Vulnerable brain region may be central to progression of Alzheimer’s disease
• Brain • • Neurology • Nov 03 10
New research is helping to unravel the events that underlie the “spread” of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) throughout the brain. The research, published by Cell…
How some brain cells hook up surprises researchers
• Brain • • Neurology • Nov 02 10
Immune cells known as microglia, long thought to be activated in the brain only when fighting infection or injury, are constantly active and likely…
Comprehensive primary care programs treat older patients with chronic conditions
• Aging and Gerontology • • Public Health • Nov 02 10
In a review of comprehensive primary care programs for older adults with multiple chronic conditions, authors identified three models that appear to have the…
Modify hospice eligibility for dementia patients, says Institute for Aging Research study
• Aging and Gerontology • Nov 02 10
The system for hospice admissions for patients with advanced dementia, which is a terminal illness, should be guided by patient and family preference for…
Liver hormone is a cause of insulin resistance
• Diabetes • • Endocrinology • Nov 02 10
Researchers have identified a hormone produced and secreted by the liver as a previously unknown cause of insulin resistance. The findings, in the November…
In flies, a search for the essence of obesity
• Obesity • Nov 02 10
Fruit flies that grow obese after eating a diet loaded with fat could lead the way to the core elements of obesity, according to…
Russia’s heroin problem and ongoing battles over Afghan poppy fields
• Addiction • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Nov 02 10
Russia has a heroin problem - a bad one. And drug officials here have been blaming it on the United States, saying its refusal…
High-calorie beverages still widely available in elementary schools##
• Dieting • • Fat, Dietary • Nov 01 10
High-calorie beverages not allowed by national guidelines are still available in a majority of U.S. elementary schools, according to a report posted online today…
MRI may help determine time of stroke onset
• Stroke • Nov 01 10
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the brain could expand the number of stroke patients eligible for a potentially life-saving treatment, according to a new…
Weekend strokes more deadly - but why?
• Stroke • Nov 01 10
Yet another study has shown that people who are treated for stroke over a weekend tend to fare worse than those who are treated…
Fight that obesity!
• Obesity • Nov 01 10
Being overweight can trigger multiple health problems. It’s essential to maintain a balance
Obesity is defined as an excessively high amount of body fat…
Is morbid obesity the new normal?
• Obesity • Nov 01 10
Obesity is to the rising generation what smoking was to the Greatest Generation.
This occurred to me while on a very scary Halloween-eve visit…
Burning off fat
• Fat, Dietary • • Obesity • Nov 01 10
OVERWEIGHT and obesity are increasing at an alarming rate across the world.
Obesity represents a serious health risk, as it increases the risk of…
It’s not a stroke of fate, but hypertension and diabetes
• Diabetes • • Stroke • Nov 01 10
Every one in four urban Pakistanis have suffered the symptoms of a stroke because many of the risk factors causing it are present in…
Lantana plant safe for toddlers
• Children's Health • Nov 01 10
There is no need to worry if your toddler has eaten berries or leaves from Lantana camara, a plant found in flower beds across…
Childhood stroke study identifies the contraceptive pill and smoking as risk factors
• Children's Health • • Pregnancy • • Tobacco & Marijuana • • Stroke • Nov 01 10
Researchers are calling for clear guidelines on childhood stroke after a study, published in the November issue of Acta Paediatrica, found wide variations in…