Scientists have discovered that a protein that controls weight and appetite may also help prevent Alzheimer’s disease (AD).
Patients with higher leptin levels had a significantly lower risk of developing the debilitating disorder, according to a study found in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
DNA differences which appear to affect the risk of giving birth early have been found by US scientists.
The US National Institutes of Health study found the variants in both babies and mothers, a US conference was told.
It is thought they may play a role in controlling immune responses which could theoretically trigger labour if they become too powerful.
Premature birth – which accounts for 7% of UK births – is one of the biggest threats to a baby’s future health. Read the rest of this entry »
While diabetes natural remedies may help patients with the disease control their symptoms, they are still more susceptible to certain diabetic problems such as blindness.
Until recently, physicians did not know how high blood sugar levels damage blood vessels in the eye. According to researchers from Michigan State University, when blood sugar levels rise, a protein known as siah-1 is produced, which shuttles the protein glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH) into the nucleus of the Müller cells. Read the rest of this entry »
While nutritional supplements such as vitamin D may help with pain and discomfort, researchers are looking into how acupuncture stimulates the brain into making the body feel better.
According to findings published in Brain Research, scientists have discovered a sensation called deqi that is obtained through the treatment, which deactivates the feelings of pain in the brain, resulting in the person thinking they feel better.
A small number of extremely overweight people may be missing the same chunk of genetic material, claim UK researchers.
The findings, published in the journal Nature, could offer clues to whether obesity can be “inherited” in some cases.
Imperial College London scientists found dozens of people – all severely obese – who lacked approximately the same 30 genes.
The gene “deletion” could not be found in people of normal weight. Read the rest of this entry »
Parents may want to consider giving their obese children diabetes natural supplements, as a new study suggests that treatments for the disease may help decrease body mass index (BMI) levels.
Despite obese adolescents not being diagnosed with diabetes, certain diabetic medications can help them lose weight, according to findings published in Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine. Childhood obesity rates continue to be a growing epidemic in America. Read the rest of this entry »
