Transcranial direct current stimulation, or tDCS, has proved effective for binge-eating disorder for the first time, according to researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. tDCS is a type of neuromodulator that delivers constant, low-current electricity to a targeted portion of the brain. While it has been tested and proved effective for many disorders and … [Read more...]
Antidepressant use during pregnancy may lengthen umbilical cord: University of Eastern Finland Study
Umbilical cords of children whose mothers used selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors during pregnancy may be longer than umbilical cords of other newborn children, shows a new study from the University of Eastern Finland and Kuopio University Hospital. Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, SSRIs, are commonly prescribed antidepressants, and this is the first time their … [Read more...]
Fasting helps to fight fatty liver disease: A German Study
Scientists at Helmholtz Zentrum München have new information on what happens at the molecular level when we go hungry. Working with the Deutsches Zentrum für Diabetesforschung (German Center for Diabetes Research -- DZD) and the Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum (German Cancer Research Center -- DKFZ) they were able to show that upon deprivation of food a certain protein is … [Read more...]
Rates of overweight children are declining in Canada: University of Manitoba Study
After years of increases, the rates of children who are overweight or obese are declining in Canada, according to new research in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) Between 1978 and 2004, there was a significant increase in Canada in the rates of children who are obese or overweight aged 2 to 17 years, from 23.3% to 34.7%, using the World Health Organization's (WHO) … [Read more...]
Breakthrough approach to breast cancer treatment: A Study
In a development that could lead to a new generation of drugs to precisely treat a range of diseases, scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have for the first time designed a drug candidate that decreases the growth of tumor cells in animal models in one of the hardest to treat cancers -- triple negative breast cancer. "This is the first … [Read more...]
Dieting young may lead to poor health outcomes later in women: Florida State University Study
Research to be presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for the Study of Ingestive Behavior (SSIB) finds that the younger a woman is when she goes on her first diet, the more likely she is to experience several negative health outcomes later in life. Dieting is very common among girls and young women; however, people often fail to consider the long-term consequences of … [Read more...]
High cholesterol, triglycerides can keep vitamin E from reaching body tissues: Oregon State University Study
In the continuing debate over how much vitamin E is enough, a new study has found that high levels of blood lipids such as cholesterol and triglycerides can keep this essential micronutrient tied up in the blood stream, and prevent vitamin E from reaching the tissues that need it. The research, just published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, also suggested that … [Read more...]
Vitamin D increases breast cancer patient survival: University of California Study
Breast cancer patients with high levels of vitamin D in their blood are twice as likely to survive the disease as women with low levels of this nutrient, report University of California, San Diego School of Medicine researchers in the March issue of Anticancer Research. In previous studies, Cedric F. Garland, DrPH, professor in the Department of Family and Preventive … [Read more...]
Female sex hormone may protect against STIs: McMaster University Study
A team of researchers led by McMaster University's Charu Kaushic has revealed for the first time how estradiol, a female sex hormone present during the menstrual cycle and found in oral contraceptives, may work to protect women against sexually transmitted viral infections. In a study published in the scientific journal PLOS Pathogens, Kaushic and colleagues describe the … [Read more...]
Mothers’ excess pregnancy weight gain linked to obese children: A Study
Children whose mothers gain excess weight or have elevated blood sugar during their pregnancies are more likely to become overweight or obese during their first decade of life, according to a new Kaiser Permanente study published in Maternal and Child Health Journal. The study, which followed more than 24,000 mothers and their children over 10 years, is the largest to date … [Read more...]
Moon does not influence people’s behavior: A Study
Always surrounded by an aura of mystery, the moon and its possible influence over human behavior has been object of ancestral fascination and mythical speculation for centuries. While the full moon cannot turn people into werewolves, some people do accuse it of causing a bad night's sleep or creating physical and mental alterations. But is there any science behind these … [Read more...]
Antibodies in mother’s milk help shape newborns’ immune systems: University of California Study
A mother's breast milk supports immune responses in her newborn that help the infant's gut become a healthy home to a mix of bacterial species, thanks in part to newly identified antibodies from the mother, according to a study by UC Berkeley researchers. Scientists believe the gut is sterile and bacteria-free at birth, when suddenly the infant is exposed to bacteria from … [Read more...]
Benefits of exercise for children with cerebral palsy: A Study
For highly trained Paralympic athletes with cerebral palsy (CP), bone mineral density and other measures of body composition are similar to those of able-bodied adults of similar age, reports a study in the American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, the official journal of the Association of Academic Physiatrists. The journal is published by Wolters … [Read more...]
Heavy body shape linked with highest mortality: A Study
People who are lean for life have the lowest mortality, while those with a heavy body shape from childhood up to middle age have the highest mortality, reveal findings of a large study published in The BMJ. Obesity has become a public health crisis in most countries worldwide. While high body mass index in adulthood has been linked to increased mortality risk, uncertainty … [Read more...]
Believing you are a food addict affect your eating behavior: University of Liverpool Study
Researchers from the University of Liverpool have published a paper regarding their work on how beliefs about food addiction can affect eating behaviour. Obesity is often attributed to an addiction to food and many people believe themselves to be "food addicts." However, until now no studies have looked at whether believing oneself to be a food addict influences how much we … [Read more...]
Parkinson Voice Project Sound Off
As many as one million Americans live with Parkinson’s disease, but with no cure, living with it can be helped by re-learning some simple things, like speaking up. As a marine, 37-year-old Jason Arwine trained to fight a variety of enemies … but Parkinson’s disease wasn’t one of them. The biological sneak attack first left a tremor in his hand, a slight limp … and then … [Read more...]
Firefighters and the Cancer Connection
Firefighters face many risks during their jobs, but, ironically, the most dangerous part of running into a burning building isn’t the flames, it’s the smoke. It billows off furniture, appliances and carpets in toxic waves of cancer-causing fumes. That’s how about 60 percent of career firefighters will die, according to the international association of fire fighters. Cancer has … [Read more...]
Study contradicts belief that cancer protects against Alzheimer’s
Despite studies that claim people with cancer are less likely to develop Alzheimer's disease--raising the possibility that what triggers cancer also prevents the neurodegenerative disorder--a new investigation finds a more somber explanation. Many cancer patients don't live long enough to get Alzheimer's. The research, led by investigators at Huntsman Cancer Institute at the … [Read more...]
Intestinal worms boost immune system in a surprising way
In order to fight invading pathogens, the immune system uses "outposts" throughout the body, called lymph nodes. These are small, centimeter-long organs that filter fluids, get rid of waste materials, and trap pathogens, e.g. bacteria or viruses. Lymph nodes are packed with immune cells, and are know to grow in size, or 'swell', when they detect invading pathogens. But now, … [Read more...]
Meat consumption raises mortality rates, analysis of more than 1. 5 million people finds
A review of large-scale studies involving more than 1.5 million people found all-cause mortality is higher for those who eat meat, particularly red or processed meat, on a daily basis. Conducted by physicians from Mayo Clinic in Arizona, "Is Meat Killing Us?" was published today in the Journal of the American Osteopathic Association. The authors analyzed six studies that … [Read more...]
Crazy for Cauliflower
If you’re a carb counter and looking for a great way to shave some starchy ones out of your diet, get crazy for cauliflower. Halley Todd is a lot more careful about her diet today than just last year. Todd said, “So I went to graduate school and during my time in graduate school it was really stressful and I gained some weight.” No, Halley’s not dropping those 20 … [Read more...]
Same-Day Hip Surgery?
Three-hundred thirty-two thousand Americans have hip replacement every year. For most, the surgery requires a hospital stay, and weeks of rehabilitation. Now, a different approach to surgery is getting patients back on their feet and out of the hospital faster than ever before. For 63-year-old Mary Farley, lifting up, stepping down and bending over are cause to celebrate. … [Read more...]
Tag Team Takes on Tricky Back Trouble
Every year, hundreds of thousands of Americans have back surgery and for a growing number of patients, the operations require fusing bone, or bone grafts, and a large amount of hardware. With complex spine surgery comes a higher risk of complications, but a new approach may be fixing backs and saving lives. Seventy-nine year old Lee Elman thrives on a challenge. The bigger, … [Read more...]
Talus Replacement Saves Feet
A tiny bone that you’ve probably never heard of can make a huge difference in your quality of life. The talus is the part ankle that allows the foot to move in all different directions. High impact injuries like falls, or car crashes can cause the bone to fracture and die. Now, there is a new cutting-edge option for patients. On August 11th, 2014, Matt Bass drove home late … [Read more...]
Live Liver Donation
Last year, 359 liver transplants were made possible by live liver donation. It’s a number that has grown over the past three years, and experts say it may be evidence that more people are learning about what can be, for some, the only life-saving option. Twenty-one-year-old Ashley Ray suffered from liver disease since age nine. When she was 19, her liver failed. Ray told … [Read more...]
Manipulating key protein in brain holds potential against obesity and diabetes: A Study
A protein that controls when genes are switched on or off plays a key role in specific areas of the brain to regulate metabolism, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have found. The research potentially could lead to new therapies to treat obesity and diabetes, since the transcription factor involved -- spliced X-box binding protein 1 (Xbp1s) -- appears to influence … [Read more...]
Link between obesity in young and lowering of age of puberty: Plymouth University Study
A new link has been identified between obesity in childhood and the lowering of the age of puberty. The research which discovered the link, carried out at Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry, is published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. The study focuses on a protein called sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG), the … [Read more...]
New brain pathways for understanding type 2 diabetes and obesity: A Harvard Medical School Study
Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have identified neural pathways that increase understanding of how the brain regulates body weight, energy expenditure, and blood glucose levels -- a discovery that can lead to new therapies for treating Type 2 diabetes and obesity. The study, published in Nature Neuroscience, found that melanocortin 4 receptors (MC4Rs) expressed … [Read more...]
Lifestyle choices may affect long-term heart health of childhood cancer survivors: A Study
A new study has found that following a healthy lifestyle may lower childhood cancer survivors' risk of developing the metabolic syndrome. Published early online in CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, the findings indicate that children with cancer and adults who had cancer when they were children should receive information about how their lifestyle … [Read more...]
Role of dairy in maintaining adult bone and skeletal muscle health: A Study
Understanding that diets are often built around food groups rather than specific nutrients, researchers from Switzerland, France, and North America decided to examine interactions between four nutrients found in dairy products and their role in preserving bone and skeletal muscle. Their Open Access article with these findings, "Dairy in Adulthood: From Foods to Nutrient … [Read more...]
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