Gulf War veterans display abnormal brain response to specific chemicals
Public release date: 20-Mar-2009 - “We designed an experiment to test areas of the brain that would have been damaged if the illness was caused by sarin or pesticides, and…
Physically Fit Kids Do Better in School
Public release date: 28-Jan-2009 Cambridge, MA – January 28, 2009 – A new study in the Journal of School Health found that physically fit kids scored better on standardized math…
Vitamin D is the ‘it’ nutrient of the moment
Public release date: 12-Jan-2009 MAYWOOD – Vitamin D is quickly becoming the “it” nutrient with health benefits for diseases, including cancer, osteoporosis, heart disease and now diabetes. A recent review…
Progress made in understanding causes and treatment of endometriosis
Public release date: 16-Jan-2009 - "Estrogen is like fuel for fire in endometriosis," Bulun said. "It triggers the endometriosis and makes it grow fast." CHICAGO --- Endometriosis is a poorly…
Childhood trauma associated with chronic fatigue syndrome
Public release date: 5-Jan-2009 Individuals who experience trauma during childhood appear more likely to develop chronic fatigue syndrome as adults, according to a report in the January issue of Archives…
Fast food a potential risk factor for Alzheimer’s
Public release date: 28-Nov-2008 - Mice that were fed a diet rich in fat, sugar and cholesterol for nine months developed a preliminary stage of the morbid irregularities that form…
Flu vaccine may be linked to reduced illness, impairment of academic performance among college students ?
Public release date: 1-Dec-2008 - When averaged over all the seasons, flu vaccination was associated with a reduction of one-half day (½ a day) of illnesses - In addition, for…
Alzheimer’s disease breakthrough – Folate
DEC 2008 In a paper published in the latest edition of the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, folate is shown to be beneficial in the screening system. Lead author, CSIRO’s Dr…
Red, red wine: How it fights Alzheimer’s
Public release date: 20-Nov-2008 Researchers discover how compounds found in wine thwart disease in mice Red, red wine: How it fights Alzheimer's Researchers discover how compounds found in wine thwart…
Roche ordered to pay $13M to users of acne drug – Accutane ( 2008 )
Public release date: 20-Nov-2008 ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – A jury has ordered drugmaker Roche to pay nearly $13 million to three patients who claim they developed a chronic bowel disorder…
New MU Study Indicates that Exercise Prevents Fatty Liver Disease
Public release date: 29-Oct-2008 COLUMBIA, Mo. – It’s easy to go to the gym on a regular basis right after a person buys the gym membership. It’s also easy…
Fibromyalgia can no longer be called the ‘invisible’ syndrome
Public release date: 3-Nov-2008 Molecular imaging uncovers evidence that symptoms are related to functional brain abnormalities, according to article in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine Reston, Va.—Using single photon emission…
Medical doctors who do research could be a dying breed
Public release date: 7-Aug-2008 Britain's training programs may be contributing to the 'lost tribe' of clinician-scientists -- medical doctors who also perform laboratory research on disease The road…
Anemia of chronic disease: an adaptive response? / anemia may be beneficial to patients with inflammatory disease
Public release date: 11-Aug-2008 The anemia of chronic disease may be a beneficial, adaptive response to the underlying disease, rather than a negative effect of the illness, postulates an…
A good cup of coffee might be just the wake-up call scientists need to stop multiple sclerosis.
Public release date: 30-Jun-2008 Wake up and smell the coffee A new study coauthored by Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation scientist Linda Thompson, Ph.D., found that mice…
Women who breastfeed for more than a year halve their risk of rheumatoid arthritis
Public release date: 12-May-2008Women who breast feed for longer have a smaller chance of getting rheumatoid arthritis, suggests a study published online ahead of print in the Annals of the…
Scientists find how bacteria in cows milk may cause Crohn’s disease – Mycobacterium paratuberculosis
Public release date: 10-Dec-2007 Liverpool, UK - : Scientists at the University of Liverpool have found how a bacterium, known to cause illness in cattle, may cause Crohn's disease in…
The widening mortality gap between people with rheumatoid arthritis and the general population
Public release date: 29-Oct-2007 Life expectancy for RA patients has not improved over the past 4 decades, finds Mayo Clinic study, indicating urgent need for improved intervention strategies Researchers compared…
Occupational exposures may be linked to death from autoimmune disease
Public release date: 28-Sep-2007 A new study examined the possible associations between occupation and the risk of dying from systemic autoimmune diseases and found that occupational exposures in farming and…
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