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Eating A Protein-Rich Breakfast Helps Us To Avoid Unhealthy Snacking In The Evening
Date: Mar-29-2013Breakfast might be the most important meal of the day, but up to 60 percent of American young people consistently skip it. Now, Heather Leidy, an assistant professor in the Department of Nutrition and Exercise Physiology, says eating a breakfast rich in protein significantly improves appetite control and reduces unhealthy snacking on high-fat or high-sugar foods in the evening, which could help improve the diets of more than 25 million overweight or obese young adults in the U.S...
Heart Disease Danger Underestimated By Cholesterol Calculation
Date: Mar-29-2013In what promises to be an eye-opener for many doctors and patients who routinely depend on cholesterol testing, a study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine found that the standard formula used for decades to calculate low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol levels is often inaccurate. Of most concern, the researchers say, is their finding that the widely used formula underestimates LDL where accuracy matters most - in the range considered desirable for high-risk patients...
Hidden Dangers Around The Home
Date: Mar-29-2013Bunk beds and baby change tables are among the hidden dangers around the home causing serious injury and death to Queensland children. In the 2013 Consumer product-related injuries in Queensland children report, prepared by QUT's Centre for Accident Research and Road Safety - Queensland (CARRS-Q), more than 475,000 Queensland children sustained injuries requiring emergency department treatment between 2004 and 2011...
Why Chickens Overeat: Appetite Genes Are Key To Better Diets For Poultry
Date: Mar-29-2013University scientists have identified how a chicken's genetic make-up can affect the signals sent from its stomach to its brain that tell a chicken when it has had enough to eat. Insensitivity to being full Poultry farmers often have to restrict food for chickens because some birds are insensitive to feelings of fullness and can overeat, affecting their ability to reproduce. The study could make it easier to develop methods to develop diets that reduce excess growth more naturally in these birds...
The Advantages Of New Concussion Diagnostic Tool
Date: Mar-29-2013From Junior Seau, former San Diego Chargers linebacker, to Dave Duerson, former Chicago Bears safety - who both committed suicide as a result of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) have been making gruesome headlines at an alarming rate. In the United States alone, TBIs account for an estimated 1.6 - 3.8 million sports injuries every year, with approximately 300,000 of those being diagnosed among young, nonprofessional athletes. But TBIs are not confined to sports; they are also considered a signature wound among soldiers of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars...
Study Suggests Teenage Smokers With Higher Genetic Risk Associated With Development Of Adult Smoking Problems
Date: Mar-28-2013JAMA Psychiatry Study Highlights A study by Daniel W. Belsky, Ph.D., of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, and colleagues sought to examine how genetic risks influence the developmental progression of smoking behavior from initiation through conversion to daily smoking, progression to heavy smoking, nicotine dependence, and struggles with quitting...
Novel Coronavirus Infection Human Death Confirmed In Germany
Date: Mar-28-2013A 73-year-old man from the United Arab Emirates who had been transferred to Germany by air ambulance for treatment for novel coronavirus (NCoV) infection died on March 26th. The patient had been treated in intensive care at The Robert Koch Institute, Munich, Germany. German health authorities say this is the second case of novel coronavirus infection that was imported to Germany. The first patient was transferred to a German hospital on October 24th, 2012 and made a full recovery...
Tecfidera Approved For Multiple Sclerosis By FDA
Date: Mar-28-2013Tecfidera (dimethyl fumarate) capsules have just been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat adults with relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis (MS). MS is an autoimmune disease of the central nervous system that is known for being persistent and inflammatory. People affected by the illness experience a disruption in communication between their brain and other parts of their body. It is one of the most common causes of neurological disability in young adults and occurs more often in females than males...
Chelation Therapy Still Not Proven To Work
Date: Mar-28-2013Nearly a decade ago, the National Institutes of Health began a study to determine whether patients with heart disease could be treated with chelation therapy, a controversial method that has been used by 110,000 Americans each year. However, the authors conclude they still are not sure whether chelation works. According to the results, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, chelation did slightly decrease the risk of heart problems, mostly in people with diabetes. However, the benefit was so small that it may have been due to chance...
New Vaccine For Foot And Mouth Safer, Cheaper To Make Thanks To Synthetic Virus Shell
Date: Mar-28-2013UK scientists have developed a new vaccine against foot and mouth disease that is cheaper and safer to manufacture thanks to the fact it doesn't rely on inactivating live infectious virus but uses a synthetic virus shell to provoke an immune response. The new vaccine is also more stable and easier to store than current ones. The scientists who developed the new vaccine report their work in the 27 March online issue of PLoS Pathogens...
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