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Food Supplements Can Prevent Alzheimer’

...n lesions characteristic of the disease. Initially various environmental factors affecting the symptoms were studied but the mice only showed minimal memory or other brain-related problems. Researchers wondered if the reason was because they were living on a diet rich in soy and fish, two foods high in DHA,...

Depression A Cause for Death in Elderly

...depression. Researchers say, “After adjusting for various demographic factors, 18-month mortality was almost 70 percent higher in those depressive symptoms than in those with fewer symptoms.” Women were affected more than men. Depressed men were not at increased risk of mortality compared with men with some...

Circadian Rhythm Could Determine Lung Function

...acked 4,835 patients undergoing breathing tests at various times of the day, showed lung function was at its lowest at 12:00 p.m. and at its best between 4:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. According to researchers, these results help determine the best times to exercise and can even affect how a person takes their med...

Being Obese Increases Ones Risk Of A wrong Diagnosis During Medical Imaging

In addition to being at-risk for various health conditions, obese people may also be cutting their chance of being accurately diagnosed // during medical imaging. According to a recent study researchers say obesity can limit the ability and accuracy of imaging equipment scans, such as comp...

X – Rays Found To Increase Cancer Risk

...nnual number of diagnostic X-rays undertaken in // various developed countries. Investigators report the cumulative risk of cancer ranged from 0.6 percent to 1.8 percent to over 3 percent in Japan. Japan has the highest number of annual diagnostic X-rays in the world. In the United Kingdom, researchers say...

In Search Of Drugs From the Ocean

...ere are about 30 marine-derived pharmaceuticals in various stages of clinical trials. Researchers say they are uncovering new microorganisms on a weekly basis and they feel that there is some relevant medical application of some of these microorganisms. In conclusion researchers say they can look forward to...

Predicting Severity Of Appendicitis With Computed Tomography

...cute appendicitis. The study showed CT, which uses various measurements to predict the severity of acute appendicitis, gave results matching the actual condition of the appendix in acute appendicitis. Results of the findings were used to construct a model that could, along with additional CT measurements, h...

Diabetes A Common Problem In The Elderly

...g insulin resistance, impaired glucose metabolism, various medications, or even some nutritional supplements.... consecutive patients admitted to the hospital for various causes.Overall, mortality rates rose as average glucose levels rose, with the lowest rate of death (...

Weight Loss An Indicator Of Dementia In The Elderly

...n the elderly is common and may be associated with various diseases including Alzheimer's. This has been documented in people who already have dementia. For the study researchers analyzed data on nearly 2,000 Japanese-American men. The study included 112 men with new-onset dementia and 1,778 without dementia...

The Link Between Weight Loss and Heart Failure

...in II and IGF-1 work to produce weight loss. Using various scientific methods, they showed angiotensin II inhibits IGF-1 signaling in skeletal muscle, which in turn, leads to skeletal muscle loss. They also found a complete reversal of angiotensin-related weight loss in mice that were genetically engineered ...

Relief From Asthma With New Combo Therapy

...ding to a new study. For the study the effects of various combinations of medicine on asthma symptoms in 2,760 asthma patients at 246 centers in 22 countries were analyzed. The patients were divided into three treatment groups: a bud/form combination twice a day and as needed for relief, bud/form twice a da...

Analyzing The Risk Factors For Diabetic Neuropathy

...cterized by loss of feeling or painful tingling in various parts of the body, at the initial screen. All patients were followed for about seven years. On analyzing the data 276 patients, or about 23 percent, developed neuropathy. While incidence of the condition was related to blood sugar control and diabet...

Can your bulging abdomen lead to cancer?

...the journal Obesity Research. Body fat consists of various forms of fat tissues, of which adipose //tissues are of two types- subcutaneous fat and visceral fat. Researchers have found that a higher level of visceral fat may make the people more at risk to prostate cancer. When 63 prostate cancer patients w...

Testing Of Saliva May Predict Dental Caries

... saliva// to measure the relative concentration of various sugar chains called oligosaccharides. Sugar chains in the saliva are same as those present in the teeth surface. Some sugar chains repel bacteria to attack a tooth, others may help certain bacteria to bond with the tooth. Each individual sugar chai...

Is Surgery The Only Solution To Backache?

...d observed about 6000 surgical patients treated at various centers of National Spine Network, US, said that patients who had other health troubles than back pain had benefited much less from the surgery. The study participants were requested to fill out questionnaires regarding physiological conditions be...

Yet Another Use For Cell Phone Cameras

... in 82 percent of the cases. Agreement between the various physicians was high, suggesting the cell phone photos could accurately convey the information doctors need to make a diagnosis. Thus researchers say their study shows that telemedicine for chronic wounds is actually feasible under routine conditions...

Cell’s microenvironment linked to cancer

... enzyme cannot get access to the DNA. Studies on various cancer tissues showed that invasive cancers are more resistant to the action of this enzyme. This is due to the presence of rich mixture of molecules in the extracellular matrix of the cancer cells and these molecules manipulate the skeletal framewor...

New Treatment For People Allergic To Cats

...modified to treat a variety of allergies caused by various environment agents....

FDA Approves New Drug For Asthma In Children

...s and did not show any difference in responses for various age groups....

Case for dietary pattern and pancreatic cancer

...its and vegetables that consists of high intake of various fresh fruits and cruciferous vegetables; and, drinker that consists of high intake of liquor, wine and beer. The results were adjusted for education, age, physical activity, smoking, BMI, total calorie intake etc. the reports suggested an astonishi...

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