abstract：:Food intake and, subsequently, body weight are influenced by endogenous opioids acting in the central nervous system. Agonists for the opioid receptor increase food intake, whereas antagonists reduce food intake. Body weight, however, is the result of food consumed and energy expended. Although much has been reported ...

journal_title：Biological research for nursing

authors： Jarosz PA

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Postpartum depression (PPD) affects at least 10% to 15% of postpartum women, including more than 600,000 American mothers in 2003 alone. Dramatic changes in the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) system in the transition from pregnancy to postpartum coupled with research on the psychobiology of depression provided t...

journal_title：Biological research for nursing

authors： Jolley SN,Elmore S,Barnard KE,Carr DB

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The American Academy of Pediatrics recently removed nicotine from the list of drugs contraindicated during breastfeeding. The objective of this study was to evaluate the feasibility of determining the effect of a smoking hygiene intervention on infants of breastfeeding mothers who smoke cigarettes. An experimental des...

journal_title：Biological research for nursing

authors： Stepans MB,Wilhelm SL,Dolence K

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The integration of molecular genetics approaches into the study of complex health phenomena is an increasingly important and available strategy for researchers across the health science disciplines. Pain sensation and response to painful stimuli are examples of complex health phenomena that are particularly amenable t...

journal_title：Biological research for nursing

authors： Schutte DL,McCarthy AM,Floria-Santos M,Hanrahan K,Murray JC,Kleiber C

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The psychophysiological phenomenon of pain is of tremendous concern to nurses because of its potential to adversely affect the mental, emotional, and physical health of patients. Increasingly appreciated is the ability of pain to influence immune variables including enumerative and functional measures of leukocyte sub...

journal_title：Biological research for nursing

authors： Griffis CA,Compton P,Doering L

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stress during pregnancy has been associated with a number of adverse outcomes. This study compared and correlated neuroendocrine parameters in women (n=8) who self-reported battering during their pregnancy to those in women who did not (n=8). Women who identified themselves as having a violent relationship with an int...

journal_title：Biological research for nursing

authors： Talley P,Heitkemper M,Chicz-Demet A,Sandman CA

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purposes of this quasi-experimental pilot study were to determine adherence to a 12-week group-based moderate-intensity walking program for sedentary adult outpatients with serious and persistent mental illness and to examine change from baseline to after the walking program in health status (mental and physical h...

journal_title：Biological research for nursing

authors： McDevitt J,Wilbur J,Kogan J,Briller J

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Incidence rates of both type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) are increasing in youth and may eventually contribute to premature heart disease in early adulthood. This investigation explored the influence of type of diabetes, gender, body mass index (BMI), metabolic control (HbA1c), exercise beliefs and p...

journal_title：Biological research for nursing

authors： Faulkner MS,Quinn L,Rimmer JH,Rich BH

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bidirectional communication between the immune system and the brain and the implications of this communication are emerging concepts in pain research. Although representing a small portion of the disc degeneration syndromes, lumbar herniated discs can cause significant symptoms that may persist even after surgical int...

journal_title：Biological research for nursing

authors： Starkweather A,Witek-Janusek L,Mathews HL

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Maternal posturing, in which a pregnant or laboring woman assumes specific postures with the intention of altering the position and/or presentation of the fetus within the uterus, is a safe alternative to operative procedures recommended in cases of fetal malpositions and malpresentations. Clinicians and researchers a...

journal_title：Biological research for nursing

authors： Andrews CM,Andrews EC

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to describe the sleep patterns and fatigue of both mothers and fathers before and after childbirth. The authors used wrist actigraphy and questionnaires to estimate sleep and fatigue in 72 couples during their last month of pregnancy and 1st month postpartum. Both parents experienced more...

journal_title：Biological research for nursing

authors： Gay CL,Lee KA,Lee SY

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Age-related changes in skeletal muscle, in combination with bed rest, may result in a poorer rehabilitation potential for an elderly patient. The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of non-weight bearing (hind limb unweighting [HU]) on the soleus and extensor digitorum longus (EDL) in older rats. Two no...

journal_title：Biological research for nursing

authors： Gehrke AG,Krull MS,McDonald RS,Sparby T,Thoele J,Troje SW,ZumBerge J,Thompson LV

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To examine the effects of exercise and vitamin E supplementation on oxidative stress in older adults, 59 participants, age 76.3 +/- 4.2 years, were randomly assigned to 1 of 4 groups: an exercise group taking placebos (EGP) or vitamin E (EGE) or a sedentary group taking placebos (SGP) or vitamin E (SGE). Measures incl...

journal_title：Biological research for nursing

authors： Jessup JV,Horne C,Yarandi H,Quindry J

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vaccination is one of our most powerful antiviral strategies. Despite the emergence of deadly viruses such as Ebola virus, vaccination efforts have focused mainly on childhood communicable diseases. Although Ebola virus was once believed to be limited to isolated outbreaks in distant lands, forces of globalization pot...

journal_title：Biological research for nursing

authors： Nyamathi AM,Fahey JL,Sands H,Casillas AM

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The primary purpose of this exploratory study was to compare percentages of natural killer (NK) cells and activated NK and T cells, and both cytotoxic and in vitro cytokine production activity in women with and without symptomatic irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). A secondary purpose was to examine the relationships of ...

journal_title：Biological research for nursing

authors： Motzer SA,Jarrett M,Heitkemper MM,Tsuji J

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Research that uses a psychoneuroimmunology (PNI) framework seeks to determine whether valid associations exist among stress, immune function, and health. These associations are difficult to conclusively determine due to the fact that PNI research is fraught with methodological difficulties. These difficulties arise fr...

journal_title：Biological research for nursing

authors： Robinson FP,Mathews HL,Witek-Janusek L

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this pilot study was to investigate selected stress, immune, and growth consequences of maternal separation and separation with supplemental stroking in neonatal BALB/c infant mice and their dams. Three groups of 5 litters each (7 pups per litter) were studied. Control litters were undisturbed. Separate...

journal_title：Biological research for nursing

authors： Groër MW,Hill J,Wilkinson JE,Stuart A

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article explores ethical concerns and emerging dilemmas associated with the proliferation of information resulting from the extraordinary advances in molecular genetics. It provides an overview of the ethical and legal challenges associated with predictive testing for inherited disease currently being addressed i...

journal_title：Biological research for nursing

authors： Carter MA

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fatigue is the most frequently reported symptom by cancer patients. Many of these patients perceive fatigue as the most distressing symptom associated with their illness because it imposes limitations on their physical activity level. Skeletal muscle wasting, which occurs as part of cancer cachexia, is one of the mech...

journal_title：Biological research for nursing

authors： al-Majid S,McCarthy DO

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Abdominal pain is an important symptom in irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), but patients report typical pain intensities ranging from mild to very severe. In a sample of women, the authors sought to determine whether measures of systemic autonomic activity are related to self-reported pain intensity and the occurrence o...

journal_title：Biological research for nursing

authors： Burr RL,Heitkemper M,Jarrett M,Cain KC

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cytokines are small signaling proteins released from a variety of cells that influence virtually every aspect of growth and development and every host response to infection, injury, and inflammation. Because of their widespread and potent effects across the life span, cytokines without a doubt influence nursing resear...

journal_title：Biological research for nursing

authors： Corwin EJ

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ability to maintain balance is often taken for granted, yet it is the foundation for mobility and overall functional independence throughout the life span. The purpose of this article is to define balance, review the components of balance, and describe common instruments used to measure balance. Clinical screening...

journal_title：Biological research for nursing

authors： Yim-Chiplis PK,Talbot LA

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00