News tagged with physiological effects


Vitamin D slows the progression of cells from premalignant to malignant states, keeping their proliferation in check

(Medical Xpress)—A team of researchers at McGill University have discovered a molecular basis for the potential cancer preventive effects of vitamin D. The team, led by McGill professors John White and David Goltzman, of ...

Cancer created Nov 23, 2012 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (11) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Sugar fights still simmer as new brain study finds fructose might stimulate appetite

Fructose, a sugar much maligned in recent years, recently took another hit when a preliminary study by Yale University found that it might stimulate appetite more than other sugar types. The results came ...

Health created Jan 14, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

New mouse model confirms how type 2 diabetes develops

Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have developed a new mouse model that answers the question of what actually happens in the body when type 2 diabetes develops and how the body responds to drug treatment. Long-term ...

Diabetes created May 03, 2013 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (3) | comments 1

How chronic stress short-circuits parenting

In the best of circumstances, raising a toddler is a daunting undertaking. But parents under long-term stress often find it particularly challenging to tap into the patience, responsiveness, and energy required ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Oct 05, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Negative stereotypes about the poor hurt their health

(Medical Xpress) -- Adolescents who grow up in poverty are more likely to report being treated unfairly, and this perception of discrimination is related to harmful changes in physical health, reports a new Cornell study ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jul 30, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Advanced maternal age not harmful for children in adulthood

(Medical Xpress)—Previously existing ideas on how advanced maternal age affects adult health of children have to be reconsidered. It had been thought that mothers delivering later in life have children ...

Health created Sep 06, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Being bullied can cause trauma symptoms

Problems caused by bullying do not necessarily cease when the abuse stops. Recent research shows that victims may need long-term support.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Nov 27, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Hydrogen sulfide: The next anti-aging agent?

Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) may play a wide-ranging role in staving off aging, according to a paper published online ahead of print in the journal Molecular and Cellular Biology. In this review article, a team from China explor ...

Medical research created Jan 29, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Fish oil may help the heart beat mental stress

Why is fish oil good for the heart? A new study suggests that this omega 3 fatty acid-rich nutrient could blunt some cardiovascular effects of mental stress.

Health created May 22, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0