Archive: 14/06/2013

New findings regarding DNA damage checkpoint mechanism in oxidative stress

In current health lore, antioxidants are all the rage, as "everybody knows" that reducing the amount of "reactive oxygen species"—cell-damaging molecules that are byproducts of cellular metabolism—is critical to staying ...

Jun 14, 2013

2013 ESH/ESC Guidelines for the management of arterial hypertension

Lifestyle factors, lack of awareness by both patients and physicians, hesitancy in initiating and intensifying drug treatment, and healthcare structural deficiencies are amongst the reasons for the increasing problem of high ...

Jun 14, 2013

Researchers explode the myth about running injuries

If you are healthy and plan to start running for the first time, it is perfectly all right to put on a pair of completely ordinary 'neutral' running shoes without any special support. Even though your feet overpronate when ...

Jun 14, 2013

Healthy menus for people and planet: Experts and food industry leaders probe intersection of diet and the environment

When it comes to human dietary health, less red meat is better. And when it comes to environmental health, a chicken looks more like a nut than a cow.

Jun 14, 2013

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Smoking in bar entrances increases presence of nicotine inside, study finds

For the first time, a study has analysed the effects of the modification to the Spanish tobacco control law, implemented in 2011 in hospitality venues in Spain. The findings show that smoking on terraces and in the entrances ...

Jun 14, 2013

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Geneticists solve mystery of EEC Syndrome's variable severity in children

By identifying a protein that acts as a genetic modifier, scientists at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) have solved the mystery of why some infants are born with a grave syndrome consisting of cleft palate and major ...

Jun 14, 2013