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Living without a car in areas with high fast food availability ups obesity risk
Washington, September 2 (ANI): People who do not own a car, and live in areas where there are a number of fast food restaurants, may be at an increased risk of becoming obese, according to a study.
American researchers at the University of Pittsburgh have observed that people who live in areas with high fast food [...]
Alzheimer’s patients may not benefit from eating ‘brain food’ fish
London, July 13 (ANI): People with Alzheimer’s disease may not benefit from eating fish, even though it is considered to be a “brain food”, say American researchers.
Two pieces of research have shown that the chances of getting the disease may be reduced, or its progression prevented, by consuming a fish-based diet, but further work [...]
Underweight and extremely obese people die earlier that those of normal weight
Washington, June 24 (ANI): An international study conducted by Canadian and American researchers suggests that underweight and extremely obese people die earlier than those having normal weight.
The same study, however, also shows that overweight people actually live longer than those having normal weight.
“It’s not surprising that extreme underweight and extreme obesity increase the risk [...]
Underweight and extremely obese people die earlier that those of normal weight
Washington, June 24 (ANI): An international study conducted by Canadian and American researchers suggests that underweight and extremely obese people die earlier than those having normal weight.
The same study, however, also shows that overweight people actually live longer than those having normal weight.
“It’s not surprising that extreme underweight and extreme obesity increase the risk [...]
Why smokers are more likely to develop gum disease
Washington, May 12 (ANI): A team of American researchers have found why smokers are more likely to develop chronic gum disease (periodontitis).
They have discovered that one of the bacteria responsible for this infection responds to cigarette smoke by changing its properties and the way it infects a smoker’s mouth.
During the study, the researchers found [...]
Drug that inhibits acute leukemia cell growth discovered
Washington, Apr 25 (ANI): American researchers have found how to turn off a certain receptor that promotes the growth of leukemia cells.
The study by researchers from the Children’s Cancer Hospital at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center has been presented in a platform session [...]
Exercise during pregnancy could boost baby’s health
London, Apr 17 (ANI): Pregnant women could strengthen their babies’ lungs and nervous system by exercising, new research suggests.
American researchers conducted a small study into the impact of exercise and found potential benefits for unborn babies.
According to scientists, exercise [...]
Structural changes in brain’s cortex linked to higher depression risk
Washington, Mar 24 (ANI): A structural difference in the brain – a thinning of the right hemisphere – is linked to a higher risk for depression, according to American researchers.
Myrna Weissman, Ph.D., professor of epidemiology in psychiatry, led the research at Columbia University Medical Center and the New [...]
Gene that turns carbs into fat identified
Washington, Mar 20 (ANI): A team of American researchers has identified a gene that plays a critical regulatory role in the process of converting dietary carbohydrates to fat.
In a new study, researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, disabled this [...]
Remote drug delivery devices may be hacked, warn researchers
Washington, February 8 (ANI): While scientists are trying to develop electronic implants that dispense medicines automatically or via a wireless medical network, a group of Aussie and American researchers have warned that such devices may have certain security risks.
YanYan Wang and Carey Thaldorf at the University of Central Florida in Orlando, and their colleague [...]
Obesity may not lie in the brain
London, Feb 05 (ANI): A team of American researchers has identified a gene that when mutated causes obesity by dampening the body’s ability to burn energy while leaving appetite unaffected.
Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine say that the new study could potentially lead to new pharmacologic approaches [...]
Household chemicals can reduce women’s fertility
Washington, Jan 29 (ANI): Chemicals commonly found in food packaging, upholstery and carpets may reduce a woman’s fertility, warn experts.
Researchers have found the first evidence that perfluorinated chemicals (PFCs) – chemicals that are widely used in everyday items such as pesticides, clothing and personal care products – may be associated with infertility in women.
The study [...]
Discovery of gene behind brain’s aging may pave way for effective treatments
Washington, January 17 (ANI): A team of Canadian and American researchers has reached a step closer to developing effective treatments to prevent the brain from diseases like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s by identifying a gene that controls the normal and pathological aging of neurons in the central nervous system.
The team – comprising scientists from the Universite [...]
MP3 headphones can disturb pacemakers’ functioning
Washington : An American research team has shown that headphones for MP3 players can interfere with pacemakers and implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) if placed within an inch of such devices.
Researchers at the Medical Device Safety Institute at Beth Israel Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts, presented their findings at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions 2008.
The [...]
