http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. European researchers have published a study which analyses the health economics of increased dairy foods and related reduction in risk of osteoporotic fractures in the population aged over 50. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-health-economic-benefits-boosting-dietary-calcium.html Health Tue, 13 Nov 2012 01:00:01 EST news271956063 In a new observational study presented today at the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Food and Nutrition Conference and Exposition (FNCE) in Philadelphia, PA, researchers looked at the association of grape consumption, in the non-alcoholic forms most commonly consumed – fresh grapes, raisins and 100% grape juice – with the diet quality of a recent, nationally representative sample of U.S. children and adults. Their findings suggest that, among adults and children, consumption of grapes and grape products is associated with healthier dietary patterns and increased nutrient intake. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-grape-consumption-healthier-dietary-patterns.html Health Wed, 10 Oct 2012 15:29:31 EST news269101764 New born human infants have the largest brains among primates, but also the highest proportion of body fat. Before birth, if the supply of nutrients from the mother through the placenta is limited or unbalanced, the developing baby faces a dilemma: should resources be allocated to brain growth, or to fat deposition for use as an energy reserve during the early months after birth? http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-children-body-fatness-linked-decisions.html Medical research Wed, 22 Aug 2012 17:00:05 EST news264872181 While clinical trial results are being released regarding drugs intended to decrease amyloid production - thought to contribute to decline in Alzheimer's disease - clinical trials of drugs targeting other disease proteins, such as tau, are in their initial phases. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-anti-tau-drug-cognition-decreases-tau.html Alzheimer's disease & dementia Thu, 19 Jul 2012 12:45:03 EST news261920677 The blood-brain barrier -- the filter that governs what can and cannot come into contact with the mammalian brain -- is a marvel of nature. It effectively separates circulating blood from the fluid that bathes the brain, and it keeps out bacteria, viruses and other agents that could damage it. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-blood-brain-barrier-blocks-forged-human.html Medical research Sun, 24 Jun 2012 13:50:01 EST news259758396 A New Zealand inquest has been told a woman's 10-litre (2.2 gallon) a day Cola-Cola habit may have contributed to her death, reports said Friday. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-soft-cited-factor-nz-woman.html Health Fri, 20 Apr 2012 10:32:24 EST news254136717 The cold snap has well and truly set in across much of Europe, and as temperatures fall, watching our health becomes increasingly more crucial. Keeping our vitamin D levels up during the winter months has long been lauded as an important part of this fight against unforgiving winter climes, particularly for vulnerable groups such as young children. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-european-kids-vitamin-d-winter.html Health Mon, 06 Feb 2012 06:19:56 EST news247731548 New research by scientists at the University of Southampton could lead to the design of more effective drugs to combat malaria. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-vitamins-drugs-combat-malaria.html Medical research Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:48:03 EST news246894470