A recent study of individuals with drug and treatment-resistant depression that received Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) in the subcallosal cingulate region of the brain (SCG or Cg25) indicates that deep brain stimulation is relatively safe and results in improvement in patients about one month after treatment. The improvement in the depression continued during the one [...]
Good news from scientists–Gummi Bears can actually be produced that are good for you, or at least for your teeth. The sugar-alcohol xylitol that is added to this delicious snack food reduces the number of bad bacteria in your mouth.
Xylitol has been used to manufacture gummy bears to produce an unlikely result– they can help [...]
The name of the drug is Dimebolin Hydrochloride (Dimebon) which is an antihistamine drug used clinically in Russia since the 1980s.
In new research , Dimebolin has garnered interest since it has been shown to have beneficial effects on persons with Alzheimer’s disease. In 2000, animal research showed potential benefit in Alzheimer’s disease models. New results [...]
Farm grown ,tilapia (the common name for nearly a hundred different species of cichlid fishes from the tilapiine cichlid tribe) is one of the most widely eaten fish in America. Tilapia, it turns out, has very low levels of healthful omega-3 fatty acids and, even worse, it contains very high levels of unhealthy omega-6 fatty [...]
The Netherlands, with its very permissive marijuana laws, is known as the cannabis capital of the planet. Surprisingly, a survey published this month in PLoS Medicine, a journal of the Public Library of Science, indicates that the Dutch don’t actually experiment with marijuana as much as most people would expect. Despite much tougher drug laws [...]
In spite of any evidence of danger from drinking Red Bull Energy drink, it has been banned in France until this week. The fear is based on the ingredient taurine which appears to be innocuous and is present in the human body even in those who don’t drink energy drinks.
Energy drink Red Bull is back [...]
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If you are on a diet, artificial sweeteners seem like a reasonable answer to cutting calories. Using artificial sweeteners instead of real sugar to get the sweet flavors that we crave without the extra calories is a popular answer. New research suggests that the body is not easily tricked, and that artificial sweeteners [...]
Researchers have found 32 gene variations that probably contribute to Crohn’s disease, an inflammatory bowel disorder.
The new research significantly increases the number of genetic segments that are associated with Crohn’s disease, which is the most common inflammatory bowel disease. There are likely to be many more still undiscovered genes that are involved in the development [...]
