Adult diseases now striking children because of poor diet and obesity | GazetteXtra

Adult diseases now striking children because of poor diet and obesity | GazetteXtra: Once seen only among an older population, adult diseases such as fatty liver disease, hypertension and osteoporosis are being diagnosed more and more in children. And you can add to that sleep apnea, Type 2 diabetes and high cholesterol levels. The culprits? Unhealthy diets and growing waistlines, experts say.

Researchers may have found relief for chronic pain | Fox News

Researchers may have found relief for chronic pain | Fox News: Researchers from Columbia University Medical Center may have found a way to reverse chronic pain. Did you know that in the United States, there are about 100 million people who suffer from chronic pain? Chronic pain is a condition that can be very debilitating. It often leads to many years of consistent pain that does not go away.

The severity of chronic pain— pain that last longer than six months— can vary from mild to severe and it can either be persistent or occur in intervals. Chronic pain can either be not much of a problem for a person to deal with or it can be completely debilitating. The pain can last for months or even years and the longer a person suffers from it, the more a person suffers emotionally and physically.

Avocados May Hold Key to Leukemia Treatment - US News

Avocados May Hold Key to Leukemia Treatment - US News: Molecules found in avocados may be a powerful new tool in the fight against a type of leukemia, new research suggests. The tasty green fruit is home to a lipid compound – avocatin B – packed with fats, waxes and vitamins that combats cancer cells while sparing healthy cells.

Acute myeloid leukemia – or AML – is a blood cancer that impacts the white blood cells. Symptoms include fatigue, recurrent infections and bruising easily. The American Cancer Society estimates the rare cancer impacts approximately 20,000 Americans each year.

Fixing the Signal | Proto Magazine

Fixing the Signal | Proto Magazine: IMAGINE HAVING AN ELECTRICAL DEVICE the size of a grain of rice implanted in your body. The device connects to precisely selected nerves and reads and analyzes the electrical signals they send. If the device detects an aberrant signal—say, one that causes an overproduction of tumor necrosis factor (TNF), a chemical implicated in rheumatoid arthritis—the device kicks in, responding with a carefully calibrated electrical code of its own that puts the brakes on TNF. Voilà! Your arthritis—or perhaps your asthma, hypertension or one of many other conditions that may respond to electrical stimulation—is relieved or cured, automatically, without drugs.

Cigarettes linked to half of deaths from 12 common cancers | Fox News

Cigarettes linked to half of deaths from 12 common cancers | Fox News: Roughly half of deaths from 12 smoking-related cancers may be linked directly to cigarette use, a U.S. study estimates.

While the largest proportion of deaths associated with smoking were for cancers of the lung, bronchus, trachea and larynx, about half of fatalities from tumors of the oral cavity, esophagus and bladder were also tied to cigarettes, the study found.

Daily vitamin D supplement may prolong remission from Crohn’s disease, study finds | Fox News

Daily vitamin D supplement may prolong remission from Crohn’s disease, study finds | Fox News: Crohn’s disease, a condition marked by inflammation in the lining of the digestive tract, can cause diarrhea, fatigue, weight loss and malnutrition, and affects an estimated 201 out of 100,000 American adults, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC. While there’s no single treatment for Crohn’s disease (CD), and its exact causes are unknown, a study published Monday in the United European Gastroenterology journal suggests taking a daily vitamin D supplement may help prolong CD remission.

Years of Obesity Worsen Aortic Stiffness, Middle-Age Memory

Years of Obesity Worsen Aortic Stiffness, Middle-Age Memory: Being overweight or obese starting in early adulthood was associated with increased aortic stiffness and decreased performance in a memory test at around age 60, in a new study[1].

Researchers investigated this in a 30-year follow-up of participants in the UK Medical Research Council's National Survey of Health and Development (NSHD)/1946 birth cohort study. The greatest negative effect on later memory was seen in the participants who became obese at the youngest age (in their late 30s), said Dr Stefano Masi (University College London, UK) presenting the findings here at the European Society of Hypertension's European Society of Hypertension (ESH) 2015 Scientific Sessions.

While diabetes rate has increased by around 45% globally, it has jumped 123% in India between 1990 and 2013, a latest study has showed.

While diabetes rate has increased by around 45% globally, it has jumped 123% in India between 1990 and 2013, a latest study has showed.

Researchers find possible association between obesity and male breast cancer

Researchers find possible association between obesity and male breast cancer: The findings, published in the journal BMC Medicine and funded by the charity Yorkshire Cancer Research, suggest a link between female hormones produced in the fat cells of obese men and the growth of cancerous tumours.

Nuts May Reduce Risk Of Death From Any Cause, Study Finds - Forbes

Nuts May Reduce Risk Of Death From Any Cause, Study Finds - Forbes: Like several before it, a new study finds that eating a modest amount of nuts every day might significantly reduce our risk of death from any cause. And these include not only a reduced risk of death from heart disease, which has been the most-studied benefit of nuts, but also cancer, stroke, respiratory, and brain diseases. This is excellent news for nut lovers, but the researchers give a word of caution: Don’t completely go nuts, so to speak. There was an upper limit in the study, above which there was no further benefit for eating nuts. And while peanut butter didn’t offer any benefit (sadly), peanuts did, which suggests that although they’re not technically nuts (they’re legumes), they do have a right to continue masquerading as nuts

Peanuts lengthen your life? You’d be nuts to believe it | Tom Clarke on Science | Tom Clarke on Science

Peanuts lengthen your life? You’d be nuts to believe it | Tom Clarke on Science | Tom Clarke on Science: The research suggests eating as little as 2.5 grams of nuts each day (that’s about 1 nut) makes you less likely to die, and the effect gets stronger until you eat 15 g – about half a handful. But eating more nuts than that does not further decrease your risk of dying.

Nuts contain all sorts of healthy things like vitamins, anti-oxidants and fatty acids.

But if there was some magical life-extending nutrient exclusive to nuts, you might expect to see the life-preserving effect grow as you eat a little bit more than half a handful. In this study, it didn’t.

Live Longer: Eat Half Handful of Nuts Daily : Discovery News

Live Longer: Eat Half Handful of Nuts Daily : Discovery News: It‘s not often that a simple, doable thing comes along that’s also incredibly good for you, but I think this is it: eat a half a handful of nuts every day.

According to a new study out of the Netherlands, just 10 grams (about a third of an ounce) of nuts or peanuts (technically a legume) a day leads to a lower risk of death from respiratory and cardiovascular diseases, neurodegenerative disease, diabetes and cancer. There was no benefit to eating peanut butter.

Cesarean birth may raise baby’s risk of asthma, diabetes and obesity | Fox News

Cesarean birth may raise baby’s risk of asthma, diabetes and obesity | Fox News: Cesarean section may leave babies vulnerable to chronic health problems such as asthma, diabetes and obesity, a new analysis hints.

Much of the research included in the study cannot prove that C-section delivery causes medical issues later in life. But the link is strong enough that mothers should discuss the risk with their doctor or midwife when weighing whether to proceed with a C-section, particularly when a vaginal delivery may be possible, said lead study author Dr. Jan Blustein.

5 sleep problems nobody talks about | Fox News

5 sleep problems nobody talks about | Fox News: You drift off at night like a newborn baby yet can't recall the last time you woke up truly refreshed. It may not seem that weird: "People tend to assume that because our modern lives are so hectic, nobody feels rested," said Dr. Meir Kryger, a professor at the Yale School of Medicine.

But the reality is, you might have a sleep disorder and not even know it. There are a handful of problems that can cheat you out of quality slumber, leaving you more tired in the morning than you were when you went to bed. Find out what could be going on between your sheets and how to catch more restorative z's, starting tonight.

Childhood obesity: A threat to national security | TheHill

Childhood obesity: A threat to national security | TheHill: According to a recent Mission Readiness study, “Retreat is not an Option,” nearly 70 percent of 17-24 year olds in America are ineligible to join the armed forces, and the most prevalent reason is that potential recruits are overweight. Today, young Americans are now, on average, 20 pounds heavier than they were 45 years ago.
Major General Allen Batschelet, Commander of the Army Recruiting Command, recently called the U.S. obesity epidemic “a national security issue”, noting that by 2020, 50 percent of otherwise eligible individuals will not qualify for service due to their weight, leaving the military unable to meet recruitment goals.

Nutrition: Dietary prevention of obesity and cardiometabolic disease : Nature Reviews Endocrinology : Nature Publishing Group

Nutrition: Dietary prevention of obesity and cardiometabolic disease : Nature Reviews Endocrinology : Nature Publishing Group: A new study suggests that an energy-dense dietary pattern that is high in saturated fat and low in fibre is associated with cardiovascular risk factors, but not incident cardiovascular disease, among people with severe obesity, which highlights the need for obesity prevention. Analysis of dietary patterns can bolster the evidence base for prevention-oriented dietary recommendations.

Wearable technology may improve sleep, endurance and chronic pain | Fox News

Wearable technology may improve sleep, endurance and chronic pain | Fox News: Participants wore the treated devices anywhere from 20 minutes to overnight, and again— this time through their own analysis— Erickson noted statistically significant differences in thermal imaging and temperature with the various materials.

“We’re ultimately composed of atoms,” Erickson said. “The electromagnetic environment can have a physiological effect on the body.”

None of the participants in either study reported any adverse side effects from the devices, nor did they feel the electromagnetic currents being generated through the material.

Immunotherapy shows promise in fighting cancer - CNN.com

Immunotherapy shows promise in fighting cancer - CNN.com: An international study found that a combination of two drugs that helped allow the immune system to fight the cancer -- ipilimumab and nivolumab -- stopped the deadly skin cancer melanoma from advancing for nearly a year in 58% of the cases.