How fructose from fizzy drinks is stored as FAT in the liver

Dr Kimber Stanhope from University of California Davis explains how fructose, often found in fizzy drinks, is stored in the liver as fat, increasing the risk of heart disease, stroke and diabetes.

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Sleep may strengthen long-term memories in the immune system

More than a century ago, scientists demonstrated that sleep supports the retention of memories of facts and events. Later studies have shown that slow-wave sleep, often referred to as deep sleep, is important for transforming fragile, recently formed memories into stable, long-term memories. Now, in a new article, researchers propose that deep sleep may also strengthen immunological memories of previously encountered pathogens.

Originally published at http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/09/150929142022.htm

Just TWO cans of sugary fizzy drinks a day 'significantly increases diabetes'

A Harvard study warns just two cans of sugary fizzy drinks a day increases the risk of heart attack or fatal heart disease by a third, the risk of type 2 diabetes by 26 per cent and stroke by 16 per cent.

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Brain Health & Wellness

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CPAP therapy reduces symptoms of depression in adults with sleep apnea

Depressive symptoms are extremely common in people who have obstructive sleep apnea, and these symptoms improve significantly when sleep apnea is treated with continuous positive airway pressure therapy, a new study shows.

Originally published at http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/09/150922115645.htm

Brain consolidates memory with three-step brainwave

Our long-term memory is consolidated when we sleep. Short-term memory traces in the hippocampus, an area deep in the brain, are then relocated to more outer parts of the brain. An international team of neuroscientists now shows how a three-step brain oscillation plays an important part in that process.

Originally published at http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/09/150921133948.htm

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The star footballer with an insulin pump in his kit bag: Ben Coker is an 'incredible inspiration' who doesn't let diabetes hold him back

Ben Coker, 26, developed Type 1 diabetes at 15 but has never let it hold him back during his career as a professional footballer. Type 1 diabetes affects around 350,000 people in the UK.

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Passive smokers' risk of developing type 2 increases by 22%

New research reveals that passive smoking raises the risk of getting type 2 diabetes by 22 per cent. For light smokes, the risk increases by 21 per cent, and for heavy smokers it's increased by 57 per cent.

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Cancer doesn't sleep: MYC oncogene disrupts clock, metabolism in cancer cells

Myc is a cancer-causing gene responsible for disrupting the normal 24-hour internal rhythm and metabolic pathways in cancer cells. Researchers have found that MYC protein may affect circadian rhythm and metabolism by promiscuously binding to promoter regions in key genes for maintaining these daily cycles.

Originally published at http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/09/150917135002.htm

Obese Texas toddler who has type 2 diabetes and weighs 5st

Doctors treating the unidentified girl (file pic used), from Houston, Texas, said her parents were also obese and the family had ‘poor nutritional habits‘ and ‘uncontrolled‘ intake of calories and fats.

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Long sleep and high blood copper levels go hand in hand

People who sleep fewer than 6 hours or more than 10 hours per night suffer from low-grade inflammation more often than people who sleep 7-8 hours per night. Earlier studies have found a relation between reduced sleep and low-grade inflammation, according to one of the study researchers. Furthermore, low-grade inflammation occurs in overweight, depression and diabetes. This new study is the first to analyze the association between sleep duration and serum micronutrient concentrations in a large sample, and it found a link between high serum copper concentration and long sleep duration.

Originally published at http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/09/150914093054.htm

Cannabis smokers far more likely to develop early stages of diabetes

Scientists at the University of Minnesota found that people who have smoked marijuana more than 100 times in their life had an almost 50 per cent greater chance of developing prediabetes.

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Struggles with sleep may affect heart disease risk

Young and middle-aged adults who get too much or too little sleep or have poor quality sleep are at higher risk for the early signs of heart disease than those who get adequate, good quality sleep, research shows.

Originally published at http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/09/150910164218.htm

Struggles with sleep linked to heart disease risk

(Reuters Health) - Adults who get too much or too little sleep may have the beginnings of “hardening" of the arteries, which can be an early sign of heart disease, according to a new study.

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Actelion in talks with ZS Pharma amid surge in biotech deal-making

(Reuters) - Swiss drugmaker Actelion Ltd has initiated preliminary discussions with U.S. biotech company ZS Pharma Inc, marking the latest bout of deal-making in a healthcare sector that has seen a wave of recent takeovers.

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Merck KGaA tries to revive multiple sclerosis pill cladribine

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Germany's Merck KGaA said it would submit its cladribine tablets to treat multiple sclerosis for registration in Europe, taking aim at a comeback for a drug it had given up on four years ago.

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