The single-center, open-label, four-arm, exploratory study investigates the relation of different anti-diabetics to serum levels of active TGF-beta, a known pro-fibrotic stimulus, before and after a defined test meal.FindingsWe investigated sera of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM)…
Source:Anti-diabetic treatment regulates pro-fibrotic TGF-beta serum levels in type 2 diabetics
Saturday, August 31, 2013
Anti-diabetic treatment regulates pro-fibrotic TGF-beta serum levels in type 2 diabetics
3 Reasons Young People Should Volunteer
We send our young people strong messages. Two of them are “be whoever you want to be” and “do what is best for you.” I agree with both of these. However, they place a strong emphasis on the individual person and do not tell the whole story of what it takes to be a quality…
Source:3 Reasons Young People Should Volunteer
Anti-diabetic treatment regulates pro-fibrotic TGF-beta serum levels in type 2 diabetics
The single-center, open-label, four-arm, exploratory study investigates the relation of different anti-diabetics to serum levels of active TGF-beta, a known pro-fibrotic stimulus, before and after a defined test meal.FindingsWe investigated sera of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM)…
Anti-diabetic treatment regulates pro-fibrotic TGF-beta serum levels in type 2 diabetics

Erika Nicole Finn: Why You Aren’t Happy Right Now (And The Simple Fix)
Have you found yourself feeling like certain life circumstances outside your control are holding you back from truly being happy and having it all? If only you had a 9-5 job you would be happy, or if only you had a spouse, or could get pregnant, or made more money, or had more vacation time,…
Erika Nicole Finn: Why You Aren’t Happy Right Now (And The Simple Fix)

Mega-canyon discovered beneath Greenland ice sheet
The canyon in a 3-D visualisation of the Greenland bedrock for the northern half of the island, looking northImage by Professor Jonathan Bamber A previously unknown canyon hidden beneath two kilometres of ice covering Greenland has been discovered by a group of scientists, led by a team…
Source: Mega-canyon discovered beneath Greenland ice sheet
10 Dazzling Debut Novels To Pick Up Right Now
Amazed by the abundance of high-quality first-time fiction, we share our instant favorites. Loading Slideshow A Constellation of Vital PhenomenaBy Anthony Marra 400 pages; Hogarth A neighbor saves an 8-year-old…
Source: 10 Dazzling Debut Novels To Pick Up Right Now
Heidi Cave: Victim or Survivor?
Click here to read an original op-ed from the TED speaker who inspired this post and watch the TEDTalk below. Everyone has a story. This is what came to mind as I listened to Joshua Prager talk about how his neck was broken, how his life changed and how he could never have predicted the…
Source: Heidi Cave: Victim or Survivor?
Is This A Better Way Of Tracking Happiness?
Scientists are increasingly finding ways to use mobile technology to capture snapshots of our daily behaviors and mindsets. In the latest demonstration of such, researchers at Princeton University have found that cell…
Source: Is This A Better Way Of Tracking Happiness?
Erika Nicole Finn: Why You Aren't Happy Right Now (And The Simple Fix)
Have you found yourself feeling like certain life circumstances outside your control are holding you back from truly being happy and having it all? If only you had a 9-5 job you would be happy, or if only you had a spouse, or could get pregnant, or made more…
Source: Erika Nicole Finn: Why You Aren’t Happy Right Now (And The Simple Fix)
You Need To Relax This Weekend. Here's How.
If you’re planning to get ahead on next week’s workload this holiday weekend, we’re here to offer a really crucial word of advice: Don’t. If you really want to be productive,…
Source: You Need To Relax This Weekend. Here’s How.
3 Reasons Young People Should Volunteer
We send our young people strong messages. Two of them are “be whoever you want to be” and “do what is best for you.” I agree with both of these. However, they place a strong emphasis on the individual person and do not tell the whole story of what it takes to be a quality…
Source: 3 Reasons Young People Should Volunteer
Facts about Prescription Opiate Abuse
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 100 people in the United States die from drug overdoses every day, and death rates as a result of drug overdoses have more than tripled since 1990. The CDC also reports that nearly three out of four prescription drug…
Source: Facts about Prescription Opiate Abuse
Anti-diabetic treatment regulates pro-fibrotic TGF-beta serum levels in type 2 diabetics
The single-center, open-label, four-arm, exploratory study investigates the relation of different anti-diabetics to serum levels of active TGF-beta, a known pro-fibrotic stimulus, before and after a defined test meal.FindingsWe investigated sera of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus…
Source: Anti-diabetic treatment regulates pro-fibrotic TGF-beta serum levels in type 2 diabetics
Facts about Prescription Opiate Abuse
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 100 people in the United States die from drug overdoses every day, and death rates as a result of drug overdoses have more than tripled since 1990. The CDC also reports that nearly three out of four prescription drug overdoses…
Source:Facts about Prescription Opiate Abuse
10 Dazzling Debut Novels To Pick Up Right Now
Amazed by the abundance of high-quality first-time fiction, we share our instant favorites. Loading Slideshow A Constellation of Vital Phenomena By Anthony Marra 400 pages; Hogarth A neighbor saves an 8-year-old Chechen girl from the Russian soldiers who have taken her father, and together…
Source:10 Dazzling Debut Novels To Pick Up Right Now
Heidi Cave: Victim or Survivor?
Click here to read an original op-ed from the TED speaker who inspired this post and watch the TEDTalk below. Everyone has a story. This is what came to mind as I listened to Joshua Prager talk about how his neck was broken, how his life changed and how he could never have predicted the turn his…
Source:Heidi Cave: Victim or Survivor?
Is This A Better Way Of Tracking Happiness?
Scientists are increasingly finding ways to use mobile technology to capture snapshots of our daily behaviors and mindsets. In the latest demonstration of such, researchers at Princeton University have found that cell phones can be useful tools in recording our dips and peaks in happiness in…
Source:Is This A Better Way Of Tracking Happiness?
Erika Nicole Finn: Why You Aren't Happy Right Now (And The Simple Fix)
Have you found yourself feeling like certain life circumstances outside your control are holding you back from truly being happy and having it all? If only you had a 9-5 job you would be happy, or if only you had a spouse, or could get pregnant, or made more money, or had more vacation time,…
Source:Erika Nicole Finn: Why You Aren’t Happy Right Now (And The Simple Fix)
You Need To Relax This Weekend. Here's How.
If you’re planning to get ahead on next week’s workload this holiday weekend, we’re here to offer a really crucial word of advice: Don’t. If you really want to be productive, you’ll take the three-day weekend to unplug and recharge. The…
Source:You Need To Relax This Weekend. Here’s How.
Mega-canyon discovered beneath Greenland ice sheet
The canyon in a 3-D visualisation of the Greenland bedrock for the northern half of the island, looking northImage by Professor Jonathan Bamber A previously unknown canyon hidden beneath two kilometres of ice covering Greenland has been discovered by a group of scientists, led by a team from…
Source:Mega-canyon discovered beneath Greenland ice sheet
Nate Holzapfel: The Secret To A Good Life
A title like that deserves better writing than my faculties permit; however, what I am about to tell you has been the secret to my success personally, financially and emotionally.
Everyone wants to be happy. People pay, search, and strive for happiness. There is only one way to truly be happy….
Nate Holzapfel: The Secret To A Good Life

Nate Holzapfel: The Secret To A Good Life
A title like that deserves better writing than my faculties permit; however, what I am about to tell you has been the secret to my success personally, financially and emotionally. Everyone wants to be happy. People pay, search, and strive for happiness….
Source: Nate Holzapfel: The Secret To A Good Life
11 Simple Pleasures To Savor This Weekend
Rather than mourn the loss of summer this Labor Day weekend, we’re taking a more positive approach: We’re planning to savor every last drop of the season. From its sweet produce to sandy adventures, summer, undoubtedly,…
Source: 11 Simple Pleasures To Savor This Weekend
What 5 Vegan Celebrities Eat For Breakfast
Even if you’re not indulging in a bacon, egg and cheese sandwich, chances are your breakfast contain at least a little something off limits on a vegan diet. So what are the options when Greek yogurt, egg-white omelets…
Source: What 5 Vegan Celebrities Eat For Breakfast
Nancy Brown: Make This Labor Day Weekend a Time to Relax, Renew and Recharge
As we head into the Labor Day weekend, many Americans are looking forward to some well-deserved time off and relaxation. From a health standpoint, nothing could be better, especially if you’re one of those people who make a habit of burning the candle at…
Source: Nancy Brown: Make This Labor Day Weekend a Time to Relax, Renew and Recharge
Smoke Spreads But Progress Made In Major Fire
YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. — Dense smoke from a wildfire burning in and around Yosemite National Park on Saturday hampered both suppression efforts and the prized views sought by holiday weekend tourists. For the…
Source: Smoke Spreads But Progress Made In Major Fire
What If? Cognitive Distortions and How to Combat Them
I go to counseling regularly; every two weeks, to be exact. I currently participate in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, a form of treatment that examines relationships between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. Our main man here at PsychCentral.com, Dr. John Grohol, wrote an article about 15…
Source: What If? Cognitive Distortions and How to Combat Them
3 Reasons Why Young People Should Volunteer
We send our young people strong messages. Two of them are “be whoever you want to be” and “do what is best for you.” I agree with both of these. However, they place a strong emphasis on the individual person and do not tell the whole story of what it takes to be a quality…
Source: 3 Reasons Why Young People Should Volunteer
Nate Holzapfel: The Secret To A Good Life
A title like that deserves better writing than my faculties permit; however, what I am about to tell you has been the secret to my success personally, financially and emotionally. Everyone wants to be happy. People pay, search, and strive for happiness. There is only one way to truly be happy….
Source:Nate Holzapfel: The Secret To A Good Life
11 Simple Pleasures To Savor This Weekend
Rather than mourn the loss of summer this Labor Day weekend, we’re taking a more positive approach: We’re planning to savor every last drop of the season. From its sweet produce to sandy adventures, summer, undoubtedly, offers something for everyone to love. Below are 11 things…
Source:11 Simple Pleasures To Savor This Weekend
What 5 Vegan Celebrities Eat For Breakfast
Even if you’re not indulging in a bacon, egg and cheese sandwich, chances are your breakfast contain at least a little something off limits on a vegan diet. So what are the options when Greek yogurt, egg-white omelets and cereal with milk are off the menu? Let these five famous vegans…
Source:What 5 Vegan Celebrities Eat For Breakfast
Nancy Brown: Make This Labor Day Weekend a Time to Relax, Renew and Recharge
As we head into the Labor Day weekend, many Americans are looking forward to some well-deserved time off and relaxation. From a health standpoint, nothing could be better, especially if you’re one of those people who make a habit of burning the candle at both ends. Setting and pursuing…
Source:Nancy Brown: Make This Labor Day Weekend a Time to Relax, Renew and Recharge
Smoke Spreads But Progress Made In Major Fire
YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. — Dense smoke from a wildfire burning in and around Yosemite National Park on Saturday hampered both suppression efforts and the prized views sought by holiday weekend tourists. For the first time since the blaze broke out in a neighboring forest two weeks ago,…
Source:Smoke Spreads But Progress Made In Major Fire
Clinical and molecular characterization of HER2 amplified pancreatic cancer
Pancreatic cancer is one of the most lethal and molecularly diverse malignancies. Repurposing of therapeutics that target specific molecular mechanisms in different disease types offers potential for rapid improvements in outcome. Although HER2 amplification occurs in pancreatic cancer, it is…
Source:Clinical and molecular characterization of HER2 amplified pancreatic cancer
Clinical and molecular characterization of HER2 amplified pancreatic cancer
Pancreatic cancer is one of the most lethal and molecularly diverse malignancies. Repurposing of therapeutics that target specific molecular mechanisms in different disease types offers potential for rapid improvements in outcome.
Although HER2 amplification occurs in pancreatic cancer, it is…
Clinical and molecular characterization of HER2 amplified pancreatic cancer

Clinical and molecular characterization of HER2 amplified pancreatic cancer
Pancreatic cancer is one of the most lethal and molecularly diverse malignancies. Repurposing of therapeutics that target specific molecular mechanisms in different disease types offers potential for rapid improvements in outcome. Although HER2 amplification occurs in pancreatic cancer, it…
Source: Clinical and molecular characterization of HER2 amplified pancreatic cancer
Urbanrehab Pte opens additional physiotherapy clinic
Urbanrehab Pte Ltd, a practice that provides physiotherapy in Singapore as well as a variety of other related services, has just announced the opening of an additional physiotherapy clinic. The new location is at 391B Orchard Road, Ngee Ann City Tower B, #25-07, Singapore 238874. For people…
Urbanrehab Pte opens additional physiotherapy clinic

LNHASC selects Clinical Outcomes Management Systems Interactive as Preferred Partner
The Louisiana Nursing Home Association Service Corporation (LNHASC) has chosen COMS Interactive, LLC (Clinical Outcomes Management Systems or COMS) as a Preferred Partner. The focus of the partnership will be offering clinical products to LNHA members to facilitate an even higher quality of…
LNHASC selects Clinical Outcomes Management Systems Interactive as Preferred Partner

Correction: Dallas-Conjoined Boys story
DALLAS (AP) — In a story Aug. 29 about the separation of conjoined twin boys, The Associated Press misspelled the last name of a doctor. His name is Schwendeman, not Schwenueman.
A corrected version of the story is below:
Conjoined boys separated at Dallas hospital
Conjoined boys separated by…
Correction: Dallas-Conjoined Boys story

Top Florida health insurer touts Obamacare pain relief
By Tom Brown
MIAMI |
Sat Aug 31, 2013 10:01am EDT
MIAMI (Reuters) – Florida’s leading health insurer is reaching out to hundreds of thousands of state residents, touting temporary relief from what it describes as an imminent spike in premium rates due to…
Top Florida health insurer touts Obamacare pain relief

Correction: Dallas-Conjoined Boys story
DALLAS (AP) — In a story Aug. 29 about the separation of conjoined twin boys, The Associated Press misspelled the last name of a doctor. His name is Schwendeman, not Schwenueman. A corrected version of the story is below: Conjoined boys separated at Dallas hospital Conjoined boys separated by…
Source: Correction: Dallas-Conjoined Boys story
Top Florida health insurer touts Obamacare pain relief
By Tom Brown MIAMI (Reuters) - Florida’s leading health insurer is reaching out to hundreds of thousands of state residents, touting temporary relief from what it describes as an imminent spike in premium rates due to President Barack Obama’s signature healthcare reform law. “When the new…
Source: Top Florida health insurer touts Obamacare pain relief
Hormones and Depression in Women
Guest post by Robin Small, B.Sc. (Pharm), BHRT Expert Consultant We lead busy lives … and dare I say as a man that women no doubt lead even busier lives. Now a days, ladies not only work a full time job, but they very often come home to make supper, do laundry and look after the kids and…
Source: Hormones and Depression in Women
Nuvigil: Not Better Than Placebo for Depression Symptoms in...
Millions of people around the world rely on antidepressants in the treatment of clinical depression and, to a lesser extent, bipolar disorder. Over a dozen such medications exist, and many are also available in generic form. But for reasons that scientists can’t yet adequately explain,…
Source: Nuvigil: Not Better Than Placebo for Depression Symptoms in…
Urbanrehab Pte opens additional physiotherapy clinic
Urbanrehab Pte Ltd, a practice that provides physiotherapy in Singapore as well as a variety of other related services, has just announced the opening of an additional physiotherapy clinic. The new location is at 391B Orchard Road, Ngee Ann City Tower B, #25-07, Singapore 238874. For…
Source: Urbanrehab Pte opens additional physiotherapy clinic
LNHASC selects Clinical Outcomes Management Systems Interactive as Preferred Partner
The Louisiana Nursing Home Association Service Corporation (LNHASC) has chosen COMS Interactive, LLC (Clinical Outcomes Management Systems or COMS) as a Preferred Partner. The focus of the partnership will be offering clinical products to LNHA members to facilitate an even higher quality of…
Source:LNHASC selects Clinical Outcomes Management Systems Interactive as Preferred Partner
Urbanrehab Pte opens additional physiotherapy clinic
Urbanrehab Pte Ltd, a practice that provides physiotherapy in Singapore as well as a variety of other related services, has just announced the opening of an additional physiotherapy clinic. The new location is at 391B Orchard Road, Ngee Ann City Tower B, #25-07, Singapore 238874. For people…
Source:Urbanrehab Pte opens additional physiotherapy clinic
Hormones and Depression in Women
By Robin Small, B.Sc. (Pharm), BHRT Expert Consultant We lead busy lives … and dare I say as a man that women no doubt lead even busier lives. Now a days, ladies not only work a full time job, but they very often come home to make supper, do laundry and look after the kids and lord knows what…
Source:Hormones and Depression in Women
Nuvigil: Not Better Than Placebo for Depression Symptoms in...
Millions of people around the world rely on antidepressants in the treatment of clinical depression and, to a lesser extent, bipolar disorder. Over a dozen such medications exist, and many are also available in generic form. But for reasons that scientists can’t yet adequately explain, some…
Source:Nuvigil: Not Better Than Placebo for Depression Symptoms in…
Correction: Dallas-Conjoined Boys story
DALLAS (AP) — In a story Aug. 29 about the separation of conjoined twin boys, The Associated Press misspelled the last name of a doctor. His name is Schwendeman, not Schwenueman. A corrected version of the story is below: Conjoined boys separated at Dallas hospital Conjoined boys separated by…
Source:Correction: Dallas-Conjoined Boys story
Friday, August 30, 2013
Injuries rare for indoor climbers: study
By Anne Harding
NEW YORK |
Fri Aug 30, 2013 2:47pm EDT
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Injuries are extremely rare at indoor climbing walls, a new study of more than a half-million visits to a gym in Germany suggests.
Over a five-year period, 30 injuries occurred,…
Injuries rare for indoor climbers: study

Yoga tied to better sleep after cancer
By Veronica Hackethal, MD
NEW YORK |
Fri Aug 30, 2013 4:04pm EDT
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Practicing yoga may help people who have had cancer sleep better and reduce their use of sleep aids, according to a new study.
Researchers found study participants,…
Yoga tied to better sleep after cancer

Psychiatric drugs may not increase death risk: study
By Andrew M. Seaman
NEW YORK |
Fri Aug 30, 2013 4:29pm EDT
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Drugs that treat psychiatric illnesses may not increase a person’s risk of dying over three to four months of treatment, according to a new study.
Researchers found…
Psychiatric drugs may not increase death risk: study

Alcohol Dominates in Pop Music Lyrics: Study
FRIDAY Aug. 30, 2013 — Today’s popular music often celebrates excessive drinking as a fun, beneficial pastime, even highlighting select booze brands in many lyrics, a new study finds.
Hip-hop, rap, RB and country songs included references to Patron tequila, Hennessy cognac, Grey…
Alcohol Dominates in Pop Music Lyrics: Study

Back-to-School Tips May Help Ease Sensory Overload in Kids
FRIDAY Aug. 30, 2013 — Transitioning from summer to a new school year is hard for any kid, but it is particularly difficult for children who have trouble processing new sensations, according to an expert on what is known as “sensory processing disorder.”
Sensory processing…
Back-to-School Tips May Help Ease Sensory Overload in Kids

Many Hispanics Don’t Check for Skin Cancer: Study
FRIDAY Aug. 30, 2013 — A new study finds that more than three out of four Hispanics may fail to examine their skin regularly for signs of cancer.
“We know that the rates of melanoma, one of the deadliest skin cancers, are on the rise globally, and in the United States Hispanics and…
Many Hispanics Don’t Check for Skin Cancer: Study

Europe’s Ambitions Of Becoming the Innovation Union
Unfriend: Facebook Oversharers Lose Out in Real Relationships
August 30th, 2013
Europe’s Ambitions Of Becoming the Innovation Union

Video: Same-sex spouses can now file jointly with IRS
August 30, 2013 10:26 AM
The CBS News Roundup: France says it’s willing to join the U.S. in a military strike against Syria; same-sex spouses will now be able to file joint federal tax returns in all 50 states; worry over financial problems can lead you to score an average of 13 points…
Video: Same-sex spouses can now file jointly with IRS

9 sun-protective foods
You may be surprised to learn that many common foods offer some protection to your skin from the potentially damaging rays of the sun, from the inside out. This SPF or sun protective factor aspect of foods has to do with the presence of certain antioxidant compounds. Plants produce antioxidants…
9 sun-protective foods

Fruit may lower diabetes risk while juice may raise it
Friday August 30 2013
Different fruits had different effects on diabetes risk
“New diet to beat diabetes: Fresh fruit cuts risk by a quarter,” the Daily Express reports, while also warning that…
Fruit may lower diabetes risk while juice may raise it

Teva to drop depression treatment after trial fails
Fri Aug 30, 2013 12:44pm EDT
(Reuters) – Generic drugmaker Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd said it will stop development of a depression treatment after a late-stage trial failed to show the drug was more effective than placebo.
The study was the third late-stage…
Teva to drop depression treatment after trial fails

For Teens, Favorite Tunes May Impair Driving
FRIDAY Aug. 30, 2013 — Music may soothe the savage beast, but a new study argues that novice teenage drivers who rock out to a playlist of favorite tunes may end up with impaired motor skills.
Active listening — humming along with, tapping out the beat of or otherwise getting…
For Teens, Favorite Tunes May Impair Driving

New Moms, the Obese Prone to Flu Complications, Analysis Finds
FRIDAY Aug. 30, 2013 — A new analysis finds that new mothers and obese people are at higher risk of complications from severe cases of the flu.
Both groups have not been previously recognized as vulnerable, the researchers said.
However, the global analysis, sponsored by the World Health…
New Moms, the Obese Prone to Flu Complications, Analysis Finds

Cognitive phenotypes in TBI
Psychology, neuroscience, philosophy, quantum physics, and anything else worth writing about
Cognitive phenotypes in TBI

Black Women Less Likely to Get HPV Vaccine: Study
FRIDAY Aug. 30, 2013 — New research finds that black women are less likely to get vaccinated against the human papillomavirus (HPV), a sexually transmitted infection that can cause cervical cancer.
“The HPV vaccine is a first line of defense to protect against cervical cancer,”…
Black Women Less Likely to Get HPV Vaccine: Study

Don’t Call It A Mind-Meld: Human Brains Connect Via Internet
In what they call “direct brain-to-brain communication in humans,” researchers in Washington state say they’ve successfully passed signals from one mind to another via the Internet, without using surgical implants. In their test, two people collaborated on a task while sitting…
Don’t Call It A Mind-Meld: Human Brains Connect Via Internet

SWD gives an update on "Pilot Scheme on Community Care Service Voucher for the Elderly"
Hong Kong (HKSAR) – The first phase of the “The Pilot Scheme on Community Care Service Voucher for the Elderly” (Pilot Scheme), which is run by the Social Welfare Department (SWD), lasts for two years. It is targeting to issue 1 200 vouchers to the eligible elderly persons…
SWD gives an update on "Pilot Scheme on Community Care Service Voucher for the Elderly"
