health - "study published"

Adding 20 minutes of exercise to a person's daily routine could reduce the risk of developing Alzheimer's, according to a study published in Wednesday's Journal of the American Medical Association.

A man's height is a modest marker for risk of prostate cancer development, but is more strongly linked to progression of the cancer, say Bristol researchers who conducted their own study on the connection and also reviewed 58 published studies.

The study, led by Professor Nicola T. Lautenschlager, the Chair of Old Age Psychiatry at the University of Melbourne, is published in the international journal Journal of the American Medical Association on 3 September 2008. The Fitness for the Ageing Brain study, conducted over 18 months at the University of Western Australia, is believed to be the first in the world to demonstrate that moderate exercise can positively affect cognitive function.

Call for national research study to investigate the causes of oesophageal cancer The Barrett's Oesophagus Foundation would like to support the Chief Medical Officer's recommendation for a large scale national research study to investigate the risk factors associated with the rising rate of cancer of the oesophagus. This was included in his Annual report published yesterday, which raised grave concern over the sharp rise in oesophageal (gullet) cancer over the last two decades.

A new study conducted at a large university finds more than 25 percent of those surveyed reported symptoms of tanning dependence, including symptoms similar to alcohol and drug-addicted individuals. Suggestively, the study also found those with a tanning dependence tend to be more likely to be thin and smoke cigarettes than others. The study by researchers at Fox Chase cancer Center is published in the September/October issue of the American Journal of health Behavior.

A study of Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis in children has identified a gene that influences whether children get these diseases early in life, and points to a potential new target for treatment. The findings of the international team that performed the study were published online this week by the journal Nature Genetics.

(Arizona State University) What are the consequences of human-made tinkering with land cover and hydrology on surrounding native desert ecosystems and biodiversity? This question forms the backdrop for a case study proffered by an ASU research team and published in the journal BioScience, which found that one of the most profound impacts of urbanization is the 'reconfiguration of surface hydrology.'

According to a study published in CMAJ, young women who had human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination were found to be five to twenty times more likely to have anaphylaxis than women identified in comparable School-based vaccination programs. Researchers, however, also considered the overall rates of anaphylaxis to be low with no serious lasting effects.

(Edelman Public Relations) A new study published online this week in the British Journal of Nutrition found that timing of dietary protein intake affects feelings of fullness throughout the day. The study concluded that when people ate high-quality protein foods, from sources such as eggs and lean Canadian bacon, for breakfast they had a greater sense of sustained fullness throughout the day compared to when more protein was eaten at lunch or dinner.

(American Association for cancer Research) A man's height is a modest marker for risk of prostate cancer development, but is more strongly linked to progression of the cancer, say British researchers who conducted their own study on the connection and also reviewed 58 published studies.