Do Nuts & Olive Oil Help Preserve Cognitive Function?
HelpingYouCare – May 22, 2013
Mediterranean Diet including nuts and olive oil may help prevent cognitive decline, new study suggests A new study by researchers at three universities and several medical institutions in Spain has linked a Mediterranean diet supplemented with olive oil or nuts to better cognitive function in older people than was associated with a low-fat diet, after a 6½ year period on the diets…
Vitamin C May Be Key to New TB Treatments
MedPage – Charlene Laino – May 22, 2013
In a serendipitous discovery, researchers said they killed cultured strains of drug-resistant tuberculosis bacteria with vitamin C. The finding suggests that adding vitamin C to existing TB drugs may significantly shorten the current 6-month course of chemotherapy and opens the door for the development of novel TB agents, according to the team from Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York…
Feet home to more than 100 fungi
BBC News - Helen Briggs – May 22, 2013
Fungi live all over the human body, but their favourite spots are the heel, under toenails and between the toes, according to a US study. A new map of the body’s fungal diversity could help combat skin conditions such as athlete’s foot, researchers report in Nature journal…
Vitamin B may protect against Alzheimer’s, say reseachers
Science Recorder – James Fluere – May 22, 2013
Researchers at the University of Oxford have discovered the vitamin B may protect against Alzheimer’s. They found that B vitamins could halve brain shrinkage in older people with memory problems…
Schoolmates of suicide victims at higher risk
Reuters – Kathryn Doyle – May 21, 2013
The idea that suicide might be “contagious” has been around for centuries, senior author Dr. Ian Colman, who studies mental health at the University of Ottawa, told Reuters Health. Past studies supported the idea, but none had looked at such a large body of students, he said…
Bed sharing may increase risk of SIDS by five times
CBS News – Michelle Castillo – May 21, 2013
Sharing a bed with an infant significantly increases their risk of dying from sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), according to a new study published online on May 20 in BMJ Open…
Skin cancer vaccine being studied by local doctor
Fox59 – Jenny Anchondo – May 21, 2013
May is Skin Cancer Awareness Month and there is a big push for people to take proper precautions to protect their skin. But what if there was a skin cancer vaccine to help keep skin cancer at bay?…
Another Benefit of the Mediterranean Diet: It Keeps You Smart.
LifeGoesStrong – Irene Zutell – May 21, 2013
Sticking to a Mediterranean diet—a diet rich in whole grains, nuts, fruits and vegetables, legumes, fish and even some red wine—is not just good for your heart, but it may keep you smarter, according to a new study published in the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry…
Men who had ADHD as kids may be more likely to be obese as adults
CBS News – Michelle Castillo – May 20, 2013
New research shows that men who had ADHD as children are twice as likely to be obese by the time they grow up than men who did not have the mental disorder as kids…
20 percent of handbags carry more bacteria than a toilet
Fox News – May 20, 2013
One in five handbags contain higher levels of bacteria than the average toilet, Medical News Today reported. The study, conducted by British company Initial Washroom Hygiene, suggested that the bacteria found on handbags are significant enough to pose a threat to human health…
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