Could the childhood obesity 'epidemic' be ebbing?
(HealthDay) -- After two decades of steadily increasing rates of childhood obesity, at least one state may finally be turning things around.
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Fibrosis and fatty liver disease increase risk of early atherosclerosis
Italian researchers report that severe fibrosis increases the early atherosclerosis risk in patients with genotype 1 chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. A second study found that fatty liver disease also increases ...
Apr 24, 2012
WHO hails big gains in anti-malaria fight
The World Health Organisation heralded major gains Tuesday in the fight against malaria, one of the developing world's biggest killers, but warned universal access to treatment remains elusive.
Apr 24, 2012
Bridging the gap in treatment for older women with breast cancer
Sheffield researchers are investigating ways to improve the treatment and survival rate of elderly patients diagnosed with breast cancer.
Apr 24, 2012
Molecule movements that make us think
Every thought, every movement, every heartbeat is controlled by lightning-quick electrical impulses in the brain, the muscles, and the heart. But too much electrical excitability in the membranes of the cells can cause things ...
Apr 24, 2012
Leukaemia cells have a remembrance of things past
Although people generally talk about "cancer", it is clear that the disease occurs in a bewildering variety of forms. Even single groups of cancers, such as those of the white blood cells, may show widely differing properties. ...
Apr 24, 2012
Scientists find anticonvulsant drug helps marijuana smokers kick the habit
Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute have found clinical evidence that the drug gabapentin, currently on the market to treat neuropathic pain and epilepsy, helps people to quit smoking marijuana (cannabis). Unlike ...
Apr 24, 2012
Family life study reveals key events that can trigger eating disorders
Eating disorders can be triggered by lack of support following traumatic events such as bereavement, relationship problems, abuse and sexual assault, according to research published in the May issue of the Journal of Clinical ...
Apr 24, 2012
RANK protein promotes the initiation, progression and metastasis of human breast cancer
Researchers from the Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL) have shown that overactivation of the RANK signalling pathway promotes the initiation, progression and metastasis of tumours in human breast epithelial ...
Apr 24, 2012
