When you get drunk easily, you may possess a gene called CYP2E1 which was recently discovered by scientists and which could provide codes of instruction for making an enzyme that can break down alcohol. The good thing about having this gene is that, because of your low alcohol tolerance level, you are more likely to quit drinking earlier and are less likely to become an alcoholic.
About 10-20% of the population has this gene according to researchers.
In television advertisements, we are told that probiotic products help maintain our immune system and digestive health. However, the European Food Society Authority (EFSA) is questioning these claims saying that they are not supported by sound science.
According to the Guardian, an EFSA panel of independent scientists has concluded that the evidence submitted by manufacturers to support their claim that their probiotic products “could strengthen the body’s defences, improve immune function and reduce gut problems were either so general as to be inadmissable, or could not be shown to have the claimed effect”.
Eating food rich in Vitamin B12 – such as eggs, fish, poultry and other meat products – may protect you from Alzheimer’s disease according to a Finnish study released recently. However, the study is preliminary and is “too small” to be conclusive. More research is needed to establish the link between Vitamin B12 and a lower risk for Alzheimers.
Lead researcher Dr. Babak Hooshmand, of the Aging Research Center at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, says of their findings: “Previous studies have reported that vitamin B12 deficiency is a common condition in the elderly. Our results indicate that vitamin B12 and related metabolites may have a role in Alzheimer’s disease, but more research is needed before we can get conclusions on the role of vitamin B12 supplements on neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease.”
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Is it true that taking fish oil supplement during your pregnancy will make your baby smarter? According to a recent research published in The Journal of the American Medical Association, the answer is most probably “No”.
The New York Times reports:
… a large study published Tuesday in The Journal of the American Medical Association suggests that the DHA supplements taken by pregnant women show no clear cognitive benefit to their babies.
Some previous studies have suggested that DHA, an omega-3 fatty acid in fish oil, can aid in a baby’s brain development if taken during pregnancy. But many of those studies were small or observed women already taking fish oil, who might be more health-conscious. The new study, with more than 2,000 participants, was a clinical trial in which women received either fish oil with DHA (docosahexaenoic acid) or a placebo (vegetable oil).
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Postmenopausal women who receive hormone replacement therapy (HRT) have a higher chance of developing aggressive breast cancer according to a recent study. The study, conducted by the Women’s Health Initiative, further found that said women also have high risk of dying from the disease.
From an ABC News report: Continue reading “Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) Bad Effects: Breast Cancer?”
Aqueous cream may have been traditionally prescribed by doctors to reduce the discomfort caused by eczema. But now a new finding opposes this, saying the cream even aggravates the skin condition.
Researchers from University of Bath explained that aqueous cream can make the skin thinner when used regularly. According to them, the cream contains sodium laurel sulphate detergent which makes skin susceptible to irritation by chemicals.
“So to use this cream on eczematous skin, which is already thin and vulnerable to irritation, is likely to make the condition even worse,” Professor Richard Guy who supervised the research told BBC.
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