Thursday, July 28, 2016

Why the diabetes epidemic isn't only due to poor diet and lack of exercise: Rates are going up because 'people are living longer'

The number of new cases of type 2 diabetes has stabilised during recent years while mortality rates have declined, a new study from the University of Edinburgh has found.

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No dream: Electric brain stimulation during sleep can boost memory

For the first time, scientists report using transcranial alternating current stimulation, or tACS, to target a specific kind of brain activity during sleep and strengthen memory in healthy people.


Originally published at https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/07/160728143247.htm

Why do antidepressants take so long to work?

An episode of major depression can be crippling, impairing the ability to sleep, work, or eat. But the drugs available to treat depression can take weeks or even months to start working. Researchers have discovered one reason the drugs take so long to work, and their finding could help scientists develop faster-acting drugs in the future.


Originally published at https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/07/160728125256.htm

Wednesday, July 27, 2016

Women who start their periods after the age of 12 'are more likely to live to 90 years old' 

Women who started menstruation after 12 are also less likely to be at risk of other health conditions, and were less likely to be smokers or have a history of diabetes, say University of California researchers.

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An early or late menopause can raise the risk of type 2 diabetes by 25%

The discovery is important because type 2 diabetes, the form that usually strikes in middle-age and fuelled by obesity, is becoming more common as waistlines expand, say Oregan researchers.

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Tuesday, July 26, 2016

'Gestational Sleep Apnea': Wake Up to a New Diagnosis

Approximately one quarter of pregnant women may suffer from Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA), the recurrent cessation or limitation of normal breathing during sleep, new research suggests. In addition to being the cause of daytime fatigue, the consequences of untreated OSA include but are not limited to high blood pressure, high blood sugar, and heart disease.


Originally published at https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/07/160726094832.htm

Monday, July 25, 2016

How Type 2 diabetes could be banished by a tiny balloon inside the gut

Today, 8,5% of adults worldwide have been reported with diabetes. Russell Pearson from Loughton, Essex, was the first in the UK to have a new procedure which aims to replace injections.

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Friday, July 22, 2016

Lack of sleep increases a child's risk for emotional disorders later

Children who experience inadequate or disrupted sleep are more likely to develop depression and anxiety disorders later in life according to recent research. The study seeks to determine the precise ways inadequate sleep in childhood produces elevated risk for emotional disorders in later years.


Originally published at https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/07/160722104137.htm

Why apnea patients are prone to suffer from glaucoma

Scientists have successfully measured the eye pressure of sleeping patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome for the first time, finding an unexpected correlation with glaucoma.


Originally published at https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/07/160722093229.htm

Thursday, July 21, 2016

Cambridge University study shows a varied diet can prevent diabetes

Diets containing all five food groups are 18 per cent more costly than diets containing three food groups or fewer, according to research by the Universities of Cambridge and California.

Read the rest at http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-3701365/A-varied-diet-prevent-diabetes-eating-healthy-expensive-say-experts-call-government-help.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490

To protect yourself from malaria sleep with a chicken next to your bed

For the first time, scientists have shown that malaria-transmitting mosquitoes actively avoid feeding on certain animal species such as chickens, using their sense of smell. Odors emitted by species such as chickens could provide protection for humans at risk of mosquito-transmitted diseases, according to a study.


Originally published at https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/07/160720215145.htm

Monday, July 18, 2016

How a brisk walk really CAN boost your health: Regular strolls 'more effective than vigorous exercise at preventing diabetes' 

Doctors advise exercise and low-fat diets to improve glucose control in people with pre-diabetes. But for those who dread the gym, rejoice: Duke Health scientists say a walk does the trick.

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These sons REVERSED their fathers diabetes by making him cut out pasta and bread. So why does the NHS advise the complete opposite?

Geoff Whitington from Kent was ready to give up life after 10 years of struggling with Type 2 diabetes, but through dieting and exercise his two sons, Ian and Anthony, helped him get healthy again.

Read the rest at http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-3696003/These-sons-REVERSED-fathers-diabetes-making-cut-pasta-bread-does-NHS-advise-complete-opposite.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490

High-fat diets ARE the best: Mediterranean diet 'significantly reduces the risk of breast cancer, diabetes and heart disease'

A review of 50 years of evidence by experts at the US Department of Veterans Affair's medical center concluded eating unrestricted amounts of fat is healthier than any other diet, when done in the right way.

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Sydney researchers suggest your grandfather's health can have an effect on your own health

The grandsons of people who eat a junk food diet are more likely to suffer symptoms such as high blood sugar levels that lead to diabetes, scientists from Sydney's Victor Chang Institute found.

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Friday, July 15, 2016

Prevalence of diagnosed sleep disorders has risen among US veterans

A new study found a six-fold increase in the age-adjusted prevalence of any sleep disorder diagnosis over an 11-year period among US veterans. The largest increases were identified in patients with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), other mental disorders, or combat experience. Results also show that the prevalence of PTSD tripled during the study period.


Originally published at https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/07/160715112939.htm

THIN people get diabetes too: 1 in 5 'healthy weight' adults at risk of type 2 because they spend all day sitting down

And a third of slim people over the age of 45 also meet the criteria for prediabetes - having higher blood glucose levels than normal - say researchers from the University of Florida.

Read the rest at http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-3691722/THIN-people-diabetes-1-5-healthy-weight-adults-risk-type-2-spend-day-sitting-down.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490

Thursday, July 14, 2016

Early preschool bedtimes cut risk of obesity later on

Preschoolers who are regularly tucked into bed by 8 p.m. are far less likely to become obese teenagers than young children who go to sleep later in the evening, new research has found. Bedtimes after 9 p.m. appeared to double the likelihood of obesity later in life, according to a study.


Originally published at https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/07/160714091330.htm

Wednesday, July 13, 2016

Could probiotics prevent DIABETES? Gut bacteria imbalance 'triggers type 2 disease' 

A Danish study identified two specific bacteria in the gut that cause insulin resistance, which ultimately can cause type 2 diabetes, as well as high blood pressure and cardiovascular disease.

Read the rest at http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-3689084/Could-probiotics-prevent-DIABETES-Gut-bacteria-imbalance-triggers-type-2-disease.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490

High blood pressure, diabetes and being overweight could be to blame 

Older women with metabolic syndrome - a combination of obesity, diabetes and high blood pressure - had less sex, a University of California San Diego School of Medicine study found.

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Tuesday, July 12, 2016

Why 'Mamils' may have the last laugh: Middle-aged lycra-clad cyclists 'cut their risk of diabetes by 20 per cent'

Scientists at the University of Southern Denmark, found middle-aged men in Lycra - or Mamils - and their female counterparts slash their risk of type 2 diabetes, which often develops in middle-age.

Read the rest at http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-3686939/Why-Mamils-laugh-Middle-aged-lycra-clad-cyclists-cut-risk-diabetes-20-cent.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490

Monday, July 11, 2016

Newborn baby boys are at 'GREATER risk of life-threatening pregnancy complications'

Experts at the University of Adelaide found baby boys are more likely to be born spontaneously prematurely, while mothers carrying boys are at greater risk of gestational diabetes and pre-eclampsia.

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International Diabetes Federation claim global epidemic is 'underrated'

Researchers from Monash University, Melbourne, argue experts, such as the World Health Organisation, have used inappropriate methods to determine diabetes prevalence.

Read the rest at http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-3684441/Global-diabetes-epidemic-vastly-underestimated-100-million-people-condition-linked-poor-diet-lack-exercise.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490

Wednesday, July 6, 2016

Too much AND too little sleep is 'as damaging to your health as a bad diet and sitting all day - raising your risk of heart disease, and diabetes'

Not achieving the recommended seven to eight hours sleep a night should be regarded in the same vain as a high-fat diet or sedentary behaviour, experts at UCLA warned.

Read the rest at http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-3677689/Too-little-sleep-damaging-health-bad-diet-sitting-day-raising-risk-heart-disease-diabetes.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490

Tuesday, July 5, 2016

Home-cooked meals 'slash risk of type 2 diabetes by 15%'

Researchers from Harvard School of Public Health tracked the dining habits of 100,000 middle-aged men and women for up to 26 years. They found 9,000 had developed type 2 diabetes by the end.

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How standing NAKED in front of the mirror could save your life

Early signs of a health problem such as dark skin patches in the armpits could be a sign of type 2 diabetes, says Dr Nida Chammas from BMI Clementine Churchill Hospital in Middlesex.

Read the rest at http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-3674086/How-standing-NAKED-mirror-save-life-Experts-reveal-body-trying-tell-you.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490

Friday, July 1, 2016

Artificial pancreas could spell the end of finger pricks for diabetes

University of Cambridge scientists working on the artificial pancreas have combined pumps which deliver insulin and glucose monitors into an atificial pancreas known as a closed-loop system.

Read the rest at http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-3668395/Diabetes-revolution-Artificial-pancreas-spell-end-finger-pricks-injections-two-years.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490