A new study reports that most of the healthy children and teenagers in the United States who take daily vitamin and mineral supplements probably don’t need them, while the kids who would benefit from supplements are least likely to get them. Most kids taking daily vitamin supplements already receive adequate nutrition from the foods they… Continue reading
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Coenzyme Q10 – Importance and Benefits
Coenzyme Q10, also known as CoQ10, is a vitamin and is naturally found in foods. It is contained in many foods but in small amounts, and is synthesized in the tissues. The synthesis is performed in many stages and requires the presence of eight vitamins and several trace elements. Coenzyme Q10 is fat-soluble and can… Continue reading
Overweight children in risk of Cardiovascular problems later in their lifes
Kids with untreated obesity are at increased risk for developing cardiovascular disease later, according to a new study. The report says that even without other cardiovascular risk factors, obesity is linked to blood abnormalities that can predispose obese kids to heart diseases in early adulthood. Researchers from the Nemours Children’s Clinic in Jacksonville, FL, whose… Continue reading
More alcohol sales means neighborhood violence
More alcohol sales sites in a neighborhood equates to more violence, and the highest assault rates are associated with carry-out sites selling alcohol for off-premise consumption, according to new research released Feb. 21 by two Indiana University professors. Using crime statistics and alcohol outlet licensing data from Cincinnati, Ohio, to examine the spatial relationship between… Continue reading
The youth people who self-identify like gay or lesbian, can finish their lives with suicide
Mental health professionals have long-known that gay, lesbian and bisexual (GLB) teens face significantly elevated risks of mental health problems, including suicidal thoughts and suicidal attempts. However, a group of McGill University researchers in Montreal has now come to the conclusion that self-identity is the crucial risk-factor, rather than actual sexual behaviours. Their results were… Continue reading
According scientists TV drama can be strongier than news program
A fictional television drama may be more effective in persuading young women to use birth control than a news-format program on the same issue, according to a new study. Researchers found that college-age women who viewed a televised drama about a teen pregnancy felt more vulnerable two weeks after watching the show, and this led… Continue reading
Prevention for some type of migraine pain
A preliminary study suggests the same type of botulinum injection used for cosmetic purposes may be associated with reduced frequency of migraine headaches that are described as crushing, vicelike or eye-popping (ocular), but not pain that is experienced as a buildup of pressure inside the head, according to a report in the February issue of… Continue reading
Life’s smallest motor is a cargo carrier of the cells
Life’s smallest motor, a protein that shuttles cargo within cells and helps cells divide, does so by rocking up and down like a seesaw, according to research conducted by scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and Brandeis University. The researchers created high-resolution snapshots of a protein motor, called kinesin, as… Continue reading