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Vitamin C Does Not Lower Uric Acid Levels in Gout Patients
Despite previous studies touting its benefit in moderating gout risk, new research reveals that vitamin C, also known ascorbic acid, does not reduce uric acid (urate) levels to a clinically significant degree in patients with established gout. Vitamin C supplementation, alone or in combination with allopurinol, appears to have a weak effect on lowering uric acid levels in gout patients according to the results published in the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) journal, Arthritis & Rheumatism.
New Species of Jurassic Crocodile Discovered in Argentina
From: Paleontology
Are Newly Insured Transplant Patients Vulnerable Under ObamaCare?
From: American Journal of Transplantation
Could Eating Peppers Prevent Parkinson’s?
New research reveals that Solanaceae—a flowering plant family with some species producing foods that are edible sources of nicotine—may provide a protective effect against Parkinson’s disease. The study appearing today in Annals of Neurology, a journal of the American Neurological Association and Child Neurology Society, suggests that eating foods that contain even a small amount of nicotine, such as peppers and tomatoes, may reduce risk of developing Parkinson’s.
Hair Pigment Makes Red Heads Vulnerable to Cancer Without UV Light
From: BioEssays
Women with unintended pregnancy are more likely to suffer from postpartum depression, suggests new study
Women with unintended pregnancy are four times more likely to suffer from postpartum depression at twelve months postpartum, suggests a new study published today (8 May) in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology.
The Transhumanist Reader: Classical and Contemporary Essays on the Science, Technology, and Philosophy of the Human Future
With new technologies emerging at such rapid pace, is life extension now inevitable?
Best Laid Plans: Why Do University Applicants Change Their Minds?
From: Social Science Quarterly
Eating Fish and Cutting Red Meat Can Lower Esophageal Cancer Risk by 40%
From: Nutrition Reviews
Five Things That Healthcare Providers and Patients Should Question
From: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
Over Fishing Is Driving At Least 12% of ‘Grouper’ Species to Extinction
12% of globally-important food fish species, which live on coral and rocky reefs, face extinction due to overfishing, new study finds
Reluctant Samaritans: Explaining the Bystander Effect
From: British Journal of Social Psychology
Secrets of the Squids' Colorful Camouflage May Inspire New Flexible Display Systems
From: Invertebrate Biology
Space Scientists Discover the Origins of the Plasmoids
From: Journal of Geophysical Research-Space Physics
Women who conceive with assisted reproduction are more likely to experience psychological trauma after miscarriage
Subfertile women who conceive through assisted reproduction are more likely to experience a greater traumatic impact following early pregnancy loss compared with women who conceive naturally, suggests a new study published today (1 May) in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology.
Cochrane Review Finds No Benefit of Evening Primrose Oil for Treating Eczema
Research into the complementary therapies evening primrose oil and borage oil shows little, if any, benefit for people with eczema compared with placebo, according to a new systematic review. The authors, who published their review in The Cochrane Library, conclude that further studies on the therapies would be difficult to justify.
Smoking Prevention in Schools: Does it Work?
Smoking prevention in schools reduces the number of young people who will later become smokers, according to a new systematic review published in The Cochrane Library. For young people who have never smoked, these programmes appear to be effective at least one year after implementation.
Targeting Prescribers Can Reduce Excessive Use of Antibiotics in Hospitals
Giving prescribers access to education and advice or imposing restrictions on use can curb overuse or inappropriate use of antibiotics in hospitals, according to a new Cochrane systematic review. This is important because unnecessary use of these life-saving drugs is a key source of antibiotic resistance in bacteria.
APEC to Honor Outstanding Ocean Researcher
APEC member economies have announced that they will honor a young scientist in 2013 whose collaborative work in the region has made an outstanding contribution to sustainable ocean development.