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New research shows that fatty foods may not only be adding to your waistline but also playing havoc with your brain. An international study led by UniSA neuroscientists Professor Xin-Fu Zhou and Associate Professor Larisa Bobrovskaya has established a clear link between mice fed a high-fat diet for 30 weeks, resulting in diabetes, and a subsequent deterioration in their cognitive abilities, including developing anxiety, depression and worsening Alzheimer's disease. Mice with impaired co...

Fungi are extremely diverse in terms of morphology, ecology, metabolism, and phylogeny. Approximately, 130 medicinal activities like antitumor, immunomodulator, antioxidant, radical scavenging, cardio protective and antiviral actions are assumed to be produced by the various varieties of medicinal mushrooms. The polysaccharides, present in mushrooms like β-glucans, micronutrients, antioxidants like glycoproteins, triterpenoids, flavonoids, and ergosterols can help establish natural resi...

New research has examined the care planning priorities of older adults with advanced bladder cancer and found that these patients want more transparency when it comes to communication with their care providers and treatment. The study, published in the Journal of Geriatric Oncology, was led by Elizabeth Kessler, MD, a University of Colorado Cancer Center member, and associate professor of medical oncology at the CU School of Medicine. She found that patients want to be engaged in their trea...

Bone material is constantly being broken down and built anew, simultaneously. During childhood, we build new bone much faster than we break it down. When we stop growing, these processes even out. In our later years, bone tends to break down faster than it is rebuilt. Whether or not you are at risk for brittle bones and breaks is based on a few factors. Some are genetic, such as family history, your frame size, and how much bone mass you accumulated at your peak. Some factors are related to ...

Hot flushes are reported by over 80% of women taking tamoxifen and other hormonal blockers. Causing distress and impacting quality of life, they may last the duration of the treatment and beyond. This level of discomfort causes many women to take holidays from, or stop taking altogether, their hormonal treatments and complicate their treatment plan. Research shows that Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT), the main treatment for symptoms of natural menopause, is contraindicated for breast ...