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Blueberries Can Reduce High Blood Pressure

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According to research, eating blueberries can guard against high blood pressure. High blood pressure is one of the major cardiovascular diseases worldwide. It leads to stroke and heart disease and costs more than dollarsignr300 billion each year. Around a quarter of the adult population is affected globally...

Commonly Prescribed Sleep Medication Increases Risk for Falls

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According to a study, adults who take one of the world’s most commonly prescribed sleep medications are significantly more at risk for nighttime falls and potential injury.The study, which involved 25 healthy adults, showed 58 percent of the older adults and 27 percent of the young adults who...

Association Between Antidepressants And ICU Mortality

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Researchers have found that critically ill patients were more likely to die if they were taking the most commonly prescribed antidepressants when they were admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU). The researchers conducted a retrospective study using the electronic medical records of 10,568...

Astrocytes Become Inflamed In Alzheimer’s

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When brain cells start oozing too much of the amyloid protein that is the hallmark of Alzheimer’s disease, the astrocytes that normally nourish and protect them deliver a suicide package instead, researchers report. Amyloid is excreted by all neurons, but rates increase with aging and...

Brain Function In Autism Improves With Oxytocin

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Preliminary results from an ongoing, large-scale study shows that oxytocin, a naturally occurring substance produced in the brain and throughout the body, increased brain function in regions that are known to process social information in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorders....

When We Eat Could Be As Important As What We Eat

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A study on mice suggests that when we eat could be just as important as what we eat. When mice on a high fat diet were limited to eating for 8 hours each day, they ate just as much as mice who ate 24 hours a day, but they were protected from obesity along with [...]

Calorie Controlled Diet During Pregnancy Is Safe And Beneficial

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For pregnant women, including those who are overweight and obese, following a healthy calorie controlled diet during pregnancy is safe and can reduce the risk of serious complications such as pre-eclampsia, diabetes and premature birth, according to a study. In the UK, more than half the women of...

Binge Drinking Could Be Limited With Kudzu Root Extract

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According to a study, an extract of the Chinese herb kudzu root dramatically reduces drinking and may be useful in the treatment of alcoholism and curbing binge drinking. “Our study is further evidence that components found in kudzu root can reduce alcohol consumption and do so without...

Alzheimer’s ApoE4 Risk Factor Results In Leaky Blood Vessels In The Brain

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The well-known Alzheimer’s disease genetic risk factor ApoE4 triggers a cascade of signaling that ultimately results in leaky blood vessels in the brain, allowing toxic substances to pour into brain tissue in large amounts, scientists report. The results come from a team of scientists...

Surgical Technique Can Ensure Erectile Function After Prostate Surgery

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Prostate cancer is the most commonly diagnosed non-skin cancer in the U.S., and radical prostatectomy, the surgical removal of the prostate gland, remains the most popular therapeutic option, accounting for half of treatments. The procedure, however, is not without possible side effects, primarily...