Women with breast cancer have low vitamin D levels
Public release date: 8-Oct-2009 - the average level was 27 nanograms per milliliter; more than two-thirds of the women had vitamin deficiency High-dose supplements needed to boost levels, decrease…
No such thing as ‘junk RNA,’ say Pitt researchers
Public release date: 12-Oct-2009 PITTSBURGH, Oct. 12 – Tiny strands of RNA previously dismissed as cellular junk are actually very stable molecules that may play significant roles in…
Scientists cure color blindness in monkeys
Public release date: 16-Sep-2009 GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Researchers from the University of Washington and the University of Florida used gene therapy to cure two squirrel monkeys of color blindness…
New evidence that green tea may help improve bone health
Public release date: 16-Sep-2009 Researchers in Hong Kong are reporting new evidence that green tea — one of the most popular beverages consumed worldwide and now available as a dietary…
New vitamin K analysis supports the triage theory
Public release date: 17-Sep-2009 Modest vitamin/mineral deficiencies increase age-related disease September 16, 2009 – Oakland, CA – An important analysis conducted by Children’s Hospital Oakland Research Institute scientists suggests…
ANTIOXIDANT CONTROLS SPINAL CORD DEVELOPMENT
Public release date: 17-Sep-2009 September 17, 2009- Researchers at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine have discovered how one antioxidant protein controls the activity of another protein, critical…
Insufficient levels of vitamin D puts elderly at increased risk of dying from heart disease
Public release date: 21-Sep-2009 A new study by researchers at the University of Colorado Denver and Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) shows vitamin D plays a vital role in reducing…
New research provides new insight into age-related muscle decline – superoxide dismutase enzyme
Public release date: 22-Sep-2009 - Measurement of their muscle activity also showed that SOD helped the muscle work normally, helping survival. - superoxide dismutase enzyme Research published in the…
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Medical ethics experts identify, address key issues in H1N1 pandemic
Public release date: 23-Sep-2009 - Governments may need to limit three basic personal freedoms – mobility, freedom of assembly, and privacy – in order to protect the public good. -…
Study reveals 2/3 of prostate cancer patients do not need treatment
Public release date: 23-Sep-2009 - Pathologists found that the presence of a protein, called Hsp-27, in cancer cells was an indicator that the disease will progress and require treatment. -…
Heparin can cause skin lesions
Public release date: 28-Sep-2009 Heparin, a commonly used anticoagulant, can cause skin lesions, reports a study http://www.cmaj.ca/press/cmaj081729.pdf in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) www.cmaj.ca. Skin lesions caused by…
Gut worms may protect against house-dust mite allergy
Public release date: 28-Sep-2009 A study conducted in Vietnam has added further weight to the view that parasitic gut worms, such as hookworm, could help in the prevention and…
Most would refuse emergency use H1N1 vaccine or additive ( 2009 )
Public release date: 29-Sep-2009 - found that fewer than 10 percent of those surveyed said they would be willing to take such a vaccine or drug and nearly 30 percent…
Young Adults May Outgrow Bipolar Disorder
Public release date: 29-Sep-2009 - found evidence that nearly half of those diagnosed between the ages of 18 and 25 may outgrow the disorder by the time they reach 30.…
Biotransformed blueberry juice fights fat and diabetes
Public release date: 1-Sep-2009 - Juice extracted from North American lowbush blueberries, biotransformed with bacteria from the skin of the fruit, holds great promise as an anti-obesity and anti-diabetic agent…
Exercise Minimizes Weight Regain By Reducing Appetite, Burning Fat, And Lowering ‘Defended’ Body Weight
Public release date: 1-Sep-2009 BETHESDA, Md. (September 2, 2009) — Exercise helps prevent weight regain after dieting by reducing appetite and by burning fat before burning carbohydrates, according…
Vitamin C deficiency impairs early brain development –
Public release date: 1-Sep-2009 - We may thus be witnessing that children get learning disabilities because they have not gotten enough vitamin C in their early life. This is unbearable…
Was the public health response to swine flu alarmist?
Public release date: 3-Sep-2009 The public health measures taken in response to swine flu may be seen as alarmist, overly restrictive, or even unjustified, says a US expert in…
People with type 2 diabetes not meeting important nutritional recommendations
Public release date: 3-Sep-2009 WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – People with type 2 diabetes are not consuming sufficiently healthy diets and could benefit from ongoing nutritional education and counseling, according to a new…
How manuka honey helps fight infection
Manuka honey may kill bacteria by destroying key bacterial proteins. Dr Rowena Jenkins and colleagues from the University of Wales Institute – Cardiff investigated the mechanisms of manuka…
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