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(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Kidney disease patients benefit long-term from a produce-rich diet, including fruits and vegetables.  They also get a short-term boost from melatonin.Patients with kidney disease don't benefit from the stereotypical Western diet which produces and acidic environment in the body. Nimirit Goraya, MD (Texas A&M College of Medicine and Scott and White Healthcare) and her colleagues conducted a study to see if consuming a diet high in fruits and vegetables that...

Exposure to even dim light at night is enough to cause physical changes in the brains of hamsters that may be associated with depression, a new study shows.Researchers found that female Siberian hamsters exposed to dim light every night for eight weeks showed significant changes in a part of the brain called the hippocampus.This is the first time researchers have found that light at night, by itself, may be linked to changes in the hippocampus.These alterations may be a key reason why the...

MUNICH, Germany, September 7, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- After more than five years of intensive research a Munich-based company has managed to produce milk with a high level of melatonin. Special food is given to the cows and they are milked at night. Milk crystals - so called Nacht-Milchkristalle - are produced from the night-time milk. They contain 100 times more melatonin than normal milk and can be offered as food in Europe without a prescription. Melatonin is considered one of the...

A new study from the Center for Interdisciplinary Chronobiological Research at the University of Haifa has found an additional link between Light At Night (LAN) and cancer. This research joins a series of earlier studies carried out at the University of Haifa that also established the correlation. "High power light bulbs contribute more to "˜environmental light pollution', which the study has shown is a carcinogenic pollution," notes Prof. Abraham Haim, who headed the study.Earlier studies...

SANTA CRUZ, Calif., June 29 /PRNewswire/ -- For anyone who knows the racing, "misfiring" brain associated with today's multitasking lifestyles, finding a safe, effective remedy to achieve calm can be a challenge. Women-run Rainbow Light® Nutritional Systems, a leader in natural nutrition for nearly 30 years, has developed a breakthrough remedy to calm the "busy brain" that can impair mental clarity and cause restless sleep. Busy Brain Release(TM) is the first product to deliver...

LANSING, Mich., June 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Summer is fast approaching and travelers are preparing for their big trips of the year, across the country and around the world. Business and leisure travelers are focused on packing smart, remembering passports and checking in early at the airport. But they could be overlooking the important role diet plays in travel success. According many experts, travelers can pack "the power of red" into their carry-ons by choosing tart cherries, a "Super Fruit"...

University of Michigan scientists have provided the most detailed picture yet of a key receptor in the brain that influences the effectiveness of serotonin-related antidepressants, such as Prozac.The findings, which appear online Monday ahead of print in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, open the door to providing a more targeted treatment of depression and anxiety with fewer side effects.Depressive disorders change a person's mood, emotions and physical well-being...

Researchers in the University of Alberta's Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine have made an important discovery that could lead to more effective treatments for spinal-cord injuries. Karim Fouad and David Bennett have identified one of the body's natural self-repair mechanisms that kick in after injury.To help understand the discovery the researchers say it is important to first describe the neurons in the spinal cord that control muscle contractions. These neurons represent a fairly...

People with brain injuries may produce low amounts of melatonin, which affects their sleep, according to a study published in the May 25, 2010, print issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.For the study, 23 people who had a severe traumatic brain injury an average of 14 months earlier and 23 healthy people of the same age spent two nights in a sleep laboratory."We've known that people often have problems with sleep after a brain injury, but we...

Feeding the amino acid tryptophan to young female pigs as part of their regular diet makes them less aggressive and easier to manage, according to a study by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists and cooperators.The tryptophan-enhanced diet reduced aggression and overall behavioral activity among young female pigs during the 8-month study. Tryptophan, which is only acquired through diet, is the precursor for the calming cerebral neurotransmitter serotonin. Keeping swine calm is...