Plant-based diets improve cardiometabolic risk factors in diabetes patients
WASHINGTON - Plant-based diets improve glycemic control, lead to weight loss, and improve cholesterol in people with type 2 diabetes, ...
Heart disease sufferers not exercising enough
Evidence shows that people with existing heart problems or who are at risk of developing them, are ignoring medical advice ...
Chemists achieve major milestone of synthesis: Remote chiral induction
Credit: Jin-Quan Yu/Scripps Research LA JOLLA, CA - June 18, 2018 - Chemists at Scripps Research have addressed one of ...
New study suggests ovarian hormone may make drug withdrawal symptoms worse for women
(Carlisle, Pa.) - New research published in the journal Neuroscience Letters suggests women may have more difficulty than men in ...
Daily fasting works for weight loss
Credit: UIC/Roberta Dupuis-Devlin Daily fasting is an effective tool to reduce weight and lower blood pressure, according to a new ...
Rare mutation of gene carried by Quebec family gives insight into how the brain is wired
The study of a Quebec family with an unusual gene provides novel insight into how our brain is built and, ...
Algorithm speeds up process for analyzing 3D medical images
Medical image registration is a common technique that involves overlaying two images, such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans, to ...
BIDMC researchers develop decision-making tool to benefit patients with HCV
An estimated 3.5 million people in the United States have chronic hepatitis C (HCV), according to the Centers for Disease ...
Researchers create novel combination as potential therapy for high-risk neuroblastoma
Credit: VCU Massey Cancer Center Researchers at VCU Massey Cancer Center in Richmond, Virginia, have identified a promising target to ...
BU researcher recognized for outstanding contributions in the field of spondyloarthritis
(Boston)--Maureen Dubreuil, MD, MSc, assistant professor of Clinical Epidemiology Research & Training at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM), is ...
Violence against women significantly more likely after high-risk sex
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, June 18, 2018--A study of the victimization of women who were ...
Trojan Horse: How a killer fungus unleashes meningitis and brain infection
Published today in The American Journal of Pathology, the study was led by a team from the Westmead Institute for ...
‘Be personal and appreciative’: Research shows effective responses to online feedback
As more patients leave feedback on online platforms including social media, research shows how health and social care organisations can ...
New radiological procedure for the diagnosis of liver disease
Researchers from Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin have successfully tested a new technology for use in the assessment of overweight adolescents ...
Research finds new way to determine protection of Men B vaccine against different strains
Researchers at the University of Leicester and Meningococcal Reference Unit have developed a new approach to assess the effectiveness of ...
Seven million euros for research into chronic inflammatory bowel conditions
A new collaborative research centre/Transregio 241 'Immune-epithelial communication in inflammatory bowel diseases' is due to commence its research at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität ...
Cell technology used to treat osteochondral knee defect
As the publication describes, autologous cells of stromal vascular fraction were transplanted to a 36-year-old man with the use of ...
How the brain plays a role in rheumatoid arthritis inflammation
ANN ARBOR, Mich. - In patients with chronic inflammatory conditions, such as rheumatoid arthritis, there has been limited understanding of ...
Virtual reality headsets significantly reduce children’s fear of needles
Credit: Florida Atlantic University The scenario is all too familiar for the majority of parents. The crying, the screaming and ...
Heart disease sufferers not exercizing enough
Evidence shows that people with existing heart problems or who are at risk of developing them, are ignoring medical advice ...
