We live on a rotating planet, submitted to alternating cycles of day and night and the seasons. These geophysical patterns of illuminance have left their record in the genes of organisms evolving under pressure of survival. Darwinian necessity underlies the remarkable similarity in „clock genes“ from bacteria to humans. A biological clock ticking near the [...]
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is on the rise among women after decades of decline, according to a new study, and environmental factors — including birth control pills with lower doses of protective estrogen — may help explain the increase. “It’s a small increase,” says researcher Sherine Gabriel, MD, the William J. and Charles H. Mayo Professor [...]
Sex Hormone Explains Men’s Higher Liver Cancer Risk Male sex hormones may explain why men with hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection are more likely to develop liver cancer than women, researchers in Taiwan have found. In a paper published online in Science Translational Medicine on Wednesday, the researchers said hepatitis B viruses attach themselves to [...]
In a joint meeting, the US Food and Drug Administration’s Arthritis Advisory Committee and Drug Safety and Risk Management Advisory Committee today failed to endorse the approval of the novel anti-inflammatory drug naproxcinod for the relief of signs and symptoms of osteoarthritis, sending the drug’s French sponsor back to the drawing board for additional safety [...]
Depression Depression refers to a wide range of mental health problems characterised by the absence of a positive affect – the loss of interest and enjoyment in ordinary things and experiences, low mood and a range of associated emotional, cognitive, physical and behavioural symptoms. Distinguishing the mood changes between clinically significant degrees of depression (known [...]
Antipsychotic Drugs May Boost Pneumonia Risk in Elderly Outpatients Older individuals residing in the community who are taking antipsychotic drugs appear to be at increased risk for community-acquired pneumonia, new research suggests. The data are drawn from a nested case-control study of elderly outpatients who were new users of antipsychotic drugs and under the care [...]
Eating habits are changing in different conditions. If we accept the fact that the time which is allocated for the meal is related wih working hours directly, it will be true that quantity and the quality of the eating culture differs in different working conditions. With no doubt breast feeding has the main role in [...]
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