Researchers from Karolinksa Institutet conducted a study which shows that the presence of a certain type of antibody in the immune system could lead to a stroke. They hope to be able to develop a vaccine that can mobilise the body´s own defence against arteriosclerosis and stroke.
The study focused exclusively on stroke and compared 227 individuals who had suffered stroke over a 13-year period with 445 sex and age-matched controls. The study showed that low levels of PC antibodies correlated to a higher risk of stroke.
“Were now examining the possibility …

Scientists discovered a drug that taken once a day for six weeks fully cured osteoporosis in some case and stopped it developing in others. So far they tested the drug on animals but believe the treatment could help humans with fragile bones one day.
Currently the drugs used in osteoporosis treatment slow bone loss without having an effect in stimulating new bone. The only drug with this effect is teripartide but it has to be injected. The new found drug called LP533401 has the advantage of being administered orally.
“With tens of …

Consumed with moderationn by a healthy person (two glasses a day), champagne protects the hearth and blood vessels according to  Reading University specialists. The beneficial effect is due to the contained polyphenols and antioxidants. Polyphenols slow down the removal of nitric oxide from the blood, high nitric oxide levels in the blood increasing blood flow and decreasing blood pressure and blood clotting.
Champagne is the combination of two red grape varieties, pinot noir and pinot meunier, together with chardonnay variety, harvested from French champagne vineyards. Sparkling wines produced in other parts …

A new weight loss method might save overweight people a lot of headaches.  Researchers discovered a way to trick the human body into consuming more energy by blocking a single enzyme. In this case they targeted an enzyme referred to as the Fyn kinase that indirectly controls the “energy master switch”.
According to the tests they performed on mice, those that lack the Fyn kinase burned more fatty acids and become leaner. Also they had increased insulin sensitivity.  To chemically inhibit the Fyn kinase the researchers used an experimental drug called …

The Sudden Infant Death Syndrome which affects babies under a year could be caused by a brain anomaly – the serotonin deficit.  Serotonin, a monoamine neurotransmitter, is primarily found in the central nervous systems and in the gastrointestinal tract.
The researchers at Children’s Hospital Boston discovered that babies who died in their sleep had few serotonin receptors in their blood. The anomalies were discovered in the lower part of the brain, in the rachidian bulb.
Serotonin and the way it’s processed in the brain helps coordinate breathing, carbon dioxide sensibility, temperature sensibility, …