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Type 2 Diabetes Linked to Tau Tangles in Brain (Dementia?)

safety-lane.com 07105 chiropractic-lane.com NEWARK  http://bit.ly/1DCt06V Type 2 Diabetes Linked to Tau Tangles in Brain (Dementia?) Older people with type 2 diabetes have an elevated level of tau protein in their cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) whether they have normal cognition, mild cognitive impairment (MCI), or dementia, a new study has shown. As higher levels of tau in the… Read more »

Risk of Death Increased by 50% in Smokers With Diabetes

safety-lane.com 07105 chiropractic-lane.com NEWARK  http://bit.ly/1DCt06V Risk of Death Increased by 50% in Smokers With Diabetes Being a smoker and having diabetes increases the relative risk of total mortality and cardiovascular events by about 50%, and quitting smoking can reduce these risks published online August 26 in Circulation. “Smoking should be routinely evaluated and closely monitored for diabetic patients. As… Read more »

Nine Risk Factors May Explain Two Thirds of AD Cases

safety-lane.com 07105 chiropractic-lane.com NEWARK  http://bit.ly/1DCt06V Nine Risk Factors May Explain Two Thirds of AD Cases Nine potentially modifiable risk factors may explain two thirds of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) cases globally, according to a comprehensive meta-analysis of published studies. Risk factors include obesity, carotid artery narrowing, low educational achievement, hyperhomocysteine, depression, hypertension, frailty, current smoking, and type… Read more »

Midday Napping Could Help Lower BP in Patients Treated for Hypertension

safety-lane.com 07105 chiropractic-lane.com NEWARK  http://bit.ly/1DCt06V Midday Napping Could Help Lower BP in Patients Treated for Hypertension In a cohort of middle-aged patients with well-controlled hypertension, those who took a long midday nap appeared to have better blood-pressure control that their peers, in a new study. Specifically, patients who slept 60 minutes, typically after a midday meal,… Read more »

Awareness of Memory Decline Lost Years Before Dementia Diagnosis

safety-lane.com 07105 chiropractic-lane.com NEWARK  http://bit.ly/1DCt06V Awareness of Memory Decline Drops Years Before Dementia Awareness of memory impairment starts deteriorating about 2.6 years before a diagnosis of dementia, a new study shows. Researchers also found that this deterioration is a manifestation of dementia-related pathology, such as tau tangles and gross cerebral infarcts. “It’s important to try to… Read more »

Early-Life Adversity Tied to Brain Structure, Depression

safety-lane.com 07105 chiropractic-lane.com NEWARK  http://bit.ly/1DCt06V Early-Life Adversity Tied to Brain Structure, Depression A new study links family problems and other early life adversity to variation in brain structure in late adolescence and an increased risk for depression and anxiety among boys. “The translational implications of this prospective study suggest the importance of interventions and policies for… Read more »

E-Cigs 95% Less Harmful Than Smoking and Helpful for Cessation

safety-lane.com 07105 chiropractic-lane.com NEWARK  http://bit.ly/1DCt06V E-Cigs 95% Less Harmful Than Smoking and Helpful for Cessation Electronic (e)-cigarettes are about 95% less harmful to health than tobacco cigarettes, and they might be useful in helping people kick the smoking habit, according to a report commissioned by Public Health England (PHE). The authors of the report also found that regular… Read more »

Sharing child care may lead to better sex

safety-lane.com 07105 chiropractic-lane.com NEWARK  http://bit.ly/1DCt06V Sharing child care may lead to better sex, study finds Sharing the pain and joy of child care with your spouse could pay off in the bedroom, a new study finds. Moms and dads who split child-rearing duties down the middle have a lower level of couple conflict, higher overall couple… Read more »

Short time between pregnancies linked to osteoporosis

safety-lane.com 07105 chiropractic-lane.com NEWARK  http://bit.ly/1DCt06V Short time between pregnancies linked to osteoporosis Women who have pregnancies less than a year apart may have a greater risk for osteoporosis later in life than those who wait longer between babies, a study suggests. Researchers compared the reproductive histories of 239 postmenopausal women with osteoporosis to 298 similar women… Read more »

The Fat Hormone: How Effective are You at Burning Belly Fat?

safety-lane.com 07105 chiropractic-lane.com NEWARK  http://bit.ly/1DCt06V The Fat Hormone: How Effective are You at Burning Belly Fat? Ronald Grisanti D.C., D.A.B.C.O., D.A.C.B.N., M.S. Leptin, a recently discovered hormone, regulates body weight by suppressing food intake and/or increasing energy expenditure. Leptin is a very powerful and influential hormone produced by fat cells. Science has discovered that leptin is the… Read more »