Obesity in girls tied to higher MS risk: study
(Reuters) - Obese children, adolescent girls in particular, are more likely to be diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS) than normal-weight youth - with extreme obesity tied to a three- to four-fold...
View ArticlePig proteins may help dementia patients: study
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A drug containing purified brain proteins derived from pigs may yield modest improvements in patients whose dementia is caused by a lack of blood flow to parts of the brain,...
View ArticleCould an earlier lunchtime help you lose weight?
Dieters who ate early lunches tended to lose more weight than those who had their midday meal on the later side, in a new Spanish study....
View ArticleWell: Waiting for Alzheimer's to Begin
Using a jarred brain as a teaching tool, my dad showed my 8-year-old self how brains with Alzheimer's disease become smaller, and how wide grooves develop in the cerebral cortex. But only after his...
View ArticlePretend superhero powers boost helpfulness in real life
Scientists said Wednesday that experiencing a Superman-like power of flight, in a virtual reality simulation, made people more helpful. In real life!...
View ArticleThe Core: Women, it’s time for an alcohol audit
When I read headlines this week about a rise in alcohol-related problems among women, my mind leapt to images of......
View ArticleSupplement reduces risk of diabetes in pregnancy
A nutritional supplement called myo-inositol may help protect women at risk for gestational diabetes, according to a small pilot study...
View Article'Moving forward'
I enjoyed a great couple of days with my son last week. It was wonderful to have some time with him before he went back to college...
View ArticleUK study strengthens link between GSK flu shot and narcolepsy
LONDON (Reuters) - Children in Britain who were vaccinated with a GlaxoSmithKline shot against H1N1 swine flu had a significantly increased risk of developing the rare sleep disorder narcolepsy,...
View ArticleCelsion's liver cancer therapy fails to meet late-stage trial goal
(Reuters) - Celsion Corp said a late-stage study of its experimental liver cancer treatment ThermoDox did not meet the main goal of increasing patients' survival without their cancer worsening....
View ArticleVanda to stop developing anti-depressant after trial failure
(Reuters) - Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc said it would stop the development of its experimental drug for major depressive disorder after it failed to meet the main goal of improving symptoms in patients...
View ArticleThe secret reason you're pigging out
The fiscal cliff, poor economy, natural disasters, disturbing news stories, doomsday theories, and over-the-top reality TV…it's all enough to make you want to bury your face in a bag of M&Ms. And...
View ArticleChildhood obesity linked to multiple sclerosis
A new study has found an association between childhood obesity and the risk of multiple sclerosis (MS) in children and teenagers. Though still rare, pediatric MS is more common now than it was 30 years...
View ArticleBright light blinds 5-year-old boy
A 5-year-old boy is fighting for his sight because of a rare condition that leaves him blinded by sunlight...
View ArticleMusic therapy helps college professor speak again
After his stroke, doctors told Bill Forester’s family he may never speak or walk again. He turned to music therapy to retrain his brain and relearn the skills he lost...
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