Acetaminophen may do more than treat your headache: it could weaken your emotions, researchers have found. Investigators from The Ohio State University reached that conclusion after conducting two studies. The first involved 82 participants, half of whom took an acute dose of 1000 milligrams of acetaminophen and half who took an identical-looking placebo. They waited… Continue reading Acetaminophen May Affect Your Emotions
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Defeating Aggressive Cancers
Researchers are drawing closer to a drug that attacks cancer stem cells in some forms of the disease. That medicine could treat an element in tumors that is believed responsible for metastasis and drug resistance. The team of investigators, led by experts from the Cancer Research Institute at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC), in… Continue reading Defeating Aggressive Cancers
Why The Retirement Age Should Be Raised Even More
Researchers say that the age to receive full Social Security benefits should be closer to 70. But that might not be fair to people with shorter life expectancies. “We’re living longer and healthier than ever before, but the statutory age of retirement for receiving Social Security benefits doesn’t reflect that,” says lead author S. Jay… Continue reading Why The Retirement Age Should Be Raised Even More
Alcohol Awareness Month: How Much Are You Drinking?
Editor’s Note: April is Alcohol Awareness Month, a good time to increase awareness of the public-health issue that is alcohol misuse. According to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), in 2006 alcohol misuse problems cost the U.S. the staggering amount of $224 billion, primarily from los productivity but also from health care… Continue reading Alcohol Awareness Month: How Much Are You Drinking?
On the Horizon: A Better Diagnosis for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Researchers have identified a pattern of molecules In the cerebrospinal fluid of people with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS). The discovery provides insights into the basis for cognitive dysfunction—frequently described by patients as “brain fog”—as well as new hope for improvements in diagnosis and treatment. The finding was published in the journal Molecular Psychiatry. Mady… Continue reading On the Horizon: A Better Diagnosis for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Best Self-Defense Strategies
Guarding the personal safety and security of you and your family doesn’t have to be difficult. Personal security expert Matt Tamas says that most people endanger themselves by a reckless avoidance of learning about the risks posed by the world around them. Whether they are traveling, at work or at home, people often have a… Continue reading Best Self-Defense Strategies
COPD Patients Risk Burn Injuries from Oxygen
Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who are receiving home oxygen have a higher risk of burn injury, according to researchers from the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston. This study was published on March 30 in Mayo Clinic Proceedings. For their study, the researchers looked at data from Medicare beneficiaries from 2001… Continue reading COPD Patients Risk Burn Injuries from Oxygen
A Novel Way to Avoid Pain?
Crossing your fingers could help reduce your feeling of pain, according to new research. According to UCL, London, the finding, published in the journal Current Biology, used a variation on an established pain experiment, known as the “thermal grill illusion.” A news release from UCL said that In the thermal grill illusion, a pattern of… Continue reading A Novel Way to Avoid Pain?
Comparing Health Techniques For Fractures
A modern method of healing femur fractures is just as effective as a more established alternative, according to researchers. The investigators, a team of orthopedic surgeons from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, found that there’s no difference in the methods for treating distal femur fractures. According to a news release… Continue reading Comparing Health Techniques For Fractures
Roseroot Herb May Effectively Treat Depression
Scientists have found that Rhodiola rosea (R. rosea), or roseroot, could be an effective treatment for major depression. The researchers from the University of Pennsylvania enrolled in their study 57 people who had a “DSM IV Axis 1 Diagnosis” of Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) – meaning that they had two or more major depressive episodes,… Continue reading Roseroot Herb May Effectively Treat Depression
Why Men Love Curves
Men’s preference for women with curvy backsides seems traceable to prehistoric influences, according to researchers from The University of Texas at Austin. The investigators’ study was published in the journal Evolution and Human Behavior. According to a release from the university, the research looked at men’s preference for women with a “theoretically optimal angle of… Continue reading Why Men Love Curves
Scientists Discover New Aging Pathway
Scientists have identified a new molecular pathway to aging, and they say that the process can be manipulated to revitalize old blood. According to a news release from the University of California Berkeley, the researchers found that blood stem cells’ ability to repair damage caused by inappropriate protein folding in the mitochondria, a cell’s energy… Continue reading Scientists Discover New Aging Pathway
New Hope for Psoriasis Patients
A human antibody may help people who are suffering from psoriasis, an autoimmune illness that affects skin. Many patients showed significant recovery after just a single dose, and by the end of the trial, conducted at Rockefeller University and seven other centers, nearly all the patients showed dramatic, if not complete, improvement in their symptoms,… Continue reading New Hope for Psoriasis Patients
Genetic Tests of Dubious Value Are Common on the Web
Although there are only a few validated genetic tests specifying individual risks for certain cancers or which can help to select genomically targeted cancer therapies, the Internet is already a major source of marketing for both legitimate tests as well as those of dubious value, according to a study published March 5th 2015 in the… Continue reading Genetic Tests of Dubious Value Are Common on the Web
Hidden Hazards Found in “Green” Merchandise
Dr. Anne Steinemann, Professor of Civil Engineering and the Chair of Sustainable Cities from the Department of Infrastructure Engineering, Melbourne School of Engineering, is a world expert on environmental pollutants, air quality, and health effects. Professor Steinemann investigated and compared volatile organic compounds (VOCs) emitted from 37 different products, such as air fresheners, cleaning products,… Continue reading Hidden Hazards Found in “Green” Merchandise
A Lifesaving Car Alarm
Fatigued drivers may someday get lifesaving help from an in-car alarm that sounds when sensors detect an imminent crash, researchers say. The researchers’ findings were published in the International Journal of Human Factors and Ergonomics. Psychologist Carryl Baldwin of George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia, and colleagues there and at the Sentara Norfolk General Sleep… Continue reading A Lifesaving Car Alarm
Aging of Brain May Be Related to Blood-Vessel Activity
Older brains may be more similar to younger brains than previously thought, researchers say. Researchers from Cambridge University, UK, and the Medical Research Council’s Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, used magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to show that changes in the aging brain may be due to changes in blood vessels, not to neurological activity. The… Continue reading Aging of Brain May Be Related to Blood-Vessel Activity
Coenzyme Q10 Doesn’t Protect Against Free Radicals
The popular supplement Coenzyme Q10, widely believed to function as an antioxidant, is actually not likely to provide any benefits, according to scientists from McGill University. The discovery, by investigators from McGill’s Department of Biology, were published in Nature Communications. The lipid-like substance, found naturally in all cells, is believed to be an antioxidant (a… Continue reading Coenzyme Q10 Doesn’t Protect Against Free Radicals