by Cardiff University Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Amateur boxing is associated with an increased risk of cognitive impairment and earlier onset of dementia, according to a study carried out by Cardiff University. The research team found that men who had boxed in their youth were twice as likely to have Alzheimer’s-like impairment as those who had...
Brian Shelton’s life was ruled by Type 1 diabetes. When his blood sugar plummeted, he would lose consciousness without warning. He crashed his motorcycle into a wall. He passed out in a customer’s yard while delivering mail. Following that episode, his supervisor told him to retire, after a quarter century in the Postal Service. He...
By Nick Lavars A new study has shown how insulin resistance in diabetes could be tackled through experimental senolytic drugs that target zombie-like cellsUgreen/Depositphotos VIEW 1 IMAGES Zombie-like cells that have stopped dividing in the human body and accumulate as we age, known as senescent cells, continue to find themselves at the center of all kinds of...
By Michael Irving A new study sheds new light on why almost all organisms need sleepevgenyataman/Depositphotos VIEW 1 IMAGES Birds do it. Bees do it. Anything with even a rudimentary nervous system does it. Sleep is a crucial biological phase, but exactly why we need it remains mysterious. Now a study has uncovered a new piece of...
Nancy A. Melville ORLANDO, Florida — A Paleolithic elimination diet (Wahls diet) or a low-saturated fat diet (Swank diet) are associated with improved cognition, among other clinical outcomes, in relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS), new research suggests. In a randomized study of patients with RRMS, the group that followed a Wahls diet and the group that followed a...
(© blueskies9 – stock.adobe.com)HEART HEALTH by Chris Melore SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS, France — Aspirin is one of the most common pain relievers in the world, but a new study finds it may be contributing to heart failure. Researchers with the European Society of Cardiology find taking aspirin raises the risk of heart failure among people with at least...
Ameya Paleja Brain MRI scan NIH Image Gallery/Flickr Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston Massachusetts will soon begin Phase I trials of a nasal vaccine designed to prevent or slow the progression of Alzheimer’s disease (AD), a press release said. This is the first occasion when a nasal vaccine is being attempted for the disease, which...
Those who reported tobacco use had a later median age at onset — 63.5 years — compared to 60.8 years for nonusers. The number of cigarettes per day also was linked to later age of onset, despite making only a small difference. Likewise, a longer duration of smoking resulted in a positive correlation with age...
By Nick Lavars A new understanding of mitochondria dysfunction in mice has uncovered a potential new treatment target for obesity wir0man/Depositphotos VIEW 1 IMAGES Among the many ways obesity negatively impacts the human body is through an impaired metabolism and reduced endurance in skeletal muscle, and a new study has now shed light on a...
Max Kozlov Firefighters battle the Caldor wildfire in California in August. Credit: Michael Nigro/Pacific Press/ZUMA/eyevine On a cool September morning in San Francisco, a group of firefighters packed their gear into a bright red van. The sickly sweet odour of pine resin from a distant blaze hung in the air as the crew prepared to...
