Category Archives: Health News

The hormone leptin controls weight, but until now it wasn’t understood how it sends brain signals for fat breakdown. Researchers at Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência in Portugal, along with Jeffrey Friedman’s group at Rockefeller University in the U.S., found that neuron stimulation in fat can aid in fat breakdown, thus contributing to weight loss. Fat ...click here to read more

A recent study discovered that Americans are eating too much and too often and not following an eating routine. It has been long advised that we enjoy three meals a day, then it progressed to three meals and three small snacks. Well, recent findings suggest Americans are eating all day long – 15 or more ...click here to read more

If variety is the spice of life, then American diets are mild at best. The USDA has found that Americans are primarily consuming potatoes and tomatoes as their daily fruits and vegetables and rarely anything else. Potatoes and tomatoes make up 30 and 22 percent of vegetable growth in America to meet the supply and ...click here to read more

Researchers from the University of Guelph have uncovered a way to produce cheaper anti-cancer drugs with the use of fungi. The study reveals the benefits of naturally growing fungi from yew trees, which work like a bandage for the immune system of the plant. Taxol comes from yew bark and is an essential part of ...click here to read more

A new blood test will be able to better detect celiac disease – gluten allergy – than the traditional way of using the tissue in the small intestine. The findings come from the University of Oslo, Faculty of Medicine. In celiac disease the immune system treats gluten as a virus or bacteria, and it causes ...click here to read more

New research suggests hearing loss in seniors is linked with earlier death. The study included 1,700 participants over the age of 70, and the research team found those with hearing loss increased their risk of death by 21 to 39 percent. Experts do caution that the study does not suggest hearing loss shortens a person’s ...click here to read more

Research from Lund University revealed men who are exposed to DEHP have lower sperm mobility and, therefore, have an increased risk of not being able to conceive a child. DEHP is a phthalate, meaning it is part of a group of substances based on phthalic acid. These have been thought to disrupt the endocrine system ...click here to read more

As the world around us becomes more tech-savvy, a switch to touch screens has been taking place for just about every major device. The question then arises: Does having age-related macular degeneration (AMD) affect a person’s ability to use a touch screen? Researchers found that seniors with central vision loss due to age-related macular degeneration ...click here to read more

Here’s another good reason to raise your glass: Researchers found that moderate beer consumption in women was linked with a reduction in heart attack risk. Women who consumed beer no more than twice a week reduced their risk of heart attack by 30 percent. The findings were discovered by researchers at the University of Gothenburg. ...click here to read more

A study published in the journal Diabetologia found taking blood pressure drugs at night lowers the risk of type 2 diabetes. The researchers aimed to investigate whether hypertension medication taken at night would be effective at reducing the risk of type 2 diabetes. Researchers utilized a randomized, open-label, blinded endpoint trial of 2,012 patients with ...click here to read more

A new study suggests that coffee consumption is not linked with atrial fibrillation – an irregular heartbeat. You may notice that sometimes when you consume coffee you feel shaky or as if your heart is “fluttering.” However, the new findings do not reveal an association between your coffee consumption and your fluttering heart.The research comes ...click here to read more

A part of the brain known for memory was found to be more active in seniors, which researchers believe may help prevent memory loss due to aging and Alzheimer’s disease. The hippocampus is the part of the brain responsible for memory formation and preservation. Previous research investigated cells in the hippocampus called CA1, but another ...click here to read more

The chances of early detection of Alzheimer’s disease increased with the use of amyloid PET scans, which are just as effective as the previous cerebrospinal fluid sample method. The research comes from Lund University and is the most extensive so far. Methods of detecting Alzheimer’s disease include memory tests, computed tomography and cerebrospinal fluid sample ...click here to read more

A common symptom of menopause is hot flashes; roughly three-quarters of American women suffer from them while going through menopause. One mode of treatment for hot flashes is the use of hormones, but many women – for medical or personal reasons – do not take them. Therefore, there is a need for effective treatment methods ...click here to read more