Easter Island compound extends lifespan of old mice – “rapamycin”
Public release date: 8-Jul-2009 - other centers reach same result: 28-38 percent longer life results were the same in Texas, Michigan and Maine. - “I did not think that it…
Plastics chemical retards growth, function of adult reproductive cells – Bisphenol A
Public release date: 8-Jul-2009 - Reductions in three key steroid hormones – progesterone, testosterone and estradiol – were also seen after 120 hours of exposure to BPA - that follicle growth…
Dry Mouth Linked to Prescription and Over the Counter Drugs
Public release date: 8-Jul-2009 - Nine Out Of Ten Dentists Say Patients with Dry Mouth Are Taking Multiple Medications - more than 400 prescription and non-prescription drugs associated with xerostomia BALTIMORE…
INCREASE IN THYROID CANCER NOT EXPLAINED BY SCREENING ALONE
Public release date: 10-Jul-2009 - suggests that increased detection through testing is not the sole explanation. Other explanations, including environmental influences and molecular pathways, should be investigated. Studies have reported…
Pesticide levels in blood linked to Parkinson’s disease, researchers find / beta-HCH (hexachlorocyclohexane)
Public release date: 8-Jul-2009 - the pesticide beta-HCH (hexachlorocyclohexane) in 76 percent of people with Parkinson’s Pesticide levels in blood linked to Parkinson’s disease, researchers find DALLAS — July 13,…
Probiotics help gastric-bypass patients lose weight more quickly, Stanford study shows
Public release date: 13-Jul-2009 STANFORD, Calif. — New research from the Stanford University School of Medicine and Stanford Hospital & Clinics suggests that the use of a dietary supplement…
Asian Spice Could Reduce Breast Cancer Risk in Postmenopausal Women Exposed to Hormone Replacement Therapy, MU Study Finds
Public release date: 8-Jul-2009 - researchers found that curcumin delayed the first appearance, decreased incidence and reduced multiplicity of progestin-accelerated tumors in an animal model. Curcumin also prevented the appearance…
Hormone therapy use associated with increased risk of ovarian cancer
Public release date: 14-Jul-2009 CHICAGO – Compared with women who have never taken hormone therapy, those who currently take it or who have taken it in the past are…
Study demonstrates the anti-inflammatory properties of pine bark extract
Public release date: 14-Jul-2009 Pycnogenol found to inhibit pain and inflammation causing enzymes (July 15, 2009) – HOBOKEN, NJ – A recent study published in International Immunopharmacology, reveals…
New evidence that popular dietary supplement may help prevent, treat cataracts
Public release date: 15-Jul-2009 - Carnosine also restored most of the clarity to clouded lenses. Researchers are reporting evidence from tissue culture experiments that the popular dietary supplement carnosine may…
Sodium bicarbonate appears to slow progression of chronic kidney disease
Public release date: 16-Jul-2009 Baking soda: For cooking, cleaning and kidney health? A daily dose of sodium bicarbonate—baking soda, already used for baking, cleaning, acid indigestion, sunburn, and more—slows the…
Baby bathwater contains fragrance allergens
Public release date: 17-Jul-2009 - Some of the substances that appeared were benzyl salicylate, linalol, coumarin and hydroxycitronellal. - In some cases, concentrations were "extremely high", exceeding 100ppm A group…
Healing power of aloe vera proves beneficial for teeth and gums, too
Public release date: 17-Jul-2009 - Aloe vera tooth gel is intended to perform the same function as toothpaste, which is to eliminate pathogenic oral microflora—disease-causing bacteria—in the mouth. - The…
Prenatal exposure to environmental pollutants affect a child’s intelligence quotient or IQ
Public release date: 20-Jul-2009 - "The decrease in full-scale IQ score among the more exposed children is similar to that seen with low-level lead exposure," - Prenatal exposure to environmental…
Are we what our mothers ate?
Public release date: 21-Jul-2009 - Low Protein Diet May Lead to "Jumpy" Offspring - Beyond Genetics: How Dormant Memories Can Impact Later-Life Events Timeframe before conception may be linked to…
Irritability should be considered when diagnosing bipolar disorder in children
Public release date: 24-Jun-2009 - One of the chief controversies is whether irritability should be included among the criteria for this diagnosis because it can also overlap with a number…
Kidney damage from medical imaging procedures can cause long-term health problems
Public Release: 25-Jun-2009 - Most patients are told that injury is only temporary - Kidney injury that can arise after undergoing certain medical imaging procedures increases a patient’s risk of…
Chemicals in common consumer products may play a role in pre-term births – phthalate and phthalate metabolites
Public release date: 25-Jun-2009 -They found quantifiable levels of phthalate and phthalate metabolites in more than 70% of the samples. Infants with low birth weight had consistently higher levels of…
Vitamin A derivative provides clues to better breast cancer drugs
Public release date: 25-Jun-2009 - They found that the more responsive a tumor was to retinoic acid, the better the odds of long-term relapse-free survival. - They alter the expression…
Your Arteries on Wonder Bread
Public release date: 25-Jun-2009 - The results were dramatic. Before any of the patients ate, arterial function was essentially the same. After eating, except for the placebo group, all had…
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