Health Problems

Being active reduces risk of prostate cancer

Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men in the UK , yet we still don’t know all of its causes. The largest ever study to use genetics as a measurement for physical activity to look at its effect on prostate cancer, reveals that being more active reduces the risk of prostate cancer. Over […]

Kids Health

Girls who are more physically active in childhood may have better lung function in adolescence

Physical activity has many well-known health benefits, but its association with lung function in childhood and adolescence is not well understood. A new study by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), a centre supported by “la Caixa,” has for the first time demonstrated an association between regular physical activity during childhood and higher lung-function […]

Health News

Drug that clears out dead cells left mice more active

Could this be the fountain of youth? Drug that clears out dead cells left mice more active with lower levels of inflammation Researchers at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel investigated how the immune system clears away ageing cells  These cells are not completely dead but are irreparably damaged  They administered a drug that […]

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Type 2 Diabetes Risk Lower in Women With Active Migraine

MONDAY, Dec. 17, 2018 — Women with active migraine have a lower risk for type 2 diabetes, according to a study published online Dec. 17 in JAMA Neurology. Guy Fagherazzi, Ph.D., from the Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale in Villejuif, France, and colleagues evaluated data from a prospective population-based study […]

Health Problems

Active substance raises hopes of curing hepatitis E

An international team of researchers has now found a possible active substance against the virus in the naturally occurring substance silvestrol. The substance inhibited the replication of pathogens both in cell culture and in a mouse model. The researchers led by Dr. Daniel Todt and Prof Dr. Eike Steinmann from the Department of Medical and […]