News tagged with oxidative stress


Air pollution increases risk of insulin resistance in children

New research shows that growing up in areas where air pollution is increased raises the risk of insulin resistance (the prescursor to diabetes) in children. The research is published in Diabetologia, the journal of the Eu ...

Diabetes created May 09, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Gray hair and vitiligo reversed at the root

Hair dye manufacturers are on notice: The cure for gray hair is coming. That's right, the need to cover up one of the classic signs of aging with chemical pigments will be a thing of the past thanks to a team of European ...

Medical research created May 03, 2013 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (34) | comments 14 | with audio podcast

Losing sleep? Scientists evaluate why

The issue of sleep deprivation has gone beyond the counting of sheep and into the scientific domain, as European researchers set up 'sleep labs' to study the biomedical and sociological factors keeping us ...

Health created May 03, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

African-American breast cancer survivors face higher risk of heart failure

African-American women who survive breast cancer are more likely to develop heart failure than other women who have beaten the disease, according to research being presented at the American College of Cardiology's 62nd Annual ...

Cardiology created Mar 07, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Dietary PA/OA fat ratio may affect T2DM risk in women only

(HealthDay)—A diet low in palmitic acid (PA) and high in oleic acid (OA) improves insulin sensitivity and is associated with lower levels of markers of metabolic and oxidative stress in women only, according ...

Diabetes created Dec 28, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Impaired blood vessel function found in cystic fibrosis patients

The first evidence of blood vessel dysfunction has been found in a small cohort of generally healthy young people with cystic fibrosis, researchers report.

Medical research created Nov 26, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Scientists identify compounds that could thwart post-traumatic stress disorder

A brain pathway that is stimulated by traumatic or fearful experiences can be disrupted by two compounds that show promise for preventing post-traumatic stress disorder, Indiana University researchers reported.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Oct 15, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Aging kidneys may hold key to new high blood pressure therapies

Gaining new insight to managing sodium balance and blood pressure, investigators at the University of Houston (UH) College of Pharmacy believe their work may identify future therapeutic targets to control ...

Medical research created Aug 29, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Is Ovarian Cancer Linked to Ovulation?

(Medical Xpress) -- Could ovulation be the link to ovarian cancer? Joanna Burdette of the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Pharmacy thinks it might be, and she's working to find out.

Cancer created Jul 24, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

How aging normal cells fuel tumor growth and metastasis

It has long been known that cancer is a disease of aging, but a molecular link between the two has remained elusive.

Cancer created Jun 14, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New study suggests link between chronic estrogen exposure and high blood pressure

For many years doctors believed the estrogen women consumed in the form of oral contraceptives and hormone replacement therapy (HRT) pills was good for their patients' hearts. Recent studies however have shown that long-term ...

Medical research created May 26, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0