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The benefits of green tea in reducing an important risk factor for heart disease Medicine & Health / Research July 02, 2008 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 17 vote(s) \| No comments yet More evidence for the beneficial effect of green tea on risk factors for heart disease has emerged in a new study reported in the latest issue of European Journal of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation. The ...

Potential to prevent loss of insulin in type 2 diabetes Medicine & Health / Diseases July 14, 2008 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 17 vote(s) \| No comments yet There are two completely different diseases known as diabetes. Type 1 is an autoimmune condition that often starts in childhood or adolescence. Type 2 is a metabolic disorder sometimes associated with lifestyle. In both cases, ...

Study uncovers how Ritalin works in brain to boost cognition, focus attention Medicine & Health / Other June 24, 2008 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 14 vote(s) \| User comments: 2 Stimulant medications such as Ritalin have been prescribed for decades to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and their popularity as "cognition enhancers" has recently surged among the healthy, as well

Researchers say popular fish contains potentially dangerous fatty acid combination Medicine & Health / Research July 08, 2008 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 36 vote(s) \| No comments yet Farm-raised tilapia, one of the most highly consumed fish in America, has very low levels of beneficial omega-3 fatty acids and, perhaps worse, very high levels of omega-6 fatty acids, according to new research from Wake ...

Complexity of Crohn's disease revealed as 'gene' count tops 30 Medicine & Health / Genetics June 29, 2008 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 8 vote(s) \| No comments yet New research has trebled the number of genetic regions known to be implicated in Crohn's disease, a form of inflammatory bowel disease, to over thirty. The research, published today in the journal Nature Genetics, ...

Protein on 'speed' linked to ADHD Medicine & Health / Research July 08, 2008 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 8 vote(s) \| No comments yet A genetic change in the dopamine transporter – one of the brain's dopamine-handling proteins – makes it behave as if amphetamine is present and "run backward," Vanderbilt University Medical Center investigators report this ...

Spiritual effects of hallucinogens persist, researchers report Medicine & Health / Other July 01, 2008 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 87 vote(s) \| User comments: 33 In a follow-up to research showing that psilocybin, a substance contained in "sacred mushrooms," produces substantial spiritual effects, a Johns Hopkins team reports that those beneficial effects appear to last more than ...

Passive learning imprints on the brain just like active learning Medicine & Health / Research July 14, 2008 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 21 vote(s) \| User comments: 1 It's conventional wisdom that practice makes perfect. But if practicing only consists of watching, rather than doing, does that advance proficiency? Yes, according to a study by Dartmouth researchers.

Researchers identify cancer preventive properties in common vitamin supplement Medicine & Health / Cancer July 07, 2008 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 34 vote(s) \| User comments: 1 Early laboratory research has shown that resveratrol, a common dietary supplement, suppresses the abnormal cell formation that leads to most types of breast cancer, suggesting a potential role for the agent in breast cancer ...

Fish oil and red yeast rice studied for lowering blood cholesterol Medicine & Health / Research July 08, 2008 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 13 vote(s) \| No comments yet A great deal of scientific evidence shows that cholesterol-reducing medications known as statins can help prevent coronary artery disease. Although the safety of these medications has been well documented, as many as 40 percent ...

Leading worldwide cause of cardiovascular disease may be modified by diet Medicine & Health / Health July 08, 2008 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 13 vote(s) \| No comments yet A new article indicates that an increased intake in minerals such as potassium, and possibly magnesium and calcium by dietary means may reduce the risk of high blood pressure and decrease blood pressure in people with hypertension. ...

Designer diet for prostate cancer Medicine & Health / Cancer July 02, 2008 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 18 vote(s) \| No comments yet Eating one or more portions of broccoli every week can reduce the risk of prostate cancer, and the risk of localised cancer becoming more aggressive.

Woman aquires new accent after stroke Medicine & Health / Research July 03, 2008 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 22 vote(s) \| User comments: 12 A woman in southern Ontario is one of the first cases in Canada of a rare neurological syndrome in which a person starts speaking with a different accent, McMaster University researchers report in the July issue of the Canadian ...

Keeping hands where you can see 'em alters perception, study finds Medicine & Health / Psychology July 09, 2008 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 12 vote(s) \| No comments yet Psychologists at Washington University in St. Louis, led by Richard A. Abrams, Ph.D., professor of psychology in Arts & Sciences, have shown that to see objects better, you should take the matter into your ...

Exercise may prevent brain shrinkage in early Alzheimer's disease Medicine & Health / Research July 14, 2008 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 7 vote(s) \| No comments yet Mild Alzheimer's disease patients with higher physical fitness had larger brains compared to mild Alzheimer's patients with lower physical fitness, according to a study published in the July 15, 2008, issue of Neurology, ...

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The benefits of green tea in reducing an important risk factor for heart disease Medicine & Health / Research July 02, 2008 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 17 vote(s) \| No comments yet More evidence for the beneficial effect of green tea on risk factors for heart disease has emerged in a new study reported in the latest issue of European Journal of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation. The ...

Potential to prevent loss of insulin in type 2 diabetes Medicine & Health / Diseases July 14, 2008 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 17 vote(s) \| No comments yet There are two completely different diseases known as diabetes. Type 1 is an autoimmune condition that often starts in childhood or adolescence. Type 2 is a metabolic disorder sometimes associated with lifestyle. In both cases, ...

Study uncovers how Ritalin works in brain to boost cognition, focus attention Medicine & Health / Other June 24, 2008 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 14 vote(s) \| User comments: 2 Stimulant medications such as Ritalin have been prescribed for decades to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and their popularity as "cognition enhancers" has recently surged among the healthy, as well

Researchers say popular fish contains potentially dangerous fatty acid combination Medicine & Health / Research July 08, 2008 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 36 vote(s) \| No comments yet Farm-raised tilapia, one of the most highly consumed fish in America, has very low levels of beneficial omega-3 fatty acids and, perhaps worse, very high levels of omega-6 fatty acids, according to new research from Wake ...

Complexity of Crohn's disease revealed as 'gene' count tops 30 Medicine & Health / Genetics June 29, 2008 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 8 vote(s) \| No comments yet New research has trebled the number of genetic regions known to be implicated in Crohn's disease, a form of inflammatory bowel disease, to over thirty. The research, published today in the journal Nature Genetics, ...

Protein on 'speed' linked to ADHD Medicine & Health / Research July 08, 2008 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 8 vote(s) \| No comments yet A genetic change in the dopamine transporter – one of the brain's dopamine-handling proteins – makes it behave as if amphetamine is present and "run backward," Vanderbilt University Medical Center investigators report this ...

Spiritual effects of hallucinogens persist, researchers report Medicine & Health / Other July 01, 2008 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 87 vote(s) \| User comments: 33 In a follow-up to research showing that psilocybin, a substance contained in "sacred mushrooms," produces substantial spiritual effects, a Johns Hopkins team reports that those beneficial effects appear to last more than ...

Passive learning imprints on the brain just like active learning Medicine & Health / Research July 14, 2008 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 21 vote(s) \| User comments: 1 It's conventional wisdom that practice makes perfect. But if practicing only consists of watching, rather than doing, does that advance proficiency? Yes, according to a study by Dartmouth researchers.

Researchers identify cancer preventive properties in common vitamin supplement Medicine & Health / Cancer July 07, 2008 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 34 vote(s) \| User comments: 1 Early laboratory research has shown that resveratrol, a common dietary supplement, suppresses the abnormal cell formation that leads to most types of breast cancer, suggesting a potential role for the agent in breast cancer ...

Fish oil and red yeast rice studied for lowering blood cholesterol Medicine & Health / Research July 08, 2008 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 13 vote(s) \| No comments yet A great deal of scientific evidence shows that cholesterol-reducing medications known as statins can help prevent coronary artery disease. Although the safety of these medications has been well documented, as many as 40 percent ...

Leading worldwide cause of cardiovascular disease may be modified by diet Medicine & Health / Health July 08, 2008 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 13 vote(s) \| No comments yet A new article indicates that an increased intake in minerals such as potassium, and possibly magnesium and calcium by dietary means may reduce the risk of high blood pressure and decrease blood pressure in people with hypertension. ...

Designer diet for prostate cancer Medicine & Health / Cancer July 02, 2008 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 18 vote(s) \| No comments yet Eating one or more portions of broccoli every week can reduce the risk of prostate cancer, and the risk of localised cancer becoming more aggressive.

Woman aquires new accent after stroke Medicine & Health / Research July 03, 2008 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 22 vote(s) \| User comments: 12 A woman in southern Ontario is one of the first cases in Canada of a rare neurological syndrome in which a person starts speaking with a different accent, McMaster University researchers report in the July issue of the Canadian ...

Keeping hands where you can see 'em alters perception, study finds Medicine & Health / Psychology July 09, 2008 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 12 vote(s) \| No comments yet Psychologists at Washington University in St. Louis, led by Richard A. Abrams, Ph.D., professor of psychology in Arts & Sciences, have shown that to see objects better, you should take the matter into your ...

Exercise may prevent brain shrinkage in early Alzheimer's disease Medicine & Health / Research July 14, 2008 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 7 vote(s) \| No comments yet Mild Alzheimer's disease patients with higher physical fitness had larger brains compared to mild Alzheimer's patients with lower physical fitness, according to a study published in the July 15, 2008, issue of Neurology, ...

The benefits of green tea in reducing an important risk factor for heart disease

Potential to prevent loss of insulin in type 2 diabetes

Study uncovers how Ritalin works in brain to boost cognition, focus attention

Researchers say popular fish contains potentially dangerous fatty acid combination

Complexity of Crohn's disease revealed as 'gene' count tops 30

Protein on 'speed' linked to ADHD

Spiritual effects of hallucinogens persist, researchers report

Passive learning imprints on the brain just like active learning

Researchers identify cancer preventive properties in common vitamin supplement

Fish oil and red yeast rice studied for lowering blood cholesterol

Leading worldwide cause of cardiovascular disease may be modified by diet

Designer diet for prostate cancer

Woman aquires new accent after stroke

Keeping hands where you can see 'em alters perception, study finds

Exercise may prevent brain shrinkage in early Alzheimer's disease

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