UHN.ca - Eating curcumin, a natural ingredient in the spice turmeric, may dramatically reduce the chance of developing heart failure, researchers at the Peter Munk Cardiac Centre of the Toronto General Hospital have discovered.
In a study entitled, “Curcumin prevents and reverses murine cardiac hypertrophy,” published in the February 2008 edition of the Journal of Clinical [...]

AACE.com - The National Osteoporosis Foundation just released its new “Clinician’s Guide to Prevention and Treatment of Osteoporosis” which represents a new era for healthcare providers in the evaluation and treatment of people with low bone mass or osteoporosis.
The Clinician’s Guide was developed by an expert committee of NOF collaborating with a multi-specialty council of [...]

Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c), or glycosylated hemoglobin - the standard test for measuring blood sugar control in people with diabetes - is not accurate in those on kidney hemodialysis, according to new research at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. However, a newer test for long-term blood sugar control, glycated albumin (GA), will be able to [...]

Many Achilles tendon surgery patients are getting back on their feet faster, thanks to new procedures and techniques.
The introduction of tissue graft products, bone anchors, radio frequency treatments and new arthroscopic procedures provides patients with less invasive treatments and speedier recovery times. More than 1,000 foot and ankle surgeons are learning about the latest treatments [...]

BuckInstitute.org - A new study demonstrates that high levels of MAO-B, an enzyme that regulates nerve activity in the brain, cause Parkinson’s-like symptoms in mice genetically engineered to overexpress the protein. Furthermore, drugs currently used as an adjunct therapy for Parkinson’s in humans prevented the development of Parkinson’s symptoms in these same animals. The findings, [...]

A new gene therapy approach that attracts and “trains” immune system cells to destroy deadly brain cancer cells also provides long-term immunity, produces no significant adverse effects and — in the process of destroying the tumor — promotes the return of normal brain function and behavioral skills, according to a study conducted by researchers at [...]