Archive for 2008/12


EPA Makes Decision To Designate Areas Not Meeting Standards For Fine Particle Pollution, USA

EPA has notified 25 governors and 23 tribal leaders that certain areas in their states and tribal lands do not meet the agency's daily standards for fine particle pollution, also known as PM 2.5. "These designations are an important step in our steady march toward cleaner air," said EPA Administrator Stephen L. Johnson. "We will continue working with our state and tribal partners to meet these air quality standards.
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12/31/2008 | Allergy - Water - Air Quality / Agriculture | Trackback | Comments Off

Vitamin Supplements Do Not Reduce Cancer Risk, More Evidence

US researchers studying the effect of beta carotene, vitamin C and vitamin E, either singly or in combination, on over 7,000 women found the supplements did not reduce their risk of getting cancer compared to women who did not take the supplements. However an expert who reviewed the study said that while the overall message was there was no link, it uncovered some interesting evidence that should not be overlooked.
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12/31/2008 | Complementary - Cancer / Oncology | Trackback | Comments Off

Treadmill Desks Improves Cognitive Function, Unlike Low Carb Diets

America's fixation on low carb diets has been shown to be ineffective over the long term for dieters however study results released today suggests it may have harmful effects on brain function as well. The study out of Tufts University focused on women aged 22 to 55 engaging in low carb diets similar to the Atkins Diet. Participants were found to have significantly diminished memory scores than the control groups consuming a normal diet.
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12/31/2008 | Fitness - Sports Medicine / Fitness | Trackback | Comments Off

Motor Nerve Targeting To Limb Muscles Is Controlled By Ephrin Proteins

A study from a team of researchers including Dr. Artur Kania, Director of the Neural Circuit Development Research Unit at the IRCM, and Dr. Dayana Krawchuk, postdoctoral fellow, shows how a family of proteins present in the developing limb control nerve targeting from the spinal cord to the muscles of the limb. This discovery, co-authored by scientists from Columbia University in New York City, is published on December 26, 2008 in the journal Neuron.
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12/31/2008 | Fitness - Neurology / Neuroscience | Trackback | Comments Off

Blood Sugar Linked To Decline Of Memory And Cognitive Health In Older People

US researchers examining how diseases in late life, such as stroke and diabetes, contribute to cognitive decline through their effect on the hippocampal region of the brain found that high blood sugar may contribute to the decline of memory and cognitive health in older people. They suggested exercising to improve blood sugar levels was a way some people might be able to delay the normal decline in memory and cognitive health that occurs in old age.


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12/31/2008 | Fitness - Neurology / Neuroscience | Trackback | Comments Off

Transcendental Meditation Reduces ADHD Symptoms Among Students: New Study

The Transcendental Meditation technique may be an effective and safe non-pharmaceutical aid for treating ADHD, according to a promising new study published this month in the peer-reviewed online journal Current Issues in Education. The pilot study followed a group of middle school students with ADHD who were meditating twice a day in school.
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12/30/2008 | Complementary - ADHD | Trackback | Comments Off

Vitamin D Deficiency Associated With Greater Rates Of Cesarean Sections

Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) and Boston Medical Center (BMC) found that pregnant women who are vitamin D deficient are also at an increased risk for delivering a baby by caesarean section as compared to pregnant women who are not vitamin D deficient. These findings currently appear on-line in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.
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12/30/2008 | Complementary - Pregnancy / Obstetrics | Trackback | Comments Off

Protein Sports Drinks Proven To Give Best Performance

Sports drinks containing protein are better at improving athletes' performance. Research published in BioMed Central's open access Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition has shown that drinks containing a mix of carbohydrate and protein are superior to carbohydrate-only drinks in improving cyclists' recovery from exercise.
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12/30/2008 | Fitness - Sports Medicine / Fitness | Trackback | Comments Off

Should The Pope Be Worried That Wales Won The Rugby Grand Slam This Year?

Doctors in the Christmas issue published on bmj.com today are urging the Vatican's medical team to keep a special watch over the Pope this Christmas, after their research investigating the link between papal deaths and Welsh rugby performance suggests that he has about a 45% chance of dying by the end of 2008.
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12/29/2008 | Fitness - Sports Medicine / Fitness | Trackback | Comments Off

Bio-Based Succinic Acid Bring ‘Green’ Chemicals Closer To Market

Rice University and Roquette Frères have signed a licensing deal to enable bio-based production of succinic acid, a substance used in plastics, textiles, drugs and solvents and as a food additive. Roquette Frères, one of the world's most advanced starch and starch-derivatives businesses, was intrigued by Rice's patented microbial metabolic engineering technologies, which can produce bio-based succinic acid from renewable resources via "green" chemistry.
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12/28/2008 | Environment - Biology / Biochemistry | Trackback | Comments Off

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