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March 21, 2009
Lack of Sleep Increases Blood SugarA new study shows that individuals who sleep on average less than 6 hours per night have a five fold increased risk for developing abnormally high blood [...]
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March 21, 2009
Diesel Fume Exposure Increases Acute Cardiovascular RiskThe particulate pollution coming from the diesel engines of buses and trucks can stiffen your arteries based on a single exposure. This poses a [...]
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March 18, 2009
Traffic Pollution Increases Heart Attack RiskA new German study presented at the American Heart Association's 49th Annual Conference on Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology and Prevention found that [...]
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March 18, 2009
The Potential for Intelligence is InheritedA unique brain-imaging study of identical twins and fraternal twins has shown that genes have a profound influence on the integrity of nerve cell [...]
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March 14, 2009
Vitamin D Intake and Teen Weight ProblemsJust about everyone knows that vitamin D is vital for your bones. A new study lends more support to the idea that a lack of vitamin D may also help set [...]
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March 11, 2009
Antidepressants Strongly Linked to Heart DiseaseResearchers have documented an alarming link between the use of antidepressants and the development of serious heart disease. The link was discovered by [...]
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March 11, 2009
Teenage Stress Primes Inflammatory PumpA new study shows that teenagers in high stress situations (family, peers, school) can elevate the inflammatory marker CRP (C reactive protein) for [...]
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March 9, 2009
High Fructose Corn Syrup Activates Fat Producing GeneThis month's issue of Cell Metabolism has a feature article explaining exactly how high fructose corn syrup turns on gene signaling that promotes fat [...]
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March 7, 2009
Type II Diabetes Linked to Poor Cognitive FunctionElevated blood sugar has a sugar-coating effect on healthy body structures, stiffening them and aging them faster. New research with humans shows a 150% [...]