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Health News: Scientists Reveal Key Protein Interactions for Insulin Resistance
January 1st, 2013Scientists from The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have defined the molecular structure of an enzyme that interacts with proteins affecting outcomes for neurodegenerative disease and insulin resistance.
Health News: Natural Product Shows Promise in Stroke Recovery
January 1st, 2013A new study using brevetoxin-2, a compound produced naturally by marine algae, stimulated nerve cell growth and plasticity in cultured mouse neurons. This research advances a new pharmacological treatment to aid recovery of brain function following a stroke or other traumatic brain injury.
Health Tips: Exercise Makes Middle-Aged People Smarter
January 1st, 2013High-intensity interval training makes middle-aged people not only healthier but smarter, showed a Montreal Heart Institute (MHI) study led by Anil Nigam, MD.
Health Tips: 10 Steps to Stop Winter from Weathering Your Skin
January 1st, 2013Dermatologist Robyn Gmyrek, MD, suggests the following ten suggestions to help turn your alligator skin into suede:
Health Tips: Risk Factors Predict Childhood Obesity
January 1st, 2013High birth weight, rapid weight gain, and having an overweight mother who smokes can all increase the risk of a baby becoming obese later in childhood, according to research by experts at The University of Nottingham. The study was published in the latest edition of the journal Archives of Disease in Childhood.
Health Tips: Meditation May Reduce Death, Heart Attack, and Stroke in Heart Patients
January 1st, 2013African-Americans with heart disease who practiced transcendental meditation regularly were 48 percent less likely to have a heart attack, stroke, or die from all causes compared with African-Americans who attended a health education class over more than five years, according to new research published in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes.
Health Tips: Unwanted Holiday Pounds
January 1st, 2013For many Americans, the holiday season is stressful. If turning to food is your solution to feeling better, you might be setting yourself up for a heavy 2013.
Health News: Red Wine Could Be Key to Fighting Prostate Cancer
January 1st, 2013Resveratrol has been shown to have several beneficial effects on human health, including cardiovascular health and stroke prevention. Now a University of Missouri researcher has discovered that the compound can make prostate tumor cells more susceptible to radiation treatment, increasing the chances of a full recovery from all types of prostate cancer, including aggressive tumors.
Health News: Autism Early Intervention Found to Normalize Brain Activity
January 1st, 2013An intensive early intervention therapy effective for improving cognition and language skills among very young children with autism also normalizes their brain activity, decreases their autism symptoms, and improves their social skills, a nationwide study has found.
Health News: Beans Could Protect Against Sepsis
January 1st, 2013Researchers at The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research have discovered that a bean commonly used in Chinese cuisine protects against sepsis. These findings are published in Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine (eCAM).
