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Avacado protects from liver damage

... discovered three new compounds that might explain why the avocado is protective. "Besides offering taste and nutrition, avocados seem to improve liver health," said Hirokazu Kawagishi, professor of applied biological chemistry, at Shizuoka University. "I have begun eating avocados more myself, because o...

Genetic innovation

...o height in men. These genes may also help explain why men are taller than women. "If you have the tall version of both of these genes you will be taller than a person who only has the tall version of one of them," the author said. The Y chromosome is the male sex chromosome, absent in women. The gene ...

The hazards of using disinfectant hand gel

...nsuming, the rubs are drying to the skin. That's why disinfectant gels might be initiated. But although they might be easier on the hands, the anti-microbial action of the gels isn't necessarily so good. Researchers at the University of Geneva, and colleagues in Germany, compared a range of gels and fo...

Liver key to extending life

...tis, heart disease, cancer, and pneumonia. This is why we are actively investigating new ways to prevent age-related disease." Professor Le Couteur said that many age-related illnesses were caused by toxins and fats and that this is where his interest in the liver came from. The liver's role in the bod...

A new drug for bladder cancer

...f it escaped into the bloodstream. This might be why there were few, if any, side effects linked to gemcitabine in this trial. Standard treatments for bladder cancer cause a number of adverse effects such as fever, pain on urination and reduced white blood cell counts. Gemcitabine works by blocking the...

Decrease of 'Hunger Hormone' after Obesity Surgery

...ong-term weight loss. The finding may help explain why people undergoing surgery feel less hungry between meals, even though their intake of food has dropped dramatically. After surgery, the patients had lower levels of the hormone compared with both normal-weight people and obese people who lost weight...

Risk of heart diseases due to loneliness

...difference in physiological mechanisms may explain why lonely people tend to experience a gradual rise in systolic (higher figure) blood pressure as they age. Why loneliness affects the cardiovascular system in this way is not really clear - it may be that lonely people experience the world as a threaten...

More Vitamin C in organic oranges

... brighter and about twice as big. It's not clear why organic oranges are more vitamin C rich. The researchers think it may be to do with the fertiliser used by conventional farmers, which draws more water up into the fruit. So the vitamin content might be diluted. However, there's no real cost benefit ...

Iron supplementation quite necessary

...rious by doctors, but it is the most common reason why patients abandon ACE inhibitors.// In Seoul, at the School of Medicine, researchers, have found a way of treating the cough. They gave ten patients on ACE inhibitors, with the cough, iron supplements of 256 milligrams a day. Another nine patients ...

Watch what you eat during summer

...hout the bother of a bout of food poisoning.That's why they've just issued a few timely reminders on how best to prepare and store dishes intended for picnics and barbecues. Mostly, under these situations, one will find oneself handling raw meats and fish (for the barbecue) alongside chilled foods like...

Eating chocolate makes you happy

...ecent brain imaging studies have shed new light on why chocolate has an impact on mood. It's often assumed that chocolate contains psychoactive substances that affect brain chemistry. In fact, it is more likely that the unique combination of taste, texture and aroma in a bar of chocolate stimulate the pl...

Breastfeeding may decrease Breast Cancer Risk

...y are a major step forward in our understanding of why breast cancer is so common in developed countries." Researchers say the incidence of breast cancer in developed countries may be reduced by more than half if women still had as many children and breastfed them for as long as they had in the past. Ho...

Drinking wine as part of a healthy living

...on and their lifestyle for a fuller explanation of why wine, in particular, seems to contribute to better health....

Altitude sickness connected to genes

...g the mountaineers. Doctors have new findings into why some mountain climbers are affected by altitude sickness and others are not. They say two changes in a gene related to lung function may increase the risk of high altitude sickness.// The illness, high-altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE), can result wh...

Stop and think before you eat

...ead investigator Dr. Susan B. Roberts. The reasons why some people are able to stay trim while others gain weight remain unclear.// To investigate the role of eating behavior in weight gain, the researchers evaluated three eating behaviors--restraint, disinhibition and hunger--as well as the weight and ...

Advantages of Red Wine

... "good" cholesterol. This helps show some light on why red wine is believed to be protective against cardiovascular disease. // Researchers compared HDL cholesterol levels between 40 men who drink every now and then, those who are regular drinkers and those who are heavy drinkers. As alcohol consumption...

Genetic tests for cancer

...o interpret your individual risk of cancer. That's why the UK Human Genetics Commission is now studying the problem of the test kits, and has concluded that laboratory evidence alone could be highly misleading....

A new discovery about Acetaminophen

...s to be the target of acetaminophen. This explains why the drug is a good painkiller, even though it has very little effect on COX-1 or COX-2. The study may help scientists discover even more useful painkillers in the future. Acetaminophen is useful for people who can't take standard NSAIDs and is, in ge...

A new discovery about Acetaminophen

...s to be the target of acetaminophen. This explains why the drug is a good painkiller, even though it has very little effect on COX-1 or COX-2. The study may help scientists discover even more useful painkillers in the future. Acetaminophen is useful for people who can't take standard NSAIDs and is, in ge...

Regular exercise linked to extended menstrual cycles

...trual periods. The research supports one theory on why regular physical activity has been linked to a lower breast cancer risk. //Some evidence suggests that hormonal changes brought on by exercise may help lower the chances of breast cancer developing. However, the authors of the new study point out, t...

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