Apples, apple juice shown to prevent early atherosclerosis May 03, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 12 vote(s)
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A new study shows that apples and apple juice are playing the same health league as the often-touted purple grapes and grape juice. The study was published in the April 2008 issue of Molecular Nutrition and Food Research. | |
New cancer gene found May 08, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 18 vote(s)
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Researchers at the OU Cancer Institute have identified a new gene that causes cancer. The ground-breaking research appears in Nature’s cancer journal Oncogene. | |
Vitamin D linked to reduced mortality rate in CKD May 07, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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For patients with moderate to severe chronic kidney disease (CKD), treatment with activated vitamin D may reduce the risk of death by approximately one-fourth, suggests a study in the August Journal of the American Society ... | |
Common herbicide disrupts human hormone activity in cell studies May 07, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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A common weedkiller in the U.S., already suspected of causing sexual abnormalities in frogs and fish, has now been found to alter hormonal signaling in human cells, scientists from the University of California San Francisco ... | |
Not all fat created equal May 06, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 16 vote(s)
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It has long been known that type 2 diabetes is linked to obesity, particularly fat inside the belly. Now, researchers at the Joslin Diabetes Center have found that fat from other areas of the body can actually reduce insulin ... | |
Researchers find way to make tumor cells easier to destroy May 06, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 9 vote(s)
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Tumors have a unique vulnerability that can be exploited to make them more sensitive to heat and radiation, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis report. | |
Cell's 'power plant' genes raise vision disorder risk May 07, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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Genetic variation in the DNA of mitochondria – the “power plants” of cells – contributes to a person’s risk of developing age-related macular degeneration (AMD), Vanderbilt investigators report May 7 in the journal PLoS ... | |
Low blood levels of vitamin D may be associated with depression in older adults May 05, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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Older adults with low blood levels of vitamin D and high blood levels of a hormone secreted by the parathyroid glands may have a higher risk of depression, according to a report in the May issue of Archives of General ... | |
Commonly used medications associated with impaired physical function in older adults May 04, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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Older adults who take drugs designed to block the neurotransmitter acetylcholine – including common medications for incontinence, high blood pressure and allergies – are more likely to be dependent in one or more activities ... | |
Nearly one-third of US parents don't know what to expect of infants May 04, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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Almost one-third of U.S. parents have a surprisingly low-level knowledge of typical infant development and unrealistic expectations for their child’s physical, social and emotional growth, according research from the University ... | |
Ibuprofen linked to reduced risk of Alzheimer's disease May 05, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 11 vote(s)
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Long-term use of ibuprofen and other drugs commonly used for aches and pains was associated with a lower risk of Alzheimer’s disease, according to a study published in the May 6, 2008, issue of Neurology, the medical ... | |
Who should MDs let die in a pandemic? Report offers answers May 05, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 50 vote(s)
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(AP) -- Doctors know some patients needing lifesaving care won't get it in a flu pandemic or other disaster. The gut-wrenching dilemma will be deciding who to let die. | |
Too much, too little sleep tied to ill health in CDC study May 07, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 9 vote(s)
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(AP) -- People who sleep fewer than six hours a night - or more than nine - are more likely to be obese, according to a new government study that is one of the largest to show a link between irregular sleep and big bellies. ... | |
The secret to long life may not be in the genes May 05, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 16 vote(s)
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A research on the bone health of one of the oldest persons in the world, who recently died at the age of 114, reveals that there were no genetic modifications which could have contributed to this longevity. The research team, ... | |
Immune system pathway identified to fight allergens, asthma May 07, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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For the first time, researchers from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine have identified genetic components of dendritic cells that are key to asthma and allergy-related immune response malfunction. Targeting ... | |
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