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“Young” blood revitalizes elderly mice’s learning and memory skills, say researchers

Researchers have found that infusing elderly mice with human umbilical cord blood boosts the animals’ learning and memory capabilities. The team, from Stanford University School of Medicine, also identified a single protein in the blood that seemed to be responsible for the improved cognitive performance.

20 Apr 2017

Quality of life for prostate cancer patients varies by type of treatment, study reveals

Quality of life after prostate cancer treatment varies by the type of treatment patients receive, a new study reveals.

20 Apr 2017

Brown fat in humans: more than previously thought

Brown fat is a tissue well studied in small mammals, where it acts as a heat-producing organ to stay warm in a cold environment. Its unequivocal identification in adult, healthy humans about a decade ago is of major importance due to its immense capacity to convert chemical energy into heat

20 Apr 2017

Salty food doesn’t make you thirsty; it makes you hungry, say experts

A new study has shown that eating salty food does not make you thirsty, but rather, it diminishes thirst. What eating salty food does do is increase the need for energy and therefore food.

19 Apr 2017

Addressing unmet needs in prostate cancer

Prostate cancer is the second most diagnosed cancer globally with over a million men diagnosed worldwide. We are fortunate in that better diagnostic techniques and better awareness means that men are often being diagnosed earlier, which gives them a better chance of being cured.

19 Apr 2017

Study shows magnesium supplements can reduce chances of breaking a bone

Supplementing magnesium through the skin is a superior way to protect bone health say health pioneers BetterYou, as a new study reveals that taking magnesium supplements in middle age can help prevent breaks.

From BetterYou Ltd 19 Apr 2017

Study shows how interplay between semen and female reproductive tract could impact fertility

For a mammal's sperm to succeed, it must complete the swim of its life to reach and fertilize an egg. That's easier if it swims through water, not goo.

19 Apr 2017

Combined treatment regimen shows early promise in eliminating metastatic prostate cancer

In the past, all forms of metastatic prostate cancer have been considered incurable. In recent years, the FDA has approved six drugs for men with metastatic disease, all of which can increase survival.

18 Apr 2017

Healthcare for mental illness is on the decline in US, say experts

More Americans than ever before are suffering from serious psychological distress (SPD), according to researchers from NYU Langone Medical Center.

18 Apr 2017

Positive emotion intervention improves health in people newly diagnosed with HIV

When individuals recently diagnosed with HIV were coached to practice skills to help them experience positive emotions, the result was less HIV in their blood and lower antidepressant use, reports a new Northwestern Medicine study.

17 Apr 2017

Vascular risk factors increase risk of Alzheimer's disease in late-life, study reveals

A study published in The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) reveals that an increasing number of vascular risk factors such as obesity, high blood pressure, diabetes, high cholesterol, and smoking during midlife contributes to increased brain amyloid levels (protein fragments associated with Alzhemier’s, the most common form of dementia) in later life.

13 Apr 2017

Banning trans fats is linked to reduced hospital admissions, say researchers

Laws in certain New York counties that place restrictions on adding trans fats to foods have immediately had a positive impact on the public’s heart health, according to research published in JAMA Cardiology.

13 Apr 2017

U.S. Preventive Services Task Force supports Prostate Cancer Screening in men aged 55–69

The Men's Health Network (MHN) is positive on the most recent recommendations of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF). The task force states that the choice of whether to be screened or not for prostate cancer depends on the men.

12 Apr 2017

Identifying serious bowel conditions in under-50s

The fundamental problem is that the symptoms are very similar, or at least some are. Taking your example of IBS – this is characterised by abdominal pain, plus sometimes diarrhoea or constipation. Yet these are key symptoms of abdominal cancer!

11 Apr 2017

Feeding status alters the human adipose tissue response to exercise, study reveals

Time and again, fitness enthusiasts have a question–to exercise before or after breakfast. A new study published online in the American Journal of Physiology—Endocrinology and Metabolism has highlighted the role of fat toward metabolism. This is the first study that reveals the effects of fasting and feed status on human adipose tissue responses to exercise.

11 Apr 2017

Gene CRY1 variant alters circadian clock contributing to delayed sleep phase disorder, study finds

If all your life, you have been functioning best in the evening and night compared to the mornings, a gene mutation may be a reason.

10 Apr 2017

Two in every five people in the US carry Human Papilloma Virus

Latest estimates of the prevalence of the human papilloma virus (HPV) in the US were published this month. Among the adult population, genital HPV was identified in 45% of men and 40% of women. The prevalence of oral HPV was 11.5% among men and 3.3% among women.

7 Apr 2017

Clinical study examines impact of yoga on side-effects caused by prostate cancer treatment

Men who attended a structured yoga class twice a week during prostate cancer radiation treatment reported less fatigue and better sexual and urinary function than those who didn't, according to a clinical trial led by the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

6 Apr 2017

Study shows the aging brain has trouble generating brain waves required for deep sleep

Older people tend to experience less sleep, due to taking frequent trips to the bathroom, and losing the ability to create deep restorative sleep compared with young adults.

6 Apr 2017

Family history does not appear to increase risk of prostate cancer progression, analysis reveals

Active surveillance-careful monitoring to determine if or when a cancer warrants treatment-is an increasingly prevalent choice for prostate cancer, but it's unclear if the strategy is appropriate for men with a family history of prostate cancer.

6 Apr 2017

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“Young” blood revitalizes elderly mice’s learning and memory skills, say researchers

Quality of life for prostate cancer patients varies by type of treatment, study reveals

Brown fat in humans: more than previously thought

Salty food doesn’t make you thirsty; it makes you hungry, say experts

Addressing unmet needs in prostate cancer

Study shows magnesium supplements can reduce chances of breaking a bone

Study shows how interplay between semen and female reproductive tract could impact fertility

Combined treatment regimen shows early promise in eliminating metastatic prostate cancer

Healthcare for mental illness is on the decline in US, say experts

Positive emotion intervention improves health in people newly diagnosed with HIV

Vascular risk factors increase risk of Alzheimer's disease in late-life, study reveals

Banning trans fats is linked to reduced hospital admissions, say researchers

U.S. Preventive Services Task Force supports Prostate Cancer Screening in men aged 55–69

Identifying serious bowel conditions in under-50s

Feeding status alters the human adipose tissue response to exercise, study reveals

Gene CRY1 variant alters circadian clock contributing to delayed sleep phase disorder, study finds

Two in every five people in the US carry Human Papilloma Virus

Clinical study examines impact of yoga on side-effects caused by prostate cancer treatment

Study shows the aging brain has trouble generating brain waves required for deep sleep

Family history does not appear to increase risk of prostate cancer progression, analysis reveals

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