Vanderbilt study examines bacteria’s ability to fight obesity
• Obesity • Jul 27 14
A probiotic that prevents obesity could be on the horizon. Bacteria that produce a therapeutic compound in the gut inhibit weight gain, insulin resistance…
Manipulating key protein in the brain holds potential against obesity and diabetes
• Diabetes • • Obesity • Jul 27 14
A protein that controls when genes are switched on or off plays a key role in specific areas of the brain to regulate metabolism,…
Paracetamol no better than placebo for low back pain, study finds
• Backache • • Pain • Jul 24 14
Paracetamol, a painkiller universally recommended to treat people with acute low back pain, does not speed recovery or reduce pain from the condition,…
Sleep Deprivation May Increase Susceptibility to False Memories
• Brain • • Neurology • Jul 24 14
Not getting enough sleep may increase the likelihood of forming false memories, according to research published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association…
Targeting the brain to treat obesity
• Obesity • Jul 24 14
Unlocking the secrets to better treating the pernicious disorders of obesity and dementia reside in the brain, according to a paper from American University’s…
Obesity Linked to Low Endurance, Increased Fatigue in the Workplace
• Obesity • • Public Health • Jul 23 14
U.S. workplaces may need to consider innovative methods to prevent fatigue from developing in employees who are obese. Based on results from a new…
Extra exercise helps depressed smokers kick the habit faster
• Physical activity -exercise • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Jul 23 14
People diagnosed with depression need to step out for a cigarette twice as often as smokers who are not dealing with a mood disorder.…
Controlling childbirth pain tied to lower depression risk
• Childbirth • • Depression • • Pain • Jul 23 14
Controlling pain during childbirth and post delivery may reduce the risk of postpartum depression, writes Katherine Wisner, M.D., a Northwestern Medicine® perinatal psychiatrist, in…
Missing sleep may hurt your memory
• Brain • • Sleep Aid • Jul 21 14
Lack of sleep, already considered a public health epidemic, can also lead to errors in memory, finds a new study by researchers at Michigan…
New research links bad diet to loss of smell
• Dieting • • Obesity • Jul 21 14
Could stuffing yourself full of high-fat foods cause you to lose your sense of smell?
A new study from Florida State University neuroscientists says…
Parents want info about circumcision, not directives from health-care providers
• Children's Health • • Sexual Health • • Urine Problems • Jul 21 14
Most parents expect healthcare providers to answer their questions about circumcision, but they don’t want a specific recommendation on the procedure, according to a…
New HIV prevention recommendations combine biomedical and behavioral approaches
• AIDS/HIV • Jul 20 14
In an innovative approach to HIV prevention, an interdisciplinary group of experts has come together for the first time to lay out a framework…
Hepatitis C cured in co-infected HIV patients
• AIDS/HIV • • Infections • Jul 20 14
A multicenter team of researchers report that in a phase III clinical trial, a combination drug therapy cures chronic hepatitis C in the majority…
Adults with eosinophilic esophagitis should consider a diet change
• Dieting • Jul 18 14
Dietary elimination is a successful method of treatment for adults with eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE), according to a new study1 in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology,…
Genetic variations may modify cardiovascular benefit of aspirin
• Genetics • • Heart • Jul 18 14
Aspirin is the gold standard for antiplatelet therapy and a daily low-dose aspirin is widely prescribed for the prevention of cardiovascular disease.
Obese women may have learning deficit specific to food
• Obesity • Jul 17 14
Obese women have a deficit in reward-based learning, but only when food is involved. Importantly, say researchers who report their findings in the Cell…
Extreme obesity can be disability at work -EU court adviser
• Obesity • Jul 17 14
A European Union law barring job discrimination against the disabled may apply to extremely obese people, an adviser to Europe’s top court said on…
Attenuated inhibition of neuron membrane excitability contributes to childhood depression
• Children's Health • • Depression • Jul 17 14
Accumulating evidence suggests that the nucleus accumbens, which is involved in mechanisms of reward and addiction, plays a role in the pathogenesis of depression…
Findings suggest antivirals underprescribed for patients at risk for flu complications
• Flu • Jul 17 14
Patients likely to benefit the most from antiviral therapy for influenza were prescribed these drugs infrequently during the 2012-2013 influenza season, while antibiotics may…
When it comes to food, obese women’s learning is impaired
• Food & Nutrition • • Gender: Female • • Obesity • Jul 16 14
Obese women were better able to identify cues that predict monetary rewards than those that predict food rewards, according to a study by Yale…
Researchers demonstrate health risks posed by ‘third hand’ tobacco smoke
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Jul 16 14
Research led by the University of York has highlighted the potential cancer risk in non-smokers - particularly young children - of tobacco smoke gases…
Taking a New Look at Cognition and Aging
• Brain • • Aging and Gerontology • • Neurology • Jul 16 14
From a cognitive perspective, aging is typically associated with decline. As we age, it may get harder to remember names and dates, and it…
NIH scientists identify gene linked to fatal inflammatory disease in children
• Children's Health • Jul 16 14
Investigators have identified a gene that underlies a very rare but devastating autoinflammatory condition in children. Several existing drugs have shown therapeutic potential in…
Widespread support for rapid HIV testing in dental surgeries - new study
• AIDS/HIV • • Dental Health • Jul 15 14
More than 80 per cent of oral health patients are willing to receive rapid HIV-testing in dental settings, which could help reduce the spread…
Taking B vitamins won’t prevent Alzheimer’s disease
• Brain • • Neurology • Jul 15 14
Taking B vitamins doesn’t slow mental decline as we age, nor is it likely to prevent Alzheimer’s disease, conclude Oxford University researchers who have…