Seems like you can get your Omega 3 from more than just fish oil. “Insect oil is a possible new source of the healthy omega-3 fatty acid. Insects make fatty acids by nature and can live on organic waste. Wageningen University examines which insects can best be used for oil and what their optimal diet
Perscription pills are becoming an epidemic in America. It is clear that new laws have to be passed to stop the wide spread of opioid abuse. “The United States is in the midst of a crisis regarding the abuse of prescription drug opioids. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the U.S. death
Keeping yourself in shape at a young age can really help you avoid getting Diabetes later on in life. Watch your weight and eat right! “Obese young people can still turn their chances of developing life threatening illness around if they change before middle age, says new research. The study looked at the body mass
Lower back pain can be a painful condition that can be a daily burden on regular activities. “Lower back pain is one of the most common health conditions worldwide. It can have substantial health and economic costs as people experience disability and general ill health, leading them to need time off work. Motor control exercise is
New discoveries can let tp better treatment. Lets hope this keeps moving in the right direction. “A group of researchers at Osaka University in cooperation with the Japan Synchrotron Radiation Research Institute (JASRI), succeeded in elucidating the secondary structure of Lewy bodies in the brain of Parkinson’s disease patients for the first time with synchrotron
“Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are common, and widespread antibiotic resistance has led to urgent calls for new ways to combat them. Researchers at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences report that an experimental drug that stabilizes a protein called HIF-1alpha protects human bladder cells and
This new technology will help detect early signs of lung cancer and any other major lung issues. “Every time we breathe, oxygen and CO2 is transferred between our blood and the air in the lungs. It is crucial for us to maintain life that this gas transport functions, and detailed knowledge about the movement of oxygen and
New methods to treat arthritis may be working better than expected. “Microvesicles are very small subcellular structures (0.05 to 1 micrometer in diameter) that consist of fluid enclosed by a membrane. They are released by cells in copious numbers to transfer lipids and proteins to target cells, yet their role in disease has been poorly
“Many factors clearly play a role in the development of Parkinson’s disease, including environmental factors,” said study author Chia-Hung Kao, MD, China Medical University in Taichung, Taiwan. “This nation-wide study, using the National Health Insurance Research Database of Taiwan, suggests that hepatitis caused specifically by the hepatitis C virus may increase the risk of developing
Broken bones may not only hurt at the area of the break but cause shooting pain in the entire body. “Researchers at the Medical Research Council Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit (MRC LEU), University of Southampton, found that men and women who had a spine fracture and women who had a hip fracture were more than twice