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Rapamycin Reverses Alzheimer’s-like Lesions, Memory Deficits
UTHSCSA.edu – Rapamycin, a FDA-approved medication that keeps the immune system from attacking transplanted organs, may have another exciting use: fighting Alzheimer’s disease. Rapamycin rescued learning and memory deficits in a mouse model of...
Magnesium-L-theronate – MgT – Supplement May Improve Memory
AFTAU.org – New research from Tel Aviv University with magnesium-L-theronate suggests that magnesium, a key nutrient for the functioning of memory, may be even more critical than previously thought for the neurons of children and healthy brain cells...
Big in Japan? Fat Chance for Nation’s Young Women, Obsessed with Being Skinny.
As women in the United States and across the industrialized world get fatter, most Japanese women are getting skinnier. Still, many view themselves as overweight.
Nutrigenomics Gaining Academic Interest for Disease Prevention
K-State.edu – Nutrigenomics, a field that studies the effects of food on gene expression, is in gaining more academic interest. Researchers at Kansas State University recently discussed the possibility of using food to prevent an individual’s...
Martin County Health Department Seeking Women for Mercury Study.
With a snip of hair and a survey, the Martin County Health Department hopes to test mercury levels in the county’s childbearing-aged women, and create awareness about the risks of high mercury levels on children.
UNMC Researchers Say Farm Chemicals May Pose Thyroid Disease Risk.
A recent University of Nebraska Medical Center research study has found that farm women who work with common pesticides have a greater risk of thyroid disease.
Bedbugs – Check Your Hotel Room to Avoid Infestation
AAD.org – In recent years, infestations of Cimex lectularius (commonly referred to as bedbugs) have become a growing and significant health nuisance. These nocturnal, reddish-brown wingless insects are visible to the naked eye, measuring between...
Scabies Transmitted By Close Contact, Shared Personal Items
AAD.org – Scabies is another common infestation caused by a tiny, round eight-legged mite that burrows in the skin and can cause intense itching. Little red bumps similar to hives, tiny bites or pimples usually appear with scabies and, in some cases,...
Better Burning, Better Breathing: Improving Health with Cleaner Cook Stoves.
Old fashioned stoves called chulhas widely used in India cook slowly, imparting a delicious flavor to the food that many Indians love. But everyone knows the smoke from the fires has a dark side, literally and figuratively.