Appendix discovered to be vital to the immune system
Public Release: 30-Nov-2015 Immune cells make appendix 'silent hero' of digestive health New research shows a network of immune cells helps the appendix to play a pivotal role in maintaining…
Safe form of estrogen ( Estriol ) helped multiple sclerosis patients avoid relapses in UCLA led clinical trial
Public Release: 30-Nov-2015 University of California - Los Angeles Health Sciences Taking the pregnancy hormone estriol along with their conventional medications helped patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) avoid…
Exercise can enhance the development of new brain cells in the adult brain
Public Release: 25-Nov-2015 Can physical exercise enhance long-term memory? New study in mice in the inaugural issue of Brain Plasticity reports that new brain cell formation is enhanced by running…
Creatine For Major Depression
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNEPIijPans&w=640&h=360] We review the research from three South Korean universities and the University of Utah on how creatine may be a major tool for Women battling stubborn major depression.…
Gut microbes signal to the brain when they’re full
Public Release: 24-Nov-2015 Cell Press Don't have room for dessert? The bacteria in your gut may be telling you something. Twenty minutes after a meal, gut microbes produce proteins…
Cooking with chloraminated water and salt could create toxic molecules
Public Release: 24-Nov-2015 Researchers identify several new molecules, and suggest ways to avoid their formation Elsevier IMAGE: Iodinated disinfection byproducts in cooking with chlor(am)innate tap water and iodized table…
Pigeons as good as doctors in categorizing digitized slides and mammograms of benign and malignant human breast tissue ?
Public Release: 18-Nov-2015 One very brainy bird Study finds pigeons uncommonly good at distinguishing cancerous from normal breast tissue University of Iowa If pigeons went to medical school and specialized…
Plant and food-based compounds may be key to future cancer prevention
Public Release: 18-Nov-2015 Dr. Nagi Kumar participates in international task force developing broad-spectrum approach to cancer treatment and prevention H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute TAMPA, Fla.…
Light therapy effective for depression: UBC study
Public Release: 18-Nov-2015 University of British Columbia New research finds that light therapy can treat non-seasonal depression and improve the overall wellbeing of people suffering from the disease. "These…
Coconut oil shows promise in the prevention of deadly bloodstream infection
Public Release: 18-Nov-2015 American Society for Microbiology Washington, DC - November 18, 2015 - Coconut oil may be effective at combating infection with Candida albicans, according to a study…
How to eliminate pain tied to tooth decay
Public Release: 16-Nov-2015 University of Southern California IMAGE: This is a scanning electron microscope image of newly-grown enamel using amelogenin-chitosan hydrogel. Credit: Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC…
‘Good’ mozzie virus might hold key to fighting human disease
Public Release: 17-Nov-2015 University of Queensland Australian scientists have discovered a new virus carried by one of the country's most common pest mosquitoes. The new virus -- known as…
Vitamin D deficiency may limit immune recovery in HIV-positive adults
Public Release: 17-Nov-2015 University of Georgia Athens, Ga. - A University of Georgia researcher has found that low levels of vitamin D may limit the effectiveness of HIV treatment…
Almost everyone is now being classified as sick, Healthy or Not ?
Public Release: 16-Nov-2015 Being at 'high risk' of ill health has become a disease in its own right Doctors as 'risk-illiterate' as patients; this undermines preventive medicine efforts BMJ Classifying…
Study provides strongest evidence yet of a link between breakfast quality and educational outcomes
Public Release: 16-Nov-2015 New study of 5,000 9- to 11-year-olds demonstrates significant positive associations between breakfast consumption and educational outcomes Cardiff University A direct and positive link between pupils'…
In new study, Illinois scientists trace activity of cancer-fighting tomato component
Public Release: 12-Nov-2015 University of Illinois College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences Plant biofactories can incorporate heavier carbon atoms into cancer-fighting phytochemicals, which can be used to trace…
Dietary potassium may help prevent kidney and heart problems in diabetics
Public Release: 12-Nov-2015 American Society of Nephrology Highlight Higher levels of urinary potassium excretion, which closely correlate with intake amounts, were linked with a slower decline of kidney function…
Feeding at-risk infants gluten increases risk of developing celiac disease
Public Release: 12-Nov-2015 American Gastroenterological Association Bethesda, MD (Nov. 12, 2015) -- Intake of gluten up until two years of age increases risk of celiac disease at least two-fold…
COX-2 drugs may also worsen hypertension and edema
Public Release: 12-Nov-2015 Vanderbilt University Medical Center study sheds light on side effects of COX-2 drugs Vanderbilt University Medical Center It's been about a decade since the promise of COX-2…
Vitamin C fights cancer in an unusual way
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sByJRSCXEJw] Vitamin C fights cancer in an unusual way We discuss the recent study of how Vitamin C fights cancer in a most unexpected way. ( Please bear with…
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