By Rich Haridy Anecdotally, caffeine has long been considered an effective appetite-suppressant, and it has been shown to effectively speed up the body’s fat metabolism processes. Now, new research from the University of Illinois has homed in on another fascinating mechanism that may explain caffeine’s anti-obesity properties. The research initially focused on mate tea, a popular...
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Prospective memory key to performance of everyday life activities in multiple sclerosis
by Kessler Foundation Kessler Foundation researchers reported results of a study of deficits in prospective memory in individuals with multiple sclerosis (MS) that may contribute to difficulties with everyday life activities. The article, “Time-based prospective memory is associated with functional performance in persons with MS,” was epublished on September 23, 2019 by the Journal of the...
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Simple test can find rare cause of lower back pain
Medical experts from the University of Tokyo have identified simple test doctors can use to diagnose a rare condition that causes extreme back pain. Patients can receive a common imaging test, an MRI (magnetic resonance imaging), twice: once while lying flat on their backs (supine) and once while lying face-down on their stomachs (prone). Doctors...
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New Insights: Armies of strategically stationed T cells fight viral infections, cancer
by Delthia Ricks , Medical Xpress The immune system mounts robust responses to infections, vaccines and cancer, but only now have scientists fully begun to unravel how non-circulating populations of T cells that reside in the body’s “mucosal barrier tissues” keeps threats at bay. While an academic focus on non-circulating T cellsin mucosal tissues may...
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FDA approves new drug for migraine sufferers
By Michael Nedelman, CNN A recipe for headache prevention 00:59 (CNN)The US Food and Drug Administration on Monday announced the approval of a drug called ubrogepant for the acute treatment of migraine, which could be a new option for people who can’t take or don’t respond to migraine medications currently on the market. The drug...
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New technology allows control of gene therapy doses
by The Scripps Research Institute Scientists at Scripps Research in Jupiter have developed a special molecular switch that could be embedded into gene therapies to allow doctors to control dosing. The feat, reported in the scientific journal Nature Biotechnology, offers gene therapy designers what may be the first viable technique for adjusting the activity levels of...
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Transcendental Meditation prevents abnormal enlargement of the heart, reduces chronic heart failure
MAHARISHI INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY A randomized controlled study recently published in Ethnicity & Disease in their Autumn 2019 Hypertension issue found that the Transcendental Meditation (TM) technique helps to prevent abnormal enlargement of the heart compared to health education (HE) controls. Also known as left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH), it can lead to chronic heart failure and...
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Methylmercury – the ghost of cheap skin cream
You know that mercury poisoning is bad news. Mercury affects your central nervous system and can leave your permanently disabled. But we protect ourselves from mercury pretty well, right? Mercury thermometers are gone, we don’t use heavy metals in cosmetics or paint and don’t encounter mercury on our day to day life. But what about...
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High risk for diabetes usually coincides with the high risk for heart disease, but not because of sugar
It is a frightening thing to hear that you are at a high risk for diabetes. However, doctors around the world have to say that every day to thousands of people. This diagnosis comes with a whole lot of other issues, such as a high risk for heart disease. But why – is it the...
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Findings strengthen link between vitamin E acetate and vaping-associated lung injuries
OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY WEXNER MEDICAL CENTER COLUMBUS, Ohio – New research reported in the New England Journal of Medicine by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in collaboration with The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center – Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute (OSUCCC – James) strengthens prior...