There’s a new drink that could not only help you lose weight, but could also treat epilepsy, diabetes and possibly even Alzheimer’s. It might also be an incredible energy booster. When a group of international rowing champions took it, one of them beat a world record. It sounds far too good to be true, but the drink’s scientific credentials are impeccable. It’s been developed by Kieran Clarke, professor of physiological biochemistry at Oxford University and head of its Cardiac Metabolism Research Group, at the behest of the U.S. Army. Equally amazing is that the drink doesn’t involve a new drug. It contains something our bodies produce all the time. [Read more...]
Could this elixir hold the key to treat diabetes, epilepsy and Alzheimer’s
November 27, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Diabetes doesn’t just cause blindness – it could also make you deaf, warn doctors
November 15, 2012 By Leave a Comment
For years, we’ve been warned that diabetes can cause blindness if it’s not controlled properly. Now doctors are warning that diabetics are also more likely to lose their hearing, too. Japanese research has found that hearing problems are far more common in diabetics than their healthy counterparts, even when other factors such as ageing and a noisy environment are taken into account. Lead author of the study, Chika Horikawa of Niigata University, said: ‘We found that people with diabetes had more than two times higher prevalence of hearing impairment than those without diabetes.’ [Read more...]
Babies risk developing MS if their mothers do not get enough sunshine while pregnant
November 15, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Babies whose mothers get less sunshine in pregnancy are at higher risk of developing MS in later life, warn researchers. The cause may be a lack of vitamin D in pregnant women’s blood, which is mainly manufactured from exposure to sunlight, at certain times of the year. British researchers are calling for pregnant women to be given vitamin D supplements to cut cases of the disease after carrying out the biggest study of its kind. It is thought that variations in vitamin levels could affect how a baby’s central nervous and immune system develops. [Read more...]
Drugs for high blood pressure and diabetes could also be used to treat DEMENTIA
October 31, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Medications used to treat hypertension, diabetes and skin conditions could also treat dementia, according to new research. The study by King’s College London identified four existing drugs and one drug class which could reduce the risk or slow down symptoms of the disease. The Alzheimer’s Society, which funded the research, said the use of drugs already available could be a cheaper and quicker way of tackling dementia. But the charity admitted more work was needed to understand how the drugs could work for sufferers. The report’s lead author, Professor Clive Ballard, who represents King’s College London and the Alzheimer’s Society, said: ‘Defeating dementia [Read more...]
Strokes in young people ‘rising’, study finds
October 11, 2012 By 1 Comment
Strokes are becoming more common at a younger age, with about one in five victims now below the age of 55, research in the American Academy of Neurology Journal suggests. The study followed 1.3 million people in a US region and found 19% of those experiencing a stroke in 2005 were in this age group, up from 13% in 1993. This is despite a trend of overall falling rates of the condition. [Read more...]
Newcastle study aims to boost NHS care for teenagers
September 26, 2012 By Leave a Comment
A major study is to examine whether teenagers with long-term health problems get the best care from the NHS in England and Wales. The £2m study, led by Northumberland Healthcare Trust and Newcastle University, will work with 500 young people over five years. It follows concerns youngsters with complex health needs are being failed by the NHS as they become adults. The team will make recommendations to NHS organisations. The study will focus on young people with chronic diseases such as diabetes or asthma, physical conditions like cerebral palsy and issues such as autism and depression. [Read more...]
Disabled prisoners’ lives put at risk by poor care and treatment in jail
September 19, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Lawyers acting for a severely disabled prisoner who was rushed from jail to a life-support machine in hospital, are asking the high court to rule he should not be sent back to a prison that cannot meet his medical needs.
Daniel Roque Hall has Friedreich’s ataxia, a degenerative disease, that affects co-ordination of the whole body. [Read more...]
