relation between temperature and population size as documented in the field with the effect of temperature on the fish's oxygen needs as... (USA Today -- Tech)
Xenical May Help Keep Weight Off, Curb Diabetes Jan 9, 2007
In the journal Diabetes Care, Dr. Bjorn Richelsen from Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark, and colleagues report that the two groups both regained some weight, but it was 5. 3 pounds (2. (MEDLINEplus)
Hot waters make it hard for fish to breathe Jan 5, 2007
Tobias Wang, a zoophysiologist at Aarhus University, Denmark, is impressed that P. rtner has linked observations of populations declining with this physiological explanation. (Nature News Service)
