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Homocysteine The Cause Of Depression In Patients With Parkinson's

...y at risk for high homocysteine levels because the metabolism // of levodopa, a drug commonly used to treat the disease, produces the amino acid. New research has shown that patients with Parkinson’s disease who have high levels of homocysteine are more likely to be depressed and have worse cognitive functioni...

Mixing Ginseng and Blood Thinners Might Be Dangerous

...h significant health problems. Hence they say that metabolism of ginseng and warfarin may differ between their study group and actual patients....

Women With Diabetes At Increased Risk Of Developing Cognitive Impairment

... early diagnosis and treatment of abnormal glucose metabolism and their effects on cognitive impairment to combat the problem....

Evaluating The Benefits Of A Low – carb Diet

Low-carb diets do a better job of keeping metabolism on track when people are trying to lose weight, //...ruits and nuts. Blood sugar rises more slowly, and metabolism remains more normal. Specialists say that conventional weight-loss diets usually don’t work for mor...

Sleeping Less May be related to Weight Gain

...rs could help reduce obesity's negative effects on metabolism and health. In commenting on a second article appearing in the same issue of the Archives, Bass and Turek note that even school age American children are not obtaining enough sleep and that sleep loss during the formative years of life could be putti...

Understanding The Link Between Movement And Metabolism

... activity thermogenesis , creates a more effective metabolism than standard organized exercise. Researchers say ... chemical difference in the brain. People with low metabolism have low NEAT, which means they have a biological need to sit more. In conclusion researchers say ,...

Understanding Gene Profiles Could Help Cure A Resistant Form Of Leukemia In Kids

...tion, proliferation and development as well as the metabolism of proteins, nucleic acids and carbohydrates. Studies in the past have identified only three of the 124 genes to be linked with ALL resistance. Thus researchers say the genes uncovered in their recent study point to new targets for future chemothera...

Metabolic problems related to clogged arteries

...established the first direct association of faulty metabolism with clogged arteries// and blood pressure, drawing parallels from an animal study. Atherosclerosis or clogged arteries happens in the process where fatty substances, cholesterol, cellular waste products, calcium etc are deposited on the inner linin...

Genetics linked to leukemia treatment success rate in children

... gene codes for enzymes, which are involved in the metabolism and reaction to chemotherapy drugs used in treating cancer. The results had showed that for children in the lower risk group, having TYMS 3/3 genotype may be a risk factor for the disease. For the children in the high-risk group, GSTM1 non-null geno...

People with low birth weight may help themselves in diabetes

...s affects the population in terms of affecting the metabolism of blood glucose and impaired function of the insulin that helps in controlling the blood sugar levels. The main risk factors for diabetes are obesity, physical inactivity, genetic influence and age related factors. Recent studies have shown that low...

Chronic kidney disease has genetical origins

...orrect fluid and waste balance that is part of the metabolism practice. This leads to accumulation of wastes in the body that can lead to toxicity of the body. Chronic kidney disease can become a lifelong or fatal condition, if is not managed effectively. Researchers of Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public...

Reason for diabetes drug causing edema discovered

...that helps the body to use the insulin to increase metabolism and control blood glucose levels. The research re...ich plays an important role in deciding the sodium metabolism in the body. Imbalance in sodium retention is one of the causes suspected by the scientists in causi...

Developmental Origins of Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome

...rowth is more likely to have problems with insulin metabolism in later life due to an underlying metabolic problem. In women this problem appears to be associated with PCOS, and is most evident where there is a constellation of symptoms of increasing severity. Hence, I suspect there are at least two pathways th...

Arsenic poisoning reactions can be traced to genes

...Researchers found that three genes are involved in metabolism of arsenic in the body. The research also showed that children with a mutation of the gene variety CYT19 react to arsenic in a different manner than the adults. The results of the research can be important as arsenic is often used as a drug to treat...

Burning energy and its impact on health during exercise can be of genetic origin

...repared measurements of insulin action and glucose metabolism at the start of the program and then again after it were done. The results had shown that insulin sensitivity of the participants has improved but the results were dependent on the families they belong to. Reference: Diabetologia, June 2005...

Metabolism cycle of Kala-Azar parasite revealed

...their metabolism// and growth different from human metabolism which requires glucose. Associate Professor Malc...nd to utilize sugar mannose in the blood for their metabolism and growth and it was found that it does not use glucose for its metabolism which is used by us. So,...

Studies On Hearing Loss Discovers New Causes

...s affects the population in terms of affecting the metabolism of blood glucose and impaired function of the insulin that helps in controlling the blood sugar levels. The main risk factors for diabetes are obesity, physical inactivity, genetic influence and age related factors. Recent studies have shown that low...

Fasting, Feasting Your Way To Health

...mall meals during the course of a day. "Our basic metabolism was set up when we were hunter-gatherers," he told The Times. "The pattern would have been a mixture of feast and famine. Maybe we would go several days without food, and then splurge when a supply was found. We not only get much less exercise than...

Choice Of Treatment Increases Risk Of Death In Kidney Disease

...orrect fluid and waste balance that is part of the metabolism practice. This leads to accumulation of wastes in the body that can lead to toxicity of the body. Chronic kidney disease can become a lifelong or fatal condition, is not managed effectively. For more information read: http://www.medindia.net/pati...

Geriatric Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease May Not Be Treated Properly

...orrect fluid and waste balance that is part of the metabolism practice. This leads to accumulation of wastes in the body that can lead to toxicity of the body. Chronic kidney disease can become a lifelong or fatal condition, is not managed effectively....

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