_ Migraines More Ways to Fight Migraine Pain: An FDA Update By article Thought there was no hope for treating your migraine headaches? DonΓÇÖt give up. In the past year, the Food and … Read More→
_ Brain Health Senior Health Meditation May Help Fight Brain Aging By article Researchers from UCLA have founded that meditation seems to help preserve the brainΓÇÖs ΓÇ£gray matterΓÇ¥ ΓÇô i.e. tissue that contains … Read More→
_ Medical Care Medical Research Senior Health Progress in Fighting Diseases of Aging? By article Scientists have found a new way to increase the length of human telomeres, protective caps on chromosomes that have been … Read More→
_ Cancer Center A Vaccine to Fight Cancer By Jane Farrell article A personalized ΓÇ£cancer vaccineΓÇ¥ is coming closer to reality, researchers say. Scientists from the Washington University School of Medicine in … Read More→
_ Rheumatoid Arthritis A New Understanding: Why the Immune System Doesn't Always Fight Back By Jane Farrell article Researchers have drawn closer to understanding why the immune-system process can go wrong. The investigators, from Johns Hopkins, focused on … Read More→
_ Medical Care Nanobodies: A Smaller Weapon in Fighting Disease By Jane Farrell article A new system developed by researchers at Rockefeller University promises to make nanobodies, proteins that flag diseased cells for destruction, … Read More→
_ How to Fight Prediabetes and Win By Jane Farrell article EditorΓÇÖs note: Diabetes is one of the most significant health problems today; according the American Diabetes Association, 9.3 percent of … Read More→
_ Medical Research A Major Effort Needed to Fight Sepsis By Jane Farrell article Sepsis ΓÇô a blood infection that can lead to organ failure and death ΓÇô is just as important a research … Read More→
_ Healthy Diet & Nutrition An Over-The-Counter Remedy Could Eventually Fight TB By Jane Farrell article An over-the-counter remedy can help reduce age-related lung inflammation, according to a new study. Researchers from The Ohio State University … Read More→
_ Mental & Emotional Health Watch: Fighting the Stigma of Mental Illness By Sondra Forsyth article Here’s another addition to our ThirdAge Video Collection. Press play to start learning!
_ Progress in Fighting Tough Tumors By Jane Farrell article Spanish researchers have found the strongest proof yet that inhibition of a gene could be used to fight cancerous tumors. Research led by the Vall dΓÇÖHebron Institute of Oncology (VHIO), Barcelona, found that the inhibiting mutations of the Myc gene could be accomplished via the drug Omomyc. That inhibitor was designed by Laura Soucek, Principal Investigator of VHIO┬┤s Mouse Models of Cancer Therapies Group. The findings were published in the journal Nature Communications.
_ How to Fight Prediabetes By Jane Farrell article Type 2 diabetes is one of the most serious chronic illnesses in existence; it puts people at risk for everything from heart and kidney disease to amputation of limbs. According to the American Diabetes Association (ADA), it is shockingly widespread 29.1 million Americans have the illness. And the ADA estimates that 86 million more Americans have prediabetes, a condition that indicates a high risk of developing the illness. Here, from the federal National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse and the ADA, is what you need to know about prediabetes:
Rosemary & Oregano Fight Diabetes By Sondra Forsyth article The popular culinary herbs oregano and rosemary are packed with healthful compounds, and now lab tests show they could work in much the same way as prescription anti-diabetic medication, scientists report. In their study published in July 2014 in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, Elvira Gonzalez de Mejia and colleagues found that the way the herbs are grown makes a difference, and they also identified which compounds contribute the most to this promising trait.
Pets Fight Fleas And Ticks The Right Way By Jane Farrell article Fleas and ticks can be real problems for pets ΓÇô and for their owners. In animals, according to the federal Food and Drug Administration, flea bites can cause flea allergy dermatitis , an allergic reaction to proteins in flea saliva.
_ Breakthrough in Fighting Skin & Lung Cancers By Sondra Forsyth article Researchers at UCLAΓÇÖs Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center are reporting promising treatment milestones for patients with deadly skin and lung cancers who are being treated with an experimental drug called MK-3475.
_ A Step Forward In the Fight Against Alzheimer's By Jane Farrell article Researchers have developed a molecular compound that reversed the symptoms of AlzheimerΓÇÖs in mice. The compound also reduced inflammation of the brain. The compound, antisense oligonucleotide (OL-1), ΓÇ£reversed learning and memory deficits and brain inflammation in mice that are genetically engineered to model AlzheimerΓÇÖs disease,ΓÇ¥ said Susan Farr, Ph.D., research professor of geriatrics at Saint Louis University. The findings were published in the Journal of AlzheimerΓÇÖs Disease.
Red Wine Fights Cavities By article HereΓÇÖs another reason to enjoy a glass of red wine with dinner: A new study published in the May 2014 issue of the American Chemical SocietyΓÇÖs Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry has found that red wine, as well as grape seed extract, could potentially help prevent cavities. The researchers say that their report could lead to the development of natural products that ward off dental diseases with fewer side effects.
Grounding (Earthing): The Easiest Way to Fight Stress By blog We all know that the world is becoming more stressful every day. We worry about the economy, another war in a place we’ve never heard of, our parents getting old and dying, the well-being of our children, our own health. Sometimes it seems like our lives are one endless series of stresses. The bad news is that stress is on the rise and it’s causing major problems for many of us. The good news is that there are simple ways to combat stress and get back in control of our lives.