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Self-monitoring of blood glucose levels in patients with type 2 diabetes who are not treated with insulin did not improve...

Is the finger-stick blood test necessary for type 2 diabetes treatment?

Credit: Christ-claude Mowandza-ndinga, UNC Health Care Chapel Hill, NC - In a landmark study, UNC School of Medicine researchers have...

Mass. General study finds potential mechanism for BCG vaccine reversal of type 1 diabetes

Interim results from a FDA-approved clinical trial testing the generic vaccine bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) to reverse advanced type 1 diabetes...

Three-year study says new contact lens therapy slows myopia progression in children by 59 percent

LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND, 10 June 2017 -- A pioneering contact lens therapy has considerable potential to impact the rising prevalence of...

Worldwide consensus on the terminology that supports research into sedentary behavior

OTTAWA, ON - June 10, 2017 - A worldwide network of scientists examining the links between sedentary lifestyles and health...

Flaws in a tumor’s genetic mending kit drive treatment response to immunotherapy

Credit: Photo courtesy of Robbie B. Mailliard, PhD, University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health In an expanded, three-year...

New blood test uses nanotechnology to predict aggressive prostate cancer accurately

Credit: University of Alberta A new diagnostic developed by Alberta scientists will allow men to bypass painful biopsies to test...

Male farmers at highest risk of contracting ‘monkey malaria’ in Malaysia

Adult male farmers in Malaysia are more than twice as likely to contract Plasmodium knowlesi malaria - an infection usually...

Hawai’i researchers receive funds to forecast coral disease across Pacific Ocean

Credit: Chris Wall Researchers at University of Hawai'i at Manoa's Hawai'i Institute of Marine Biology (HIMB) were recently awarded a...

Kathy Albain, MD, receives endowed chair to fund oncology research

Credit: Loyola University Chicago MAYWOOD, IL - Grateful for the life-saving care they received at Loyola Medicine, Peter and Heidi...

Fractal planting patterns yield optimal harvests, without central control

Credit: CCO public domain Bali's famous rice terraces, when seen from above, look like colorful mosaics because some farmers plant...

NASA mission tests ketogenic diet undersea, simulating life on Mars

Credit: Tina Meketa TAMPA, Fla. (June 9, 2017) - University of South Florida associate professor Dominic D'Agostino, PhD, is one...

NIH funds NYC center for AIDS research

Credit: Albert Einstein College of Medicine June 8, 2017--(BRONX, NY)--The National Institutes of Health has awarded researchers at Albert Einstein...

Clemson graduate uncovers link between toxicants and lipid metabolism

Credit: Photo courtesy of Dhaval Parmar CLEMSON, South Carolina -- While working for an environmental nonprofit organization in India, Namrata...

Distance patients must travel illustrates growing inaccessibility of abortion

BUFFALO, N.Y. - Abortion fund recipients who have to travel out of state for an abortion travel roughly 10 times...

New cancer drug tested in mice may benefit certain leukemia patients

SALT LAKE CITY -Almost 6,000 new cases of acute lymphoblastic leukemia, or ALL, are expected to be diagnosed this year...

Soft shelled turtles, food in China, likely spread cholera

WASHINGTON, DC - June 9, 2017 - The pathogen, Vibrio cholerae can colonize the surfaces, as well as the intestines...

Fractal planting patterns yeild optimal harvests, without central control

Credit: CCO public domain Bali's famous rice terraces, when seen from above, look like colorful mosaics because some farmers plant...

IUPUI study finds risk for binge drinking differs by race, income and changes with age

Credit: School of Science at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis INDIANAPOLIS -- A new study led by Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis...

Experiences of African American christian counseling students with LGB clients