Archive: 14/10/2016

Substance with the potential to postpone aging

The coenzyme NAD+ plays a main role in aging processes. In mice and roundworm adding the substance can both extend life and postpone the onset of aging processes. New research conducted at the Center for Healthy Aging and ...

Oct 14, 2016

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Want to optimize those 10,000 (or fewer) steps? Walk faster, sit less

That popular daily target of 10,000 steps is a worthwhile goal, but a new study at Oregon State University suggests that if you find that unattainable, don't despair - a smaller number, especially at moderate or greater intensity, ...

Oct 14, 2016

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A healthy Brexit: UK leads EU fruit and veg consumption

Britain leads the way in consuming the recommended five portions of fruit and vegetables a day, EU figures showed Friday, while Romania and Bulgaria are the worst.

Oct 14, 2016

Study identifies new mechanism for antibacterial immunity

The innate immune system serves as a first-line defense, responding to infections almost immediately after a pathogen makes its way into the body. This response is carried out in two major ways: the cell can amplify the message ...

Oct 14, 2016

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Limits on gun research hamper efforts to combat gun deaths

It's the kind of information you might expect from long-range government research: On average, one American child or teenager is killed or injured every day in an accidental shooting. The most common victims are ages 3 or ...

Oct 14, 2016

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Medicare unveils far-reaching overhaul of doctors' pay

Changing the way it does business, Medicare on Friday unveiled a far-reaching overhaul of how it pays doctors and other clinicians.

Oct 14, 2016

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New study links neuropilin 2 deficiency to inflammation-induced edema and lymphedema

Fluid accumulation and swelling (edema) may result from the malfunctioning of regulatory processes controlling vessel permeability in the body. Edema frequently occurs in chronic inflammatory diseases including psoriasis ...

Oct 14, 2016

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N-acetyl cysteine improves efficacy of adoptive T cell immunotherapy for melanoma

A collaborative team of investigators at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) and Loyola University have demonstrated for the first time that culturing T cells in N-acetyl cysteine (NAC) before they are infused ...

Oct 14, 2016

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Myanmar warned against unhealthy lifestyles as hypertension and high cholesterol rise

Myanmar's leading heart doctors have warned against unhealthy lifestyles as nearly one in three citizens are reported to have hypertension and half have high cholesterol. The call comes as the ASEAN Federation of Cardiology ...

Oct 14, 2016

Factors of metabolic dysfunction are associated with increased risk for liver cancer

Bottom Line: High body mass index (BMI), increased waist circumference, and type 2 diabetes mellitus were associated with increased risk for liver cancer in a large prospective cohort study.

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Archive: 14/10/2016

Substance with the potential to postpone aging

Want to optimize those 10,000 (or fewer) steps? Walk faster, sit less

A healthy Brexit: UK leads EU fruit and veg consumption

Study identifies new mechanism for antibacterial immunity

Limits on gun research hamper efforts to combat gun deaths

Medicare unveils far-reaching overhaul of doctors' pay

New study links neuropilin 2 deficiency to inflammation-induced edema and lymphedema

N-acetyl cysteine improves efficacy of adoptive T cell immunotherapy for melanoma

Myanmar warned against unhealthy lifestyles as hypertension and high cholesterol rise

Factors of metabolic dysfunction are associated with increased risk for liver cancer

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