A popular epilepsy drug can reverse the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease, scientists have discovered.
Treatment with valproic acid stops further damage to the brain and improves memory, tests show.
The experiments in mice have proved so successful that the researchers are now testing the drug on Alzheimer’s patients.
With the disease affecting around 500,000 Britons and the [...]
Filed under: Disease, Mind on October 28th, 2008 | No Comments »
Obesity is often blamed on eating high-fat, high-sugar, non-nutritious foods. But the manner in which one eats may play an important role in body weight, too.
A study published online today in the British Medical Journal found that people who said they eat quickly and eat until full were three times more likely to be overweight [...]
Filed under: Body, Food on October 23rd, 2008 | No Comments »
Nix the nightcap. Alcohol prevents your body from entering REM sleep (the most restful sleep phase). So, even if you’re getting plenty of sleep each night, you may not feel fully rested.
Take a ‘roid test. If you’re tired all the time, you may have a thyroid problem. Other warning signs to look for include weight [...]
Filed under: Body on October 2nd, 2008 | No Comments »
1. Buy Smaller Plates: It’s all about presentation: If you put the same amount of food on a smaller plate, it’ll look like a bigger serving. Simply switching from a 12.5″ plate to a 10.5″ plate will make you unconsciously serve 20 percent less food. “A smaller plate suggests what’s called a smaller consumption norm,” [...]
Filed under: Food on October 1st, 2008 | No Comments »
