Children with milk allergy may be ‘allergic to school’
Chalk dust can contain milk protein, triggering respiratory symptoms ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, ILL. (May 2, 2013) – Many of today's school teachers opt for dustless chalk to keep hands and…
Gray hair and vitiligo reversed at the root
03 May 2013 New research in The FASEB Journal suggests that loss of skin or hair color can be corrected by a new compound -- a pseudocatalase -- that reverses…
Vitamin supplement successfully prevents noise-induced hearing loss
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2Q3rRktH98] Vitamin supplement successfully prevents noise-induced hearing loss - The researchers set about trying to prevent this nerve damage by giving mice nicotinamide riboside NR before or after exposing…
Vitamin D reduces lung disease flare-ups by over 40 percent
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ypgb0twnf5o] Vitamin D reduces lung disease flare-ups by over 40 percent - Patients with a vitamin D deficiency benefited dramatically from taking the supplements but the striking reduction in…
Daily Aspirin and younger women a bad mix
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1j0L7LUgIUY] Daily Aspirin and younger women a bad mix - " they conclude that blanket treatment "is ineffective or harmful in the majority of women with regard to the…
Impact of Malnutrition in U.S. at $157 Billion Annually
Study shows greatest cost linked to people with depression, COPD, coronary artery disease and dementia ABBOTT PARK, Ill., Dec. 4, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Even in food-abundant industrialized countries like…
Endocrine disruptors alter thyroid levels in pregnancy, may affect fetal brain development
A new study provides 'the strongest evidence to date' that endocrine disrupting chemicals such as polychlorinated biphenyls can interfere with thyroid hormone action in pregnant women and may travel across…
Insecticides foster ‘toxic’ slugs, reduce crop yields
Insecticides aimed at controlling early-season crop pests, such as soil-dwelling grubs and maggots, can increase slug populations, thus reducing crop yields, according to researchers at Penn State and the University…
Many ebola patients die from dehydration and lack of electrolytes in treatment centers
The Lancet: Basic medical care of Ebola patients is neglected and must improve The widespread misconception that there are no proven treatments for Ebola virus disease has meant that simple…
Cons of regular low-dose aspirin to stave off serious illness in women outweigh pros
But limiting to over-65s may boost net health gain, suggest researchers The pros of giving healthy women regular low dose aspirin to stave off serious illness, such as cancer…
Friendly bacteria are protective against malaria
PUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 4-Dec-2014 In a breakthrough study to be published on the December 4th issue of the prestigious scientific journal Cell, a research team led by Miguel Soares at…
Common prostate cancer treatment associated with decreased survival in older men
DETROIT - A common prostate cancer therapy should not be used in men whose cancer has not spread beyond the prostate, according to a new study led by researchers at…
Study: How Red Wine Prevents Cancer
By Garth Sundem in In the Clinic, Latest News, Prevention & Control · December 3, 2014 Alcohol use is a major risk factor for head and neck cancer. But an…
Vitamin E deficiency linked to greater risk of miscarriage among poor women
PUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 3-Dec-2014 Pregnant Bangladeshis lacking vitamin nearly twice as likely to suffer losses Pregnant women in Bangladesh with low levels of the most common form of vitamin E…
Drug discovery may reverse some spinal cord paralysis
- "Originally this was just a side project we brainstormed in the lab," PUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 3-Dec-2014 Barrier-breaking drug may lead to spinal cord injury treatments NIH-funded scientists take first…
Common knee surgery may lead to arthritis and cartilage loss
PUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 3-Dec-2014 CHICAGO - A popular surgery to repair meniscal tears may increase the risk of osteoarthritis and cartilage loss in some patients, according to research presented today…
Vitamin D deficiency, depression linked in UGA-led international study
December 2, 2014 Athens, Ga. - Vitamin D deficiency is not just harmful to physical health—it also might impact mental health, according to a team of researchers that has found…
Vitamin supplement successfully prevents noise-induced hearing loss
PUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 2-Dec-2014 Loss of hearing is linked to a decrease in a critical cellular protein, and elevating the activity of this protein could prevent noise-induced hearing loss, as…
Vitamin D reduces lung disease flare-ups by over 40 percent
PUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 1-Dec-2014 Vitamin D supplements can reduce COPD lung disease flare-ups by over 40% in patients with a vitamin D deficiency - according to new research from Queen…
Supplemental co-enzyme Q may prevent heart disease in some individuals
PUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 1-Dec-2014 New research in The FASEB Journal suggests that low birth weight in rats leads to a reduction in co-enzyme Q in the aorta and that supplemental…
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