The metabolic syndrome consists of a series of risk factors and conditions including obesity, high blood pressure, and diabetes that are strongly linked to heart disease. "These findings are significant because the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey shows 58
The team has identified a suspect protein in mice that may promote depression-like behaviours. "For the first time, we may have a highly useful model of postpartum depression," said NIMH Director Dr Thomas R. Insel. "The new research also points
They found that a small brain protein called neuropeptide S is involved in erasing traumatic responses to adverse memories by working on a tiny group of neurons inside the amygdala where those memories are stored. "The exciting part of this
Led by Dr. Michael O. Poulter of Robarts Research Institute at The University of Western Ontario and Dr. Hymie Anisman of the Neuroscience Research Institute at Carleton University, the researchers revealed that proteins that modify DNA directly are more highly
They recruited a small sample of adults with mild age-related memory loss and randomly assigned them a daily placebo or Aricept. Both groups underwent Positron emission technology (PET) brain scans before and after 18 months of treatment. The research team
Previous studies have shown that some people's brains become sensitized as a result of chronic exposure to alcohol. This change in the brain does not subside after people quit drinking. So when they begin consuming alcohol again, "they get a
Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) researchers have discovered males from a mice strain MRL/MpJ with the innate ability to repair their own knee cartilage. "We think there is something special about these mice," said Jamie Fitzgerald, assistant professor of
Tolerance is the decrease in sensitivity to alcohol that develops with repeated exposures to alcohol over time. Individuals who develop high tolerance (low sensitivity) to alcohol are at increased risk for becoming alcohol dependent. "This is an intriguing contribution to
The team led by Joseph DeRisi, PhD, and Don Ganem have discovered a virus called Avian Bornavirus (ABV), a member of bornavirus family responsible for causing encephalitis in horses and livestock, may be behind the infectious parrot disease. The research
The experts say that the henna tattoos can contain a harmful chemical known as para-phenylenediamine, or PPD, used to create longer-lasting black henna tattoos. Notably, PPD has been associated with a rash of major skin problems. At the American Academy
To determine how the intake of dietary calcium affects bone mineral content (BMC) - a marker for bone strength - in children, researchers used an evidence-based approach to assess data from 21 randomized clinical trials with more than 3,800 children.
The study led by Lisa Mosconi, Ph.D., research assistant professor of psychiatry at the Center for Brain Health at NYU Langone Medical Center, supports an earlier research of 49 people. In that study, they found reductions in glucose brain metabolism
Dermatologist Arielle N.B. Kauvar, MD, FAAD, clinical associate professor of dermatology at New York University School of Medicine in New York, has detailed the latest non-surgical options in skin rejuvenation for treating photodamage and pigmentation problems, wrinkles and textural changes,
Making use of an advanced imaging technique, researchers at the MassGeneral Institute for Neurodegenerative Disease (MGH-MIND) found that levels of intracellular calcium are significantly elevated in neurons close to plaques in the brains of an Alzheimer's mouse model. They also
During the study, researchers from the Universite de Montreal and the University of South Australia found that women living closest to expressways are more vulnerable to highway pollution - especially affluent mothers. "We found a disproportionately high association between living
