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Slow Metabolism Results from a Combination of Stress and High-Fat Meals in Women

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Most of the women reported stressors to be interpersonal in nature, like arguments with co-workers or spouses, disagreements with friends, trouble with children or work-related pressures. The research meal consisted of eggs, turkey sausage, biscuits and gravy - roughly equivalent in calories and fat to a loaded two-patty hamburger and French fries at a fast-food restaurant. Participants were required to eat the entire meal within 20 minutes. "This is ...

A Yes Vote to Allow Female Bishops by Church of England

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For the first time in its history on Monday, the Church of England could vote to allow female bishops, ending half a century of bitter divisions over the role of women. A yes vote by its governing body, the General Synod, could see the first women appointed to the Anglican Church's top jobs by the end of this year. Although the idea of female bishops was rejected in 2012, senior church figures are hopeful it will pass this time after a careful reconciliation ...

Tackling Haiti Cholera is UN's 'Moral Responsibiltiy': Ban

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Helping impoverished Haiti end a devastating cholera outbreak is the "moral responsibility" of the United Nations as the blame is on UN peacekeepers, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says. Ban spoke to The Miami Herald ahead of a visit to the Caribbean nation due to begin Monday during which he is set to visit families affected by cholera. The United Nations has so far denied any responsibility over the outbreak that has killed more than 8,000 people and infected more ...

Footballers' Return to Play After Concussion, Sole Decision of Doctors

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The sports authorities are to take into consideration the long term neurological problems that repeated concussions can cause, suggested an editorial published in iThe Lancet Neurology/i. Cerebral concussion is the most common form of sports-related traumatic brain injury (TBI), and the long-term effects of repeated concussions may include dementia, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and other neurological disorders, say the journal editors.However, what is perhaps ...

Embrace Healthy Lifestyle to Prevent Dementia

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Few simple alterations in lifestyle can help people from developing Alzheimer's disease, says study. The research established seven key risk factors which were likely to trigger the condition; diabetes, high blood pressure, obesity, lack of exercise, depression, smoking and poor education; which were mostly linked to unhealthy living and they could easily be modified in order to prevent dementia in people, the Daily Express reported. Dr Deborah ...

Survival Rates for Blood Cancers Differ Due to Variations in Treatment

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Survival for blood cancer patients varies widely between regions within Europe due to variations in the quality of care and failure to get the best treatment, says the largest population-based study of survival in European adults to date, published in iThe Lancet Oncology/i. "The good news is that 5-year survival for most cancers of the blood has increased over the past 11 years, most likely reflecting the approval of new targeted drugs in the early 2000s such ...

France Moves Against Substandard Restaurant Food

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Chefs cooking meals from scratch will be using new "homemade" label, as the microwaved or pre-packaged dishes are on the rise in common restaurants in France. From Tuesday, French restaurants will be able to hang up a "homemade" logo for all to see if the in-house chef makes everything him- or herself, or next to specific dishes on the menu, according to a decree published Sunday in the official government gazette. The move comes in response to concerns ...

Cause of Mysterious Food Allergy Found, New Treatment Suggestions: Study

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A novel genetic and molecular pathway in the esophagus that causes eosinophillic esophagitis has been identified in a new research. This opens up potential new therapeutic strategies for an enigmatic and hard-to-treat food allergy. EoE is a chronic inflammatory disorder of the esophagus. The condition is triggered by allergic hypersensitivity to certain foods and an over-accumulation in the esophagus of white blood cells called eosinophils (part of the body's immune ...

Granulated Eyelids

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The term blepharitis or granulated eyelids describes chronic inflammation of eyelids. The condition may self-resolve within a week or it can be a long lasting one.

Palestinian Teen's Dream of Peace Clouded by War

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Mohamed Abu Aisha took part in a US peace camp with Israelis in 2012, but now he wonders if some of them are flying the warplanes overhead in Gaza. Standing in the Tuffah neighbourhood in eastern Gaza City, the 17-year-old stares at the devastation left by an Israeli strike in which 18 people were killed on Saturday night. The target appears to have been a Hamas police chief, but the missile killed a significant number of his extended family, with two ...

Weather Changes Not Responsible for Low Back Pain: Australian Study

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An Australian study has now found out that weather may not play a significant role in the development of low back pain. Low Back Pain Causes a href="http:www.medindia.net/education/familymedicine/LowBackPain-Spinal-Stenosis.htm" target="_blank" class="vcontentshlink"Low back pain/a is a symptom that most of us have suffered at some point in our life. Common causes of low back pain are: . Bad ...

Fashion Show Organizer Banned for Dresses With National Flag Designs

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A fashion show organizer in Iran staged a catwalk at which models wore variations of the national flag, and he has been banned "until further notice", media reports said Sunday. The House of Fashion hosted the World Cup-themed show in late June to a mixed audience, sending female models down the runway draped in attire based on flag designs, the emblem of the national team and the Asian Cheetah. The company "did not have the authorization for this show? ...

Five More Infants Die in Malda Increasing the Crib Death Toll to 12

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Death toll of infants due to asphyxia and underweight rises to 12, as five more infants died on Sunday in Malda district of West Bengal. A hospital in Malda, which provides healthcare services to the province and other nearby areas, witnessed surge in crib deaths. A doctor reported death of seven infants had lost their lives on Saturday July 12, all below the age of one. The infants were mainly admitted from Manikchok, Kaliachok and Ratua ...

'Hot Flashes' in Men may Reduce With Hypnotic Relaxation Therapy

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Though men hide their experiences of hot flashes, they do seem to find relief from their silent suffering if they are willing to try an unusual treatment, Hypnotic Relaxation Therapy, reveal the findings from a Baylor University study. Gary Elkins, Ph.D. and a professor of psychology and neuroscience in Baylor's College of Arts and Sciences said that men were more reluctant to report hot flashes, and it was not as prevalent. The new research followed ...

High Smoking Rate Among Persons With Mobility Impairment: Study

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Persons with mobility impairments under age 65 are found to be more prone to smoking, reveals a new study. The research by Miriam Hospital found that smokers with mobility impairments were less likely to attempt quitting than those without mobility impairments, and evidence-based, quit-smoking treatments may not be sufficient for this population. The analysis also established that women ages 21 to 44 years old with mobility impairments had the highest ...

Baboons Groom Each Other Early in the Morning for Favors

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Baboons groom each other early in the morning so that they would be favored through the rest of the day, reveals a new study. A new study from Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen and Zoological Society of London shows grooming between individuals in a group of baboons was not practiced without ulterior motives. To be groomed has hygienic benefits and was stress relieving for the individual, while grooming another individual could provide ...

New Study Reveals the 'Perfect Spot' to Hit a Penalty Kick

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A study on Football penalty kicks has revealed the perfect spots to hit a penalty, spots where the keeper wins and the spots with almost hundred percent success rate. Study shows that the bottom-left corner has so far had a 100 percent success rate and shots aimed there do not have to be as close to the post as those to the right-hand corner. And every shot aimed into the upper third of the goal has gone in, even those shot straight down the middle. ...

New Travel Gadget 'Napwrap' to Hold Your Arms While Napping

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Ophthalmologist Recommend New Regime to Treat Graves' Eye Disease

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Ophthalmologist James McDonnell has suggested an alternative regime therapy that did not involve medication or surgery to treat Graves' Eye Disease. The new regime included changes in the diet, lose weight and take a nutraceutical (natural food product) that was designed to restore proper immune and digestive function. Don Parker, who was facing a second surgery to treat the bulging eyes and double vision due to Graves' eye disease, followed the regime ...

Young Tibetans in Dharamshala Celebrate Football World Cup

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To celebrate the finale of the FIFA world cup, young Tibetans including Buddhist monks played a friendly football match in Dharmashala. Tashi, a Tibetan football player said, "We Tibetans love to play football, even monks love to play and they have also come here to play football. Since my childhood, I am playing football and I'm crazy about this game. We just came over here to celebrate the last FIFA final and play a friendly match with our colleagues and this ...

I was Hooked on Marijuana: Guy Pearce

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Guy Edward Pearce has recently admitted that he had a history of habitual drug use, which lasted for nearly one year. The 'Prometheus' actor told GQ Australia, that there was no conscious reason to his all-day, everyday pot smoking other than he was overworked and thought being high was great fun, News.com.au reported. He was hooked on it, as he loved the altered state marijuana brought him and he really enjoyed making music and delving into films ...

Researchers Develop Patient-Specific Stem Cells and Personalized Gene Therapy

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Researchers from Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) have created a way to develop personalized gene therapies for patients with retinitis pigmentosa (RP), a leading cause of vision loss. The approach, the first of its kind, takes advantage of induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cell technology to transform skin cells into retinal cells, which are then used as a patient-specific model for disease study and preclinical testing. Using this approach, ...

New Research Identifies Risk Factors and Treatment Options for Little League Shoulder

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As cases of Little League Shoulder (LLS) occur frequently, the need for extra information about the causes and outcomes of the condition has become clear. Researchers presenting at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine's (AOSSM) Annual Meeting shared new data identifying associated risk factors, common treatment options and return to play. "Our study examined 95 patients ranging from 8-17 years old diagnosed with Little League Shoulder," ...

Entering Major League Baseball Early may Increase Elbow Surgery Risk

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The common elbow surgery made famous by Tommy John, Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher, definitely does its job to return pitchers to the mound. But risks for having the surgery may be able to be recognized earlier in a player's career, say researchers presenting their work at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine's (AOSSM) Annual Meeting. The study was the largest cohort of MLB pitchers, to date, that have undergone UCL reconstruction. "Our ...

College Athletes With Shoulder Instability Return to In-Season Sports

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College athletes experiencing in-season shoulder instability regularly return to play within one week of injury, but developed recurrent instability in 63% of cases. This is according to research presented at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine's (AOSSM) Annual Meeting. This latest information may help guide team physicians in providing the most optimal treatment plans for injured players. "We examined 45 athletes who suffered an anterior ...

Portugal Grapples With Severe Brain Drain

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Joana Miranda is barely able to scrape a living working as a nurse where she earns five euros ( (Dollar) 7) an hour picking up odd jobs in retirement homes in Lisbon. Now she is joining the growing queue of educated young Portuguese -- equivalent to one every five minutes -- who are leaving in search of a brighter future in another country. Like many of Portugal's nurses, Miranda is moving to Germany, where she has found a job at a specialist clinic in Munich ...

Smoking Hookah as Dangerous as Cigarettes: Study

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The belief of many young adults that they can replace cigarette with hookah as its not harmful to their health is wrong, claims a recent study. Hookah smoking, which is heavily marketed to young adults in the States, is the only form of tobacco use that is not regulated and its exemption from clean indoor air legislation, such as the California Clean Air Act, is contributing to its rapidly growing popularity. In California alone, there are more than 2,000 shops ...

West Bengal Hospital Reports Seven Infant Deaths in Last 24 Hours

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Kate Middleton's Love for Juice Diets Revealed

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A new report reveals that Kate Middleton is a big fan of juice diets, which is marked by the fact that she began drinking natural fruit and vegetable juices weeks before the royal wedding in 2011. Healthy juices help the Duchess of Cambridge to stay fit and maintain her figure, the Daily Express reported. The 32-year-old made her juices with a posh kitchen gadget called the Nutribullet extractor that completely breaks down ingredients to their most nutritious ...

Despite Controversy at Home, Campaigners Want Japan to Win Nobel Peace Prize

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Despite the Japanese government controversially expanding the scope of the military, campaigners hope that the country will be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize this year in recognition to Tokyo's long-held pacifism. By Friday, the group had amassed a support petition with more than 150,000 names, and organisers say Japan's 128-million residents are now among the possible candidates for the prestigious award. But even if the odds are slim -- there are hundreds ...

'Woman in Red' Seen as Sexual Threat by Other Women

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A woman who wears red clothes is seen as a promiscuous threat by other women, which makes them guard their mates, a new study reveals. Nonverbal communication via body language, facial expressions and clothing conveys information to others, occasionally with unintended social consequences. The study found that female onlookers thought another woman wearing red would be a sexual threat. In terms of derogation, participants who viewed a woman in red were ...

Exercise Better Than Medicine for Longer Life Among Older Women

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Researchers at Queensland University of Technology suggest that recommending moderate to high intensity physical activity to older age women was better than medicine in reducing the risk of death among the age group. QUT's Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation claimed that instead of the conventional mode of physical and mental health medication doctors should prescribe customized exercises. This study stands on the grounds of five years of research ...

Significant Harmful Algal Bloom Predicted in Western Lake Erie This Summer

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It has been predicted that the western Lake Erie will have a significant bloom of cyanobacteria, a toxic blue-green algae, during the 2014 bloom season in late summer. However, the predicted bloom is expected to be smaller than last year's intense bloom, and considerably less than the record-setting 2011 bloom. Bloom impacts will vary across the lake's western basin and are classified by an estimate of both its concentration and how far it spreads. Harmful ...

Texas Barber can 'Draw' Footballers Through Fans' Hair

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With interest in soccer at its highest levels in the US, a barber from Texas is looking to cash in on the craze by offering fans a way to take their love for the sport to the next level, by cutting their hair to feature their favorite player on their head. Rob Ferrel, who is also known as Rob the Original, told Fox News Latino that it was so uncommon for people to see something like this and he wanted people to see what was out there. The 28-year-old ...

Gyrochronology Helping Astronomers Calculate Accurate Age of Sun-Like Stars

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Astronomers have made use of a new technique, called gyrochronology, to determine the accurate age of the Sun-like stars from their rotation period. Lead author, Jose Dias do Nascimento, from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics (CfA) said that they found stars with properties that were close enough to those of the Sun that could be called 'solar twins', which help in studying the past, present, and future of stars like our Sun. While earlier, ...

Fresh Avocado Improves Absorption of Essential Nutrients for Healthy Living

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Consumption of a fresh avocado with an orange-colored sauce or raw carrots is thought to enhance provitamin A carotenoid absorption, a new study has found. Vitamin A is involved in reproductive health and growth promotion; helps support healthy skin, immune function, and vision; and has antioxidant properties. Provitamin A carotenoids, like alpha- and beta-carotene, impart the orange and yellow colors to many fruits and vegetables. The body converts these plant ...

Birtie Sets New Speed Record by Becoming the World's Fastest Running Tortoise

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A nine-year old Leopard tortoise, Brisk Birtie, has become the fastest tortoise in the world after breaking the speed record by travelling 18ft in 19.59 seconds. Bertie has beaten the time held by Charlie over 37 years ago, the Daily Star reported. Marco Calzini, director of Adventure Valley where Bertie lives, said that the original record was set in 1977 which was 43.7 seconds so Bertie has definitely smashed the record. Birtie has now just ...

New Drug Active Against Most Aggressive Form of Lung Cancer

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A new drug could be helpful in treating small cell lung cancer- the most aggressive form of lung cancer, a new study has found. Scientists from the Cancer Research UK Manchester Institute, based at The University of Manchester and part of the Manchester Cancer Research Centre, teamed up with experts at AstraZeneca, as part of a collaboration agreed in 2010, to test a drug - known as AZD3965 - on small cell lung cancer cells. The research, published in ...

Sleep Problems Affect 70% of Parkinson's Disease Patients

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Around 70% of patients suffering from Parkinson's disease experience sleep problems that impact their quality of life. Some patients have disturbed sleep/wake patterns such as difficulty falling asleep or staying asleep, while other patients may be subject to sudden and involuntary daytime sleep "attacks." In the extreme, PD patients may exhibit REM-sleep behavior disorder (RBD), characterized by vivid, violent dreams or dream re-enactment, even before motor symptoms appear. ...

Teenaged Nepali Girl Gives Birth to Child

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Costa Concordia to be Refloated by South African Salvage Master

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South African salvage master Nick Sloane faces his biggest test yet having rescued a burning ship from pirate-infested waters off Yemen and a sinking oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico. The 52-year-old says the attempt to float the Costa Concordia cruise ship, due to begin on Monday, is his "most challenging" yet in a career that has taken him to six continents and two warzones. The Zambia-born Sloane was flown to the Italian island of Giglio in 2012 from ...

Cultured CTCs may Help Reveal Genetic Profile and Drug Susceptibility of Breast Cancer Cells

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Circulating tumor cells captured with a microchip-based device developed at the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) Center for Engineering in Medicine and the MGH Cancer Center can be cultured to establish cell lines for genetic analysis and drug testing. In the July 11 issue of iScience/i, an MGH research team reports that the cultured cells accurately reflect a tumor's genetic mutation over time and changing susceptibility to therapeutic drugs. "We now ...

Insights into Mechanisms Underlying Amyloid Diseases Revealed by New Technology

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The trait that proteins aggregate into long fibers and then form plaques is common in all amyloid diseases such as Alzheimer's disease, cataract and type 2 diabetes. Yet in vitro studies have found that neither the amylin monomer precursors nor the plaques themselves are very toxic. New evidence using two-dimensional infrared (2D IR) spectroscopy has revealed an intermediate structure during the amylin aggregation pathway that may explain toxicity, opening a window for possible ...

Messi Goals on Top of Argentina's Prayer List

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The Argentinian city of Rosario is all about Lionel Messi, the most famous son here who rivals Pope Francis as a national icon. Messi's link to the city has made the people of the port city doubly nervous about Sunday's World Cup final when their country take on Germany in Rio de Janeiro. The Barcelona striker has only scored four goals in the tournament so far. "I hope that Messi becomes his old self again Sunday and hits a goal," said Monica Domina ...

Scarcely a Drop to Drink Although There is Water Everywhere for DR Congo City

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Water scarcity continues to haunt Goma, a city in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, although it sits by one of the world's largest freshwater reservoirs. Most of the city's one million residents, living close to the shores of Lake Kivu, have to struggle every day to fetch water home. From daybreak, an endless stream of cyclists heads to the lake and back, filling battered containers with as much water as they can carry. In a makeshift ...

DNA of Japanese Pop Culture Being Redefined by "Rola"

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Fashion icon 'Rola' is creating waves in Japan at the forefront of a galaxy of mixed-race stars who are changing the DNA of Japanese pop culture. Turn on the TV and there's no escaping the bubbly 24-year-old of Bengali, Japanese and Russian descent -- she even dominates the commercial breaks. A marketing gold mine, Rola smiles down celestially from giant billboards, her wide eyes and girlie pout grace magazine covers and she even greets you at vending ...

Journalism Being Taken Over by Robots?

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A series of computer algorithms that could automatically generate books, crossword puzzles, articles and even poetry has been developed by Phillip M Parker. Parker's company, Icon Group International, has produced more than one million titles, which were printed on demand, ranging from books on medicine to Indian bath mats, however, it might be at the opposite end of the publishing industry to the bestsellers list, but it has profit, Metro.co.uk reported. The ...

Walls in Rome Tell a Gripping Story

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A tradition in Rome going back thousands of years is the time-honored practice of scribbling emotions on walls. In fact, even the word "graffiti" was first used for markings found in the ruins of Pompeii. The modern version could be the scrawls seen in maternity wards in the Italian capital: "Get a move on, auntie's waiting!", "Chiara is born!", "Welcome little Mattia!". From wealthy neighbourhoods in the city's north to working class suburbs in the ...

Leading Lung Organizations in the World Favor Banning or Restricting E- Cigarettes' Use

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Experts from the world's leading lung organizations have released a position statement calling for a ban or restriction on the use of e-cigarettes until their health impact is better known. President Dean Schraufnagel, MD, lead author of the statement said that the gravity of tobacco used on global health and the historical behavior of the tobacco industry that had included deceit about the health effects of tobacco, intentional marketing to children, and manipulating ...

Early Detection of Alzheimer's may be Possible Via Smell and Eye Tests

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Results of four research trials reported at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference (Regd) 2014 in Copenhagen suggest that a decreased ability to identify odors might indicate the development of cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease and that examinations of the eye could indicate the build-up of beta-amyloid in the brain. In two of the studies, the decreased ability to identify odors was significantly associated with loss of brain cell function and ...

Noninvasive Retinal Imaging Device can Detect Early Signs of Alzheimer's

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Preliminary results of a clinical trial in Australia indicate that a noninvasive optical imaging device developed at Cedars-Sinai can provide early detection of changes that later occur in the brain and are a classic sign of Alzheimer's disease. The researchers will present their findings July 15 in an oral presentation at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference 2014 in Copenhagen, Denmark. They also were invited by conference organizers to participate ...