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New drugs may improve quality of life for people with Parkinson's disease
Three new studies present possible positive news for people with Parkinson’s disease. The studies report on treatments for blood pressure problems, the wearing-off that can occur when people have taken...
How chronic stress accelerates Alzheimer’s disease
Why does chronic stress lead to increased risk for dementia? The answer may lie in the elevation of stress steroids that is seen in the brain during stress, a researcher...
Lifelong exercise holds key to cognitive well-being
A study by researchers at King’s College London highlights a link between lifelong exercise and improved brain function in later life. The study found that regular intensive lifelong exercise as...
Helmets And Mouthguards Don't Prevent Concussions, Doctors Agree
Staying Protected Kids play football at a White House-sponsored event. Helmets and mouth guards are important for protecting against some injuries, but don't prevent concussions, a new consensus document found. A new "consensus...
Researchers find alternative cholesterol-lowering drug for patients who can’t tolerate statins
Heart patients who can’t tolerate the side effects of cholesterol-lowering drugs may have a new option, according to a new study by researchers from the Intermountain Heart Institute at...
Stop for-profit blood clinics: doctor's group
Introducing a paid donor system for blood products could compromise Canada's blood supply and is not justified, a group of physicians says.
Behind Soda Industry’s Win, a Phalanx of Sponsored Minority Groups
Despite high rates of obesity in the populations they work for, groups with a long history of funding by the beverage industry are now fighting measures like New York City’s...
There is hope for the devil
Scientists engaged in the fight to save the endangered Tasmanian devil have made some encouraging steps forward.
Helmets and mouthguards could offer false sense of security
Wearing helmets and mouthguards may encourage players to take greater risks in the rink or on the field.
No increase in risk of death for patients with well-controlled HIV
For HIV-infected patients whose disease is well-controlled by modern treatment, the risk of death is not significantly higher than in the general population, according to a new study.
Drug may improve outcomes after heart attack
The prescription drug eplerenone appears to reduce the risk of cardiovascular mortality and heart failure after a heart attack by more than one-third, according to research presented today at the...
Older adults benefit from home-based DVD exercise program
A home-based DVD exercise program for people 65 and older offers clinically significant benefits known to be linked to the maintenance of independent living and the avoidance of disability.
Long-suspected cause of blindness from eye disease disproved
The lack of very long chain fatty acids does not cause blindness in children with the incurable eye disease known as Stargardt type 3 retinal degeneration.
Global Health: Graphic Novel on H.I.V./AIDS Is Aimed at Southern Teenagers
With the plotline and dialogue written by imprisoned teenagers, a graphic novel aims to explain the disease in language youths can relate to.
Epigenetics mechanism may help explain effects of mom's nutrition on her children's health
Pioneering studies by a molecular geneticist are helping explain how the foods that soon-to-be-moms eat in the days and weeks around the time of conception -- or what's known as...
Sleep loss precedes Alzheimer's symptoms
Sleep is disrupted in people who likely have early Alzheimer’s disease but do not yet have the memory loss or other problems characteristic of full-blown disease, researchers report.
Powerful Magnets Pose Risk for Kids
An increasing number of children are being injured by swallowing magnets.
Most People Shouldn’t Eat Gluten-Free
If you don't have celiac disease, a wheat allergy or gluten sensitivity, you're unlikely to benefit from a gluten-free diet.
Fluoride in drinking water cuts tooth decay in adults, study shows
A new study has produced the strongest evidence yet that fluoride in drinking water provides dental health benefits to adults, even those who had not received fluoridated drinking water as...
New York City ban on big, sugary drinks struck down
New York City's groundbreaking limit on the size of sugar-laden drinks has been struck down by a judge shortly before it was set to take effect.
Potential New Antarctica Bacteria Actually Contamination
Episode underscores the value of scientific peer review, outside researchers say.
Bone Mass And Fat Genetically Linked - Study
Is your body shape predetermined? Some role for heritage is obvious and there efforts to fix people into an epigenetic destiny as well but it may be that diet and...
Discovery may explain how prion diseases spread between different types of animals
Medical researchers have made a discovery that may explain how prion diseases, like chronic wasting disease and mad cow disease, adapt in order to spread between various types of animals.
US probes Sanofi over blockbuster drug Plavix
PARIS (AP) -- Sanofi says the U.S. Justice Department is investigating the drugmaker's disclosures to the Food and Drug Administration on its blockbuster blood thinner Plavix....
Antibiotics could cut deaths from malnutrition
Two separate studies suggest that antibiotics might be a useful addition to emergency food supplements for malnourished children.
Biodiesel algae: Starvation diets damage health
It may be better to tolerate lower oil content in algae grown for biodiesel to boost growth and overall productivity, says research from the University of Sheffield.
Antibiotic resistance ‘has the potential to undermine modern health systems’
An apocalyptic scenario may be looming if we don’t act now, say British researchers. Their warning comes as the Chief Medical Officer launches the UK’s Antimicrobial Resistance Strategy...
C. Diff prevention activities fail to halt spread of deadly infection
Activities to stop the spread of the intestinal superbug Clostridium difficile are on the rise, but they are not yielding large improvements, according to a nationwide survey of infection preventionists.