Daylight is the best medicine, for nurses
August 4, 2014 By Melissa Osgood ITHACA, N.Y. – For the health and happiness of nurses – and for the best care of hospital patients – new Cornell research suggests…
Analysis of African plant reveals possible treatment for aging brain
Salk scientists find that a plant used for centuries by healers of São Tomé e Príncipe holds lessons for modern medicine August 01, 2014 LA JOLLA—For hundreds of years, healers…
Common Chemical found in unripe fruits and yoghurt could serve as a protection against Parkinson’s
Potential basis for the treatment and prevention of Parkinson’s disease Max Planck researchers show that two products of the gene DJ-1 can increase the survival of neurons July 31, 2014…
Pepper and halt: Spicy chemical may inhibit gut tumors
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine report that dietary capsaicin – the active ingredient in chili peppers – produces chronic activation of a receptor…
Diet rich in vegetables may help stave off acute pancreatitis
29 JUN 2012 Vegetables, fruit and the risk of non-gallstone-related acute pancreatitis: A population-based prospective cohort study A diet rich in vegetables could help stave off the development of the…
Menopausal women could ‘work out’ their hot flashes
29 JUN 2012 Menopausal women who exercise may experience fewer hot flashes in the 24 hours following physical activity, according to health researchers. In general, women who are relatively inactive…
Dietary fiber alters gut bacteria, supports gastrointestinal health
29 JUN 2012 URBANA – A University of Illinois study shows that dietary fiber promotes a shift in the gut toward different types of beneficial bacteria. And the microbes that…
Flu immunity is affected by how many viruses actually cause the infection
29 JUN 2012 New research published in the Journal of Leukocyte Biology suggests that the immune response differs depending on the amount of virus received during infection Bethesda, MD—Not only…
Necrosis after cortisone injections
29 JUN 2012 Injections of corticoid preparations can have severe side effects. In this issue of Deutsches Ärzteblatt International, Christian Holland and coauthors contribute to physicians' awareness of problems of…
How infectious disease may have shaped human origins
Inactivation of 2 genes may have allowed escape from bacterial pathogens, researchers say Roughly 100,000 years ago, human evolution reached a mysterious bottleneck: Our ancestors had been reduced to perhaps…
Acetaminophen overdoses in children can be life-threatening but are avoidable
" N-acetylcysteine is the standard treatment for liver toxicity related to an overdose of acetaminophen and is usually successful if started within eight hours after ingesting the drug." Acetaminophen, a widely…
Joslin researchers find ‘good fat’ activated by cold, not ephedrine
Finding could help fight obesity epidemic BOSTON — June 4, 2012 — Researchers at Joslin Diabetes Center have shown that while a type of “good” fat found in the body…
High blood caffeine levels in older adults linked to avoidance of Alzheimer’s disease
“We found that 100 percent of the MCI patients with plasma caffeine levels above the critical level experienced no conversion to Alzheimer’s disease during the two-to-four year follow-up period,” Tampa,…
Team determines how estrogens persist in dairy wastewater
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Wastewater from large dairy farms contains significant concentrations of estrogenic hormones that can persist for months or even years, researchers report in a new study. In the…
The real culprit behind hardened arteries? Stem cells, says landmark study
15 JUL 2012 Berkeley — One of the top suspects behind killer vascular diseases is the victim of mistaken identity, according to researchers from the University of California, Berkeley, who…
Fish show autism-like gene expression in water with psychoactive pharmaceuticals
15 JUN 2012 Results may suggest environmental trigger for autism, but only in genetically predisposed individuals Psychoactive medications in water affect the gene expression profiles of fathead minnows in a…
Number of undiscovered drugs may exceed the number of stars in the universe
1 million billion billion billion billion billion billion: Number of undiscovered drugs 15 JUN 2012 A new voyage into “chemical space” – occupied not by stars and planets but substances that…
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