BBC News has reported that "clean living", such as avoiding smoking and eating more healthily, could prevent most cases of atrial fibrillation, the most common type of heart rhythm disturbance. The condition causes an abnormal heart rhythm, and is...
Thursday March 31 2011 "Drinking milk produced by cows in the 48 hours after they give birth could enhance athletic performance," reported the BBC. It said UK scientists were testing the theory that the milk, called bovine colostrum, protected...
Wednesday March 16 2011 "A good old belly laugh can help heal leg ulcers," BBC News has reported. However, the eye-catching claim is only a theory offered by researchers who said the treatment is probably more effective than ultrasound, the...
"Tuna sandwiches 'could help prevent sight loss in old age,'" the Daily Mail has reported. The newspaper says that new research into the omega 3 fatty acids found in some types of fish show they may cut the risk of age-related macular degeneration...
"A medical U-turn has cast doubt on warnings that being overweight and 'apple-shaped' is especially dangerous to the heart", the Daily Mail has reported. The news is based on a high-quality review drawing together data on more than 220,000 people to...
Taking ibuprofen just a few times a week could cut the risk of developing Parkinson's disease by a third, according to The Daily Telegraph. The news is based on the publication of a large study that followed 136,197 middle-aged to elderly people...
La porzione del cervello responsabile della lettura visiva non richiede affatto la visione, secondo una nuova ricerca. Presentato sulla rivista Current Biology, lo studio è stato in parte finanziato dal progetto SEEING WITH SOUNDS ("Neural and...
"Hot flushes may be a blessing," according to The Daily Telegraph. The newspaper reported that women who experience the menopausal symptom may have a reduced risk of heart attack and stroke. The news is based on research that assessed menopausal...
Chi non sente la pressione della vita moderna diventare sempre più opprimente? Già, è il prezzo del progresso, della società che ci vuole tutti multitasking o, per dirla con altre parole, "always on". E così, ci troviamo a dover fare i conti con le...
Il 3 febbraio stato pubblicato il FAO Food Price Index, l'indice della Food and Agriculture Organization dell'ONU che misura la variazione mensile dei prezzi internazionali di un paniere di cinque gruppi dei cibi pi usati nell'alimentazione... Canali: FAO ONU
At Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Richard Grucza examined national surveys involving about 80,000 people. Gruzca looked at family history because of its risk of alcohol addiction. He also looked at body mass index, which is a... Canali: Farmaci Obesit
In questi ultimi anni il fenomeno del bullismo ha assunto proporzioni preoccupanti e le cronache riportano quasi ogni giorno di fatti spiacevoli legati a questo tipo di violenza. Spesso, a rimetterci sono i più deboli. In questo caso bambini e...
Exposure to noise from road traffic can increase the risk of stroke in the over 65s," reported The Daily Telegraph. It said that researchers have found that for every 10 decibel (dB) increase in noise, the risk of stroke increases by more than a...
"Obese pregnant women have more complicated births" The Daily Telegraph reported. It said that a study has found that obese women are more likely to have a longer pregnancy, need to have labour induced artificially, and to go on to need a caesarean...
"Scientists have scotched the notion that taking the contraceptive pill can make women fatter," the Daily Express has reported. This news story relates to research that looked at weight changes in 10 obese or normal weight macaque monkeys that were...
"Menopausal women with hot flushes are half as likely as others to develop breast cancer," reported the Daily Mirror. It said that the "sweating attacks are caused by a lack of the hormone oestrogen - but the shortfall may also cut the risks of...
"Watching TV for four hours a day doubles the risk of a heart attack," The Sun has reported. "The reason is thought to be that simply sitting for so long causes coronary problems," it added. The story is based on a study that surveyed 4,512 people...
"Girls who go through puberty early are more likely to suffer mental health problems in their teenage years," The Daily Telegraph has reported. The newspaper suggested that these problems may be due to "rows with parents and boyfriend troubles". The...
Nasce l' Osservatorio INHES (Italian Nutrition & HEalth Survey), un nuovo osservatorio epidemiologico sulla dieta e gli stili di vita della popolazione del nostro paese, realizzato su un campione di 13.000 italiani di ogni età dai Laboratori di Ricerca dell' Università Cattolica di Campobasso, con...
"The length of a man's fingers can provide clues to his risk of prostate cancer, according to new research," BBC News reported today. The research compared patterns in finger length in 1,524 men with prostate cancer and 3,044 men without cancer. It...
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