Eating bilberries diminishes the adverse effects of a high-fat diet, according to a recent study at the University of Eastern Finland. For the first time, bilberries were shown to have beneficial effects on both blood pressure and nutrition-derived inflammatory responses. Low-grade inflammation and elevated blood pressure are often associated with obesity-related diseases. The study focused […]
Category: Medical research
Music Benefits the Cardiovascular System
A LJMU Professor of Psychophysiology has released study results that display that music does affect the cardiovascular system. He found that certain types of music will actually help to lower a person’s blood pressure. Professor Stephen Fairclough published his results in Physiology and Behavior. As part of his study he placed different groups of people […]
New Epidemic of Sleeplessness Revealed by Online Survey
According to a new online survey revealed at the time of publication of Professor Richard Wiseman’s latest book Night School shows the almost 5 in 10 (59%) of British adults (more than twenty eight million people) are suffering from sleep deprivation with not even 7 hours of sleep a night. This is a increase over […]
Exercise can be as beneficial as pills according to new study
Those suffering from such conditions as heart disease can get as much benefit from exercise as they can from pills a new study has discovered. The study, which appears in the British Medical Journal, concentrated on hundreds of trials that involved almost 340,000 patients in order to asses the merits of both drugs and exercise […]
Bird flu in China passed to human beings via chickens according to experts
H7N9, the official name given to the bird flu outbreak in China that took place in the early part of this year is believed by scientists to have been transferred to human beings from chickens that were infected by ducks. This is the conclusion of a study conducted by scientists in Shantou University Medical College. […]
New patch is a major breakthrough in the fight against mosquito borne diseases
• Gates Foundation-funded Kite Mosquito Patch to be rolled out in Uganda • Kite is a small, wearable patch using patent-pending compounds, capable of blocking mosquitoes’ ability to track humans ieCrowd, the company that helps to turn innovations into viable solutions for global challenges, have today announced details of the new Kite Mosquito Patch. This […]
A look at the biggest killer in the UK
The biggest killer in the UK is cardiovascular disease and accounts for a third of all fatalities which are the results of illnesses such as heart disease and strokes. As the risk of developing it increases with age, researchers from Lancaster University have been carefully studying what changes take place in the cardiovascular system as […]
Millions at risks by experts underplaying the dangers of diabetes
health and wellbeing authorities are putting millions at risk by undermining the dangers of diabetes. 20 boards’ health strategies and policies have been examined by Diabetes UK, and have been found to be wanting. The CEO of diabetes UK, Baroness Barbara Young has said that the number of people afflicted by the condition is rising […]
Family urge the NHS to introduce new vaccine for Meningitis B
The NHS vaccination bosses are being asked to introduce a new Meningitis B vaccine after a toddler was left severely disabled by the disease. According to Julie Tuckley, 37, the pain and anguish suffered by her 19-month son, Tommy Brown, should not be inflicted on another child. When Tommy was only 5 months old, the […]
Measles epidemic expected to be around for at least another month
Experts are afraid that a measles epidemic that has already affected 700 children might continue to get worse for one more month. The childhood disease can cause many long term health issues including eye disorders, brain damage, and deafness. In extreme cases it can also cause death. Health officials are concerned that children between the […]