Archive: 08/25/2011
Smoking soon after waking raises risk of lung and head and neck cancers
Two new studies have found that smokers who tend to take their first cigarette soon after they wake up in the morning may have a higher risk of developing lung and head and neck cancers than smokers who refrain from lighting ...
Addiction
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Could a tumor suppressor also fight obesity?
The hormone receptor guanylyl cyclase C (GCC) has been established as a suppressor of colorectal cancer tumors, but new evidence from Thomas Jefferson University suggests it may also help fight one of the country's biggest ...
Medical research
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The malaria mosquito is disappearing -- but it is not just good news
The incidence of malaria in many African countries south of the Sahara is falling rapidly. A Danish-Tanzanian research group has discovered that the mosquito carrying the malaria parasite has practically disappeared from ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
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A lifetime of physical activity yields measurable benefits as we age
The benefits of physical activity accumulate across a lifetime, according to a new study published in the October issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. Researchers in England and Australia examined the as ...
Health
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Protein linked to Parkinson's disease may regulate fat metabolism
National Institutes of Health researchers have found that Parkin, an important protein linked with some cases of early-onset Parkinson's disease, regulates how cells in our bodies take up and process dietary fats.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
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Third genetic link to osteoarthritis discovered
Researchers have today revealed a new gene associated with osteoarthritis. This is only the third gene to be identified for this painful and debilitating disease that affects more than 40 per cent of people aged more than ...
Genetics
Aug 25, 2011 |
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False expectation determines if return journey feels shorter than outward one
Just back from holiday? The chances are you felt that the journey home by plane, car or train went much quicker than the outward journey, even though in fact both distances and journey times are usually the same. So why the ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
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New imaging test gives physicians better tool to diagnose Parkinson's disease
Thanks to a new diagnostic imaging technique, physicians now have an objective test to evaluate patients for parkinsonian syndromes, such as Parkinson's disease. Northwestern Memorial Hospital is among the first institutions ...
Parkinson's & Movement disorders
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Heart may hold key to unexplained nausea in youths
Heart rate and blood pressure regulation may hold the key to treating unexplained chronic nausea in children. In a new study by researchers at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, a drug commonly used to treat a condition ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
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New research identifies differences in metabolic disease markers in healthy, obese 7-to-9-year-olds
Research led by Dr. Melinda Sothern, Professor of Public Health and Jim Finks Endowed Chair in Health Promotion at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans, has found that obese 7-9-year-old children had nearly three times ...
Health
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Workplace stress a growing health hazard
Job-related stress is catching up with the Canadians. A new study by Concordia University economists, published in BMC Public Health, has found that increased job stress causes workers to increasingly seek h ...
Health
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Aerobic exercise bests resistance training at burning belly fat
Aerobic exercise is your best bet when it comes to losing that dreaded belly fat, a new study finds.
Health
Aug 25, 2011 |
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Advocacy group seeks ban on pelvic surgical mesh
(AP) -- A consumer advocacy group is calling on government regulators to ban a type of surgical mesh used to treat pelvic collapse, saying it exposes patients to serious risks.
Medications
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Kidney stones’ seasonality reflected in Google searches
(Medical Xpress) -- You might save yourself a lot of pain and trouble during the dog days of summer by drinking to your health – with a long, cool glass of water. The incidence of kidney stones – which ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
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Heat in chili peppers can ease sinus problems, research shows
(Medical Xpress) -- Hot chili peppers are known to make people "tear up,” but a new study led by University of Cincinnati allergy researcher Jonathan Bernstein, MD, found that a nasal spray containing an ingredient derived ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
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