Health
Submitted by rlewis on 22 September, 2006 - 12:25.
Submitted by rlewis on 17 November, 2008 - 14:48.
| 17/11/2008 |
| Daily Mail |
| By: Presswatch |
| Skin cancer vaccine "to be ready in five years" |
| A jab to prevent skin cancer could be available in five years, a leading scientist claims. Professor Ian Frazer, who developed the first vaccine against cervical cancer, said tests on animals had been successful, and human trials could begin next year. The vaccine would be given to children aged between ten and 12 to prevent them from developing skin cancer in later life. The research, to be presented at the Australian Health and Medical Research Congress today, will show the jab targets papillomavirus, a common infection that can turn abnormal cells into cancer. |
Submitted by rlewis on 23 October, 2008 - 08:11.
| 22/10/2008 |
| Daily Telegraph |
| By: Presswatch |
| Eating too quickly doubles risk of being overweight |
A fresh study says rushing your food doubles your chances of becoming overweight. The study, carried out by the University of Osaka and published on the website of the British Medical Journal, has found that eating too quickly can fool the body into consuming more calories than necessary because of the time it takes for feelings of fullness to travel from the stomach to the brain.
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Submitted by rlewis on 16 October, 2008 - 10:59.
| 15/10/2008 |
| Daily Express |
| By: Staff |
| 'Silver surfing' can boost brains |
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So-called 'silver surfers', those older people who use the internet, could be sharpening their brains. Researchers scanned the brains of 24 people aged 55 to 76 while they did web searches and read books. Only half had used the internet before. All showed an increase in activity in regions of the brain controlling language, reading, memory and visual ability, but only the web volunteers registered a significant boost in the areas that deal with decision-making and complex reasoning.
[Editors note] We have been seeing increasing evidence of the effect that the daily struggle to get on top of the computer and the Internet has a positive effect on our cognitive functions. Dont feel guilty being on line!
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Submitted by rlewis on 29 September, 2008 - 09:08.
| 26/09/2008 |
| Daily Telegraph |
| By: Presswatch |
| Eating cheese and fry-ups lower cholesterol, says Doctor |
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A French nutritionist has come up with a revolutionary way of keeping cholesterol levels down: eat cheese. Dr Alain Delabos said that cheese is wonderful medication against cholesterol and railed against fruit and vegetable fanatics.
In the same bulletin we had re-affirmation that dark chocolate was an excellent in heart attack minimisation.
Frankly I'm confused, and my fall back position is to
1. Eat everything in moderation,
2. Keep as balanced a diet as I can.
What do you think about all these new findings?
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Submitted by rlewis on 2 September, 2008 - 14:35.
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The difference between older brains and younger brains?
While changing our perspective, age also remodels our brains, leaving us better equipped to fulfill our own dreams. The most important difference between older brains and younger brains is also the easiest to overlook: older brains have learned more than young ones. Throughout life, our brains encode thoughts and memories by forming new connections among neurons. The neurons themselves may lose some processing speed with age, but they become ever more richly intertwined. Magnified tremendously, the brain of a mentally active 50-year-old looks like a dense forest of interlocking branches, and this density reflects both deeper knowledge and better judgment. That's why age is such an advantage in many fields, such as; law, medicine, coaching, management and leadership etc. There is no substitute for acquired learning.
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Submitted by rlewis on 14 August, 2008 - 15:03.
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I try and put up good news here, news that will allow so many of us to 'travel in hope'
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| A revolutionary, one shot vaccine, that could cure rheumatoid arthritis is being developed by British scientists and could be available within five years. A team at Newcastle University are in the early stages of trialling a drug that could halt progress of the disease. The condition affects more than 350,000 people in Britain. There is at present no cure. |
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