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Daily supplementation of folic acid and vitamin B12 help to improve brain functioning among older people.
A new way to deliver therapeutic human cells to diseased areas paves the way towards effectively using cell therapy to treat a variety of disorders.
DHEA (dehydroepiandrosterone), a hormone secreted by the adrenal glands, helps to alleviate menopausal symptoms.
Women who are at risk for breast cancer may also be at greater risk for heart disease.
Baylor College of Medicine (US) team reports that in a mouse model, mice learn and remember better when activity of a molecule known as PKR is inhibited in the
Higher levels cadmium, lead, and arsenic in the body associate with an increased risk of pancreatic cancer, whereas elevated levels of selenium and nickel assoc
Acupuncture significantly reduces levels of neuropeptide Y, a marker of chronic stress, in a lab animal model.
Italian researchers reveal that a molecule known as CREB1 is triggered by a low-calorie diet and promotes a healthy brain, in a lab animal model.
Mindfulness techniques reduce psychological distress and fatigue in people experiencing inflammatory rheumatic joint diseases.
A number of research groups are developing DNA-based circuits designed to be embedded in the human body, to monitor health and treat diseases before...
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In that chronic stress can exacerbate existing diseases, a number of previous studies have suggested acupuncture as an approach to treat chronic stress. Ladan Eshkevari, from Georgetown University Medical Center (Washington DC, USA), and colleagues studied the effect of acupuncture on blood levels of neuropeptide Y (NPY), a peptide that is considered to be a marker of chronic stress. The team devised a study to test if acupuncture delivered at the acupuncture point stomach 36 (ST(36)) is effective in mitigating cold stress-induced neuropeptide Y elevation, in a lab model using rats. The team found that neuropeptide Y in the animals that received acupuncture was significantly reduced (to almost the same level as the controls), and the animals that were stressed but not treated with acupuncture exhibited elevated neuropeptide Y levels. The study authors report that: “The findings indicate [acupuncture at acupuncture point stomach 36] is effective in preventing one of the sympathetic pathways stimulated during chronic stress, and thus may be a useful adjunct therapy in stress-related disorders.”
Eshkevari L, Egan R, Phillips D, Tilan J, Carney E, Azzam N, Amri H, Mulroney SE. “Acupuncture at ST36 prevents chronic stress-induced increases in neuropeptide Y in rat.” Exp Biol Med, 2011 Dec 7.