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How Red Wine's Resveratrol Confers Health Benefits published
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:00:00 PST
Scientists have found out why resveratrol, a chemical naturally found in red wine, grapes, and some other fruit and vegetables, has health benefits, according to an article published in the journal Cell, February 3rd issue...
Pneumonia Survival May Improve With Stimulation Of Brain Hormone Action published
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 PST
An international research team may have found a way to block a second wave of death that can result from pneumonia treatment. Antibiotics are effective at killing pneumococcus - the cause of about 50 percent of pneumonias - but as it dies the bacterium releases potentially lethal toxins...
Study Finds Testosterone Makes Us Less Cooperative And More Egocentric published
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 PST
Testosterone makes us overvalue our own opinions at the expense of cooperation, research from the Wellcome Trust Centre for Neuroimaging at UCL (University College London) has found. The findings may have implications for how group decisions are affected by dominant individuals...
Sugar - Attacking Health Globally published
Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:00:00 PST
A recent study published in Nature by Robert Lustig, MD, Laura Schmidt, PhD, MSW, MPH, and Claire Brindis, DPH, and colleges at the University of California, San Francisco, reveals that sugar is as dangerous when over-consumed as tobacco or alcohol, and should be used in moderation...
What Is Brown Fat? What Is Brown Adipose Tissue? published
Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PST
Brown adipose tissue (BAT), also known as brown fat, is one of two types of fat humans and other mammals have - the other type is known as white or yellow fat. Human newborns and hibernating mammals have high levels of brown fat. Brown fat's main function is to generate body heat...
Caffeine Consumption Linked To Estrogen Changes published
Sun, 29 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PST
Asian women who consumed an average of 200 milligrams or more of caffeine a day - the equivalent of roughly two cups of coffee - had elevated estrogen levels when compared to women who consumed less, according to a study of reproductive age women by researchers at the National Institutes of Health and other institutions...
Caffeine Alters Estrogen Levels published
Sun, 29 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PST
Researchers at the National Institute of Health, along with other institutions, have released a study online in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, stating that Asian women have higher estrogen levels when drinking 200 milligrams or more of caffeine a day. This is about 2 cups of coffee...
Appetite Accomplice: Ghrelin Receptor Alters Dopamine Signaling published
Thu, 26 Jan 2012 01:00:00 PST
New research reveals a fascinating and unexpected molecular partnership within the brain neurons that regulate appetite. The study, published by Cell Press in the January 26 issue of the journal Neuron, resolves a paradox regarding a receptor without its hormone and may lead to more specific therapeutic interventions for obesity and disorders of dopamine signaling...
Brown Fat - Keeps You Warm And Keeps You Slim published
Wed, 25 Jan 2012 12:00:00 PST
People with more brown fat seem better able to stay warm when it is cold, Canadian researchers reported in the Journal of Clinical Investigation. They added that the findings of their study could eventually be used to find ways of fighting obesity. Not much has been known about brown fat, a type of good fat, until recently...
Use Of Iodinated Contrast Media In Imaging Procedures Appears To Affect Thyroid Function published
Wed, 25 Jan 2012 01:00:00 PST
Exposure to iodinated contrast media during imaging procedures is associated with changes in thyroid function, and increased risk of developing hyperthyroidism, according to a report in the Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. "Iodinated contrast media (ICM) are commonly administered pharmaceutical agents," the authors write as background information...
How Estrogen Influences Mood Changes In Women published
Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PST
Women's emotional responses can vary significantly premenstrually. They may become depressed or grumpy during menstruation or the premenstrual phase, known as premenstrual syndrome (PMS). Roughly 75% of reproductive-age women report premenstrual mood swings or physical discomfort...
Red Wine Versus White Wine - Comparison Of Effects On Hormones Related To Breast Cancer Risk published
Sun, 22 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PST
Aromatase inhibitors (AIs) prevent the conversion of androgens to estrogens, and could play a role in the development of breast cancer. This study of 36 pre-menopausal women consisted of a cross-over intervention trial to determine if there were differences between red wine and white wine in their effects on AIs...
Warning: "Avoid Looking At Pictures Of Appetising Food As It Will Make You Hungry! published
Sun, 22 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PST
Max Planck researchers have proven something scientifically for the first time that laypeople have always known: the mere sight of delicious food stimulates the appetite. A study on healthy young men has documented that the amount of the neurosecretory protein hormone ghrelin in the blood increases as a result of visual stimulation through images of food...
Painful Period Symptoms Reduced By Oral Contraceptive Pill published
Thu, 19 Jan 2012 08:00:00 PST
In the United States, painful periods (Dysmenorrhoea) are estimated to cause 600 million lost working hours and cost two billion dollars in lost productivity...
Researchers Identify Triggering Conditions And Direct Link To Sex Hormones In Sudden Cardiac Death published
Thu, 19 Jan 2012 01:00:00 PST
Researchers in Rhode Island Hospital's Cardiovascular Research Center have published two new studies focusing on the causes of arrhythmia and sudden cardiac death (SCD) when a genetic disorder is present. The studies use a first-ever genetic animal model the researchers developed in 2008 to further their understanding of a genetic disorder known as Long QT Syndrome (LQTS)...
Possible Receptor For Key Breast Cancer Regulator Identified By Researchers published
Mon, 16 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PST
A key protein potentially involved in regulating breast cancer progression has been identified by researchers at Clarkson University in Potsdam, N.Y. Led by professor Costel Darie, the team worked to identify the binding partner of Tumor Differentiating Factor (TDF), a pituitary hormone that had previously been shown to reduce cancer progression in breast cancer cells...
Protein Linking Exercise To Health Benefits Isolated By Researchers published
Fri, 13 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PST
A team led by researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute has isolated a natural hormone from muscle cells that triggers some of the key health benefits of exercise. They say the protein, which serves as a chemical messenger, is a highly promising candidate for development as a novel treatment for diabetes, obesity and perhaps other disorders, including cancer...
GLP-1 Effective Weight Loss Therapy For Diabetes Patients published
Wed, 11 Jan 2012 08:00:00 PST
According to a study published on bmj.com, administering overweight or obese patients with peptide-1 (GLP-1) - a type of glucagon which is secreted from the intestine during eating and suppresses appetite, leads to clinically beneficial weight loss, as well as reduced blood pressure and cholesterol levels...
Atherosclerotic Lesions In Diabetic Patients May Be Repaired By Insulin Therapy published
Wed, 11 Jan 2012 01:00:00 PST
New research reveals that insulin applied in therapeutic doses selectively stimulates the formation of new elastic fibers in cultures of human aortic smooth muscle cells. These results advance the understanding of the molecular and cellular mechanisms of diabetic vascular disease. The study is published in the February issue of the American Journal of Pathology...
Lung Cancer Prevention Potential For Estrogen-Targeting Drug Combo published
Tue, 10 Jan 2012 01:00:00 PST
A combination of drugs that target estrogen production significantly reduced the number of tobacco carcinogen-induced lung tumors in mice, according to results from a preclinical study. "Antiestrogens have been shown to prevent breast cancer in some women," said Jill M. Siegfried, Ph.D...
Test All Hospitalized Patients For Blood Glucose Levels, Experts Say published
Mon, 09 Jan 2012 07:00:00 PST
Hyperglycemia, or high blood sugar (glucose) levels, is a common, serious and expensive health care problem in hospitalized patients that is linked to an increased risk of health complications and mortality. It can also affect non-diabetic hospitalized patients. According to observational studies, 32 to 38% of patients in community hospitals suffer from hyperglycemia...
Experts Suggest All Hospitalized Patients Have Blood Glucose Levels Tested published
Mon, 09 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PST
Hyperglycemia, or having high glucose levels in the blood, is a common, serious and costly health care problem in hospitalized patients...
Thyroid Surgically Removed, But No Cancer Found - Argentine President Cristina Fernández De Kirchner published
Sun, 08 Jan 2012 11:00:00 PST
Just after Christmas, President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner was told she had thyroid cancer (papillary carcinoma), the thyroid gland was surgically removed on January 4th, laboratory results now show that there were no cancerous cells - she did not have cancer. Experts say this can occur in approximately 2% of cases and was not a diagnosis error...
New Drug Screening Identifies Chemical Agents With Potent Anti-Cancer Activity published
Sun, 08 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PST
Drugs already approved for clinical use across a variety of therapeutic categories can be screened to identify effective agents for thyroid cancer according to a recent study accepted for publication in the Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM). These findings could rapidly be implemented into a clinical trial to test how effective the treatment would be...
Whiff Of 'Love Hormone' Helps Monkeys Show A Little Kindness published
Sat, 07 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PST
Oxytocin, the "love hormone" that builds mother-baby bonds and may help us feel more connected toward one another, can also make surly monkeys treat each other a little more kindly...
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