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Taking cholesterol-lowering drugs may also reduce the risk of dying from prostate cancer, study finds

Men with prostate cancer who take cholesterol-lowering drugs called statins are significantly less likely to die from their cancer than men who don't take such medication, according to study led by researchers at Fred Hutchinson ...

Cancer created May 02, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Exposure to everyday noise influences heart rate variability

(Medical Xpress)—Exposure to noise, for example from road traffic, may adversely affect the cardiovascular system. Until now, underlying mechanisms linking noise to elevated cardiovascular risk have rarely been explored ...

Health created May 02, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Vitamin D: More may not be better

In recent years, healthy people have been bombarded by stories in the media and on health websites warning about the dangers of too-low vitamin D levels, and urging high doses of supplements to protect against everything ...

Health created May 01, 2013 | popularity 3 / 5 (4) | comments 3

Self-affirmation improves problem-solving under stress

It's no secret that stress increases your susceptibility to health problems, and it also impacts your ability to solve problems and be creative. But methods to prevent associated risks and effects have been less clear – ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created May 01, 2013 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Mouse study provides new clue to staying skinny on a high-fat diet

(Medical Xpress)—The mystery of why some people get fat eating high-fat foods while others can stay skinny on a diet of burgers and chips is closer to being solved.

Diabetes created May 01, 2013 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Gastric bypass findings could lead to diabetes treatment

A Lund University research team has shed new light on why gastric bypass often sends diabetes into remission rapidly, opening the door to developing treatment with the same effect.

Diabetes created May 01, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Scientists much closer to developing screening test for early detection of Alzheimer's disease

They identified blood-based biological markers that are associated with the build up of a toxic protein in the brain which occurs years before symptoms appear and irreversible brain damage has occurred.

Alzheimer's disease & dementia created May 01, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Neon exposes hidden ALS cells

A small group of elusive neurons in the brain's cortex play a big role in ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis), a swift and fatal neurodegenerative disease that paralyzes its victims. But the neurons have always been difficult ...

Neuroscience created Apr 30, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers pinpoint upper safe limit of vitamin D blood levels

Researchers claim to have calculated for the first time, the upper safe limit of vitamin D levels, above which the associated risk for cardiovascular events or death raises significantly, according to a recent study accepted ...

Health created Apr 30, 2013 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Study compares effectiveness of 2 vs. 3 doses of HPV vaccine for girls and young women

With the number of doses and cost of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines a barrier to global implementation, researchers have found that girls who received two doses of HPV vaccine had immune responses to HPV-16 and HPV-18 ...

Cancer created Apr 30, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Low HDL-cholesterol—Not quantity, but quality

Many of the genes regulating the inflammation and immune response of the body are also associated with low HDL-cholesterol levels in the circulation, tells the recent study conducted at the University of ...

Cardiology created Apr 30, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Study shows Internet-based program effective in reducing stress

The use of Internet-based stress management programs (ISM) effectively reduce stress for a sustainable period, according to a Cleveland Clinic study published recently in Annals of Behavioral Medicine.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Apr 30, 2013 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Hawaii is least stressed state with highest enjoyment levels

(HealthDay)—Hawaii remains the least stressed state, and also reports the highest level of enjoyment, according to a report from Gallup-Healthways.

Health created Apr 29, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Zoledronic acid linked to early increase in sclerostin levels

(HealthDay)—Women with postmenopausal osteoporosis treated with zoledronic acid show an early increase in serum levels of the negative regulator of bone formation, sclerostin, that return close to baseline ...

Medications created Apr 29, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Obesity may influence heart function through sex hormones

New research suggests that changes in sex hormones as seen in obesity may have possible effects on the heart. The study by researchers from Belgium, presented at the European Congress of Endocrinology in Copenhagen, Denmark, ...

Overweight and Obesity created Apr 29, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0