Health

August 2, 2025

Few patients successfully treat their type 2 diabetes through weight loss

A new study finds that very few patients diagnosed with type 2 diabetes are able to achieve normal blood glucose...

New checklist to help researchers accurately and consistently report consensus methods used in biomedical research

Author Interview:Credit: Gattrell WT et al., 2024, PLOS Medicine, (CC-BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Author Interview: Why did you create this reporting...

A new 3D bioprinted model offers a novel tool to study common liver disease, and perhaps find an effective treatment

Metabolic dysfunction- associated steatohepatitis, or MASH, is an inflammatory, liver-scarring disease that has reached epidemic proportions, with an estimated 1.5%...

Ageism, mistaken beliefs complicate acceptance of older adults’ sexuality

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — More than 25% of the young adults surveyed in a recent study mistakenly believed that sexual activity...

Updated edition of the “Handbook of Obesity,” edited by former Pennington Biomedical Executive Directors Dr. George Bray and Dr. Claude Bouchard, now available

BATON ROUGE – The two-volume set of the “Handbook of Obesity,” edited by former Pennington Biomedical Research Center Executive Directors...

Study: AI surveillance tool successfully helps to predict sepsis, saves lives

Each year, at least 1.7 million adults in the United States develop sepsis, and approximately 350,000 will die from the...

Research from the Korea University College of Medicine explores the combined health impact of diabetes and sarcopenia in the elderly

Diabetes mellitus and sarcopenia pose a substantial challenge to public health, especially among the elderly. These conditions share common pathophysiological...

Terasaki Institute for Biomedical Innovation awarded NIH grant to develop allograft-rejection-on-a-chip model

(LOS ANGELES) – January 23, 2024 - Vadim Jucaud, Ph.D., Assistant Professor at the Terasaki Institute for Biomedical Innovation, has...

As a carbon offset, cookstove emission credits are greatly overestimated

The fastest growing type of offset on the global carbon market subsidizes the distribution of efficient cookstoves in developing countries...

UW researchers uncover news clues about the cause of common birth defects

MADISON, WI.-- Cleft lip and palate are the most common craniofacial birth defects in humans, affecting more than 175,000 newborns...

New biomarkers for active lupus nephritis discovered

New biomarkers with improved diagnostic performance for early detection of lupus nephritis have been discovered in the University of Houston...

Advancing noninvasive diagnosis of NASH: Potential of sequential USMI in NAFLD/MAFLD

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), recently renamed metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD), is spectrum of diseases that ranges from...

Ohio State, State of Ohio launch $20 million ‘SOAR’ Study to identify risk & resiliency factors to improve behavioral health outcomes

Credit: The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center

Office air conditioning can reduce the risk of harm from wildfire smoke

Air conditioning in our workplaces and homes doesn't just cool the air – it can also help trap particles from...

NTU Singapore study reveals new clues on how ageing alters brain cells’ ability to maintain memory

A team of scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) has demonstrated that communication among memory-coding neurons – nerve...

Important to involve both parents in breastfeeding

The most important support person for women to succeed in their ambition to breastfeed is the new mother’s partner. The...

Bacterial meningitis damages one in three children for life

One in three children who suffer from bacterial meningitis live with permanent neurological disabilities due to the infection. This is...

New study reveals critical role of FAM3c in breast cancer progression

A groundbreaking study conducted by Professor Jiyoung Park and her research team in the Department of Biological Sciences at UNIST...

New medicine can create a new life for diabetes patients – without needles!

There are approximately 425 million people worldwide with diabetes. Approximately 75 million of these inject themselves with insulin daily. Now...

RCSI research shows new benefits of weight loss for type 2 diabetes