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Older fathers linked with bipolar

(BBC NEWS) – Older fathers are more likely to have children with bipolar disorder, research suggests.
The risk goes up when men are older than 29 before they start their family, and is highest if they are over 55.
Increasing paternal age has already been linked with schizophrenia and autism, but not bipolar disorder, formerly known as [...]

Climbing stairs can prolong life

(BBC NEWS) – Taking the stairs instead of the lift at work could save your life, claim Swiss researchers.
Banning the use of lifts and escalators led to better fitness, less body fat, trimmer waistlines and a drop in blood pressure, a study of 69 people found.
This translates to a 15% cut in the risk [...]

Gene ‘links food and fertility’

The gene may have offered an evolutionary advantage

(BBC NEWS) – A genetic link controlling both appetite and fertility has been found by US researchers.
A gene, TORC1, appears to act as a “master switch”, switching off food intake and allowing pregnancy.
The gene probably offered an evolutionary advantage, by stopping women getting pregnant in times when food [...]

Alzheimer’s Protein Tracked in Injured Brains

(TIME – WASHINGTON) — Scientists for the first time have peered into people’s brains to directly measure the ebb and flow of a substance notorious for its role in Alzheimer’s disease.
The delicate research was performed not with Alzheimer’s patients but with people suffering severe brain injuries — because a brain injury increases the risk of [...]

Nuts and Popcorn: OK for the Colon?

(TIME) – Millions of Americans who suffer from the uncomfortable intestinal disorder diverticulosis — more than half of the population will develop it in older age — have been told for decades to avoid eating popcorn, nuts, and that all-American favorite, corn on the cob, because those foods may compound the disorder. But a new [...]

Some diet food may be dangerous

Myth: It’s all in the genes. There’s no need to diet.
Fact: While heredity plays a vital role in our body’s metabolism, the environmental factors are equally, and in some cases, more important than our genetic make-up. So, it is not totally hopeless for those who are overweight. Done properly under a well-established and scientific regimen, [...]

Aggressive TB treatment ’success’

TB is caused by infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis

(BBC NEWS) – Tuberculosis which is resistant to many current treatments can be overcome with aggressive therapy, research suggests.
Extensively drug-resistant TB is associated with high rates of mortality and is thought to account for at least 7% of cases of the infection worldwide.
Despite fears that it is untreatable, [...]

Hope over ‘early arthritis test’

Osteoarthritis commonly affects the knee joint

(BBC NEWS) – A new way of scanning joints which may reveal early warning signs of arthritis is being developed by US researchers.
The MRI scan looks for low levels of the chemical glycosaminogycan, which helps cartilage in joints hold the water that makes it tough and elastic.
New York University researchers [...]

Back pain eased by good posture

Low back pain is one of the most common conditions seen by GPs

(BBC NEWS) – Long-term back pain can be relieved through encouraging sufferers to adopt good posture through the Alexander technique, say UK researchers.
The technique teaches patients how to sit, stand and walk in a way that relieves pain by focusing on their coordination [...]