Health
PMS: an update on solutions
(HealthDay)—Up to 75 percent of women experience PMS (premenstrual syndrome) with symptoms like anxiety, irritability and fatigue, health experts say.
Jan 19, 2018
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News tagged with zinc
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Defect in zinc supply mechanism affects pathology of intractable pulmonary diseases
Obstructive pulmonary disease is a collective term for refractory respiratory diseases with chronic airway inflammation and excessive mucus retention that are accompanied by airway obstruction. They include chronic obstructive ...
Dec 29, 2017
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Health
Study in Bangladesh shows zinc is an essential element in male fertility
Trace levels of zinc present in semen are a vital determinant of male fertility, a recent study in Bangladesh capital Dhaka concludes.
Dec 19, 2017
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Oncology & Cancer
New method for suppressing lung cancer oncogene
Researchers at Okayama University describe in Oncotarget an approach for suppressing the expression of the SOX2 protein, an oncogene associated with both lung and esophageal cancer. The procedure, based on the targeted delivery ...
Nov 30, 2017
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Diabetes
Scientists prove the role of zinc in type 2 diabetes mellitus
Researchers from RUDN University and P. G. Demidov Yaroslavl State University have demonstrated an association between changes in the concentration of trace elements in blood (especially zinc) with prediabetes. The obtained ...
Nov 8, 2017
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Medical research
Research finds that zinc binding is vital for regulating pH levels in the brain
Researchers in Oslo, Norway, have discovered that zinc binding plays an important role in the sensing and regulation of pH in the human brain. The findings come as one of the first studies that directly link zinc binding ...
Oct 17, 2017
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Oncology & Cancer
Study says zinc can halt the growth of cancer cells
Zinc supplements can significantly inhibit the proliferation of esophageal cancer cells, according to a new study co-authored by a University of Texas at Arlington researcher.
Sep 28, 2017
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Health
How safe and effective is your sunscreen?
(HealthDay)—It may be easier than ever to find sunscreen with all the right stuff, but be sure to read the label or you could still get burned.
Aug 11, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Man loses feeling in legs after long-term denture fixative use
A 62-year-old man lost the feeling in both his legs after the regular long term use of a denture fixative containing zinc, reveal doctors writing in the online journal BMJ Case Reports.
Aug 8, 2017
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Peptide complex in the brain is responsible for Alzheimer's disease
Members of the Faculty of Fundamental Medicine at the Lomonosov Moscow State University have determined the structure of a peptide complex formed in the brain at the early stages of Alzheimer's disease. The research results ...
Jul 17, 2017
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