A new study at the University of Kuopio in Finland collaborated with a research at Kaiser Permanente Division of Research in Oakland, CA, revealed that people with high cholesterol in their early 40s are more likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease than those with low cholesterol. The main conclusion was high mid-life cholesterol increased the risk […]

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Acording to a new research, heavy drinkers and heavy smokers develop Alzheimer’s disease years earlier than people with Alzheimer’s who do not drink or smoke heavily.
Researchers found that people who were heavy drinkers developed Alzheimer’s 4.8 years earlier than those who were not heavy drinkers. Heavy smokers developed the disease 2.3 years sooner than people […]

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A new research shows that men are more likely than women to have mild cognitive impairment, the transition stage before dementia.
When it comes to remembering things, the study found men were one-and-a-half times more likely to have mild cognitive impairment than women. The finding remained the same regardless of a man’s education or marital status. […]

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The American Academy of Pediatrics created guidelines regarding physical activity and screen time (television, video games):
1) boys should take at least 11,000 steps a day;
2) girls at least 13,000 steps a day;
3) children should limit total screen time to two hours a day.
A new study soon to be published in The Journal of Pediatrics evaluates […]

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According to research that will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology 60th Anniversary Annual Meeting in Chicago, April 12–19, 2008, people with Alzheimer’s disease who take vitamin E appear to live longer than those who don’t take vitamin E.
The study found people who took vitamin E, with or without a cholinesterase inhibitor, were […]

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Loop diuretics more than double risk for fractures, study finds. E-mail this article
A U.S. study suggests loop diuretics, drugs commonly prescribed to treat heart failure and hypertension, increase the risk of hip bone loss in older men.
The researchers noted that loop diuretics are one of the most commonly prescribed medications among older adults. These drugs […]

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A germ that commonly causes food poisoning may be the next weapon in the fight against cervical, prostate and breast cancer.
A new trial shows that a live Listeria vaccine called Lovaxin C is safe, generates a strong immune reaction. This vigorous immune response is what researchers are hoping will give the vaccine a fighting chance […]

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Scientists claim that a daily pill may help spouses of  sleep apnoea syndrome (OSA) sufferers no more spending sleepless nights. OSA is a condition that causes people to stop breathing sporadically during sleep, often making them excessively tired and moody.
Around one in every 20 middle-aged men and one in 50 women suffer from the common […]

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An Australian research team has developed a quick and reliable method of contraception for up to 95 per cent of males. The injection has been proved to be just as effective as birth-control pills for women by scientists.
The new jab works by suppressing sperm output but does not have a permanent effect. Made up of […]

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A surgery team at Imperial College London developed a new surgery technique called Natural Orifice Translumenal Endoscopic Surgery (NOTES), which involves no visible scars and needs hardly any recovery time.
In the procedure, a hole is made in the lining of the stomach, then the organ - usually an appendix or gall bladder - is cut […]

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