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Growth Hormone Builds Bone in Obese Women
- Author:
- Susan Birk
Major Finding: Six months of growth hormone therapy significantly increased bone formation, vitamin D, and thigh muscle mass while decreasing...
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Cutting Calories Yielded Lasting Cardiac Benefit
- Author:
- Susan Birk
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Violent Video Games Alter Brain Activity
- Author:
- Susan Birk
Major Finding: Brain activation decreased significantly in the video game group, compared to the nongame group, after 1 week of daily violent...
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2011 Annual Meeting of the Radiological Society of North America: Advances in imaging aid detection of cancer
- Author:
- Susan Birk
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Regular Fish Intake Lowers Dementia Risk
- Author:
- Susan Birk
Major Finding: Eating baked or broiled fish on a weekly basis improved brain health and significantly reduced the risk of mild cognitive...
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Growth Hormone Strengthens Bone in Obese Women
- Author:
- Susan Birk
Major Finding: Six months of growth hormone therapy significantly increased bone formation, vitamin D, and thigh muscle mass while decreasing...
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Mammography: Family History Data Support Yearly Screening
- Author:
- Susan Birk
Major Finding: Women aged 40-49 years with and without a family history of breast cancer had virtually the same rates of invasive disease in a...
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Diabetes: Calorie Restriction Yields Lasting Cardiac Benefit
- Author:
- Susan Birk
Major Finding: Four months of a restricted-calorie diet produced lasting reductions in pericardial fat and improvements in left ventricular...
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Pediatric ADHD: Neuroimaging Can Target, Diagnose Inattention
- Author:
- Susan Birk
Major Finding: Children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder use different neural pathways for visual working memory, which reveals a...
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Visceral Obesity Linked to Osteoporosis
- Author:
- Susan Birk
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Surprising Results Link Visceral Obesity to Osteoporosis
- Author:
- Susan Birk
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Mammograms Halve Mastectomy Risk in Women Aged 40-50
- Author:
- Susan Birk
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Visceral Obesity Linked to Osteoporosis Before Menopause
- Author:
- Susan Birk
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Walking Linked to Slower Cognitive Declines
- Author:
- Susan Birk
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Walking Linked to Slower Cognitive Declines
- Author:
- Susan Birk
Major Finding: Among cognitively impaired subjects, cognitive scores on the MMSE declined on average by 1 point over 10 years in persons who...