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Preventing mental decline in the aged

...ive vitality is crucial to optimal aging. They say clear data is now beginning to show scientific basis for achieving and maintaining cognitive vitality in later life....

Air pollution hits heart patients during exercise

...estacks, and with diesel vehicle fumes. It's not clear whether these findings also extend to healthy people. However, if you have heart problems you are probably better off exercising in an air-conditioned gym than in the outdoors - especially on a hazy day....

Hormone restrains appetite in man

...x business involving many other hormones. It's not clear that treatment with PYY3-36 alone would be a solution to obesity. Further research is still on....

Alcohol injures stress hormone response

... memory and problem-solving tests. Hence it is not clear at this stage whether excess alcohol consumption actually damages the parts of the brain dealing with problem solving and memory. It could be that cortisol levels are abnormally low prior to the onset on alcoholism and even play a role in the conditi...

Carbon monoxide passes down

...been avoided since the introduction of the Act - a clear public benefit....

Link between athleticism and neurological disease

...in those who had been college athletes. It's not clear what causes this association. It could be that physical activity increases exposure to neurological toxins in the environment, or speeds up their transport to the brain, or absorption into brain cells. Further research will look at the type of physic...

Ideal therapy for warts

...s are benign lesions of the skin that will usually clear up eventually on their own. Anyhow, warts that appear on hands or feet can cause social problems for people because those are on such visible parts of the body. Warts on the bottom of the feet or near finger-or toenails can be painful. Many treatment...

Self control makes stress response easy

...portant. The researchers caution that it's not yet clear how to relate this small lab study to stress exposure in everyday life. But it's a clear demonstration that control - rather than helplessness - could be a vital component in the way we han...

Function of genes in heart failure

...used by hypertension and aging. It is now becoming clear that those two factors don't explain it all."...

Genetic tests for cancer

... of breast, prostate and colorectal cancers have a clear genetic cause. And we now know// at least some of the genes involved, and can test for them. Dr.Lindsay Prior, a sociologist at Cardiff University felt that at least, few of those referred for genetic counselling will be advised to have the test. The...

Benign eye tumors being treated

...r a type of non-cancerous eye tumor that threatens clear vision.// Using photodynamic therapy, researchers successfully restored vision in three patients who were suffering from intraocular choroidal hemangiomas, which involved serious retinal detachments. Intraocular choroidal hemangiomas are benign tumo...

Occupational exposurer aises respiratory symptoms

... educational levels and smoking habits, there is a clear link between occupational exposures and respiratory symptoms and asthma. In particular, exposure to quartz causes cough symptoms and asbestos exposure is linked with high risk of severe breathlessness and asthma. Slightly over 30 per cent of the part...

Gene variant foretells diabetic neuropathy

...for 15 years longer, say the researchers. It's not clear how APOE4 is linked with peripheral neuropathy, however. It may be that it somehow blocks the circulation in the lower limb or impairs the secretion of the growth factors which the peripheral nerves need to be healthy....

Vegetable and fruit intake depends on shopping

...on black Americans' diet than on whites. It is not clear why this is - maybe there is a lack of private transport in black neighborhoods, making people more dependent on locals shops. Clearly, the type and location of shopping facilities needs to be taken into account when trying to persuade people to eat ...

Importance of type of sex in organ transplantation

...t came to liver transplantation, results were less clear - female-donated livers were more likely to be rejected than those from males, but only in North America. It is believed that gender has an impact on immunity, perhaps through the influence of the female hormone estrogen. The study suggests that hi...

Staying agile reduces hip fracture risk

... halved their risk of hip fracture. The message is clear - to keep your bones strong and intact, you should keep moving and include as much walking as you can in your weekly routine....

Enduring anti-clotting treatment avails heart patients

...idogrel group. Researchers feel that what was less clear was the benefit of giving the drug before PCI as well - but it seems likely that this will help at least some patients....

Tumour marker for melanoma found

...s a role in many other cancers. However, it is not clear why high levels are linked to a good outcome in melanoma. But its role as a molecular marker may well help doctors to target and refine therapies to the individual patient with melanoma, the researchers say....

Stress triggers acne

...-the-counter benzoyl peroxide preparation can help clear up acne above and below the surface of the skin. If pimples persist long after the stress is over & after following the above suggestions, it is advisable to meet your doctor to consider prescription medications....

New oral antiviral treatment of cold sores approved

...evelop cold sores at some point in time, it is not clear as to why some people get cold sores while others do not. Several factors like stress, exposure to sun, a cold, fever or flu could trigger the herpes simplex virus, which starts reproducing almost immediately, causing damage to skin cells that could ...

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