Health is a unity and harmony within the mind, body and spirit which is unique to each person, and is as defined by that person. The level of wellness or health is, in part, determined by the ability to deal with and defend against stress. Health is determined by physiological, psychological, socio-cultural, spiritual, and developmental stage variables.
Mayo Clinic study using structural MRI may help accurately diagnose dementia patients – Researchers developed STAND-Map – a framework for MRI-based differential diagnosis of three common neurodegenerative disorders: Alzheimer’s disease, frontotemporal lobar degeneration, and Lewy body disease using Structural MRI.
Language Skills in Your Twenties May Predict Risk of Dementia Decades Later – People who have superior language skills early in life may be less likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease decades later, despite having the hallmark signs of the disease, revealed by researchers.
Researchers find possible environmental causes for Alzheimer’s, diabetes — Call for reducing nitrate levels in fertilizer and water, detoxifying food and water. – Increased levels of nitrates in our environment and food increases disease risks including Alzheimer’s disease, diabetes mellitus and Parkinson’s disease, revealed by researchers.
Internet-Based Intervention May Improve Insomnia — Participants who received the Internet intervention for insomnia significantly improved their sleep. – The Internet appears to have considerable potential in delivering a structured behavioral program for insomnia. An online insomnia intervention based on established face-to-face cognitive behavioral therapy techniques appears to improve patients’ sleep.
Muscle damage may be present in some patients taking statins – Structural muscle damage may be present in patients who have statin-associated muscle complaints, found a new study in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).
Amino acid may help treat patients with hair-pulling condition – trichotillomania. – The amino acid N-acetylcysteine appears to reduce symptoms of compulsive hair-pulling in patients with a condition known as trichotillomania, revealed by researchers in a new study.
Dementia research funding must triple, say experts – The UK’s leading dementia charities united with eminent scientists to urge the government to commit to a national dementia research strategy and triple annual investment to ?96 million in five years.
Shared computer keyboards breeding grounds for bacteria – Shared computer keyboards can be breeding grounds for bacteria, revealed by researchers. As the popularity of internet cafes and multi-user computer facilities increases, computer keyboards may be become one of the sources of transferring germs of infectious diseases.
Mayo Clinic study finds celiac disease 4 times more common than in 1950s — Undiagnosed celiac disease associated with nearly quadrupled mortality. – In US, Celiac disease is over four times more common today than it was 50 years ago, revealed by researchers at Mayo Clinic. The study is published in the journal Gastroenterology.
Aqua-Leisure Industries Recalls Inflatable Baby Floats Due to Drowning Hazard – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm Aqua-Leisure Industries, of Avon, Mass., announced a voluntary recall of Inflatable Baby Floats product manufactured in China.
Schizophrenia linked for first time to chromosome region in study led by Stanford scientists — Schizophrenia and bipolar disorder share genetic roots. – Researchers has discovered that nearly a third of the genetic basis of schizophrenia may be attributed to the cumulative actions of thousands of common genetic variants.
Curtin University of Technology researchers have found that long-term consumption of soy products can reduce the risk and symptoms of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). – Using soy products, like tofu, natto, bean sprouts and soy milk, can reduce the risk and symptoms of lung disease i.e. chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Taking 75g of soy products daily is having the most health benefits and improving the lung fuction in human beings.
