Karolinska Institutet - Previous studies have shown a link between marijuana smoking while pregnant and cognitive deficits in children, but a new study shows the mechanism by which maternal cannabis use can disrupt brain development in the womb. A critical step in brain development is governed by endogenous cannabinoids, ‘the brain’s own marijuana’. Studies conducted [...]

4 cups of coffee per day lowers uric acid levels, probably because of natural polyphenols in coffee.
High uric acid levels in the blood are a precursor of gout, the most common inflammatory arthritis in adult men. It is believed that coffee and tea consumption may affect uric acid levels but only one study has been [...]

Genetic treatment better for heart failure than beta-blockers.
Philadelphia - In a major scientific advancement, heart researchers have used gene therapy to not only halt but actually reverse heart failure in animals. In addition, the researchers at the Center for Translational Medicine at Jefferson Medical College found that this gene therapy strategy was better than beta-blockers, [...]

Saint Louis University - If classic American fast food is a regular part of your diet, have your physician order labs soon to check for fatty liver disease and diabetes. Saint Louis University research on the metabolic effects of a “supersize me” diet on animals presented in May 2007 shows the dangers of high-fat food [...]

Newswise — Neurologists at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) have found a link between the popular weight-loss bariatric surgery known as gastric bypass and several serious neurological disorders, thought to be caused by vitamin and mineral deficiencies induced by the gastric bypass condition. Problems have been noted as early as four weeks [...]

BuckInstitute.org - Resistance exercise on standard health club fitness equipment is now the first scientifically proven “anti-aging” medicine for humans. The muscles of healthy seniors who did six months of resistance training actually rejuvenated in terms of mitochondrial gene expression and functional strength. It seems that modern molecular genetics research is confirming Jack La Lanne’s [...]