Hypertension Drug to Treat Parkinson's and Dementia

3 minutes ago | Medindia Health | 2 articles

Felodipine to treat hypertension, also found to protect from various neurodegenerative diseases like parkinson's, huntington's and dementia.
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Drug used to treat high blood pressure could relieve Parkinson's, Huntington's and Alzheimer's

2 hours ago | Daily Mail | 2 articles

A study by the University of Cambridge found the hypertension medication felodipine reduced the toxic build-up of proteins in the brains of mice and zebrafish with these diseases.
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Prostate Drugs May Raise Diabetes Risk

3 hours ago | NY Times

Proscar and Avodart, prescribed for an enlarged prostate, were tied to an increased risk of Type 2 diabetes.
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Rise in Elder Suicide; Drug Marketing Pitfalls; Trust Your Patients

4 hours ago | MedPage Today

Plus: How physicians solved a medical mystery
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Leucine-rich Diet may Fuel Breast Cancer's Drug Resistance

5 hours ago | Medindia Health

Unexpected link between levels of the amino acid leucine and the development of tamoxifen resistance in ER+ breast cancer has been discovered.
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FDA's new advisory list receives mixed reactions from industry

6 hours ago | NutraIngredients-USA

The Food and Drug administration announced a new ârapid communication tool,â called the Dietary Ingredient Advisory List. Trade groups and industry experts applauded the...
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FDA sends warnings letters on illegal ingredients in sports, weight loss products

6 hours ago | NutraIngredients-USA

The US Food and Drug Administration issued 11 warning letters yesterday to companies that have non NDI ingredients in their products. Eight of the warning letters concerned...
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Balancing consumer access and safety

6 hours ago | NutraIngredients-USA

Looking back 25 years, there are several remarkable aspects of the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act amendments to the Food Drug and Cosmetic Act , which transformed...
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Consumer Reports: Some bottled water brands have unsafe arsenic levels

8 hours ago | Food Safety

Consumer Reports has identified 11 brands of bottled water, out of more than 130 that either self-reported or were tested by the consumer organization, that contain detectable...
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One dead in Listeria outbreak caused by deli-sliced meats, cheeses

8 hours ago | Food Safety

Deli-sliced meats and cheeses are to blame for a multistate outbreak of Listeria infections involving eight people, one of whom has died. The Centers for Disease Control and...
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Being Bullied at School May Raise Mental Health Problems

Being Bullied in secondary school may dramatically raise the victim's chances of mental health problems and unemployment later in life, finds a new study. Read more ...

FrankenSWINE? Scientists bring some functions in a pig's BRAIN ‘back to life'

A research team led by Yale School of Medicine obtained the pigs' brains from abattoirs and placed them in a system they created called BrainEx. Read more ...

Perfect Skin and Hair Care Tips for This Summer

Summer is here, and it can wreak havoc on your sensitive skin and flawless hair. So, make sure to beat the heat by following simple summer skin care and hair care tips to keep... Read more ...

Japanese researchers link omega-3 intake to reduced muscle stiffness...

Supplementation of omega-3s EPA and DHA had a positive role in reducing muscle stiffness after exercise, according to new data published in the Journal of the International... Read more ...

Gene Therapy Restores Immunity for ‘Bubble Boys'

A team of scientists say they have treated 10 "Bubble Boy' babies born with the disease called X-linked combined severe immunodeficiency, or SCID-X1, using a combination of... Read more ...

Beloved mother dies of drug-resistant superbug days after her son's wedding...

Stephanie Spoor, who first fell ill in November, died on February 11 in Chicago, days after one of her sons Zack married his fiancee Carley at her bedside in hospital gowns... Read more ...

Zapping the brain REVERSES age-related memory loss in older people

Researchers at Northwestern University in Illinois tested electrical stimulation of the hippocampus on the brains of 16 64 to 80-year-olds and found it boosted their memories. Read more ...

Sophie Turner Opens Up About Depression And Social Media Scrutiny

"I would cry and cry and cry over just getting changed and having to put on clothes,” the actress said. Read more ...

Gene editing could cure cystic fibrosis before birth, study suggests

Scientists at the University of Pennsylvania successfully edited the DNA of embryonic mice just days before birth to get rid of genetic defects that cause fatal lung diseases. Read more ...

Two hours or more of screen time makes children 'badly behaved'

Researchers at the University of Alberta studied more than 2,400 families to find more than two hours per day looking at screens as a toddler could lead to a seven times higher... Read more ...