Category Archives: Health News

New findings uncovered that women born during summer months were more likely to be healthy as adults in comparison to babies born in other seasons. The findings suggest that more sunlight, which contributes to higher vitamin D for pregnant mothers in their second trimester, could potentially be the reason. Birth month was also found to ...click here to read more

Researchers aimed to uncover an answer for the pressing question, Why do those who are overweight or obese outlive their normal weight counterparts? Furthermore, would this obesity paradox work in all circumstances? The researchers found obesity does not offer protection against all condition, especially cardiovascular disease. Samuel Preston, Ph.D., from the University of Pennsylvania said, ...click here to read more

Eighty-five percent of depression treatment apps that are currently accredited by the National Health Services (NHS) have been found to lack evidence of their effectiveness. This is problematic because a stamp of approval from NHS may increase patients’ reliance on them as a form of treatment but, unfortunately, many of them fall short. Researchers feel ...click here to read more

Depression after a heart attack can be combated by quitting smoking and getting regular exercise, according to new findings. The research was conducted by the European Society of Cardiology. Dr. Manuela Abreu from the University of Lisbon, Portugal, said, “Depression is almost three times more common in people who have had a heart attack than ...click here to read more

Lithium, a common treatment for adult bipolar disorder, has been shown to be safe for children with the condition, for a short period of time at least. Bipolar disorder, a condition characterized by extreme mood swings, is commonly treated with lithium. Bipolar disorder generally begins during the teenage years, so the use of lithium in ...click here to read more

Testosterone levels were found to be normal after laparoscopic gastric sleeve surgery in obese men. Dr. John Morton from Stanford University School of Medicine in California said, “This surgical solution to weight loss offers more than one benefit. If you are an obese man and you have low testosterone, before you think of testosterone replacement, ...click here to read more

Early chronic kidney disease (CKD) diagnosis is now possible with new blood markers. Roughly 10 percent of the population is affected by chronic kidney disease, which can contribute to kidney failure, heart disease and premature death. Early detection of CKD relies on measurements of metabolic creatinine that only become elevated once 50 percent of the ...click here to read more

Alzheimer’s disease can be stopped much earlier by reducing beta amyloid protein, new findings suggests. The findings come from The Nantz National Alzheimer Center at Houston Methodist Hospital as part of a landmark trial. It looks at a key protein in the brain that may be able to prevent memory loss nearly one decade sooner than symptoms usually emerge in seniors. The trial ...click here to read more

Heavy smoking and alcohol abuse have been linked with DNA changes, which can accelerate the aging process. Research was presented at the 2015 American Society of Human Genetics Annual Meeting. Researchers used publicly available data from Gene Expression Omnibus and analyzed patterns in DNA methylation. Previous research revealed methylation changes could predict how people age ...click here to read more

Depression, anxiety and mental disorders in teens increase chronic pain risk, according to new findings. The research comes from Ruhr-Universität Bochum and the University of Basel in Switzerland where they found that one in four teenagers with a mental disorder also experiences chronic pain. They also found that the mental disorder appeared prior to the ...click here to read more

It has been identified that childhood risk factors contribute to high blood pressure in adults. The findings come from researchers at New Zealand’s University of Otago. High blood pressure is commonly treated later in life, and many people are not even aware they have high blood pressure – this is why it is often referred ...click here to read more

Women are more likely to experience chronic pain, so a popular treatment is opioid therapy. New research suggests that this long-term use of opioid therapy for chronic pain is only effective in roughly 20 percent of women. Researchers evaluated the effectiveness of long-term opioid therapy in women. They uncovered that young and middle-aged women at ...click here to read more

Function changes in an immune regulating gene have been found to prevent Parkinson’s disease and dementia, according to researchers at the University of Copenhagen. The regulating gene is known as Interferon-beta and treatment of it was revealed to prevent neurological death and disease in trial models of Parkinson’s disease. An estimated 10 million people are ...click here to read more

Hallucinations are a key symptom of schizophrenia, but research suggests that hallucinations alone are not a good predictor of the onset of schizophrenia. The findings come from the University of North Carolina Health Center, where researchers found illogical thoughts are more useful in the diagnosis of schizophrenia than hallucinations. First author, Diana Perkins, M.D., said, ...click here to read more