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Research Finds Why Omega-3 is Able to Improve Our Mood

...mal research has shown that raising omega-3 intake leads to structural brain changes. In a separate study presented by Dr. Conklin at the society’s meeting last year, Pitt researchers reported that people who had lower blood levels of omega-3 fatty acids were more likely to have a negative outlook and be m...

Ovarian Cancer May Mimic Fallopian Tube Formation

...ncer. When this gene is turned on in an embryo, it leads to the development of fallopian tubes. When the ge... cells that migrate into the body of the ovary, it leads to the development of ovarian inclusion cysts. Normally, the growth of cysts is kept in check by the...

Whole Grain Breakfasts Linked to Lower Heart Failure Risk

... more consumer-friendly than the term fibre, which leads some manufacturers to favour it on product packaging since it is likely to strike more of a chord of recognition for its healthy benefits. The new study used food frequency questionnaires to assess the consumption of wholegrain and refined grain ce...

Researchers Urge Regulators to Rethink Strategies for Soot Emission

... our key findings is that this chemical processing leads to more particulate matter in the air, meaning tha...mplication has to do with how the chemical process leads to a spreading of pollution over a larger geographic region. "We’re seeing that urban pollution does...

AMA Wants Government Action To Make Models ‘Models Of Good Health

...Haikerwal said. “The pursuit of the perfect look leads to a whole range of health threats such as eating disorders, dangerous dieting habits, smoking and depression. “There is also the question of how young girls are sometimes depicted in advertising. “We need to do something soon to prevent young pe...

Pregnant Smokers Raise Their Child's Risk of Stroke, Heart Attack

...ve smoking are important," he said. "More exposure leads to more vascular damage in the offspring." The researchers found that pregnancy was a critical period for damage from smoke exposure. They compared the children of mothers who didn’t smoke during pregnancy and were currently not smoking to the chi...

Hope for Obese Canines

...eir heart, liver, kidney and other organs, it also leads to arthritis and other problems. Going by the n...eding and negligence in exercising their dog, that leads to most canines piling on the pounds. Says Vet Grant Petrie: "The treatment is only for a two mont...

Widely Used Hepatitis B Drug Spurs HIV Drug Resistance

...findings demonstrate that treatment with entecavir leads to cross-resistance to other antiviral drugs used to treat the AIDS virus. “Our results show that entecavir is no different from any other that has been shown to be active against HIV - it breeds resistance rapidly, despite its ability to reduce th...

Drug Addicts-you Could Blame Your Genes

...rain receptors. "This may provide important new leads in the search for improved therapies for attention deficit, hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and compulsive brain disorders such as drug addiction.” The findings may lead to more targeted treatments for addiction and other compulsive behavior disorder...

Spinal Cord Stimulation Pilot Study for Chronic Angina

...d of sending pulses to the heart, it sends them to leads located near the spinal cord. In this trial, SCS is being tested to see if it interrupts angina pain signals. To be eligible to participate in the chronic angina pilot study, patients must be 18 years of age or older, have been diagnosed with inope...

People With Genetic Predictors of Colorectal Cancer are Not Getting Screened

...adenomatous polyposis, a condition that very often leads to colorectal cancer,” says study author Dr. Anita Kinney. “Unfortunately, only about half of those diagnosed with the condition had been tested for cancer recently, and even fewer of their at-risk relatives had been screened.” According to Kinney, t...

Targeted Compound Helps Recurrent Prostate Cancer Patients

...ceptors. They essentially block a key pathway that leads to cancer growth. And this blockage can possibly offer a better, longer life for recurrent prostate cancer patients whose diseases no longer respond to traditional chemotherapy. Pertuzumab, marketed under the brand name Omnitarg by Roche and Genent...

Cyberkinetics Requests FDA to Sell Nerve Growth Stimulation System

... pacemaker with six electrical leads. Three of the leads are attached to the vertebrae at a distance of two disk-segments above the area of injury, and three are attached to the vertebrae at a distance of two disk-segments below the injury. By applying an oscillating, low-voltage, direct current of electri...

Watch Your Cholesterol Even If You're Healthy

... major risk factor for coronary heart disease that leads to heart attack. Tobias Kurth of Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, and other researchers studied 27,937 of these women aged 45 years or older who had provided baseline blood samples, reported the health portal Medscape. ...

Pregnancy Hormone Offers Hope to MS Patients

... the protective coating around immune system This leads to damage that cannot be repaired. The hormone prolactin secreted during pregnancy and lactation, stimulates breast development and milk production and has been tested in humans for other reasons. The researchers from the University of Calgary’s...

Permanent Weight Loss Requires Transition to Healthy Eating

...elevision while eating is a distraction that often leads people to devour more than necessary. Also, when pots of steaming food remain on the table, people tend to reach for more. It's not as easy to do that if the food remains in the kitchen. An initial drop in weight that is noticeable on the scale is ...

Modified Ligament Surgery Improves Outcomes Players, Athletes

...ne and fix residual problems. An unstable ligament leads to a shifting elbow, which can cause further problems such as cartilage damage. Second, Dr. Altchek gains access to the bone in a different way. In the Jobe surgery, surgeons detach major muscles and move the so-called ulnar nerve out of the way to...

New Drugs Shows Promise in Slowing the Progression of Prostate Cancer

...of HER2 receptors, interrupting a key pathway that leads to cancer growth. The study, published in the i... activates an intracellular signaling pathway that leads to tumor proliferation. While other drugs such as docetaxel have shown to benefit men with advanc...

Thailand Government Officials Asked To Be Health Conscious

... Thailand is on the rise at an alarming rate which leads to diabetes and heart diseases. One out of every twenty one Thai is said to suffer from diabetes. According to him Thais have been consuming carbohydrate and calorie rich food which are also of less nutrient value. He insisted that they should swit...

New Drug Promises Prolonged Survival in Prostate Cancer Patients

...of HER2 receptors, interrupting a key pathway that leads to cancer growth. The study, published in the Fe... activates an intracellular signaling pathway that leads to tumor proliferation. While other drugs such as docetaxel have shown to benefit men with advance...

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