According to the latest research, a low-protein diet may protect against some kinds of cancers, whilst a high-protein diet may intensify the risk for malignancies.

The findings of this preliminary research prove that slim people on a long-term, low-protein, low-calorie diet or who take part in regular stamina exercise training have lower levels of plasma growth factors and certain hormones like insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1), for example. These substances have been connected with a greater risk of developing cancer, particularly pre-menopausal breast cancer, prostate cancer and some forms of colon cancer.

According to the latest research, a low-protein diet may protect against some kinds of cancers, whilst a high-protein diet may intensify the risk for malignancies.

The findings of this preliminary research prove that slim people on a long-term, low-protein, low-calorie diet or who take part in regular stamina exercise training have lower levels of plasma growth factors and certain hormones like insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1), for example. These substances have been connected with a greater risk of developing cancer, particularly pre-menopausal breast cancer, prostate cancer and some forms of colon cancer.

Ovarian cancer is the unrestrained growth of anomalous cells in the ovaries, the female reproductive organs producing eggs. Ovarian cancer cells originate from one of three areas in the ovary. Cancer cells that mold in the surface layer of the ovary (epithelial carcinoma) are the most frequent. Cancer cells that mold from the egg-producing cells (germ cell tumors) and from within the supportive tissues around the ovaries (stromal tumors) are not so frequent.

According to specialists, people are likely to develop asthma in response to a chemical or allergen exposure at work. Below, there is a fractional list of the chemicals occurring in the workplace that can activate symptoms of asthma:

    * Animals — Furry animals may expose laboratory workers, farmers or veterinarians to allergens. For people who are vulnerable, long-term exposure to pigeons, birds or chickens in breeding areas or poultry plants may activate an allergy reaction imitating pneumonia, known also as hypersensitivity pneumonitis.
 

According to the latest study, obesity is responsible not only for disrupting human’s health, but it also disrupts the makeup of healthy germs inside the digestive tract.

The scientists believe that while the importance of these results is not clear straight away, it could potentially bring about new methods of treatment for people with overweight.

According to the latest study, around 25 per cent of children with overweight have sleeping difficulties. Nevertheless, regular physical activity can be helpful for those yawning youngsters.

The research of one hundred black and white American children of both sexes, between 7 and 11 years of age, revealed that 25 per cent of overweight, inactive children tested positive for sleep-disordered breathing, including the telltale sign of snoring.

Such symptoms of asthma as wheezing, cough and shortness of breath are known as nocturnal asthma if they take place in the middle of the night. For many people, asthma attacks are most severe at night. In such a situation, symptoms usually occur between midnight and 8 a.m., particularly around 4 a.m. Nocturnal asthma is not always obvious to healthcare providers, and it is not often reported by patients. Symptoms may be misdiagnosed, and recognized as symptoms of other medical conditions that can be active at night, such as congestive heart failure, gastroesophageal reflux, a breathing problem known as obstructive sleep apnea or another respiratory problem.

For the first time, the scientists have found nicotine receptors on kidney cells, a further suggestion that smoking cigarettes can speed up kidney damage.

"There is a lot of clinical evidence with patients indicating that patients suffering from kidney disease and who smoke cigarettes have a worse prognosis than non-smoking patients," said co-author of the research Dr Edgar A. Jaimes, an associate professor of medicine at the University of Miami School of Medicine. "They end up on dialysis faster. We have discovered one of the possible mechanisms that makes that take place."

The latest study suggests that a nasal spray used for the treatment of migraine headaches is also helpful in relieving the pain of extraordinarily debilitating "cluster" headaches.

The nasal spray - zolmitriptan (Zomig) – can lead to very few side effects. It appears to work by targeting nerves carrying pain signals. "It appears to be very convenient and absolutely secure," said the co-author of the research, Dr Peter Goadsby, professor of clinical neurology at University College London. "It is good news for patients."

Headaches usually result from some tension gripping the muscles of the head or brain. Headaches affect people representing all age groups and cultures. They may result from particular tension or some conditions of either the body or the mind.