A new — and reversible — cause of aging
A naturally produced compound rewinds aspects of age-related demise in mice - Gomes found that by administering an endogenous compound that cells transform into NAD, she could repair the…
Researchers find a cause of aging that can be reversed
- "It was a very pronounced effect," says Dr Turner. "It's something like a 60-year-old being similar to a 20-year-old on some measures." Medical researchers have found a cause…
Eating healthy vs. unhealthy diet costs about $1.50 more per day
Contact: Marge Dwyer mhdwyer@hsph.harvard.edu 617-432-8416 Harvard School of Public Health Meta-analysis pinpoints the price difference of consuming a healthy diet, which could be burden for low-income families but is trivial…
Study finds evidence of nerve damage in around half of fibromyalgia patients
Contact: Mike Morrison mdmorrison@partners.org 617-724-6425 Massachusetts General Hospital Small study could lead to identification of treatable diseases for some with chronic pain syndrome About half of a small group of…
Study finds evidence of nerve damage in around half of fibromyalgia patients
Contact: Mike Morrison mdmorrison@partners.org 617-724-6425 Massachusetts General Hospital Small study could lead to identification of treatable diseases for some with chronic pain syndrome About half of a small group of…
83 percent of radiologists did not report seeing the LARGE gorilla in a lung nodule detection task
Contact: Jessica Maki jmaki3@partners.org 617-534-1603 Brigham and Women's Hospital If you're not looking for it, you probably won't see it Brigham and Women's Hospital study examines sustained inattentional blindness in…
159th Health Research Report 15 JUL 2013
Health Research Report 159th Issue Date 15 JUL 2013 Compiled By Ralph Turchiano www.vit.bz www.youtube.com/vhfilm www.facebook.com/engineeringevil www.healthresearchreport.me In this issue: (Very few reports over last 14 days) Harvard…
Harvard and USC scientists show how DHA resolves inflammation
Contact: Cody Mooneyhan cmooneyhan@faseb.org 301-634-7104 Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology New research in The FASEB Journal suggests that fish oil DHA is used to create Maresins, which cause…
Twelve minutes’ exercise per week ‘enough to stay fit’: Just 4 minutes 3 times a week
*EEV Note: Hmmm, I think we have a different opinion on what is meant by Fit. Just 12 minutes of intensive exercise per week is enough to improve your health…
Young people who undergo CT scans are 24 percent more likely to develop cancer compared with those who do not, a study published today on bmj.com suggests
Contact: Emma Dickinson edickinson@bmj.com 44-020-738-36529 BMJ-British Medical Journal Small cancer risk following CT scans in childhood and adolescence confirmed But the absolute excess for all cancers combined is low The…
Folate and vitamin B12 reduce disabling schizophrenia symptoms in some patients
Contact: Kristen Stanton kstanton3@partners.org 617-643-3907 Massachusetts General Hospital Adding supplements to antipsychotic medication alleviated negative symptoms in patients with specific gene variants Adding the dietary supplements folate and vitamin B12…
OMEGA-3s Inhibit Breast Cancer Tumour Growth, U of G Study Finds
February 21, 2013 - News Release A lifelong diet rich in omega-3 fatty acids can inhibit growth of breast cancer tumours by 30 per cent, according to new research from…
OMEGA-3s Inhibit Breast Cancer Tumour Growth, U of G Study Finds
February 21, 2013 - News Release A lifelong diet rich in omega-3 fatty acids can inhibit growth of breast cancer tumours by 30 per cent, according to new research from…
Almost one-third of chemotherapy used “off-label”
4:44pm EST By Andrew M. Seaman NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - About one-third of chemotherapies are used to fight cancers that drug regulators never approved them to treat, says a…
Yale study links common chemicals to osteoarthritis : perfluorinated chemicals
Contact: Michelle Bell michelle.bell@yale.edu 203-432-9869 Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies New Haven, Conn. – A new study has linked exposure to two common perfluorinated chemicals (PFCs) with osteoarthritis.…
Yale study links common chemicals to osteoarthritis : perfluorinated chemicals
Contact: Michelle Bell michelle.bell@yale.edu 203-432-9869 Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies New Haven, Conn. – A new study has linked exposure to two common perfluorinated chemicals (PFCs) with osteoarthritis.…
New study finds neither HFCS nor table sugar increases liver fat under ‘real world’ conditions !!! STUDY designed to FAIL !!!
EEV: This study must be faulted in two area's immediately: 1. Length of Study 10 Weeks, like Huh? 2. "Not only is it safe to consume caloric sweeteners at recommended…
Skin, soft tissue infections succumb to blue light : 100% Survival of Infections Vs. 18%
Contact: Jim Sliwa jsliwa@asmusa.org 202-942-9297 American Society for Microbiology Skin, soft tissue infections succumb to blue light Blue light can selectively eradicate Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections of the skin and soft…
Skin, soft tissue infections succumb to blue light : 100% Survival of Infections Vs. 18%
Contact: Jim Sliwa jsliwa@asmusa.org 202-942-9297 American Society for Microbiology Blue light can selectively eradicate Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections of the skin and soft tissues, while preserving the outermost layer of skin,…
Physicians’ brain scans indicate doctors can feel their patients’ pain — and their relief
Contact: Bonnie Prescott bprescot@bidmc.harvard.edu 617-667-7306 Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Novel experiment illuminates the importance of the doctor-patient relationship BOSTON – A patient's relationship with his or her doctor has…
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