Archive: 05/01/2017

Mouse model points to potential new treatment for Alzheimer's disease

Treatment with an inhibitor of 12/15-lipoxygenase, an enzyme elevated in patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD), reverses cognitive decline and neuropathology in an AD mouse model, reports a new study in Biological Psychiatry. ...

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Mediterranean diet linked to reduced brain shrinkage in old age

A new study led by researchers in Scotland has found that older people who ate a Mediterranean-type diet went on to experience less brain shrinkage than those who ate other types of food. The research is published online ...

Jan 5, 2017

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Ketamine trial could help free patient from alcoholism

Just two months ago, Marcus was drinking up to seven bottles of wine a night and regularly blacking out, sometimes finding himself in police custody.

Jan 5, 2017

Combining daycare for children and elderly people benefits all generations

We live in a society where care of young and old is increasingly segregated, with very limited opportunity for the two age groups to interact. If we just thought a little more socially, however, these "book end generations" ...

Jan 5, 2017

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Grand Canyon rim-to-rim hikers provide data for study of health, performance

It takes a special type of person to hike from one rim of the Grand Canyon to the other in a single day. These motivated, resilient athletes now are helping researchers at Sandia National Laboratories and the University of ...

Jan 5, 2017

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Study shows different types of fibril formation correlating with Alzheimer's sub-types

(Medical Xpress)—A team of researchers working at the National Institutes of Health in the U.S. and the University College London Institute of Neurology in the U.K. has found what appears to be a correlation between fibril ...

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Exercise, even in small amounts, benefits both physical and psychological well-being

The largest-ever smartphone-based study examining the relationship between physical activity and happiness has found that even minimal levels of activity can have a positive effect on happiness.

Jan 5, 2017

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Alarming levels of hypertension found in the general public

A new study finds that 50% of the Canadian public is unaware that they suffer from high blood pressure, with most of them unaware of their condition or unwilling to address and manage their high blood pressure.

Jan 5, 2017

Acai berry hype highlights flaws in new food marketing rules

Hype in the marketing of açaí berry products—which sell for up to $150 a kilo—has highlighted serious flaws in new rules governing food health claims.

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Sleep quality and emotions affect opioid addiction recovery

Getting enough quality sleep may be as important to one's health as a good diet and exercise, but for people fighting addition to painkillers, it can also lower their cravings, according to a Penn State study.

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Archive: 05/01/2017

Mouse model points to potential new treatment for Alzheimer's disease

Mediterranean diet linked to reduced brain shrinkage in old age

Ketamine trial could help free patient from alcoholism

Combining daycare for children and elderly people benefits all generations

Grand Canyon rim-to-rim hikers provide data for study of health, performance

Study shows different types of fibril formation correlating with Alzheimer's sub-types

Exercise, even in small amounts, benefits both physical and psychological well-being

Alarming levels of hypertension found in the general public

Acai berry hype highlights flaws in new food marketing rules

Sleep quality and emotions affect opioid addiction recovery

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