Scientists at the University of Pittsburgh report finding increased serotonin activity in specific areas of the brain in women who had recovered from bulimia, a type of anorexia nervosa characterized by binge-eating followed by inappropriate methods of weight control.
Dr. Nicolas G. Bazan of the Louisiana State University in New Orleans, and associates at LSU and Brigham & Women’s Hospital in Boston, studied how docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), an omega-3 fatty acid, affects the human brain.
According to two new studies, isothiocyanates, a group of sulfur-containing compounds found in cruciferous vegetables – including broccoli, cauliflower, kale, turnips, collards, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, rutabaga, Chinese cabbage, bok choy, horseradish, radishes and watercress – may slow the development of lung cancer.
In a study funded by the National Cancer Institute, Professor Elizabeth Holly of the University of California in San Francisco, and team, conducted lifestyle interviews with 2,233 adults, including 532 pancreatic cancer patients.
Dr Marco Falasca of University College London (UCL), and team, tested inositol pentakisphosphate (a natural substance found in beans, peas, nuts and cereals) on mice and cancer cells in the lab.
Researchers at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in Nashville, TN divided more than 24,000 postmenopausal Chinese women into five groups based on their soy intake from under 5 grams of soy per day to 3 grams or more per day.
When Robert Novak of Purdue University in Indiana and his associates randomly examined students, the investigators found a growing incidence of noise-induced hearing loss, typically involving loss of the ability to hear higher frequencies, among young people.
Dr. Ross Andel of the University of South Florida in Tampa, and team, studied 10,079 adults who were listed in the Swedish Twin Registry.
In a study funded by the National Institute on Aging, Dr. David Bennett of Chicago’s Rush University Medical Center, and team, tracked 820 elderly Roman Catholic priests, nuns and brothers for up to 10 years.
Experiments in female monkeys have for the first time shown that when used in combination, vaginal gels known as microbicides can protect against an HIV-like virus. The research, funded largely by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), one of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), suggests that similar combination microbicides could potentially provide a safe, effective and practical way to prevent HIV transmission to women, according to study investigators.