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Health & longevity news archive: November-December 2006
Dieters do calories, not exercise
(Dec 18, 2006)
Twice as many dieters count calories to lose weight rather than
exercise, a poll has found. Calorie counting is most popular with
women – half opt to count their food intake, compared with
a third of men. Yet 59% of the 2,000 people surveyed by GlaxoSmithKline
Nutritional Healthcare realised exercise makes the greater contribution
to personal health.
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more. Source: BBC |
Aspirin 'blocks prostate problem'
(Dec 9, 2006)
Aspirin and other similar painkillers may halve the risk of developing
an enlarged prostate, research suggests. The condition, known
as benign prostatic hyperplasia, can make urination difficult
or trigger a need to urinate frequently. Minnesota's Mayo Clinic
found Non Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDS) cut men's
risk, but did not recommend all men took the medication.
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more. Source: BBC |
How to live long and prosper
(Nov 27, 2006)
Want to be the first one on your block to live to 100? You are
in with a fighting chance if you're the first-born child of a
young mother. Natalia Gavrilova and Leonid Gavrilov of the University
of Chicago sifted through data gathered on 991 centenarians born
in the US between 1875 and 1899 and used US census and Social
Security Administration records to reconstruct the family histories
of 198 of them, searching for anything they had in common.
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more. Source: New Scientist |
Humans show major DNA differences
(Nov 23, 2006)
Scientists have shown that our genetic code varies between individuals
far more than was previously thought. A US-led team made a detailed
analysis of the DNA found in 270 people and identified vast stretches
in their codes to be duplicated or even missing. A great many
of these variations are in areas of the genome that would not
damage our health, Stephen Scherer and colleagues told the journal
Nature. But others are – and can be shown to play a role
in a number of disorders.
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more. Source: BBC |
Alzheimer's heart link explained
(Nov 22, 2006)
Scientists have discovered how heart disease or a stroke may trigger
Alzheimer's disease. Both conditions lead to a reduction of oxygen
flow to the brain. A University of British Columbia team, studying
mice, found this stimulates increased development of the protein
clumps thought to cause Alzheimer's.
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more. Source: BBC |
Natural chemical 'beats morphine'
(Nov 14, 2006)
The human body produces a natural painkiller several times more
potent than morphine, research suggests. When given to rats, the
chemical, called opiorphin, was able to curb pain at much lower
concentration than the powerful painkiller morphine. The French
team said their findings could be lead to new pain treatments.
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more. Source: BBC |
Cool down – you may live longer
(Nov 3, 2006)
The refrigerator is used to lengthen the life of your food, and
a new study suggests a similar principle could prolong your life,
too. Researchers have found that lowering the body temperature
of mice by just 0.5°C extends their lifespan by around 15%. In
the future, people might be able to take a drug to achieve a similar
effect on body temperature and enjoy a longer life, they say.
The only previously proven method of significantly increasing
the lifespan of an animal has been through a restricted calorie
diet.
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more. Source: New Scientist |
Wine 'allows guilt-free gluttony'
(Nov 2, 2006)
A chemical found in red wine could make guilt-free gluttony a
reality, an international study suggests. When given to mice,
it countered some effects of a high-calorie diet, improving their
health and increasing their life-span, the team reported. However,
the chemical could not reverse all consequences of overeating
– the mice did not lose any weight.
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more. Source: BBC |
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