Diabetes Could Affect Brain Growth in Children : MEDICINE & HEALTH : Science Times

Diabetes Could Affect Brain Growth in Children : MEDICINE & HEALTH : Science Times: While diabetes is often known as a disease affecting the breakdown of sugar, most do not know about the implications of the disease's affects on the circulatory system. As a disease that limits blood flow, as well as organ health, diabetes has been known to cause other dreaded ailments, that if left unchecked, may have a debilitating effect on a person's life. Vital organs are the usual casualties of diabetes, with cataracts that lead to blindness, as well as, kidney malfunction being some of the ramifications associated with the disease. A recent study published in the journal Diabetes found that type-one diabetes may affect another organ in children in particular-the brain. The study saw a difference in brain development of children with diabetes, compared with children not suffering from the disease.

7 Weight-Loss Mistakes You Didn’t Know You Were Making

If “shed some pounds” is on your resolution list for next year, you’re certainly not the only one. But are you doing all you can to achieve your goals, or are you inadvertently sabotaging them? Take this recent finding, for instance: A study from Cornell University researchers showed that going more than a week without stepping on the scale led to dieters gaining weight, while more frequent weigh-ins were associated with losing weight.

The Shadiest Weight-Loss Scams This Year -- The Cut

The Shadiest Weight-Loss Scams This Year -- The Cut: Fantastical products promising rapid weight loss are certainly the most underrated source of inventive fiction of our time. Pledges that a simple powder will transform 720 calories of pasta to 72 calories is a fiction only matched by a cream that promises to melt fat off of the upper thighs.

10 Biggest Food and Weight Loss Stories of 2014 - Health News and Views - Health.com

10 Biggest Food and Weight Loss Stories of 2014 - Health News and Views - Health.com: I can’t believe it’s been a year since I compiled my last round-up, but it’s that time again! As a research junkie, I think this year’s crop of studies in the areas of nutrition and weight management have been particularly fascinating.

Here are my top 10 picks for discoveries that have either broadened our knowledge, or shed new light on the best ways to stay nourished and lean

The top ten sickest states in the US

The top ten sickest states in the US | Fox News: Sickweather recently conducted a study of data collected by their patent-pending process to qualify reports of illness from social media. This data was then used to identify the Top 10 Sickest States in 2014, and the Top 10 Healthiest States in 2014. Sickweather’s data scientists analyzed social media reports of allergies, flu, cough, colds and fever from January through October to determine the following:

Technology May Lift Severe Depression, but Full Recovery Takes Time | MIND Guest Blog, Scientific American Blog Network

Technology May Lift Severe Depression, but Full Recovery Takes Time | MIND Guest Blog, Scientific American Blog Network: In studies of DBS in depression, success is generally measured by the lessening or lifting of symptoms such as sadness, low energy, insomnia, poor appetite, poor concentration and suicidal thinking. But declines in those signs do not necessarily provide a full measure of recovery, if by that we mean a smooth reintegration into life. To me, the most amazing part of watching these patients get over severe depression after DBS is that some would re-engage in life quickly upon improvement of their mood while others would sometimes take years to achieve a relatively normal quality of life. After years of living with severe depression, it appeared that a period of “relearning to live normally” was required

Yoga may improve cardiovascular risk factors, study says | Fox News

Yoga may improve cardiovascular risk factors, study says | Fox News: New research has found that yoga may be beneficial in managing and improving cardiovascular disease risk factors.

In a review of 37 randomized controlled trials, including 2,768 subjects, investigators found that yoga may provide the same benefits in reducing risk factors as traditional physical activities such as biking or brisk walking.






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"This finding is significant," researchers wrote, "as individuals who cannot or prefer not to perform traditional aerobic exercise might still achieve similar benefits in [cardiovascular] risk reduction."

Review finds best exercises to prevent women’s knee injury | Fox News

Review finds best exercises to prevent women’s knee injury | Fox News: Some training methods are better than others at preventing knee ligament injuries in young women, researchers advise.

Based on 14 previous studies, the researchers say training programs that focus on strengthening the legs and hips and stabilizing the abdomen are the most effective for preventing injury to the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), and doing more than one type of exercise is also important.

Antioxidant supplementation during exercise training: beneficial or... - PubMed - NCBI

Antioxidant supplementation during exercise training: beneficial or... - PubMed - NCBI: High levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS) produced in skeletal muscle during exercise have been associated with muscle damage and impaired muscle function. Supporting endogenous defence systems with additional oral doses of antioxidants has received much attention as a noninvasive strategy to prevent or reduce oxidative stress, decrease muscle damage and improve exercise performance. Over 150 articles have been published on this topic, with almost all of these being small-scale, low-quality studies. The consistent finding is that antioxidant supplementation attenuates exercise-induced oxidative stress. However, any physiological implications of this have yet to be consistently demonstrated, with most studies reporting no effects on exercise-induced muscle damage and performance. Moreover, a growing body of evidence indicates detrimental effects of antioxidant supplementation on the health and performance benefits of exercise training. Indeed, although ROS are associated with harmful biological events, they are also essential to the development and optimal function of every cell. The aim of this review is to present and discuss 23 studies that have shown that antioxidant supplementation interferes with exercise training-induced adaptations. The main findings of these studies are that, in certain situations, loading the cell with high doses of antioxidants leads to a blunting of the positive effects of exercise training and interferes with important ROS-mediated physiological processes, such as vasodilation and insulin signalling. More research is needed to produce evidence-based guidelines regarding the use of antioxidant supplementation during exercise training. We recommend that an adequate intake of vitamins and minerals through a varied and balanced diet remains the best approach to maintain the optimal antioxidant status in exercising individuals.

Polyphenols in exercise performance and prevention of exercise-indu... - PubMed - NCBI

Polyphenols in exercise performance and prevention of exercise-indu... - PubMed - NCBI: Although moderate physical exercise is considered an essential component of a healthy lifestyle that leads the organism to adapt itself to different stresses, exercise, especially when exhaustive, is also known to induce oxidative stress, inflammation, and muscle damage. Many efforts have been carried out to identify dietary strategies or micronutrients able to prevent or at least attenuate the exercise-induced muscle damage and stress. Unfortunately most studies have failed to show protection, and at the present time data supporting the protective effect of micronutrients, as antioxidant vitamins, are weak and trivial. This review focuses on those polyphenols, present in the plant kingdom, that have been recently suggested to exert some positive effects on exercise-induced muscle damage and oxidative stress. In the last decade flavonoids as quercetin, catechins, and other polyphenols as resveratrol have caught the scientists attention. However, at the present time drawing a clear and definitive conclusion seems to be untimely.

10 sleep compatibility problems, solved | Fox News

10 sleep compatibility problems, solved | Fox News: A good night's rest can be hard enough to get on your own. Add in the challenge of sleeping with a partner who snores, hogs the covers, or can only nod off to the sound of the nightly news—or has issues with your sleep patterns and needs—and it's no wonder so many partners are sleep-deprived.

In fact, about 25 percent of American couples retreat to separate sleeping quarters, according to the National Sleep Foundation. That can be an effective solution for some spouses, but it can also take a toll on your bond and intimacy, said Michael Breus, clinical psychologist and sleep specialist and author of “The Sleep Doctor's Diet Plan.” If his and hers beds don't appeal to you, you've still got options. Read on for easy, expert-backed ways to navigate your different sleep styles and score the snooze time you both deserve.

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Hookah smoke contains cancer-causing chemical | Fox News

Hookah smoke contains cancer-causing chemical | Fox News: People who smoke a hookah or inhale secondhand hookah smoke may be breathing in the chemical benzene, a substance that previous research has linked with an increased risk of leukemia, according to a new study.

In the study, researchers collected urine samples from 105 hookah smokers before and after they smoked from a hookah, a pipe that's used to smoke flavored tobacco. They also collected urine samples from 103 people who didn't smoke hookah tobacco but attended events where they'd be exposed to hookah smoke, to test the effect of secondhand hookah smoke on these people's bodies.

No, you’re not sleeping enough, and it’s a problem: 15 scary facts in new NatGeo doc - The Washington Post

No, you’re not sleeping enough, and it’s a problem: 15 scary facts in new NatGeo doc - The Washington Post: You just enjoyed a long Thanksgiving weekend, so presumably you’re fairly well-rested, right? If not, prepare to be scared by some facts unleashed in a new National Geographic Channel documentary.

The two-hour “Sleepless in America,” a collaboration by NatGeo, National Institutes of Health and The Public Good Projects, debuted on Sunday night. The gist: Everyone is tired. No one gets enough sleep. And then this: Chronic sleep deprivation could have irreparable damage to your health.

Obesity linked to 500K new cancer cases a year - CBS News

Obesity linked to 500K new cancer cases a year - CBS News: Obesity is associated with close to 500,000 new cancer cases worldwide each year, and nearly two-thirds of obesity-related cancers occur in North America and Europe, a new report shows.

The analysis of data from 184 countries showed that excess weight was associated with 345,000 (5.4 percent) of new cancers in women in 2012, and 136,000 (1.9 percent) of new cancers in men in 2012.

Mindfulness helps teens cope with stress, anxiety | Fox News

Mindfulness helps teens cope with stress, anxiety | Fox News: As the morning school bell rings and students rush through crowded corridors, teenagers in one Portland classroom settle onto mats and meditation pillows. They fall silent after the teacher taps a Tibetan "singing bowl."

"Allow yourself to settle into the experience of being here, in this moment," teacher Caverly Morgan tells two dozen students at Wilson High School.






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The students are enrolled in a for-credit, year-long mindfulness class meant to ease youth anxiety and depression and to prevent violence. For 90 minutes, three days a week, they practice a mix of yoga, sitting and walking meditation, visualization techniques, deep breathing, journaling and non-judgmental listening.

Americans getting fatter, sicker, poorer

Bloomberg View: Americans getting fatter, sicker, poorer: Obviously, obesity is enormously costly, because it leads to health problems such as diabetes, heart disease and cancer. More than a third of Americans are obese, and the health costs reach into the hundreds of billions. The World Health Organization estimates that more than 100,000 Americans developed cancer in 2012 due to obesity. Furthermore, obesity is associated with an even more insidious scourge: depression

Bacteria Keeps the Brain Healthy: Study : LIFE : Tech Times

Bacteria Keeps the Brain Healthy: Study : LIFE : Tech Times: Microbes in our body -- helping us in everything from maintaining the immune system to digesting our food -- have also been discovered to protect our brains from harmful pathogens, researchers say.

They do that by helping close the so-called blood-brain barrier, the molecular "fence" protecting the brain from pathogens and other molecules that might harm it, they found.

New study finds heavy marijuana use harms brain

Frequent marijuana use has a powerful impact on the human brain's intellectual functions, particularly among people who start using it while young, scientists have found. Researchers report that heavy marijuana use is linked to adverse changes in key brain regions -- those associated with reward, decision-making and motivation. Heavy marijuana use was described as four times a week for at least six months, according to a report in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Study Shows Young People Who Smoke Pot Lose Brain Function - Dumb Out | Dumb Out

Study Shows Young People Who Smoke Pot Lose Brain Function - Dumb Out | Dumb Out: Observing the brain scans of frequent marijuana smokers, researchers found that both young adults and adolescents who smoked substantial marijuana are definitely more likely to develop brain abnormalities than non-weed smokers.
In the study, the researchers found several abnormalities in parts of the brain which connect different regions of the brain. These could include attention, language skills, decision-making skill, memory, and executive functioning skills.

High school football players show brain changes after one season

High school football players show brain changes after one season: Some high school football players exhibit measurable brain changes after a single season of play even in the absence of concussion, according to a study presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).






"This study adds to the growing body of evidence that a season of play in a contact sport can affect the brain in the absence of clinical findings," said Christopher T. Whitlow, M.D., Ph.D., M.H.A., associate professor of radiology at Wake Forest School of Medicine and radiologist at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, N.C.

Gut Microbes Impact the Integrity of the Blood-Brain Barrier : Health & Medicine : Science World Report

Gut Microbes Impact the Integrity of the Blood-Brain Barrier : Health & Medicine : Science World Report

Artificial Pancreas May Improve Type 1 Diabetes Treatment

Artificial Pancreas May Improve Type 1 Diabetes Treatment: An artificial pancreas may offer people with type 1 diabetes a better way to their keep glucose levels in check than the conventional diabetes treatment, which involves an insulin pump, according to a new study.

The artificial pancreas is an automated system that helps people with diabetes control glucose levels through the automatic administration of one or two hormones.

7 simple weight-loss foods | Fox News

7 simple weight-loss foods | Fox News: Looking to lose weight? You’re not alone. With the majority of Americans wanting to slim down, it’s all too common to hear what you should cut out of your diet to drop a few pounds. For a refreshing change, check out these seven simple foods that you can add to your diet for a tasty way to help shed pounds.

Science suggests intermittent fasting may have health benefits | Fox News

Science suggests intermittent fasting may have health benefits | Fox News: Instead of eating three square meals a day, an eating schedule that involves "intermittent fasting" could help fight not just obesity but many related diseases of modern life, such as diabetes, heart disease, cancer and Alzheimer's, researchers say.

The advice given on fighting obesity usually focuses on consuming fewer calories and exercising more. The benefits of such foods as vegetables, fruits, nuts, fiber and fish, and the value of reducing or eliminating snacks are often also touted.

Is unemployment hazardous to your health? | Fox News

Is unemployment hazardous to your health? | Fox News: Eat healthy foods, get plenty of rest, exercise regularly… and go to work? The health effects of our diet, sleep patterns and activity levels are well-known, but there is evidence that having a stable job is just as important to our well-being.

In September, the unemployment rate fell to 5.9 percent, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. It’s the first time that number has fallen below 6 percent since July 2008, just prior to the recession. This means fewer Americans are unemployed and actively seeking work. But it also means there are still approximately 9.3 million filling out applications, and possibly suffering serious health effects.

Chained to your desk? 5 ways to stay healthy at work | Fox News

Chained to your desk? 5 ways to stay healthy at work | Fox News: How often have you stood up from your desk and stretched, feeling stiff after putting in hours of work with little movement—and little thought as to how it might affect your work?

The average American adult with children spends 8.7 hours working each weekday, according to new data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Much of that time is likely spent sitting. With research tying the amount of time we spend on our behinds to everything from obesity to cancer, staying healthy isn’t something that should just concern you at home, in your kitchen.