Posts Tagged ‘healthy’
No response to antidepressants – Hyperactive neurons may be the culprits
A recent study has found a possible reason for why the most popular class of antidepressants has proven ineffective in some patient groups. Each year around six per cent of all adult Australians are affected by a depressive illness.1On average, depressive illness affects one in six women and one in eight men.2 Selective serotonin reuptake…
Read MoreFormer NRL Player, Dan Hunt reinforces the importance of living a purposeful life to Team VIVA!
At our recent annual workshop staged at Lilianfels Resort & Spa, Blue Mountains, NSW between 17-18 January, 2019, we reflected on our PR agency’s achievements over the past year and discussed strategies to enable us to move forward in 2019. During our workshop, former NRL star and guest speaker, Dan Hunt, 32, took us on…
Read MoreResearchers uncover the effects of aroma on making food selections
An American research team have uncovered the effect of aroma when people make the selection between healthy and unhealthy food. Researchers from the marketing department at the University of South Florida in Tampa set out to understand how food-related ambient scents affected food choices. The team found people exposed to an unhealthy food aroma for…
Read MoreResearch team finds chaotic proteins hold the key to understanding cancer cell growth
New research has revealed chaotic swings of protein concentrations keep the immune system functional and thus allow it to stave off chronic diseases such as cancer and diabetes. Modern research has attributed the development of cancer cells to faulty mechanisms at play in the immune system, or breakdowns in what medical experts call “signalling pathways”.…
Read MoreLandmark study offering new hope for the treatment of people living with peanut allergies
Allergies are commonly believed to have no cure. Given a large percentage of the population experiences various allergies, with peanut allergy the number one cause of allergy-induced fatalities, it was only a matter of time before scientists chose to explore ways to treat the serious health problem. Aimmune Therapeutics-funded study (PALISADE) involved almost 500 participants…
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