Research on alpha-synuclein highlights a potential therapeutic strategy By Charlotte Hsu BUFFALO, N.Y. — Research by University at Buffalo biologists is providing new insights into alpha-synuclein, a small acidic protein associated with Parkinson’s disease. Alpha-synuclein is known to form abnormal clumps in the brains of patients with Parkinson’s, but scientists are still trying to understand… Read More »
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Bettie the beagle, a detector dog for U.S. Customs and Border Protection, picked up the scent of pork on a woman arriving from China at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport. FILE PHOTO: A pig is seen on the farm of pig farmer Han Yi at a village in Changtu county, Liaoning province, China… Read More »
Should we think of obesity as a disease? Even though many people say it’s self-inflicted, the World Health Organisation has considered it a disease since 1936. And the outcomes of obesity, such as type 2 diabetes, liver disease, cancer, arthritis, joint pain, obstetric risk and sleep apnoea definitely are diseases. The thing is, studies in… Read More »
The information on this site is not intended or implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Ask your doctor about procedures for heart arrhythmias. This is perhaps the single most important way to reverse smoking damage, aside from quitting, reports the American Cancer Society. But if you keep in mind… Read More »
Keep your bones how – if parkinson’can what you want. Palliative care tries to alleviate symptoms, vitamin D and Magnesium. Although there is no known cure or cause of this disease, small changes can add up to big benefits. It makes sense to avoid any environmental toxins that you can. Diet help issues, which may… Read More »
(Juanmonino/Getty Images) Hispanic adults who live in counties with high concentrations of their ethnic peers are about 60 percent more likely than those who don’t to die from heart disease and stroke, a new study shows. As a group, Hispanics have lower death rates from heart disease and stroke than white and black adults –… Read More »