Study Links Acetaminophen Use in Pregnancy to Developmental Problems in Children
Paracetamol (known as acetaminophen in the USA) is the most commonly used medicine in pregnancy, yet there are very few studies that have investigated...
Discovery Reveals Antibiotics Actively Promote Chronic Ear, Lung Infections by ‘Feeding’...
Researchers from the University of Southern California and the Oak Crest Institute of Science have discovered the link between antibiotics and bacterial biofilm formation...
Promising New Approach for Gum Disease Treatment Identified
Nearly 50 percent of all adults in the United States suffer from the gum disease, periodontitis. Of these 17 percent suffer from a more severe form of periodontitis that increases their...
Omega 3 Fatty Acids Lessen Severity of Osteoarthritis in Mice
Mice consuming a supplement of omega 3 fatty acids had healthier joints than those fed diets high in saturated fats and omega 6 fatty...
Appetite Hormone, Leptin, Linked to Development of Arthritis in Obese Animals
The link between obesity and osteoarthritis may be more than just the wear and tear on the skeleton caused by added weight.
Researchers at Duke University have...
Paper Proposes That Antioxidants Accelerate Cancers Instead of Protecting Against Them
For decades, health-conscious people around the globe have taken antioxidant supplements and eaten foods rich in antioxidants, figuring this was one of the paths...
New Study – Cinnamon Reverses, Halts Progression of Parkinson’s Disease in...
Neurological scientists at Rush University Medical Center report that cinnamon, a common food spice and flavoring material, can reverse the biomechanical, cellular and anatomical changes...
Testosterone Therapy Does Not Increase Risk of Heart Attack in New...
Testosterone prescriptions for older men in the United States have increased more than three-fold over the past decade. Recent studies linking testosterone use with...
Restoring Deep, Slow Wave Sleep to Enhance Health and Increase Lifespan
If you have trouble falling asleep, wake up frequently in the middle of the night, or drag yourself out of bed in the morning feeling drained...
Heart Disease in Shift Workers Linked to Damaged Blood Cells, Sleep...
Austrian researchers have found that jetlag has severe effects on red blood cells, possibly explaining the high incidence of heart disease seen in shift...
Brain Aging Accelerated by Lack of Sleep in Adults
Researchers at Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School Singapore (Duke-NUS) have found evidence that the less older adults sleep, the faster their brains age. These findings,...
Periodic Fasting Reduces Bad Cholesterol to Aid in Diabetes Prevention
Skipping a few meals may reduce the risk of developing diabetes via a newly identified biological process that converts bad cholesterol in fat cells into...