A new literature review concludes that current recommendations for the treatment of obesity and diabetes are generally consistent. Current research supports a combination of behavioral therapy, diet, and exercise to combat the conditions. On 10th July 2012, the German Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG) published the results of a literature search… [Continue Reading]
Guidelines Consistent for Diabetes Treatment: Diet, Exercise, Therapy
July 31, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Sleep Deprivation Affects Performance, Regardless of Perception of Tiredness
July 31, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Even if you don’t feel impaired, not getting enough sleep still impacts your performance of tasks that require attention, a new study has found. Researchers examined the ability of individuals to complete visual searches depending on the amount of sleep they got in a month-long study, and found a significant decline in performance that increased… [Continue Reading]
Subtype of Breast Cancer More Responsive to Particular Chemotherapy
July 30, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Cancer cells are genetically unstable, sometimes having multiple copies of some genes and losing others. Researchers have found that one of these genes that can be lost in breast cancer is linked to an improved response to treatment. Patients with tumors that lack the gene respond better to a particular type of chemotherapy. Breast cancer… [Continue Reading]
Enzymes Designed to Break Down Cocaine
July 30, 2012 By Leave a Comment
In an advance in addiction research, scientists have created enzymes that break down cocaine, preventing it from having biological effects. The enzymes could be used as a component of addiction therapy, to help break the link between taking cocaine, and the activation of reward feelings in the brain. Researchers from the University of Kentucky have… [Continue Reading]
Shift Workers Have More Heart Attacks and Strokes
July 27, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Forcibly changing the body’s clock to work shifts is linked to a higher risk of cardiovascular problems, including heart attack and stroke. The finding comes from a newly published meta-analysis of the data of previous studies, which together examined the circadian clocks and work habits of 2 million people. Shift work is associated with an… [Continue Reading]
Mechanism of Cigarette-Linked Bone Loss Discovered
July 26, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Although its been known for a long time that smoking causes a loss in bone density, scientists have just discovered why this is. Research found that cigarette smoke changes the function of the cells that recycle bone tissue, leading to excessive bone breakdown. Almost 20 years after scientists first identified cigarette smoking as a risk… [Continue Reading]
Yoga Can Help Stroke Recovery
July 26, 2012 By Leave a Comment
To help re-establish muscle function, yoga can play a helpful role during stroke rehabilitation, a new study demonstrates. The study compared groups of stroke patients doing yoga programs compared to those undergoing standard rehabilitation care, and found that yoga contributed to a significant improvement in motor function. Group yoga can improve balance in stroke survivors… [Continue Reading]
Kids of Moms with Low Proteins Diets More Likely to Have High Blood Pressure
July 25, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Children born to mothers lacking protein in their diet have a higher risk of high blood pressure, or hypertension. Researchers have now discovered why this is. A low protein diet changes the way testosterone is metabolized in the mother’s body, which changes the amounts of the hormone that a fetus is exposed to. Studies have… [Continue Reading]
Botanical Extract Acts As An Anti-Inflammatory
July 25, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Inflammation in the digestive tract or lungs is behind some of the harm caused by the flu virus. Researchers have discovered that a particular plant compound, abscisic acid, can reduce this inflammation, and could help save lives. Building on previous work with the botanical abscisic acida, researchers in the Nutritional Immunology and Molecular Medicine Laboratory… [Continue Reading]