The National Institutes of Health will launch a multi-year study this fall to look at the potential health effects from the oil spill in the Gulf region.
On average, a lower blood pressure goal was no better than the standard blood pressure goal at slowing progression of kidney disease among African-Americans who had chronic kidney disease resulting from high blood pressure, according to results of the African-American Study of Kidney Disease and Hypertension (AASK), the largest and longest study of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in African-Americans.
You will be able to “grow your own transplant liver in a lab within just five years”, says the Daily Mail. This news story is based on research that demonstrated a method to develop skin cells into stem cells, which were then matured into liver cells. The researchers used this technique to develop lab-grown liver cells from patients with various inherited liver diseases, which they hope might aid future research into diseases.
“Millions of blind and partially sighted people are being given hope they will see again after artificial corneas were successfully ‘grown’ in eyes,” the Daily Express reported.
The Daily Mirror today hails grapefruit as a “fruity ‘cure’ for diabetes”.
A “body clock pill” could cure both jet lag and manic depression, according to T he Daily Telegraph. The newspaper reports that a new study has identified a drug that can “slow down, kick-start and reset the body clocks of mice”. The lead researcher is quoted as follows: “It’s possible to use drugs to synchronise the body clock of a mouse and so it may also be possible to use similar drugs to treat a whole range of health problems associated with disruptions of [the body clock]”.
A protein produced in arthritis may “protect against the development of Alzheimer’s disease,” reported BBC News. US research on mice has discovered that a protein called GM-CSF, produced in rheumatoid arthritis, may trigger the immune system to destroy the protein plaques found in Alzheimer’s disease
The Hindu Binge Drinking Risky with High Blood Pressure ABC News Binging on alcohol may be especially dangerous for men with high blood pressure, or hypertension, researchers found.
“A diet rich in green leafy vegetables may reduce the risk of developing diabetes,” reported the BBC. It said that one-and-a-half portions a day “cuts type-2 diabetes risk by 14%”
“Women who drank five or more beers a week doubled their chances of developing psoriasis,” reported the Daily Mail. This study examined the drinking habits of more than 80,000 US nurses over an average of 14 years, during which 1.4% developed psoriasis
