New Research Shows How Chronic Stress Worsens Neurodegenerative Disease Course
Newswise — The evidence is accumulating on how bad stress is for health. Chronic stress can intensify inflammation and increase a person’s risk for developing central nervous system infections, neurodegenerative diseases, like multiple sclerosis (MS), and other inflammatory diseases, say researchers presenting at the 115th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association (APA). These researchers [...]
Women Less Likely than Men to Change Habits That Increase Heart-disease Risk
Newswise — Smoking, eating fattening foods and not getting enough exercise are all lifestyle habits that can lead to poor health and cardiovascular disease – more so if you have a family history. But researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found that women don’t change these habits as often as men, even when they [...]
Nicotine May Accelerate Atherosclerosis, May Be as Dangerous as Tar
Newswise — It’s well known that smoking cigarettes increases risk for a host of serious health problems from cancer to heart disease. Now a new study from Weill Cornell Medical College in New York City looks at how they do their dirty work by contributing to atherosclerosis, or hardening of the arteries. The evidence points [...]
Long-term Use of Diabetes Drug Increases Heart Attack Risk by More than 40 Percent
Newswise — An analysis of four studies involving more than 14,000 patients found that long-term use of the diabetes drug rosiglitazone (Avandia®) increased the risk of heart attack by 42 percent and doubled the risk of heart failure, according to a new report from researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine and colleagues. There [...]
Compounds that Color Fruits and Veggies May Protect Against Colon Cancer
Newswise — Understanding the molecular structures of compounds that give certain fruits and vegetables their rich colors may help researchers find even more powerful cancer fighters, a new study suggests.
Evidence from laboratory experiments on rats and on human colon cancer cells also suggests that anthocyanins, the compounds that give color to most red, purple and [...]
Consumption of Omega-3 Fatty Acids Associated With Decreased Risk of Type 1 Diabetes
Newswise — Preliminary research suggests that in children at increased risk for type 1 diabetes, dietary intake of omega-3 fatty acids was associated with a reduced risk of pancreatic islet autoimmunity, which is linked to the development of diabetes, according to an article in the September 26 issue of JAMA.
“Type 1 diabetes mellitus is an [...]
Dietary Intake of Omega-3 Fatty Acids May Be Associated with Decreased Risk of Type 1 Diabetes in Children
Newswise — Researchers at the Barbara Davis Center for Childhood Diabetes and the Department of Preventive Medicine and Biometrics at the University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center (UCDHSC) School of Medicine have found that dietary omega-3 fatty acids could decrease the risk of diabetes autoimmunity, a precursor to type 1 diabetes. The [...]
Patients With Coronary Artery Disease Appear to Have Increased Prevalence of Colorectal Tumors
Newswise — Patients in Hong Kong who were newly diagnosed with coronary artery disease had nearly twice the prevalence of colorectal tumors and cancers, with this association stronger in persons who had smoked or have the metabolic syndrome, according to a study in the September 26 issue of JAMA.
Colorectal cancer is the second most prevalent [...]