Elderberry benefits air travellers
Public Release: 21-Jul-2015 The negative health effects of international air travel are well documented but now it seems that the common elderberry can provide some relief Griffith University The negative…
Blood vessels can actually get better with age
Public Release: 21-Jul-2015 Study finds that arteries adapt to oxidative stress caused by aging University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, Mo. -- Although the causes of many age-related diseases remain unknown,…
Evolution not just mutation drives development of cancer
Public Release: 21-Jul-2015 Solving 'Peto's Paradox,' new model shows selection pressure of healthy tissue keeps cells with cancerous mutations in check University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus A paper published…
Antibiotic exposure could increase the risk of juvenile arthritis
Public Release: 20-Jul-2015 Findings may offer another reason to judiciously prescribe antibiotics to children Rutgers University Taking antibiotics may increase the risk that a child will develop juvenile arthritis, according…
Study finds autism, ADHD run high in children of chemically intolerant mothers
Public Release: 20-Jul-2015 Mothers with chemical intolerances are 2-3 times more likely than other women to have a child with autism or ADHD, according to a new study by the…
How music alters the teenage brain
Public Release: 20-Jul-2015 Music training initiated during high school might hone brain development Northwestern University Music enhances the teenage brain's response to sound; sharpens language skills Band class had larger…
Yale researchers beat untreatable eczema with arthritis drug
Public Release: 20-Jul-2015 Yale University New Haven, Conn. -- Researchers at Yale School of Medicine have successfully treated patients with moderate to severe eczema using a rheumatoid arthritis drug recently…
Research investigates whether solar events could trigger birth defects on Earth
Public Release: 20-Jul-2015 University of Kansas LAWRENCE -- Studies find airplane crews at high altitude are exposed to potentially harmful levels of radiation from cosmic rays. "Neutrons which don't reach…
The New York Times can predict your future weight
Public Release: 20-Jul-2015 Future obesity is predicted by today's trending food stories Cornell Food & Brand Lab IMAGE: What you're reading now secretly tells you whether your country will be…
Gut worms protect babies’ brains from inflammation
Public Release: 20-Jul-2015 Mom's parasites could help protect her baby's brain Duke University DURHAM, N.C. -- A Duke University study in rats finds that gut worms can protect babies' brains…
U of M study explains why hemp and marijuana are different
Public Release: 17-Jul-2015 University of Minnesota Genetic differences between hemp and marijuana determine whether Cannabis plants have the potential for psychoactivity, a new study by University of Minnesota scientists shows.…
No bones about it: Cannabis may be used to treat fractures
Public Release: 16-Jul-2015 Tel Aviv University researcher finds non-psychotropic compound in marijuana can help heal bone fissures American Friends of Tel Aviv University Cannabis -- marijuana, hashish -- was used…
Child paralysis outbreak: UVA identifies potential cause – enterovirus C105
Public Release: 16-Jul-2015 'We need to keep an open mind' in hunt for pathogen, doctor urges University of Virginia Health System Credit: Josh Barney | UVA Health System A mysterious…
Resveratrol, quercetin could provide new options for cancer therapy
Public Release: 16-Jul-2015 Oregon State University IMAGE: A new delivery system for protective polyphenols like resveratrol may have value in cancer chemotherapy. Credit: (Graphic courtesy of Oregon State University) PORTLAND,…
The sleep-deprived brain can mistake friends for foes
Public Release: 14-Jul-2015 If you can't tell a smile from a scowl, you're probably not getting enough sleep University of California - Berkeley If you can't tell a smile from…
How GPR40, a known receptor for dietary fatty acids, may protect from osteoarthritis?
Public Release: 15-Jul-2015 Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine Osteoarthritis (OA) is one of the most common age-related degenerative joint concerns. Although articular cartilage degradation is its main feature, this…
Review examines nutritional issues related to autism spectrum disorder
Public Release: 15-Jul-2015 American Society for Nutrition About 1 in 88 children has an autism spectrum disorder. This represents a 78% increase in the incidence of autism spectrum disorder since…
How PTSD can be made worse with Anxiety Med’s
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qle5LZtr8c] How PTSD can be made worse with Anxiety Med's From a personal note, I have seen to many veterans as well as the general public with PTSD given…
Multiple, co-existing groups of gut bacteria keep Clostridium difficile infections at bay
Public Release: 14-Jul-2015 American Society for Microbiology WASHINGTON, DC --July 14, 2015--Multiple species of bacteria working together in healthy guts are responsible for keeping out nasty bacterial invader, Clostridium difficile,…
Antidepressant trials exclude most ‘real world’ patients with depression
Public Release: 14-Jul-2015 Wolters Kluwer Health July 14, 2015 - More than 80 percent of people with depression in the general population aren't eligible for clinical trials of antidepressant drugs,…
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