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- Soft Drinks Wreck Young People's Teeth Within 30 Seconds
- Behavior and Gene Expression In Young Stickleback Fish Influenced By The Dad
- Ebola Outbreak Almost Over in Nigeria
- Pregnancy Complications Due to Contaminated Water
- Acne Treatment With New Antioxidant Found in Grapes
- New Treatment Guidelines for Hypothyroidism
- Effect of Climate Change on Greenland Ice Sheet Worse Than Expected
- Adolescent Usage of Marijuana Could Cause Long-Term Damage To Immune System
- Early Cancer Detection Could Be Done With A Blood Test
- CDC Confirms First Case of Ebola Diagnosed in US
- Achilles Tendon Rupture or Tear
- More Than (Dollar) 300 Million to Boost Obama's BRAIN Initiative
- Rare Respiratory Virus, Paralysis Spreads Among US Kids, Doctors Concerned
- Benefits of Aerobic Exercises
- Negative Thoughts can be Kept at Bay Via Expressive Suppression
- Check Your Exposure to Air Pollution to Control Asthma
- Early School Timings Adversely Affect Mood in Teens
- New Approach Accelerates Identification of Cancer Treatments
- Research: Self-Compassionate Women Have More Positive Body Image
- Steroid-Fattened Cows Set for Slaughter Spark Health Fears in Bangladesh
- Opioid Painkillers Carry High Risk of Death
- Anti-Influenza Drug Administered to a French Woman Infected With Ebola Virus
- Role of Protein in Parkinson's Disease Elaborated
- U-M Study: Transplant Drug Could Boost the Power of Brain Tumor Treatments
- New Approach Discovered to Beat Tuberculosis
- Function of Key Protein in Heart Failure Explained by University of Alberta Researchers
- Brain Changes Involved in Alcohol-Related Sleep Disturbances Identified
- Eating Apples may Help Prevent Obesity Disorders: Study
- BU Study: Higher Gun Ownership Rates Linked to Increase in Non-Stranger Homicide
- Potential Treatment for Deadly Genetic Disease Identified
- Signature of Aging Exist Solely in the Brain: Study
- Skin Uses Projectiles to Protect Against UV Rays
- New Clues to Help Understand Brain Stimulation Revealed
- Caffeinated Beverages Better Than Music to Combat Driver Fatigue
- New Strategies for Killing TB Bacterium Highlighted in Research
- Japanese Cosmetics Favourite Among Women
- Monoclonal Antibody Nivolumab Shows Signs of Superior Response Rate in Advanced Melanoma
- New Data on Combination Therapies for Melanoma
- China: 3-Year-Old Organ Donor Saves Lives of 5 People
- Bacteria Found in Wine Have Multiple Health Benefits
- Medical World Witnessing A State Of Degeneration
- Oral Ketoconazole HRA Recommended for Approval for Cushing's Syndrome
- Schizophrenia is a Cluster of Eight Diseases - Significant Breakthrough
- Study Sheds Light on Cause of Spastic Paraplegia
- Chemical Exposure to Smokers of Slim Cigarettes Studied
| Soft Drinks Wreck Young People's Teeth Within 30 Seconds Posted:  People have been moving away from soft drinks on their own for several years due to the overwhelmingly adverse health effects. A new study has found that these acidic drinks can also cause major andirreversibledamage to young people's teeth within 30 seconds. The study states drinks high in acidic content combined with night-time tooth grinding and reflux can cause major damage to young people's teeth. The damages can lead to a lifetime of compromised ... |
| Behavior and Gene Expression In Young Stickleback Fish Influenced By The Dad Posted:  Stickleback fish fathers can cause their offspring to behave in a way that makes them less susceptible to predators. Researchers report that long-term effects on the behavior of their offspring are accompanied by changes in gene expression. The findings appear in the iProceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences/i. "There is lots of evidence that moms are very important for their offspring," said University of Illinois Animal Biology professor ... |
| Ebola Outbreak Almost Over in Nigeria Posted:  The outbreak of the deadly Ebola began in July when a sick man with US-Liberian citizenship flew there from Liberia, but this ordeal is now coming to an end, authorities said Tuesday. On October 2, the West African nation should be able to announce a formal end to its outbreak, which was far smaller than in nearby Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a statement. "There have been no new cases since ... |
| Pregnancy Complications Due to Contaminated Water Posted:  Prenatal exposure to tetrachloroethylene (PCE) by drinking water could increase the risk of stillbirth and placental abruption, reveals a new study led by a Boston University School of Public Health researcher. The study, published in the journal iEnvironmental Health/i, compared 1,091 PCE-exposed pregnancies and 1,019 unexposed pregnancies among 1,766 women in Cape Cod, Ma., where water was contaminated in the late 1960s to the early 1980s by the installation ... |
| Acne Treatment With New Antioxidant Found in Grapes Posted:  Resveratrol, an antioxidant derived from grapes and found in wine, works to inhibit growth of the bacteria that causes acne, found UCLA researchers. The team also found that combining resveratrol with a common acne medication, benzoyl peroxide, may enhance the drug's ability to kill the bacteria and could translate into new treatments. Published in the current online edition of the journal iDermatology and Therapy/i, the early lab findings demonstrated ... |
| New Treatment Guidelines for Hypothyroidism Posted:  Some individuals do not regain optimal health on Levothyroxine (L-T4) monotherapy, although this has been the standard of care for treating hypothyroidism for long and has been effective. New knowledge about thyroid physiology may help to explain these differences. An expert task force of the American Thyroid Association on thyroid hormone replacement reviewed the latest studies on L-T4 therapy and on alternative treatments to determine whether a change to the current ... |
| Effect of Climate Change on Greenland Ice Sheet Worse Than Expected Posted:  Despite its apparent stability, the massive ice sheet that covers most of Greenland seems to be more sensitive to climate change than estimated earlier, reveals a new study. The scientists at the University of Cambridge said that this could accelerate the rising sea levels that threaten coastal communities worldwide. In addition to assessing the impact of the increasing levels of meltwater created and spilled into the ocean each year as ... |
| Adolescent Usage of Marijuana Could Cause Long-Term Damage To Immune System Posted:  Scientists from Italy have found that using marijuana in adolescence may do serious long-term damage to the immune system. Some of the serious consequences that could occur are multiple sclerosis, inflammatory bowel disease, heumatoid arthritis in adulthood, autoimmune diseases and chronic inflammatory diseases. This new research was carried out on mice and published in the iJournal of Leukocyte Biology/i, said that just because you can do it, doesn't mean that you should. ... |
| Early Cancer Detection Could Be Done With A Blood Test Posted:  Lymphocyte Genome Sensitivity(LGS) test, is the newest blood test test developed by researchers to detect cancer in its early stages. This test not only detects some cancers earlier than ever before, but it may eliminate the need for some types of biopsies, as well as identify those more likely to develop cancer in the future. The study has been published in iThe FASEB Journal/i/a. "The test could allow earlier cancer detection, so helping to save peoples' ... |
| CDC Confirms First Case of Ebola Diagnosed in US Posted:  The first case of the deadly Ebola virus in the United States has been diagnosed, confirmed the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday. The patient is a man who became infected in Liberia and traveled to Texas, where he was hospitalized with symptoms that were confirmed to be caused by Ebola, a CDC spokesman told AFP. The disease caused by Ebola virus also known as Ebola hemorrhagic fever, gets its name from Ebola River flowing near a village in ... |
| Achilles Tendon Rupture or Tear Posted:  Achilles tendon tear or rupture occurs at the back of your lower leg. Achilles tendon tear occurs more commonly in those engaged in sporting activities. |
| More Than (Dollar) 300 Million to Boost Obama's BRAIN Initiative Posted:  An announcement of more than (Dollar) 300 million in funds on Tuesday has come to boost President Barack Obama's initiative to study the brain and improve treatment of conditions like Alzheimer's and autism. When Obama first established the Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) program last year, it had (Dollar) 100 million in initial money for research. The latest cash injection is coming from the National Institutes of Health, which ... |
| Rare Respiratory Virus, Paralysis Spreads Among US Kids, Doctors Concerned Posted:  Doctors in US are concerned about an unusual respiratory virus that has sickened more than 400 children across the United States, and the emergence of sudden paralysis in some Colorado youths. The nationwide outbreak of enterovirus D68 -- which can cause wheezing and coughing -- coincided with the hospitalization of nine children due to limb weakness in Colorado since early August, and officials are investigating if there is any link between the two. The ... |
| Posted:  Aerobics is a physical exercise that includes activities like dance, cycling, running, stretching and many more. Aerobic exercise can benefit your health in many ways. |
| Negative Thoughts can be Kept at Bay Via Expressive Suppression Posted:  Emotion- expressive suppression is not only able to reduce negative emotion effectively, but also dampens the negative emotion faster, claims a new study. The study provides an important perspective for the solution of a long-lasting issue of public concern: how to reduce the impact of negative emotion efficiently, especially in urgent and demanding situations where one needs to dampen socially inappropriate emotion such as rage and impulse very quickly. Authors ... |
| Check Your Exposure to Air Pollution to Control Asthma Posted:  Asthma patients may think there's not a lot they can do to control their asthma besides properly taking medications and avoiding allergic triggers. According to a new article in the iAnnals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology/i, the scientific publication of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI), asthma sufferers can learn lessons about managing their asthma by examining their lifestyle. The woman described in the Annals article improved ... |
| Early School Timings Adversely Affect Mood in Teens Posted:  Teenagers suffer from erratic body clock issues because of early school timings, which affects their mood, says a new study. Scientists have claimed that changing when the school day begins can perk up a teen's mood, benefit their health and enhance their ability to learn. With the beginning of puberty, a teenager's body clock is shifted to 11:00 p.m. as sleep time. When schools starts early and are coupled with a teen's biological clock, ... |
| New Approach Accelerates Identification of Cancer Treatments Posted:  At the University of Michigan, researchers have described a new approach to discovering potential cancer treatments that requires a fraction of the time needed for more traditional methods. They used the platform to identify a novel antibody that is undergoing further investigation as a potential treatment for breast, ovarian and other cancers. In research published online in the iProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences/i, researchers ... |
| Research: Self-Compassionate Women Have More Positive Body Image Posted:  Self-compassionate women have more positive body image and cope better with personal disappointments and setbacks in their daily lives, a new study has found. Research at the University of Waterloo found that this self-compassion might be an important means to protect girls and young women against unhealthy weight-control practices and eating disorders. Lead author Allison Kelly said that women may experience a more positive body image and better eating ... |
| Steroid-Fattened Cows Set for Slaughter Spark Health Fears in Bangladesh Posted:  Bangladesh sent medical teams to check millions of cows set for slaughter due to fears that they have been pumped with banned steroids for fattening ahead of the Eid. Some ten million cows and goats are expected to be slaughtered during the major Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha being celebrated in Bangladesh on October 6, industry officials say. Experts fear many have been artificially fattened with cancer-causing steroids in a bid to cash in on a surging ... |
| Opioid Painkillers Carry High Risk of Death Posted:  Opioid painkillers carry higher risk of death, overdose, addiction or serious side effects than benefits in chronic, non-cancer conditions like headache, fibromyalgia and chronic low back pain. Opioids, or narcotics, are pain medications including morphine, codeine, oxycodone, methadone, fentanyl, hydrocodone or a combination of the drugs with acetaminophen. Gary M. Franklin from the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) said that there have been more ... |
| Anti-Influenza Drug Administered to a French Woman Infected With Ebola Virus Posted:  FUJIFILM Corporation announced that the anti-influenza drug 'Avigan(r) Tablet 200mg' (Favipiravir) has been administered to a patient infected with the Ebola virus disease at a hospital in France. The drug was developed by the Fujifilm Group company Toyama Chemical Co., Ltd. The Japanese government has announced that they are ready to offer a drug developed by a Japanese company, as a potential treatment for Ebola. Avigan was provided as an emergency ... |
| Role of Protein in Parkinson's Disease Elaborated Posted:  Research indicates that the protein alpha-synuclein plays a key role in Parkinson's disease and other related neurological conditions, such as dementia with Lewy bodies. Its normal functions, however, have long remained unknown. An enticing mystery, say researchers, who contend that understanding the normal is critical in resolving the abnormal. Alpha-synuclein typically resides at presynaptic terminals - the communication hubs of neurons where neurotransmitters ... |
| U-M Study: Transplant Drug Could Boost the Power of Brain Tumor Treatments Posted:  New research suggests that a drug called rapamycin could help brain tumor patients by boosting the effect of new immune-based therapies. In experiments in animals, researchers from the University of Michigan Medical School showed that adding rapamycin to an immunotherapy approach strengthened the immune response against brain tumor cells. What's more, the drug also increased the immune system's "memory" cells so that they could attack the tumor if ... |
| New Approach Discovered to Beat Tuberculosis Posted:  Scientists from Brown University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology have come up with new strategies in order to beat tuberculosis. Over the past few years, a class of compounds called ADEPs had emerged as a promising new weapon in the fight against drug-resistant bacteria. The compounds work by attaching themselves to a cellular enzyme called ClpP, which bacterial cells use to rid themselves of harmful proteins. With an ADEP attached, ClpP can't function ... |
| Function of Key Protein in Heart Failure Explained by University of Alberta Researchers Posted:  Researchers at the University of Alberta's Faculty of Medicine (and) Dentistry have explained how the function of a key protein in the heart changes in heart failure. Their study is published in iProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences/i. Heart disease is the number-one killer in the developed world. The end stage of heart disease is heart failure, in which the heart cannot pump enough blood to satisfy the body's needs. Patients become progressively short ... |
| Brain Changes Involved in Alcohol-Related Sleep Disturbances Identified Posted:  Novel insight into changes that happen in the brain as a result of chronic alcohol exposure that can lead to disruptions in the sleep cycle are provided in a review article published online in iBehavioral Brain Research/i. Clinical assessments and research indicate that individuals with alcohol use disorders frequently suffer from severely disrupted sleep. This can occur when people are actively drinking, when they are going through withdrawal or when they ... |
| Eating Apples may Help Prevent Obesity Disorders: Study Posted:  Nondigestible compounds in apples may help prevent disorders associated with obesity, examines a new study. The study conducted at Washington State University showed Granny Smith apples surpass Braeburn, Fuji, Gala, Golden Delicious, McIntosh and Red Delicious in the amount of nondigestible compounds they contain. Food scientist Giuliana Noratto, said that they know that, in general, apples were a good source of these nondigestible compounds but there ... |
| BU Study: Higher Gun Ownership Rates Linked to Increase in Non-Stranger Homicide Posted:  States with higher estimated rates of gun ownership experience a higher incidence of non-stranger firearms homicides, a new study led by a Boston University School of Public Health researcher has found. The study, published in the iAmerican Journal of Public Health/i, found no significant relationship between levels of gun ownership and rates of stranger-on-stranger homicide. But it did find that higher levels of gun ownership were associated with increases ... |
| Potential Treatment for Deadly Genetic Disease Identified Posted:  Research has suggested that MPS IIIB is a devastating and currently untreatable disease that causes progressive damage to the brain. It also leads to profound intellectual disability, dementia and death -- often before reaching adulthood. Officially known as mucopolysaccharidosis type IIIB or Sanfilippo Syndrome type B, the disease causes the accumulation of waste products in the cells, leading to progressive damage to the brain. Patients with MPS IIIB ... |
| Signature of Aging Exist Solely in the Brain: Study Posted:  Researchers have identified signature of aging in the brain, suggesting the possibility of slowing the cognitive decline in older people in the future. The researchers from Weizmann Institute found an evidence of a unique "signature" that may be the "missing link" between cognitive decline and aging and showed that the immune system actually plays an important role both in healing the brain after injury and in maintaining the brain's normal functioning and that, ... |
| Skin Uses Projectiles to Protect Against UV Rays Posted:  Researchers at Lund University have found that our skin protects us against the harmful ultraviolet rays of the sun by converting the radiations from the rays to heat. This is done through a chemical reaction that releases protons from the molecules of the pigment. This pigment is called Eumelanin. "We found that eumelanin converts harmful UV radiation into heat with almost 100 per cent efficiency. The chemical reaction is incredibly quick, taking less than a thousandth ... |
| New Clues to Help Understand Brain Stimulation Revealed Posted: |
| Caffeinated Beverages Better Than Music to Combat Driver Fatigue Posted:  Drinking caffeinated beverages is better driver fatigue-fighting measure than listening to music, reveals a new research. The simulated driving study that measured driver fatigue levels against the use of caffeine, music, or no stimulant, showed that drivers who used either caffeine or music as a stimulant felt significantly less tired than those who did not. However, those who drank a caffeinated beverage to stay awake performed their driving tasks ... |
| New Strategies for Killing TB Bacterium Highlighted in Research Posted:  Previous research has highlighted that a class of compounds called ADEPs (cyclic acyldepsipeptides) is a promising new weapon in the fight against drug-resistant bacteria. The compounds work by attaching themselves to a cellular enzyme called ClpP, which bacterial cells use to rid themselves of harmful proteins. With an ADEP attached, ClpP can't function properly, and the bacterial cell dies. Now, scientists from Brown University and Massachusetts Institute ... |
| Japanese Cosmetics Favourite Among Women Posted:  In Japan, manufacturers give special emphasis to cosmetics which are 'safe' for every skin and oil free cosmetics are a favourite of every woman. "The concept of our skin care products is "oil cut". It's important to fill horny cell layer with water in order to keep beauty and healthy skin. We researched what is really needed to keep that skin. And, we found that is not oil, but water," said Haruka Okumura, Orbis Inc. Products made by ORBIS are popular ... |
| Monoclonal Antibody Nivolumab Shows Signs of Superior Response Rate in Advanced Melanoma Posted:  In patients whose melanoma has progressed after treatment with ipilimumab, the monoclonal antibody nivolumab achieves superior response rates and a longer duration of response than standard chemotherapy[1]. This was suggested by a phase III data presented at the ESMO 2014 Congress in Madrid, Spain. "Previously-treated advanced melanoma patients have limited options," says the study's principal investigator, Professor Jeffrey Weber, Director of the Donald A. Adam ... |
| New Data on Combination Therapies for Melanoma Posted:  Combination therapy with both BRAF inhibitor vemurafenib and MEK inhibitor cobimetinib achieves greater progression-free survival and response rates than vemurafenib plus placebo in BRAF-mutation positive melanoma. This is according to phase III data presented at the ESMO 2014 Congress in Madrid, Spain. "Before the results of this study, we knew that cobimetinib plus vemurafenib could be safely delivered together with highly promising rates of tumour shrinkage; ... |
| China: 3-Year-Old Organ Donor Saves Lives of 5 People Posted:  Chinese state-run Xinhua news agency is reporting that a three-year-old Chinese girl who died due to a brain tumor helped save the lives of five other people as her heart, liver, kidneys and corneas were donated. Liu Jingyao, who is the generous donor, was diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor earlier in the year and could not survive even as her parents visited multiple hospitals in search of a cure. Her father, Liu Xiaobao, decided that she would donate her organs ... |
| Bacteria Found in Wine Have Multiple Health Benefits Posted:  A new study by Spanish researchers suggests that bacteria found in wine can actually confer several health benefits. Researchers led by Dolores Gonzalez de Llano of Universidad Autonoma de Madrid in Spain report that they managed to isolate 11 different strains of bacteria including strains of Lactobacillus, Oenococcus and Pediococcus bacteria from the wine. This is the first time that probiotics such as Lactobacillus have been studied in wine. Usually, it is thought ... |
| Medical World Witnessing A State Of Degeneration Posted:  The medical profession today is witnessing a state of degeneration, explains Dr Peter Gotzsche, Director,Nordic Cochrane Centre and Professor in University of Copenhagen, to Citizen News Service (CNS): "There is a lot that needs to change in healthcare. It is one of the most corrupted sectors in society. In Denmark, for example, we have thousands of doctors who are on industry payrolls - they are consultants, they sit on advisory boards - but in reality it is a soft form of ... |
| Oral Ketoconazole HRA Recommended for Approval for Cushing's Syndrome Posted:  Here is some hope for people of the European Union suffering from Cushing's syndrome who cannot undergo surgery. The European Medicines Agency has recommended the approval for the use of a drug Ketoconazole HRA, which contains the active ingredient ketoconazole, for the use in Cushing's syndrome. Ketoconazole HRA originally was designated as an 'orphan medicinal product' on 23 April 2012. The applicant for this medicinal product is Laboratoire HRA Pharma. ... |
| Schizophrenia is a Cluster of Eight Diseases - Significant Breakthrough Posted:  New research shows that schizophrenia is not a single disease, but a cluster of eight distinct disorders, each of which is caused by changes in clusters of genes that eventually lead to different sets of symptoms. The study was published in the American Journal of Psychiatry. Joe wakes up to shadows and their loud voices almost every day. The numbness wears off sometime between sleep and awake, and he is seeing red everywhere. What normally appears as shadows are not ... |
| Study Sheds Light on Cause of Spastic Paraplegia Posted:  Gene mutation linked to hereditary spastic paraplegia has been discovered by The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) scientists. Hereditary spastic paraplegia is a disabling neurological disorder, interferes with the normal breakdown of triglyceride fat molecules in the brain. The TSRI researchers found large droplets of triglycerides within the neurons of mice modeling the disease. The findings, reported this week online ahead of print by the journal iProceedings ... |
| Chemical Exposure to Smokers of Slim Cigarettes Studied Posted:  Exposure to harmful chemicals tend to be lower for smokers of slim cigarettes than of regular cigarettes, reveals research. Slim cigarettes are an increasingly popular type of cigarette in several countries around the world. Previous studies have shown that the levels of certain toxic chemicals in the smoke of these cigarettes are lower than those in regular cigarettes. However, because lower levels of chemicals in the smoke are not necessarily linked to a ... |
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