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05/18/2012 11:00 AM
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Heart Healthier Oat Variety Developed
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Plant breeders of the Wisconsin-Madison University have developed a new oat variety called BetaGene, which is 2% higher in beta glucan and therefore even more cardio-friendly than other oat varieties on the market...
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05/18/2012 11:00 AM
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Weight Management And Dieting During Pregnancy Is Beneficial
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A woman who is both over weight and pregnant faces double challenges, not least because many women who are not overweight struggle not to gain weight over the course of the nine month gestation period. Pregnant women who are overweight or obese can have serious health risks including high blood pressure, pre-eclampsia, diabetes and premature birth, but there is good news...
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05/18/2012 02:00 AM
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Dialysis Patients Benefit From 5-Minute Chat
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The constant health education that dialysis patients receive can lead to boredom and noncompliance. But a Loyola University Medical Center study has found that brief, casual chats can be a significant benefit to patients. The technique is called "talking control support therapy." As patients were undergoing dialysis, researchers stopped by for informal chats...
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05/18/2012 02:00 AM
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A Very Sugary Diet Makes You Stupid
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As we near the final year exams for schools and universities, students should be wary of powering up on buckets of soda and pocketfuls of candy bars. A UCLA study on rats suggests that fructose slows down the brain and memory functions. Too much sweetness can also prevent learning. The findings are published in Journal of Physiology and also show omega-3 fatty acids helping to negate the effect...
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05/17/2012 03:00 AM
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Some Dietary Supplements May Increase Cancer Risk
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Beta-carotene, selenium and folic acid - taken up to three times their recommended daily allowance, these supplements are probably harmless. But taken at much higher levels as some supplement manufacturers suggest, these three supplements have now been proven to increase the risk of developing a host of cancers...
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05/17/2012 03:00 AM
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Study Shows High-Fructose Diet Sabotages Learning, Memory
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Attention, college students cramming between midterms and finals: Binging on soda and sweets for as little as six weeks may make you stupid. A new UCLA rat study is the first to show how a diet steadily high in fructose slows the brain, hampering memory and learning - and how omega-3 fatty acids can counteract the disruption. The peer-reviewed Journal of Physiology has published the findings...
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05/17/2012 02:00 AM
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Findings Suggest The Possibility Of Boosting The Health Benefits Of Omega-3 Oils
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For the first time, researchers at the University of California, San Diego have peered inside a living mouse cell and mapped the processes that power the celebrated health benefits of omega-3 fatty acids...
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05/16/2012 03:00 PM
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Child Mortality Rate Decreased After Prenatal Micronutrient, Food Supplementation Internvention
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A study in the May 16 edition of JAMA reveals that survival rates of newborns in poor Bangladeshi communities were significantly improved if their mothers received multiple micronutritions, including iron and folic acid combined with early food supplementation during pregnancy, in comparison with women receiving the usual food supplementation...
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05/16/2012 02:00 AM
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Water With Meals May Encourage Wiser Choices
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Water could change the way we eat. That's the conclusion of new research by T. Bettina Cornwell of the University of Oregon and Anna R. McAlister of Michigan State University. Their findings appear online this week ahead of regular publication by the journal Appetite. The paper featured separate studies. One involved a survey of 60 young U.S...
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05/16/2012 02:00 AM
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Understanding The Cellular Secrets Of Plant Fatty Acid Production
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A curious twist in a family of plant proteins called chalcone-isomerase recently was discovered by Salk Institute for Biological Studies scientist Joseph Noel and colleagues at Iowa State University led by Eve Wurtele...
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05/16/2012 02:00 AM
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US Seniors Are Going Hungry
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A new study that looked at the hunger trends over a 10-year period found that 14.85 percent of seniors in the United States, more than one in seven, face the threat of hunger. This translates into 8.3 million seniors...
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05/15/2012 06:00 PM
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CHORI Bar Improves Cognitive and Metabolic Benefits In Just 2 Weeks
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National Medal of Science winner Bruce N...
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05/15/2012 06:00 AM
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Pressure Ulcer Risk May Be Increased By Gastric Feeding Tubes
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A new study led by Brown University researchers reports that percutaneous endoscopic gastric (PEG) feeding tubes, long assumed to help bedridden dementia patients stave off or overcome pressure ulcers, may instead make the horrible sores more likely to develop or not improve. The analysis of thousands of nursing home patients with advanced dementia appears in the Archives of Internal Medicine...
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05/15/2012 03:00 AM
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Helping Primary Care Physicians To Counsel Obese Patients With Obesity
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Managing adult obesity is challenging for primary care physicians, but a new review published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) aims to provide an evidence-based approach to counselling patients to help them lose weight and maintain weight loss...
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05/14/2012 12:00 PM
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Egg Proteins For Breakfast Keeps You Feeling Full For Longer
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Individuals who consume egg proteins for breakfast are more likely to feel full during the day than those whose breakfasts contain wheat protein. Results from the study, conducted by Dr. Nikhil Dhurandhar, Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Louisiana, USA, and colleagues were presented at the 19th European Congress on Obesity in Lyon, France...
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05/14/2012 09:00 AM
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Only 1 In 5 Britons Eats 5 A Day, Poll
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An online poll conducted for World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF) suggests that only one in five adults in Britain is eating the recommended five portions of fruit and vegetables per day. The YouGov poll conducted earlier this month finds that on average ony 22% of the British adult population is consuming the 5 portions a day recommended by the government...
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05/14/2012 03:00 AM
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Diabetics Had Decreased Blood Sugar And Improved Blood Lipids On High-Fat Diet
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People with Type 2 diabetes are usually advised to keep a low-fat diet. Now, a study at Linkoping University shows that food with a lot of fat and few carbohydrates could have a better effect on blood sugar levels and blood lipids...
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05/14/2012 03:00 AM
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Vitamin K2 Potentially Offers Hope For A New Treatment For Parkinson's Disease
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Neuroscientist Patrik Verstreken, associated with VIB and KU Leuven, succeeded in undoing the effect of one of the genetic defects that leads to Parkinson's using vitamin K2. His discovery gives hope to Parkinson's patients...
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05/14/2012 03:00 AM
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Could A Compound Found In Red Wine And Red Grapes Change The Course Of Alzheimer's Disease?
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A national, phase II clinical trial examining the effects of resveratrol on individuals with mild to moderate dementia due to Alzheimer's disease has begun as more than two dozen academic institutions recruit volunteers in the coming months. R. Scott Turner, M.D., Ph.D., director of Georgetown University Medical Center's Memory Disorders Program, is the lead investigator for the national study...
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05/11/2012 02:00 AM
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Soaking Soybeans In Warm Water Naturally Releases Key Cancer-Fighting Substance
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Soybeans soaking in warm water could become a new "green" source for production of a cancer-fighting substance now manufactured in a complicated and time-consuming industrial process, scientists are reporting in ACS' Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. Hari B...
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05/11/2012 02:00 AM
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Novel Surgery Using Capsaicin May Reduce 'Beer Belly' Visceral Fat
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According to research from Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH), the ingredient that gives hot sauce its heat could play a role in the future of weight loss...
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05/10/2012 02:00 PM
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What Are The Top 10 Healthy Foods?
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Imagine a selection of foods that were delicious, nutritious and good for you - i.e. they reduced your risk of developing diseases. According to several different surveys and sources in North America and Western Europe, the following ten foods are generally considered to be the most healthy...
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05/10/2012 02:00 AM
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Blood Clot Prevention In A Dietary Supplement
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A compound called rutin, commonly found in fruits and vegetables and sold over the counter as a dietary supplement, has been shown to inhibit the formation of blood clots in an animal model of thrombosis...
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05/09/2012 04:00 PM
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What Is The Best And Worst Place To Be A Mother Worldwide?
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According to Save the Children's 13th State of the World's Mothers report, Norway is the best place to be a mother in the entire world, and Niger is the worst, overtaking Afghanistan, which for the last two years was classified as the worst place to be a mother. The U.S, as of now, is ranked number 25...
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05/09/2012 12:00 PM
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Consumption Of Probiotics Associated With Reduced Risk Of Diarrhea From Antibiotic Use
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Consuming probiotics reduces the risk of diarrhea caused by antibiotic usage, researchers from RAND Health, Santa Monica, California reported in Jama (Journal of the American Medical Association). Probiotics are microbes that protect their host and prevent diseases. The most common probiotic is Lactobacillus acidophilus, which is common in yogurt and acidophilus milk...
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