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New research shows that as we age, the thermogenic activity of brown fat gets reduced

As most people resolve themselves to lose weight this New Year, here's why it seems to get easier and easier to pack on unwanted pounds: New research published in the January 2014 issue of The FASEB Journal, shows that as we age, the thermogenic activity of brown fat is reduced. Brown fat is a "good" fat located in the backs of our necks that helps burn "bad" white fat around our bellies. Additionally, the researchers also discovered a possible metabolic on/off switch that could reactivate brown fat.

2 Jan 2014

Shingles may increase risk of stroke in later life, study finds

Having shingles may increase the risk of having a stroke years later, according to research published in the January 2, 2014, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

2 Jan 2014

Impact Sports Technologies receives 18th patent for mobile optical heart rate monitoring technology

Impact Sports Technologies, Inc., the industry leader in innovative motion resistant strapless heart rate applications, has received its 18th patent, featuring the use of its mobile optical heart rate monitoring technology with a mobile communications device.

2 Jan 2014

Cerenis' Phase IIb CHI-SQUARE study fails to meet primary endpoint in post-ACS patients

Cerenis Therapeutics, the biopharmaceutical company, today announced that its Phase IIb CHI-SQUARE (Can HDL Infusions Significantly Quicken Atherosclerosis REgression?) study did not reach its primary endpoint in post-Acute Coronary Syndrome patients.

2 Jan 2014

Women with high blood pressure need more optimal treatment than men

Doctors may need to treat high blood pressure in women earlier and more aggressively than they do in men, according to scientists at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center.

2 Jan 2014

Rates of smoking, drinking and drug use are higher among people with psychotic disorders

In the largest ever assessment of substance use among people with severe psychiatric illness, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and the University of Southern California have found that rates of smoking, drinking and drug use are significantly higher among those who have psychotic disorders than among those in the general population.

2 Jan 2014

Personalized asthma strategies needed to tackle comorbidities

Results from a German national health survey indicate that asthma patients with multiple comorbidities are at increased risk for unplanned hospital admissions.

31 Dec 2013

Most clinical trials of vitamin supplements have flawed methodology

Most large, clinical trials of vitamin supplements, including some that have concluded they are of no value or even harmful, have a flawed methodology that renders them largely useless in determining the real value of these micronutrients, a new analysis suggests.

31 Dec 2013

Obesity is an expensive problem, says bariatric surgeon

As a preeminent expert in the field of obesity surgery, board-certified bariatric surgeon Michael Feiz, M.D., F.A.C.S, has personally seen the physical, emotional and financial toll that obesity takes on his patients.

31 Dec 2013

Binge drinking during pregnancy can lead to fetal alcohol syndrome

Recent data shows that more than 500,000 women in the U.S. report drinking during pregnancy, with about 20 percent of this population admitting to binge drinking.

31 Dec 2013

GRADE study evaluates four new medications for Type 2 diabetes

The GRADE study at the University of Alabama at Birmingham had a special visitor in November. Red suit. Black boots. White beard. Belly that shook like a bowl full of jelly. A V.I.E. (Very Important Elf) visited this national clinical trial for Type 2 diabetes.

31 Dec 2013

Study: Cholesterol levels linked to early signs of Alzheimer's disease in the brain

High levels of "good" cholesterol and low levels of "bad" cholesterol are correlated with lower levels of the amyloid plaque deposition in the brain that is a hallmark of Alzheimer's disease, in a pattern that mirrors the relationship between good and bad cholesterol in cardiovascular disease, UC Davis researchers have found.

30 Dec 2013

Cardio3 BioSciences to participate in forthcoming Annual JP Morgan Healthcare Conference

Cardio3 BioSciences, a leader in the discovery and development of regenerative, protective and reconstructive therapies for the treatment of cardiac diseases, announces its participation in the forthcoming Annual JP Morgan Healthcare Conference in San Francisco, on January 13 to 16, 2014.

30 Dec 2013

Support from lactation consultant improves chances of breastfeeding

In two separate clinical trials, researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have found that periodic meetings with a lactation consultant encourages women traditionally resistant to breastfeeding to do so, at least for a few months-long enough for mother and child to gain health benefits. The results of the trials were published online today in American Journal of Public Health.

28 Dec 2013

Carmat to test artificial heart with Norwegian pressure sensor

France is going to test an artificial heart on patients. The heart will contain a Norwegian pressure sensor.

28 Dec 2013

Consumption of nuts promotes health and longevity, finds study

In a study published November 20, 2013 in the New England Journal of Medicine1, researchers looked at the association of nut consumption with total and cause-specific mortality among 76,464 women in the Nurses' Health Study and 42,498 men in the Health Professionals Follow-up Study. Consumption of nuts, including tree nuts (such as pistachios, almonds, Brazil nuts, cashews, hazelnuts, macadamias, pecans, pine nuts, and walnuts), was inversely associated with total mortality in both men and women, independent of other predictors for death.

28 Dec 2013

New Jersey ranked last in efforts to control smoking and tobacco use by children

The Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, a coalition of public health organizations, has ranked New Jersey 51 in the nation, including Washington D.C., in protecting children from smoking and tobacco use.

27 Dec 2013

Scientists analyze nutrition and physical activity behavior that could prevent risk of diabetes

"I'm going to do more sport in the new year." Hardly any resolution is made more frequently than this one after the calorie-filled Christmas holidays - and hardly one that is broken as frequently. A team headed by Prof. Wolfgang Schlicht from the Institute for Sport and Movement Science at the University of Stuttgart are investigating behaviour techniques in the framework of the project "PREVIEW" with which the physical activity behaviour can be changed in the long term. T

27 Dec 2013

Researchers develop a class of compounds that may help eradicate Chagas disease

A team of researchers from Canada has developed a class of compounds which may help eradicate a neglected tropical disease that is currently hard to kill in its chronic form. The research was published ahead of print in Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy.

27 Dec 2013

Three foods can help prevent Alzheimer's disease

The number of Americans with Alzheimer's is projected to triple by 2050. While there isn't a cure for Alzheimer's, certain lifestyle changes can help prevent cognitive decline.

27 Dec 2013

Heart News and Research

New research shows that as we age, the thermogenic activity of brown fat gets reduced

Shingles may increase risk of stroke in later life, study finds

Impact Sports Technologies receives 18th patent for mobile optical heart rate monitoring technology

Cerenis' Phase IIb CHI-SQUARE study fails to meet primary endpoint in post-ACS patients

Women with high blood pressure need more optimal treatment than men

Rates of smoking, drinking and drug use are higher among people with psychotic disorders

Personalized asthma strategies needed to tackle comorbidities

Most clinical trials of vitamin supplements have flawed methodology

Obesity is an expensive problem, says bariatric surgeon

Binge drinking during pregnancy can lead to fetal alcohol syndrome

GRADE study evaluates four new medications for Type 2 diabetes

Study: Cholesterol levels linked to early signs of Alzheimer's disease in the brain

Cardio3 BioSciences to participate in forthcoming Annual JP Morgan Healthcare Conference

Support from lactation consultant improves chances of breastfeeding

Carmat to test artificial heart with Norwegian pressure sensor

Consumption of nuts promotes health and longevity, finds study

New Jersey ranked last in efforts to control smoking and tobacco use by children

Scientists analyze nutrition and physical activity behavior that could prevent risk of diabetes

Researchers develop a class of compounds that may help eradicate Chagas disease

Three foods can help prevent Alzheimer's disease

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