Caffeine May Chip A Couple Strokes Off Golf Score
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Aug 31 15
A moderate dose of caffeine may help combat fatigue and shave about two strokes off the scores of skilled collegiate players, according to a…
Watching more TV as a young adult predicts obesity
• Obesity • • Weight Loss • Aug 31 15
The more hours young adults spend watching television each day, the greater the likelihood that they’ll have a higher body mass index and bigger…
Physics meets biology to defeat aging
• Aging and Gerontology • Aug 28 15
The scientific team of a new biotech company Gero in collaboration with one of the leading academics in the field of aging Prof. Robert…
Researchers use brain scans to predict response to antipsychotic medications
• Brain • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Aug 28 15
Investigators at The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research have discovered that brain scans can be used to predict patients’ response to antipsychotic drug…
UEA research shows high protein foods boost cardiovascular health
• Food & Nutrition • • Heart • Aug 27 15
Eating foods rich in amino acids could be as good for your heart as stopping smoking or getting more exercise - according to new…
High use of alternative medicine in senior oncology patients
• Alternative Medicine • • Cancer • Aug 26 15
Alternative medicines are widely thought to be at least harmless and very often helpful for a wide range of discomforts and illnesses. However, although…
Low-level arsenic exposure before birth associated with early puberty and obesity
• Fertility and pregnancy • • Obesity • • Public Health • Aug 26 15
Female mice exposed in utero, or in the womb, to low levels of arsenic through drinking water displayed signs of early puberty and became…
‘Lazy eye’ may bully the brain into altering its wiring
• Brain • • Eye / Vision Problems • Aug 25 15
Colorful and expressive, the eyes are central to the way people interact with each other, as well as take in their surroundings.
That makes…
Is incense bad for your health?
• Alternative Medicine • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Aug 25 15
The burning of incense might need to come with a health warning. This follows the first study evaluating the health risks associated with its…
Breastfeeding keeps my four-year-old’s ADHD at bay, so I won’t stop
• Children's Health • Aug 24 15
Vickie Krevatin’s four-year-old son Jessy was at a party last week that left him uncontrollable with excitement. When Vickie’s attempts to stop him…
Study links physical activity to greater mental flexibility in older adults
• Aging and Gerontology • • Physical activity -exercise • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Aug 24 15
One day soon, doctors may determine how physically active you are simply by imaging your brain. Physically fit people tend to have larger brain…
Scientists show how exposure to brief trauma and sudden sounds form lasting memories
• Brain • • Neurology • Aug 24 15
Researchers at NYU Langone Medical Center have found how even brief exposure to sudden sounds or mild trauma can form permanent, long-term brain connections,…
Study backs flu vaccinations for elderly
• Flu • • Aging and Gerontology • Aug 24 15
A new study of the records of millions of nursing home residents affirms the value of influenza vaccination among the elderly. The Brown University…
High sugar consumption among children relates to poor family functioning, study finds
• Children's Health • • Dieting • Aug 22 15
The quality of general family functioning is a major determinant of healthy dietary habits - according to new research published in the Journal of…
Food is community
• Food & Nutrition • • Public Health • Aug 22 15
More Americans than ever before are supporting their local food markets, and it’s not just because they believe the food is fresher and tastes…
New diagnostic tools for dehydration severity in children
• Children's Health • Aug 21 15
Dehydration from diarrhea, either from viral infection or cholera, accounts for 10 percent of all child deaths worldwide. Though it’s a pervasive problem, there…
Intractable pain may find relief in tiny gold rods
• Pain • Aug 21 15
A team of scientists at Kyoto University’s Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences (iCeMS) has developed a novel technique using tiny gold rods to target…
Something to chew on - millions of lives blighted by smokeless tobacco
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Aug 21 15
More than a quarter of a million people die each year from using smokeless tobacco, researchers at the University of York have concluded.
Millions…
New clues to the genetic origins of obesity
• Genetics • • Obesity • Aug 20 15
Like many other conditions, obesity is caused by an interplay between genetic and environmental factors. While efforts to combat the obesity epidemic will need…
Hypertensive patients benefit from acupuncture treatments, UCI study finds
• Alternative Medicine • Aug 20 15
Patients with hypertension treated with acupuncture experienced drops in their blood pressure that lasted up to a month and a half, researchers with the…
Tall, masculine men aged around 35 years old perceived to be most dominant
• Gender: Male • Aug 19 15
The study, by scientists at the University of St Andrews, shows that simple increases in a man’s height and age automatically makes them appear…
Foresight food security: From hunger and poverty to food system approach
• Food & Nutrition • • Public Health • Aug 18 15
Long considered in relation to malnutrition and humanitarian aid, food security policy should be moving towards a much broader landscape and focusing on regular…
Breastfeeding could reduce common infections among Indigenous infants
• Infections • Aug 17 15
Promoting breastfeeding could lead to a substantial reduction in common infections and even deaths that are more common in Indigenous infants than non-Indigenous infants,…
What clinicians need to know about bilingual development in children
• Children's Health • Aug 17 15
Bilingual children pose unique challenges for clinicians, and, until recently, there was little research on young bilinguals to guide clinical practice. In the past…
Smoking ban linked to drop in stillbirths and newborn deaths
• Childbirth • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Aug 13 15
Stillbirths have dropped by almost eight per cent in England since the smoking ban was introduced, research shows.
The number of babies dying shortly…