Health News

Brain scans suggest people can learn to like healthy foods

Date: Sep-02-2014
Brain scans of participants showed higher activation of reward centers shifted from high-calorie toward low-calorie food over a 6-month structured behavioral weight-loss program.

New, biodegradable stent 'as good as current gold standard'

Date: Sep-02-2014
Patients are at risk of complications from the steel and non-biodegradable polymers coronary artery stents are made of. A new, experimental stent may provide a solution.

Regular family meals may reduce effects of cyberbullying in adolescents

Date: Sep-02-2014
A new study from McGill University in Canada finds adolescents who have regular family meals are less likely to experience problems associated with cyberbullying.

American diet 'improving' but remains poor overall

Date: Sep-02-2014
Consumption of trans fats has fallen, but there is a widening gap in terms of diet quality between rich and poor, according to a new study from Harvard School of Public Health.

ADHD drugs 'do not stunt children's growth,' say AAP

Date: Sep-01-2014
Despite concerns that stimulant medications to treat ADHD could stunt a child's growth, a new study from the American Academy of Pediatrics says these drugs do not affect height.

Serotonin deficiency as cause of depression - is it a myth?

Date: Sep-01-2014
The theory that depression is caused by a chemical imbalance in the brain has been popular since at least the late 1980s. However, a new study in mice casts doubt on its veracity.

New drug '20% more effective than ACE inhibitors' for treating heart failure

Date: Sep-01-2014
A new study claims that an experimental drug called LCZ696 is 20% more effective than ACE inhibitors in reducing heart failure-related hospitalizations and deaths.

Plants in offices make workers happier, more productive

Date: Sep-01-2014
A long-term study of real-life situations finds introducing plants into otherwise lean work environments increases productivity by 15%, in line with studies carried out in labs.

Late and early onset Alzheimer's affect brain function in similar way

Date: Sep-01-2014
New study shows a key element of brain function begins to decline a few years before symptoms emerge in both uninherited late onset and inherited early onset Alzheimer's disease.

Is cell phone addiction on the horizon?

Date: Sep-01-2014
A study by researchers from Baylor University in Texas finds that college students spend around 9 hours a day on their cell phones, and 60% say they are becoming addicted to them.