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health research stories: 38 news summaries

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 Road Noise Drives 
 Blood Pressure Up 

Stress, sleep interruptions may be at fault: researchers

Sep 10, 09 12:41 PM CDT
(Newser) - People who live close to noisy roads may face a greater threat of developing high blood pressure than residents of quieter areas, researchers in Sweden say. People experiencing average daily noise exposure above 60 decibels have a more than 25% higher risk of hypertension, a study shows. The researchers link... More »

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hypertension • traffic • public health • blood pressure • medical research • Sweden • health research • health study

Infections Quicken Memory Loss in Alzheimer's Patients

Ailments boost inflammatory protein which may speed decline

Sep 8, 09 10:22 AM CDT
(Newser) - Urinary tract, chest, and other infections may double the speed of memory loss among Alzheimer’s sufferers, researchers in Britain find. About half of subjects in a six-month study got infections outside the brain that prompted increased levels of an inflammatory protein; those who suffered such events, called SIEs, showed... More »

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cognitive decline • infection • protein • memory loss • Britain • health research • urinary tract infection • Alzheimer's Disease

 He Who Drinks More 
 Gets More Exercise 

But that doesn't mean you should chug to get healthy, say researchers

Sep 1, 09 8:34 AM CDT
(Newser) - Though it doesn't explain the persistence of beer guts, moderate and heavy drinkers tend to exercise more than those who keep their booze consumption to a minimum, a new study suggests. Using government health data, researchers found that heavy drinkers—defined as men who tallied some 76 drinks a month,... More »

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alcohol • study • drinking • exercise • health research

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 Go Easy on 
 the Candles 


Aug 21, 09 1:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Don't go overboard on the candles, researchers warn. The fumes of paraffin wax candles can contribute to cancer and asthma, though it would take years of heavy use to cause a problem, the BBC reports. “An occasional paraffin candle and its emissions will not likely affect you,” says... More »

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cancer • research • illness • asthma • health research • candlelight • candle

 Fountain of Youth? 
 Drugs Eyed to Slow Aging 

Experts hope caloric restriction holds key to longer lives

Aug 18, 09 1:23 PM CDT
(Newser) - Scientists are hoping new drugs can battle the effects of aging, extending our lives or at least keeping the years from slowing us down, the New York Times reports. At the heart of the research is the discovery that caloric restrictions can extend life in mice. If humans can make... More »

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drugs • aging • aging process • health research • reservatrol

Optimistic Women Face Lower Heart Disease Risk

Subjects less likely to die of any cause over set period

Aug 11, 09 10:23 AM CDT
(Newser) - Women 50 and up who see the glass as half full have a lower risk of getting heart disease—or dying of any cause—than their half-empty peers, a study suggests. Researchers found that over 8 years, the most optimistic subjects in their 97,000-woman-strong study faced a 9% lower... More »

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health • women • heart disease • psychology • optimism • health research • health study • postmenopausal women • attitudes • women's issues

High Cholesterol in 40s Tied to Dementia Later

Lowering it won't necessarily help, studies suggest

Aug 10, 09 12:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - High cholesterol in middle age may increase a person’s future risk of Alzheimer’s disease, NPR reports. “Our study shows that even moderately high cholesterol levels in your 40s puts people at greater risk for Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia in later life,” says one researcher, who... More »

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elderly • dementia • public health • cholesterol • aging • brain • medical research • health research • vascular dementia • Alzheimer's Disease • women's issues

 15-Letter Phrase 
 for Memory Boost?  
 Crossword Puzzle 

Activity may fend off the start of memory loss

Aug 4, 09 12:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - Doing crossword puzzles may delay the slide into forgetfulness associated with dementia, a study shows. Researchers monitored the frequency with which a group of elderly subjects engaged in reading, writing, group discussions, playing music, playing cards, and doing crossword puzzles, and found that those who developed dementia took part in... More »

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music • dementia • study • writing • memory loss • reading • crossword puzzle • health research

Dearth of Patient Volunteers Cripples Cancer Research

Just 3% of adult patients take part in studies

Aug 3, 09 11:38 AM CDT
(Newser) - Cancer death rates have changed little in the past 40 years, and one big reason often goes unremarked on, experts say: only 3% of adult cancer patients participate in studies of treatments, the New York Times reports. More than a fifth of trials sponsored by the National Cancer Institute couldn’... More »

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cancer • health care • study • public health • medical research • cancer research • medication • health research • cancer drug

Pill May Slash Body Weight
By a Quarter

Combination of hormones has a potent effect on mice

Jul 14, 09 2:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - A drug that cut the body weight of mice by 25% is raising hopes for humans, the Daily Telegraph reports. The rodents lost 42% of their fat mass after a week, with even more powerful effects seen over a month. The pill combines hormones that have been found to weaken... More »

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childhood obesity • hormones • anti obesity drugs • health research • Indiana University • lab mice

 For HIV, Women the Weaker Sex 

Hormone leads to higher immune activity, faster progression

Jul 14, 09 12:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Women may be the weaker sex when it comes to HIV. The virus progresses faster in women, and a new study published in Nature Medicine finds that may be due to the hormone progesterone, the BBC reports. The research team is continuing work on the findings to see if... More »

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women's health • AIDS • HIV • HIV/AIDS • health research • health study • progesterone

Celiac Disease Diagnoses Skyrocket

Many with gluten intolerance may not
know of condition

Jul 10, 09 1:53 PM CDT
(Newser) - The number of Americans diagnosed with celiac disease has quadrupled since the 1950s, and the condition "is emerging as a substantial public health concern," Mayo Clinic researchers warn. People who had the gluten-intolerance disease and didn’t know it were four times more likely to have died during... More »

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nutrition • study • public health • gluten • wheat • Mayo Clinic • celiac disease • health research

Stem-Cell Researchers Can Pay Women for Eggs: NY

State stands alone in controversial decision

Jun 25, 09 2:27 PM CDT
(Newser) - Counter to prevailing policies and scientific guidelines, New York has become the first state to allow publicly funded embryonic stem-cell researchers to pay women for their eggs. It lifts a huge obstacle for research, proponents say, likening it to eggs donated for in-vitro fertilization. But the $10,000 could be... More »

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human embryos • health research • New York state • therapeutic cloning • egg donors • embryonic stem cells

 Researchers Extract 
 Stem Cells From 
 Placentas 

Effective harvesting procedure involves no risk to mother, child

Jun 24, 09 8:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - Scientists have found an effective way to extract stem cells from placentas, where they’re abundant, after babies are born, the Guardian reports. Placentas contain up to five times as many of the key cells as cord blood, which has become a common source, and they may be more primitive,... More »

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stem cell research • stem cells • baby • birth • placenta • health research • mother

 Asthma 
 Breakthrough 
 Holds Promise 

'Cellular pump' suggests possible treatments

Jun 16, 09 2:34 PM CDT
(Newser) - Scientists have found a “cellular pump” that appears central to the development of asthma, pointing the way to possible new treatments, the BBC reports. The pump, called SERCA2, helps airway muscles relax. People with asthma had reduced SERCA2 levels, researchers found; replacing it in airway muscle cells could help... More »

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medical breakthrough • treatment • medical treatment • asthma • health research

 Too Little Sleep 
 Jacks Blood Pressure 

Every lost hour raises threat 37%: researchers

Jun 9, 09 1:39 PM CDT
(Newser) - Regularly getting less than seven or eight hours’ sleep raises the risk of high blood pressure, research suggests. In a study tracking the blood pressure and sleep of 578 adults, every lost hour of sleep was tied to an average 37% higher risk of high blood pressure over 5 years,... More »

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sleep • sleep deprivation • health research • high blood pressure

If You Snooze, You Cruise: Scientists

Napping, dreaming boost problem-solving skills, say researchers

Jun 9, 09 10:07 AM CDT
(Newser) - Napping—particularly if it includes dreaming—may help people think more creatively, the Telegraph reports. Researchers gave young adults creative word-association tasks in the morning, then allowed some to sleep. The extra time and z's appeared to improve their scores on the same tasks; on new tasks, patients who had... More »

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sleep • study • research • health research • dreams • REM sleep

'Co-Sleeping' Puts Babies at Risk of Death

Sharing bed or couch with an adult imperils infants: UK docs

Apr 29, 09 9:38 AM CDT
(Newser) - Sleeping with an infant on a bed or sofa is dangerous for the baby, new research finds. The risk of unexpected infant death goes up for babies sleeping somewhere other than their cribs, especially for parents who smoke or who have been drinking. The study found that half of sudden... More »

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parenting • health research • babies • cribs • co-sleeping

Drug Ecstasy May Help
Stress Disorder Victims

Drug may boost emotional learning, squash fear: studies

Mar 20, 09 12:28 PM CDT
(Newser) - The drug ecstasy may help people recover from post-traumatic stress disorder, Reuters reports. The drug could help patients in therapy bond with their therapists—key to recovery—and get a better hold on their feelings, studies suggest. It may help reestablish a balance between two areas of the brain, while... More »

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medical breakthrough • drugs • health research • post-traumatic stress disorder • ecstasy

 Got Milk? 
 It May Fight 
 Alzheimer's 

Drink is great source of key vitamin B12

Mar 1, 09 5:31 PM CST
(Newser) - Two glasses of milk a day could help prevent brain-deteriorating diseases like Alzheimer’s, scientists at Oxford have found. Milk, they observed, is an excellent source of vitamin B12, which experts believe helps protect nerve cells; elderly people with low B12 levels experience twice the brain shrinkage of those with... More »

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medical breakthrough • dementia • milk • vitamins • Oxford University • health research • Alzheimer's Disease

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