Scientists Find Potential Key to Prolonging Life
(Ivanhoe Newswire) – Researchers at the National Institute of Health discovered that activating a protein called sirtuin 1 (SIRT1) extends lifespan, delays age-related metabolic diseases, and improves health in mice. The findings could lead to drugs that help people become healthier and live longer. (Source: Medical Headlines From Ivanhoe.com)
Source: Medical Headlines From Ivanhoe.com - March 3, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Twitter Data Could be Used to Prevent HIV?
(Ivanhoe Newswire) – Twitter and other social media which provide real-time data could be used to identify and target potential outbreaks of HIV, according to a new study from UCLA. (Source: Medical Headlines From Ivanhoe.com)
Source: Medical Headlines From Ivanhoe.com - March 3, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Antibiotics, Antimalarials Not Needed for Viral Infections?
(Ivanhoe Newswire) – Most children with fever in Tanzania suffer from a viral infection. A new study, by the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute in Basel, revealed that in most cases, antimalarials or antibiotics are not required. The finding has the potential to improve rational use of antimicrobials, thus reducing costs and drug resistance. (Source: Medical Headlines From Ivanhoe.com)
Source: Medical Headlines From Ivanhoe.com - February 28, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Scientists Now Know Why Dark Chocolate Helps Heart
(Ivanhoe Newswire) – New research suggests dark chocolate helps restore flexibility to arteries and prevents white blood cells from sticking to blood vessel walls. Arterial stiffness and white blood cell adhesion are known factors that play an important role in atherosclerosis. (Source: Medical Headlines From Ivanhoe.com)
Source: Medical Headlines From Ivanhoe.com - February 28, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Vinegar Kills Tuberculosis and Mycobacteria?
(Ivanhoe Newswire) – Acetic acid, the active ingredient in vinegar, can effectively kill mycobacteria, even the highly drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis, an international team of researchers from Venezuela, France, and the US recently reported. (Source: Medical Headlines From Ivanhoe.com)
Source: Medical Headlines From Ivanhoe.com - February 27, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Study Shows How the Brain Understands Social Settings
(Ivanhoe Newswire) – In a new study, researchers from Aarhus University and the University of Copenhagen demonstrate that brain cells in what is called the mirror system help people make sense of actions they see other people do. (Source: Medical Headlines From Ivanhoe.com)
Source: Medical Headlines From Ivanhoe.com - February 25, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Biggest Temptations to Dieters?
(Ivanhoe Newswire) – Dieters should be aware of the presence of friends, alcohol, and late night temptations if they want to avoid lapsing in their diet, according to a new study from the UK. (Source: Medical Headlines From Ivanhoe.com)
Source: Medical Headlines From Ivanhoe.com - February 25, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Video: Hospital Microbe Project—Tracking Deadly Bacteria
CHICAGO, Ill. (Ivanhoe Newswire) –Forty-eight thousand Americans die each year from infections contracted in hospitals. Now, researchers are tracking these deadly bugs from your home to the hospital and back again. What they find could end up saving millions of lives. (Source: Medical Headlines From Ivanhoe.com)
Source: Medical Headlines From Ivanhoe.com - February 24, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Mouse Study may Point Immune System Response in PTSD
(Ivanhoe Newswire) – Chronic stress could prime the immune system to react to a single stressor later, potentially shedding a light on a biological system behind post-traumatic stress disorder. (Source: Medical Headlines From Ivanhoe.com)
Source: Medical Headlines From Ivanhoe.com - February 24, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
New Phone Apps Detect Seizures, Treat Strokes
(Ivanhoe Newswire) – Two new studies reveal smart phone apps that may help people detect epileptic seizures and get better stroke treatment. (Source: Medical Headlines From Ivanhoe.com)
Source: Medical Headlines From Ivanhoe.com - February 24, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Soak up the Sun to Lower Your Blood Pressure!
(Ivanhoe Newswire) – New research suggests that exposing skin to sunlight may help reduce blood pressure and cut the risk of heart attack and stroke. (Source: Medical Headlines From Ivanhoe.com)
Source: Medical Headlines From Ivanhoe.com - February 22, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Biomarker Found in Systemic Sclerosis
(Ivanhoe Newswire) – According to recent research, plasmacytoid dendritic cells have been implicated in the pathogenesis of systemic sclerosis through mechanisms beyond the previously suggested production of type 1 interferon. (Source: Medical Headlines From Ivanhoe.com)
Source: Medical Headlines From Ivanhoe.com - December 24, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Video: Clearing Carotid Arteries
LOS ANGELES, Cali. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Every year, more than 300,000 people in the U.S. are diagnosed with blockages in their carotid arteries, which can lead to a dangerous stroke. Now, there’s a new, safer way to clear these arteries. (Source: Medical Headlines From Ivanhoe.com)
Source: Medical Headlines From Ivanhoe.com - December 23, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Computers Change the Way we Learn?
(Ivanhoe Newswire) –When you use a computer regularly, you are constantly mapping the movements of your hand and computer mouse to the cursor on the screen. Now, a new study is showing that all that clicking and pointing changes the way the brain generalizes movements. (Source: Medical Headlines From Ivanhoe.com)
Source: Medical Headlines From Ivanhoe.com - December 23, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Cancer Centers Ignoring Fertility of Young Patients
(Ivanhoe Newswire) — Top cancer treatment centers aren’t doing enough to help patients preserve their fertility during their treatments, according to new research from Northwestern University. (Source: Medical Headlines From Ivanhoe.com)
Source: Medical Headlines From Ivanhoe.com - December 23, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
