Better Sleep May Be Incrediably Important to Alzheimer’s Risk
Disrupted sleep may be one of the missing pieces in explaining how Alzheimer’s starts its damage long before people have trouble with memory.
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The Notion of ‘Toxic Kale’ Has Gone Viral. But Is it True?
Toxic kale” is making news because of anecdotal evidence by one molecular scientist in one magazine article. Experts weigh in as to if we should listen.
Why Some Have a Sweet Tooth and Others Don’t
Slave to the sugar? Understanding your science can help you do something about it.
What Your Grip Says About Your Health
The strength of your grip could actually be a predictor of your heart health.
Did reports of side effects contribute to drop in bone drug use?
By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – Media reports raising safety concerns about osteoporosis drugs known as bisphosphonates may have contributed to a sharp drop in their use – even though U.S. doctors and drug regulators haven’t recommended against taking them, a study suggests. Fosamax (alendronate sodium) won U.S. marketing approval in 1995. Starting in 2006, a series of media reports highlighted research linking the drugs to rare but serious side
Americans favor Supreme Court term limits: Reuters/Ipsos poll
Most Americans would support imposing a term limit on the nine U.S. Supreme Court justices, who now serve for life, a Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll has found in the aftermath of major rulings by the court on Obamacare and gay marriage. Congress shows no signs of taking up the idea, though Republican presidential contender Ted Cruz has suggested the possibility of justices being voted out of office.
Republican Jeb Bush backs federal hiring freeze, lobbying rules
(Reuters) – U.S. Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush said on Monday he would overhaul Washington’s culture with a federal balanced budget amendment, a freeze on government hiring and a longer ban on former members of Congress becoming lobbyists. “We need a president willing to challenge the whole culture in our nation’s capital – and I mean to do it,” Bush, the former Florida governor, said in remarks posted on his
Coffee drinking may lower inflammation, reduce diabetes risk
By Kathryn Doyle (Reuters Health) – Coffee drinkers in a long-term study were about half as likely to develop type 2 diabetes as those who didn’t drink coffee, and researchers think an inflammation-lowering effect of the beverage might be the key. “Extensive research has revealed that coffee drinking exhibits both beneficial and aggravating health effects,” said Demosthenes B. Panagiotakos of the department of Nutrition and Dietetics at Harokopio University in
Global conference pushes plain cigarette packaging
Ministers from 10 countries gathered in Paris Monday to launch a common drive to introduce plain cigarette packaging with the aim of stubbing out high smoking rates among young people. Representatives from nations as far afield as New Zealand, Australia, South Africa and Uruguay issued a joint statement saying that “significant scientific proof justified … plain cigarette packaging”. The ministers said plain packaging had been shown to “reduce the attractiveness
Last four Ebola cases in Liberia discharged from clinic
The last four cases of Ebola in Liberia were discharged from a treatment clinic in the capital Monrovia on Monday, meaning there were no more confirmed carriers of the deadly virus in the West African country. More than 11,200 people have died from Ebola since an epidemic broke out in December 2013 in neighbouring Guinea. Liberia was declared Ebola-free on May 9 but reported a new case nearly two months