To improve chronic pain, get more sleep (coffee helps too) New research shows that chronic sleep loss increases pain sensitivity. It suggests that chronic pain sufferers can get relief by getting more sleep, or, short of that, taking medications to promote wakefulness such as caffeine. To improve chronic pain, get more sleep (coffee helps too) …
Improving control of age-related obesity The function and distribution of adipose tissue in the body change during the course of life. Beige fat cells, a special type of adipocytes, have the capability to use energy reserves – fatty deposits – by generating heat in a process known as thermogenesis. With increasing age, beige adipocytes take…
How do you eat your chocolate bunny? Vast majority prefer to start with the ears New research carried out online has found that 59% of 28,113 respondents preferred to eat chocolate rabbits starting with the ears, 33% indicated that they had no starting point preference, and 4% indicated that they started with the tail or…
Protein identified as potential druggable target for pancreatic cancer A protein known as arginine methyltransferase 1 (PRMT1) may be a potential therapeutic target for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), the most common type of pancreatic cancer, and one of the most deadliest with a less than 10 percent, five-year survival rate. PRMT1 is involved in…
Abuse accelerates puberty in children While it has long been known that maltreatment can affect a child’s psychological development, new research indicates that the stress of abuse can impact the physical growth and maturation of adolescents as well. Abuse accelerates puberty in children Source: Science Daily Mind & Brain
Robert Proulx Heaney, MD (1927-2016) [Biographical Article] Robert Proulx Heaney, MD (1927-2016) [Biographical Article] Source: American Society of Nutrition – Journal of Nutrition Articles in Press
Avanelle Kirksey, PhD (1926-2016) [Biographical Article] Avanelle Kirksey, PhD (1926-2016) [Biographical Article] Source: American Society of Nutrition – Journal of Nutrition Articles in Press
Can childhood obesity be prevented before conception? A research team has received federal funding to determine if childhood obesity can be prevented before women become pregnant. Can childhood obesity be prevented before conception? Source: Science Daily Fitness
Whole-Grain Intake, Reflected by Dietary Records and Biomarkers, Is Inversely Associated with Circulating Insulin and Other Cardiometabolic Markers in 8- to 11-Year-Old Children [Nutrition and Disease] Background: Whole-grain consumption seems to be cardioprotective in adults, but evidence in children is limited. Objective: We investigated whether intakes of total whole grain and dietary fiber as well…
Brain stimulation improves schizophrenia-like cognitive problems A new study finds that stimulating the cerebellum in rats with schizophrenia-like thinking problems normalizes brain activity in the frontal cortex and corrects the rats’ ability to estimate the passage of time — a cognitive deficit that is characteristic in people with schizophrenia. Brain stimulation improves schizophrenia-like cognitive problems …