Smoking the equivalent of a single 'spliff' of cannabis makes people less willing to work for money while 'high', finds a new UCL study. The research, published in Psychopharmacology, is the first to reliably demonstrate the short-term effects of cannabis on motivation in humans. The researchers also tested motivation in people who were addicted to cannabis but not high … [Read more...]
Breakthrough: Injectable Gels Could Prevent Future Heart Failure
During a heart attack, clots or narrowed arteries block blood flow, harming or killing cells within the tissue. But the damage doesn't end after the crushing pain subsides. Instead, the heart's walls thin out, the organ becomes enlarged, and scar tissue forms. If nothing is done, the patient can eventually experience heart failure. But scientists now report they have developed … [Read more...]
A New Approach Can Prevent Teen Obesity & Eating Disorders
A single approach can prevent both obesity and eating disorders in teenagers, according to new guidelines from the American Academy of Pediatrics. Scientific evidence summarized in the new recommendations shows that physicians and parents can ward off problems at both ends of the weight spectrum by avoiding focusing teens' attention on weight or dieting, and instead … [Read more...]
Time Of The Day Influences Our Susceptibility To Infection
We are more susceptible to infection at certain times of the day as our body clock affects the ability of viruses to replicate and spread between cells, suggests new research from the University of Cambridge. The findings, published today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, may help explain why shift workers, whose body clocks are routinely disrupted, are … [Read more...]
Revealed! Women who start menstruation, menopause later live upto 90
The number of women living to age 90 in the United States has increased significantly in the past century. Currently estimated at 1.3 million, this demographic is expected to quadruple by 2050. A new study by researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine found that women who start menstruation and experience menopause later in life may have increased … [Read more...]
New Methods To Prevent Blindness In Diabetes
By combining data on optometry patient's eyes with advanced computational methods, Indiana University researchers have created a virtual tissue model of diabetes in the eye. The results, reported in the journal PLOS Computational Biology, show precisely how a small protein that can both damage or grow blood vessels in the eye causes vision loss and blindness in people … [Read more...]
Gaming + Exercise With Pokémon Go
Real-life positive health consequences of playing Pokémon Go -- a new GPS-based augmented reality game -- are happening across the nation. According to Matt Hoffman, DNP, clinical assistant professor at the Texas A&M College of Nursing, this quest to "catch 'em all" is great news for public health. I will travel across the land, searching far and wide Players, … [Read more...]
Early To Bed Cuts Risk Of Obesity Later
Preschoolers who are regularly tucked into bed by 8 p.m. are far less likely to become obese teenagers than young children who go to sleep later in the evening, new research has found. Bedtimes after 9 p.m. appeared to double the likelihood of obesity later in life, according to a study from The Ohio State University College of Public Health. "For parents, this … [Read more...]
Is Your Brain Fueling You to Overeat?
The findings offer clues in Alexander Johnson's quest to unpack the interconnected mechanisms of overeating and obesity. Obesity is an epidemic domestically -- more than a third of Americans are considered to be obese -- and a growing health problem in other parts of the world. "In today's society we are bombarded with signals to eat, from fast-food commercials to the … [Read more...]
Postmenopausal Women with metabolic syndrome linked to Sexual Dysfunction
Postmenopausal women with metabolic syndrome report lower sexual activity, desire, and sexual satisfaction, according to a new report in The American Journal of Medicine. Understanding the effects of age and disease on sexual wellbeing is crucial as sexual health is increasingly associated with vitality. In a new study published in The American Journal of Medicine, … [Read more...]
Selfie Elbow: The New Selfie Disaster
Be warned if you are an avid selfie-taker since capturing that perfect selfie can put you at risk of developing "selfie elbow" which is slowly becoming a real medical condition, says a report. Like tennis elbow or golfer's elbow, an addiction to selfie-taking can cause a pain in your primary pic-snapping elbow, a media report said on Monday. In a recent case, … [Read more...]
Eczema: Risks & Benefits of Frequent Bathing
If you have a child with newly-diagnosed eczema, you may be wondering how often you should bathe him. You are not alone. For more than 100 years, doctors have been asked about the risks and benefits of frequent bathing for those with atopic dermatitis (eczema). And parents haven't gotten consistent responses. A new article in Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, … [Read more...]
Women with BRCA1 at High Risk of Uterine Cancer
Women who carry the BRCA1 gene mutation that dramatically increases their risk of breast and ovarian cancers are also at higher risk for a lethal form of uterine cancer, according to a study led by a Duke Cancer Institute researcher. This newly defined risk -- the first to show a conclusive link between the BRCA1 gene mutation and a small but significant chance of … [Read more...]
Defense Against Free Radicals That Cause Aging
Free radicals cause cell damage and death, aging and disease, and scientists have sought new ways to repel them for years. Now, a new University of Michigan study outlines the discovery of a protein that acts as a powerful protectant against free radicals. Ironically, the protein is activated by excessive free radicals. Human mutations of the gene for this protein are … [Read more...]
Calorie-burning Pathway found in Fat Cells
Investigators at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in collaboration with scientists at the University of California, Berkeley, have identified a natural molecular pathway that enables cells to burn off calories as heat rather than store them as fat. This raises the possibility of a new approach to treating and preventing obesity, diabetes, and other obesity-linked metabolic … [Read more...]
The Secret of Resistant Starch
The secret ingredient is in the flour, but its impact lies within the gut. Adding resistant starch to the diets of people with metabolic syndrome can improve bacteria in the gut, according to research from South Dakota State University. These changes help lower bad cholesterol and decrease inflammation associated with obesity. The American Heart Association estimates that 34 … [Read more...]
Breaking News: Artificial Pancreas to be available by 2018
The artificial pancreas -- a device which monitors blood glucose in patients with type 1 diabetes and then automatically adjusts levels of insulin entering the body -- is likely to be available by 2018, conclude authors of a paper inDiabetologia (the journal of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes). Issues such as speed of action of the forms of insulin used, … [Read more...]
Butter Does Not Lead To Chronic Diseases
Butter consumption was only weakly associated with total mortality, not associated with cardiovascular disease, and slightly inversely associated (protective) with diabetes, according to a new epidemiological study which analyzed the association of butter consumption with chronic disease and all-cause mortality. This systematic review and meta-analysis, published in PLOS ONE, … [Read more...]
New method developed to wipe out cancerous tumors
Matthew Gdovin, an associate professor in the UTSA Department of Biology, has developed a newly patented method to kill cancer cells. His discovery, described in a new study in The Journal of Clinical Oncology, may tremendously help people with inoperable or hard-to-reach tumors, as well as young children stricken with cancer. Gdovin's top-tier research involves … [Read more...]
‘Virtual Heart’ to model heart failure: A PLOS Study
A team of researchers have created a detailed computational model of the electrophysiology of congestive heart failure, a leading cause of death. This "virtual heart" could help medical researchers study new drug therapies -- according to the study published in PLOS Computational Biology. Researchers from the University of California created a model that can simulate … [Read more...]
Alcohol-use disorders (AUDs)
Adolescence is also a critical period for the development of AUDs; drinking habits can be unstable and environmental factors such as peer pressure may be substantial. This study looked at how gender and FH might affect alcohol use in a sample of 18- to 19-year-olds from the Dresden Longitudinal Study on Alcohol use in Young Adults (D-LAYA). Researchers asked 82 … [Read more...]
Get Customized New Knees
BACKGROUND: Patients with severe damage to the knee joint who suffer with progressive pain and impaired function may opt for total knee replacement. In the U.S., osteoarthritis is the most common reason for knee replacement. In a total knee replacement, the diseased knee joint is replaced with artificial parts. During the procedure, the end of the femur bone is removed and … [Read more...]
U.S.: Largest “happiness gap” among parents & non-parents
Parents in the United States generally are not as happy as those who aren't parents. Not only that, the U.S. has the largest "happiness gap" among parents compared to nonparents in 22 industrialized countries, according to a report by researchers at Baylor University, the University of Texas at Austin and Wake Forest University. The report -- prepared for the Council on … [Read more...]
Minimum legal drinking age of 21 can protect against later risk of death
The minimum legal drinking age (MLDA) in the U.S. regulates the age at which individuals can legally purchase and possess alcohol in public. An MLDA of 21 has been linked to a number of benefits, including a lower risk for alcoholism in adulthood. However, no studies have examined linkages between exposure to MLDAs during young adulthood and mortality later in life. This study … [Read more...]
Relationship quality tied to better health for young adults
For young people entering adulthood, high-quality relationships are associated with better physical and mental health, according to the results of a recently published study by a University at Buffalo-led research team. "Health benefits begin to accrue relatively quickly with high-quality relationships and supportive contexts," says Ashley Barr, assistant professor in … [Read more...]
Faulty genetic instructions drive a deadly blood cancer in adults
Scientists have previously identified a series of genetic errors that commonly occur inside cancerous blood cells, but it hasn't been clear exactly how those genetic malfunctions create immature blood cells that overpopulate, crowd out healthy cells and spread in patients with acute myeloid leukemia or AML. Now, researchers at the University of North Carolina Lineberger … [Read more...]
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
By better understanding daily activity levels and heart rate patterns of those who suffer from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS), scientists hope to discover more about this complex illness condition. Fred Friedberg, PhD, Associate Professor of Psychiatry at Stony Brook University School of Medicine, has received a four-year $1.5 million grant from the National Institutes of … [Read more...]
Eating Patterns Are As Important As Eating Right
In a review of research on the effect of meal patterns on health, the few studies available suggest that eating irregularly is linked to a higher risk of metabolic syndrome (high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes and obesity). The limited evidence highlights the need for larger scale studies to better understand the impact of chrono-nutrition on public health, argue the authors … [Read more...]
Has breast MRI been performed upside down?
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) has been used as an effective tool for cancer evaluation and has been found to be highly sensitive in detecting breast tumors, but there is no evidence that pre-operative MRI translates into improved outcomes following breast conserving surgery. Traditionally, patients who are scheduled to undergo breast-conserving lumpectomy for breast cancer … [Read more...]
Broccoli: Superfood With Multiple Health Benefits
Love it or hate it, broccoli is touted as a superfood, offering an array of health benefits. And it's about to get even more super. University of Illinois researchers have identified candidate genes controlling the accumulation of phenolic compounds in broccoli. Consumption of phenolic compounds, including certain flavonoids, is associated with a lower risk of coronary … [Read more...]
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