WASHINGTON (UPI) — U.S. medical researchers suggest a
discovery may allow some obese people to avoid common obesity-related
metabolic problems without actually losing weight.
Ancha Baranova of George Mason University in Washington said that obese
people make a common antioxidant, melanin, in
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ITHACA, N.Y. (UPI) — Allergies may be much more than just an
annoying immune malfunction, they may protect against certain types of
cancer, U.S. researchers said.
Paul Sherman, Erica Holland and Janet Shellman Sherman of Cornell
University in Ithaca, N.Y., suggest that allergy symptoms may
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SAN DIEGO (UPI) — Environmental changes implemented at 12 Dow
Chemical Co. worksites helped employees achieve improvements in health
risks, U.S. researchers said.
Emory University public health researcher Ron Goetzel said the health
improvements included weight management, decreasing tobacco
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RICHMOND, Va. (UPI) — Men are better at detecting
infidelities, but a man may suspect his partner is cheating even when
she is not straying, U.S. researchers said.
However, Paul Andrews of Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond,
said to counter this constant vigilance, women may be better
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Add Web searching to the list of mental activities like crossword puzzles that are thought to keep the aging mind engaged and healthy. Why? Take a look at the pictures below of two functional MRI (fMRI) brain scans. The one on the left shows brain activity while reading a book, while the one on the right shows brain activity while doing an Internet search. The differences are obvious and dramatic and the implication is that Web searching can be good for your mental health.
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At least that’s the conclusion of researchers at UCLA’s Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior who studied 24 volunteers between the ages of 55 and 76. According to their press release, “[T]he study results are encouraging, that emerging computerized technologies may have physiological effects and potential benefits for middle-aged and older adults,” said principal investigator Dr. […]
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TORONTO (UPI) — Despite the long-held belief that some people
are just born optimists no matter what, even optimists get the blues
when unemployed, a Canadian researcher says.
Ulrich Schimmack of the University of Toronto, Jurgen Schupp of the Free
University of Berlin and Gert G. Wagner of the
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PHILADELPHIA (UPI) — There are behavioral reasons why
breastfeeding can help a child avoid obesity later in life, U.S.
researchers suggest.
Katherine F. Isselmann, a doctoral candidate in Temple University’s
department of public health, compared the feeding habits of mothers who
breastfed their
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WASHINHGTON, D.C. (UPI) — Two physicians describe how some
drug companies may promote off-label use — prescribing drugs for a
purpose outside of their approved use.
Adriane Fugh-Berman of Georgetown University Medical Center and Douglas
Melnick, a physician working in Hollywood, Calif., write
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INDIANAPOLIS (UPI) — Higher neighborhood greenness — parks,
grass, flowers and trees — is associated with slower increases in
children’s weight, U.S. researchers say.
Researchers at the Indiana University School of Medicine, Indiana
University-Purdue University Indianapolis and the University
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HAMILTON, Ontario (UPI) — Chronic stress can lead to skin
irritation and persistent itching that leads to bothersome scratching, a
Canadian neuroimmunologist reported in a study.
Dr. Petra Arck of McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, said her
early research involved subjecting mice to
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