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Health & longevity news archive: May-June 2008
How care home keeps elderly healthy
(Jun 23, 2008)
A year ago, 88-year-old Jean Lavender used to find walking any
distance a struggle. Now she is keen to get outside for a walk
most days. And she puts the transformation down to the most simple
of medicines – water. She is one of a group of residents
at a care home in Suffolk who have been encouraged to increase
their intake of water.
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more. Source: BBC |
Ginkgo 'does not treat dementia'
(Jun 18, 2008)
A herbal extract used by an estimated 10% of people with dementia
is not an effective treatment for it, an Imperial College London
study suggests. Ginkgo biloba is commonly marketed as an aid to
memory and some studies have reported benefits. But a six-month
trial of 176 people with mild to moderate dementia found no difference
between those taking ginkgo biloba and those taking placebo.
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more. Source: BBC |
Lab-grown cells 'treat baldness'
(Jun 5, 2008)
Cells grown in the laboratory may offer a possible solution to
hair loss, preliminary trials have suggested. The technique involves
taking small amounts of the remaining hair cells, multiplying
them, then injecting them into bald areas. Six months after treatment,
11 out of 19 patients had grown new hair, UK researchers told
an Italian conference.
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more. Source: BBC |
Smoking 'triggers deadly changes'
(May 15, 2008)
A key mechanism by which smoking triggers genetic changes that
cause lung cancer has been unravelled. Researchers have shown
exposure to cigarette smoke slows production of a protein called
FANCD2 in lung cells. This protein plays a key role in repairing
damage to DNA, and causing faulty cells to commit suicide before
they go on to become cancerous.
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more. Source: BBC |
Fat children may be tied to a lifetime
of obesity
(May 5, 2008)
Be careful what you eat as a kid, because those extra fries could
make it harder to shed pounds years later in life. A team of Swedish
researchers has found that humans determine their total number
of fat cells in childhood. New cells spring up and old ones perish,
but their numbers change little after adolescence.
Read
more. Source: New Scientist |
Mental workout 'boosts the brain'
(May 1, 2008)
Even the slower-witted among us can improve mental agility with
a few daily brain teasers, a study suggests. For those who hate
crosswords but still fancy shining at work – fear not. The
US-Swiss team behind the research say computer-based tests, which
challenge the individual according to ability, may be more effective.
Read
more. Source: BBC |
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