Archive for January, 2013

Nicotine patch may improve memory in pre-dimentia patients

Posted on January 26, 2013 by

A new study published in the journal Neurology shows that wearing a nicotine patch improved the brain performance of people with mild memory loss showing the early signs of dimentia. In the study the group that wore the patch were better able to pay attention and demonstrated better long term memory than those who did […]

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Latest leukemia treatment the immune system programmed to kill cancer cells

Posted on January 26, 2013 by

A year ago doctors at the University of Pennsylvania began a bold experiment on a patient with leukemia when all else failed. They removed a billion of his T-cells- the white blood cell that fights viruses and tumors and gave them new genes which programmed the cells to attack his cancer. After 10 days, he […]

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Caloric restriction protects chromosomes and lowers incidents of disease

Posted on January 24, 2013 by

One of the key hallmarks of cell health is the the DNA and its wrapping, the chromosomes. When chromosomes suffer changes they can become the source of illnesses such as cancer and aging processes. In a recent study published in the journal PLOS ONE, researchers found that lowering food intake over time results in an […]

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Apples and other fruit boost mood and energy

Posted on January 24, 2013 by

Eating more fruit and vegetables makes people happier, calmer and more energetic, new research shows. In a recent study published in the British Journal of Health Psychology researchers showed that on days when people ate more fruits and vegetables, there was a marked improvement in mood the next day. The results were regardless of the […]

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