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Increased Risk of Death In Men With Insomnia And A Short Sleep Duration

September 2, 2010 Diabetes Research

A study in the Sept. 1 issue of the journal Sleep found an elevated risk of death in men with a complaint of chronic insomnia and an objectively measured short sleep duration. The results suggest that public health policy should emphasize the diagnosis and appropriate treatment of chronic insomnia.

Tagged as: Diabetes Research, Insomnia Research

Chronic Insomnia With Short Sleep Duration Is Significant Risk Factor For Hypertension

September 2, 2010 Insomnia Research

A study in the April 1 issue of the journal SLEEP is the first to demonstrate that chronic insomnia with objectively measured short sleep time is an independent and clinically significant risk factor for hypertension.

Tagged as: Insomnia Research

Insomnia With Short Sleep Duration Is A Risk Factor For Diabetes

September 2, 2010 Diabetes Research

Individuals with insomnia and objective short sleep duration are at increased risk for developing diabetes, according to a research abstract that will be presented on June 9, at Sleep 2009, the 23rd Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies.

Tagged as: Diabetes Research, Insomnia Research

Midlife Coffee And Tea Drinking May Protect Against Late-Life Dementia

August 31, 2010 Life Extension

Stockholm, Sweden — Midlife coffee drinking can decrease the risk of dementia/Alzheimer’s disease (AD) later in life. This conclusion is made in a Finnish Cardiovascular Risk Factors, Aging and Dementia (CAIDE) Study published in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease.

Moderate Coffee Consumption Improves Aortic Distensibility In Hypertensive Elderly Individuals, Study Finds

August 31, 2010 Diabetes Research

A detailed study conducted by a team from the University of Athens on the Aegean island of Ikaria has demonstrated that moderate consumption of coffee by hypertensive elderly individuals can lead to improvements in aortic distensibility, according to a presentation at the European Society of Cardiology’s Congress 2010 in Stockholm.

Tagged as: Diabetes Research, Obesity, Vitamin D

New Evidence That Drinking Coffee May Reduce the Risk Of Diabetes

August 31, 2010 Diabetes Research

Scientists are reporting new evidence that drinking coffee may help prevent diabetes and that caffeine may be the ingredient largely responsible for this effect. Their findings, among the first animal studies to demonstrate this apparent link, appear in ACS’ Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.

Tagged as: Diabetes Research

Grapefruit’s Bitter Taste Holds A Sweet Promise For Diabetes Therapy

August 31, 2010 Diabetes Research

Naringenin, an antioxidant derived from the bitter flavor of grapefruits and other citrus fruits, may cause the liver to break down fat while increasing insulin sensitivity, a process that naturally occurs during long periods of fasting.

Tagged as: Diabetes Research

10-Fold Rise In Obesity Surgery In England Since 2000

August 31, 2010 News & Research

The use of bariatric or weight loss surgery has increased ten-fold in NHS hospitals in England since 2000, finds a study published online in the British Medical Journal. One reason for this rapid rise is increased demand from obese patients as they become more aware of surgery as a viable treatment option, suggest the researchers.

Tagged as: Obesity

Insulin Resistance, Type 2 Diabetes Linked To Plaques Associated With Alzheimer’s Disease

August 30, 2010 Diabetes Research

People with insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes appear to be at an increased risk of developing plaques in the brain that are associated with Alzheimer’s disease, according to new research published in the August 25, 2010, issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

Tagged as: Diabetes Research, Obesity

Fat Distribution Plays A Role In Weight Loss Success In Patients At Risk Of Diabetes

August 30, 2010 Diabetes Research

Why is it that some people lose weight and body fat when they exercise and eat less and others don’t? German researchers say MRI and magnetic resonance (MR) spectroscopy can provide the answer — and help predict who will benefit from lifestyle changes. Results of the study are published online and will appear in the November issue of the journal Radiology.

Tagged as: Diabetes Research, Obesity

A Moment On The Lips, A Year On The Hips

August 30, 2010 News & Research

A short period of excess food consumption can have long-term effects on your body weight and fat storage even after the initial weight is lost. A study published in BioMed Central’s open access journal Nutrition & Metabolism has found that a four-week episode of increased energy intake and decreased exercise can cause increased weight and fat mass more than two years later when compared to control individuals.

Tagged as: Obesity

Exercising Restores Sensitivity Of Neurons That Make One Feel Full

August 25, 2010 News & Research

There is now another good reason to exercise. Besides burning calories, exercise restores the sensitivity of neurons involved in the control of satiety (feeling full), which in turn contributes to reduced food intake and consequently weight loss.

Tagged as: Obesity

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Impaired cell respiration implicated in premature aging and disease.

Football Dangerous To Your Well-Being?

NFL player life expectancy is 20 years shorter than population.

Celiac Disease Four Times More Prevalent Now Than in 1950s

Celiac disease is an immune system reaction to gluten.

Baking soda: For cooking, cleaning and kidney health?

A daily dose of sodium bicarbonate (baking soda) helps patients.

Inhibiting Serotonin In Gut Could Cure Osteoporosis

Finding could lead to new therapies.

Daily potassium citrate wards off kidney stones in seizure patients on high-fat diet

New research from Johns Hopkins Children’s Center.

Natural Anti-Viral Support For Coughs And Congestion

virus triggers cough reflex

Traditional Chinese Herbs For Arthritis

Natural Support for Arthritis

Chemicals Found In Fruit And Vegetables Offer Dementia Hope

Nutrient could protect the brain from Alzheimer’s disease.

Both Major Theories About Human Cellular Aging Supported By New Research

Human cellular aging explored.

Long-term Use Of Diabetes Drug Increases Heart Attack Risk By More Than 40 Percent

9,000 excess heart failures a year?

Scientists Discover Clues To What Makes Human Muscle Age

Researchers identify biochemical pathways linked to aging of muscle.

Could Vinegar be a Natural Fat Fighter?

New study from Japan suggests so.

Survival Tip: Heart Attack Patients Need To Be Cooled

A life saving procedure but not practiced by most hospitals.

Fatigue Related To Radiotherapy May Be Caused By Inflammation

Pro-inflammatory cytokines linked to fatigue; role in many disorders.

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