Panel of 11 genes predicts alcoholism risk, gives new insights into biology of the disease
• Genetics • May 22 14
A group of 11 genes can successfully predict whether an individual is at increased risk of alcoholism, a research team from the United States…
Could cannabis curb seizures? Experts weed through the evidence
• Epilepsy • • Tobacco & Marijuana • May 22 14
The therapeutic potential of medical marijuana and pure cannabidiol (CBD), an active substance in the cannabis plant, for neurologic conditions is highly debated. A…
Review says inexpensive food a key factor in rising obesity
• Food & Nutrition • • Obesity • May 22 14
A new review summarizes what is known about economic factors tied to the obesity epidemic in the United States and concludes many common beliefs…
Intuitions about the causes of rising obesity are often wrong, researchers report
• Obesity • May 22 14
Everything you think you know about the causes of rising obesity in the U.S. might be wrong, researchers say in a new report.
…Healthy diet linked with better lung function in COPD patients
• Dieting • • Respiratory Problems • May 22 14
Sure, everyone knows a healthy diet provides lots of health benefits for patients with respiratory diseases, but now a new study has shown a…
Study questions role of vitamin D in asthma
• Asthma • May 20 14
Giving people with asthma and low vitamin D levels extra doses of the vitamin doesn’t do much to help their lungs, a new…
Researchers to study whether mobile phones affect teenage brains
• Children's Health • • Brain • May 20 14
British researchers are launching the largest study in the world to investigate whether using mobile phones and other wireless gadgets might affect children’s brain…
Unhealthy food taxes vital to fight obesity: U.N. investigator
• Food & Nutrition • • Obesity • May 19 14
Unhealthy diets pose a greater risk to global health than the increasingly regulated sale of tobacco and governments should move fast to tax harmful…
Dyspnea increases long-term mortality risk
• Mortality and Morbidity • • Respiratory Problems • May 19 14
Individuals with dyspnea, or shortness of breath, have an increased long-term mortality risk compared with individuals without dyspnea, according to a new study presented…
Novel device successfully treats central sleep apnea in heart failure
• Heart • • Respiratory Problems • May 19 14
A novel device implanted under the skin like a pacemaker successfully treats central sleep apnoea (CSA) in heart failure patients, according to research presented…
Study shows dementia patients benefit from holistic exercise program
• Depression • • Physical activity -exercise • • Psychiatry / Psychology • May 19 14
While dementia patients can often suffer from depression and declining physical and mental ability, exercise has been shown to help improve both their physical…
Sugar implicated in cardiovascular disease risk independent of weight gain
• Dieting • • Heart • • Obesity • May 16 14
Researchers from New Zealand’s University of Otago have uncovered evidence that sugar has a direct effect on risk factors for heart disease, and is…
E-cigarette awareness goes up, as (apparently) so does skepticism
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • May 16 14
Americans are unquestionably more aware of e-cigarettes, those vapor-emitting alternatives to tobacco cigarettes, according to a national survey. Yet, at the same time, the…
PCB increases harmful effects of smoking
• Tobacco & Marijuana • May 15 14
It is well known that exposure to asbestos or radon drastically increases the injurious effects of smoking. In the present study, led by Uppsala…
Obesity associated with longer hospital stays, higher costs in total knee replacement patients
• Obesity • May 15 14
Obesity is associated with longer hospital stays and higher costs in total knee replacement (TKR) patients, independent of whether or not the patient has…
Zinc supplementation boosts immune system in children, Cochrane Review finds
• Dieting • • Immunology • May 15 14
Zinc supplements reduce diarrhoea and other infections in malnourished children, and may prevent death, according to a new study published in The Cochrane Library.…
Researchers ID changes that may occur in neural circuits due to cocaine addiction
• Brain • • Cocaine Addiction • May 15 14
A research team from the Friedman Brain Institute of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai published evidence showing that subtle changes of…
Mobile phone data helps combat malaria
• Infections • • Public Health • May 15 14
An international study led by the University of Southampton and the National Vector-borne Diseases Control Programme (NVDCP) in Namibia has used mobile phone data…
Researchers propose treating prison population to fight US hepatitis C epidemic
• Infections • • Public Health • May 15 14
Nearly 4 million Americans may be infected with the hepatitis C virus, with many people unaware of their status. The virus can take…
TB lung infection causes changes in the diversity of gut bacteria in mice
• Infections • • Tuberculosis • May 14 14
Johns Hopkins researchers have found evidence in mice that a tuberculosis (TB) infection in the lungs triggers immune system signaling to the gut that…
Early menopause ups heart failure risk, especially for smokers
• Heart • • Menopause • • Tobacco & Marijuana • May 14 14
Women who go through menopause early - at ages 40 to 45 - have a higher rate of heart failure, according to a new…
Bullying linked to increased inflammation: study
• Children's Health • • Psychiatry / Psychology • May 13 14
Researchers already know that many kids who are bullied appear to suffer socially, psychologically and even physically years later. According to a new study,…
Complications rare with baby circumcisions, rise with age
• Children's Health • • Urine Problems • May 13 14
There are few reported complications after boys are circumcised during their first year of life, but the risk rises considerably if the procedure…
Wine compound not tied to improved health: study
• Cancer • • Dieting • • Heart • May 13 14
A compound found in wine and chocolate may not be linked to improved health as was once claimed, according to a new study.
Male infertility: It’s all about the package
• Gender: Male • • Sexual Health • May 13 14
Infertility is generally thought of as a woman’s problem. In fact, more than 3 million men across America also experience it. Today, researchers from…