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Protein Transports Nutrients Believed To Protect Against Eye Disease
Scientists have identified the protein responsible for transporting nutrients to the eye that are believed to protect against the development of age-related macular degeneration, a leading cause of vision loss in elderly Americans. The research sought to illuminate the process by which compounds called lutein and zeaxanthin move from the bloodstream to the eye.
Science Daily – Jul 17, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Scientists have identified the protein responsible for transporting nutrients to the eye that are believed to protect against the development of age-related macular degeneration, a leading cause of vision loss in elderly Americans. The research sought to illuminate the process by which compounds called lutein and zeaxanthin move from the bloodstream to the eye.
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Mind Over Matter In Chronic Disease Treatment
A new study by sleep psychologists is shedding light on why some people with life-threatening conditions do not adhere to medical treatment, even when "it's for their own good". Psychological factors had a powerful effect on whether people would accept effective medical treatment.
Science Daily – Jul 17, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
A new study by sleep psychologists is shedding light on why some people with life-threatening conditions do not adhere to medical treatment, even when "it's for their own good". Psychological factors had a powerful effect on whether people would accept effective medical treatment.
Science Daily – Jul 17, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Diet Plans Produce Similar Results
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, July 16 (HealthDay News) -- New research shows thatMediterranean and low-carb diets are just as good and just as safe as thelow-fat diet often prescribed by doctors, a revelation that should givepeople more choices in eating well.
Yahoo! – Jul 17, 2008 03:46 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, July 16 (HealthDay News) -- New research shows thatMediterranean and low-carb diets are just as good and just as safe as thelow-fat diet often prescribed by doctors, a revelation that should givepeople more choices in eating well.
Yahoo! – Jul 17, 2008 03:46 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Men And Women May Need Different Diets
Diet can strongly influence how long you live and your reproductive success, but now scientists have discovered that what works for males can be very different for females. In the first study of its kind, the researchers have shown that gender plays a major role in determining which diet is better suited to promoting longer life or better reproductive success.
Science Daily – Jul 16, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Diet can strongly influence how long you live and your reproductive success, but now scientists have discovered that what works for males can be very different for females. In the first study of its kind, the researchers have shown that gender plays a major role in determining which diet is better suited to promoting longer life or better reproductive success.
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Low-fat Diets May Not Be Best For Weight Loss, Study Suggests
Low-carbohydrate and Mediterranean diets may be just as safe and effective in achieving weight loss as the standard, medically prescribed low-fat diet, according to a new study in the New England Journal of Medicine. Although participants actually decreased caloric intake a similar amount. They lost only 6.5 lbs. (2.9 kg) compared to 10 lbs. (4.4 kg) on the Mediterranean diet, and 10.3 lbs. (4.7 kg) on the low-carbohydrate diet.
Science Daily – Jul 16, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Low-carbohydrate and Mediterranean diets may be just as safe and effective in achieving weight loss as the standard, medically prescribed low-fat diet, according to a new study in the New England Journal of Medicine. Although participants actually decreased caloric intake a similar amount. They lost only 6.5 lbs. (2.9 kg) compared to 10 lbs. (4.4 kg) on the Mediterranean diet, and 10.3 lbs. (4.7 kg) on the low-carbohydrate diet.
Science Daily – Jul 16, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Obesity ups a woman's pancreatic cancer risk: study
Reuters - Obese women who carry most of their extra weight around the stomach are 70 percent more likely to develop pancreatic cancer, an international team of researchers reported on Tuesday.
Yahoo! – Jul 15, 2008 9:06 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Reuters - Obese women who carry most of their extra weight around the stomach are 70 percent more likely to develop pancreatic cancer, an international team of researchers reported on Tuesday.
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Consumption Of Nut Products During Pregnancy Linked To Increased Asthma In Children
Expectant mothers who eat nuts or nut products like peanut butter daily during pregnancy increase their children's risk of developing asthma by more than 50 percent over women who rarely or never consume nut products during pregnancy, according to new research from the Netherlands.
Science Daily – Jul 15, 2008 9:00 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Expectant mothers who eat nuts or nut products like peanut butter daily during pregnancy increase their children's risk of developing asthma by more than 50 percent over women who rarely or never consume nut products during pregnancy, according to new research from the Netherlands.
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Laparoscopic gastric bypass provides better results
Reuters - Performing gastric bypass surgery to reduce the weight of morbidly obese patients using a laparoscopic method, rather than the conventional more invasive "open" abdominal method, reduces postoperative complications, the need for a second operation, and shortens hospital stays, new research shows. Nevertheless, laparoscopic gastric bypass is more expensive.
Yahoo! – Jul 15, 2008 6:15 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Reuters - Performing gastric bypass surgery to reduce the weight of morbidly obese patients using a laparoscopic method, rather than the conventional more invasive "open" abdominal method, reduces postoperative complications, the need for a second operation, and shortens hospital stays, new research shows. Nevertheless, laparoscopic gastric bypass is more expensive.
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Low-sodium Advice For Asthmatics Should Be Taken With A Grain Of Salt
Following a low-sodium diet does not appear to have any appreciable impact on asthma control, according to new research. Contrary to past studies -- which have suggested a link between low-sodium diets and improved asthma control -- a new study found no evidence that cutting back on salt helps patients with their symptoms.
Science Daily – Jul 15, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Following a low-sodium diet does not appear to have any appreciable impact on asthma control, according to new research. Contrary to past studies -- which have suggested a link between low-sodium diets and improved asthma control -- a new study found no evidence that cutting back on salt helps patients with their symptoms.
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Overweight Mothers Give Birth To Offspring Who Become Heavy, Amplifying Obesity Through Generations
Overweight mothers give birth to offspring who become even heavier, resulting in amplification of obesity across generations, said Baylor College of Medicine researchers who found that chemical changes in the ways genes are expressed -- a phenomenon called epigenetics -- could affect successive generations of mice.
Science Daily – Jul 15, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Overweight mothers give birth to offspring who become even heavier, resulting in amplification of obesity across generations, said Baylor College of Medicine researchers who found that chemical changes in the ways genes are expressed -- a phenomenon called epigenetics -- could affect successive generations of mice.
Science Daily – Jul 15, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
