Charity News from Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2000Study of Diet Due for Imminent Overhaul, Says World-Renowned ResearcherAmerican Institute for Cancer Research | The key, says Dr. Mariette Gerber of France's National Institute for Medical Research, is to study the overall diet as a network of complex interactions, not as nutrients in isolation. At issue, says Dr. Gerber, is the basic ability of such ... New 'Shuttle' Mechanism Discovered by Which Nerve Cells' Connections are Altered Duke University Medical Center | In the process of strengthening or weakening their interconnections, brain cells use a "shuttle" system to increase or decrease the number of receptors for a key signal-transmitting chemical, a Duke University neurobiologist has discovered. Results of Yale Study Confirm Aspirin Helpful in Preventing a First Heart Attack Yale School of Medicine | An overview by a Yale researcher of four studies examining the use of aspirin and the reduction of heart attacks in persons with no previous history of cardiovascular disease shows aspirin remains a good preventive measure. Yale Researchers Use Light Therapy To Treat Depressed Pregnant Women Yale School of Medicine | A light therapy normally used to treat seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is now being tested on depressed pregnant women, possibly ending the need for antidepressants that often have side effects.
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