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NEW ORLEANS--Symptoms of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) improved with exposure to healthy bacteria in the gut, according to a study in a mouse model of...

Treating diabetes in older adults requires simpler medication regimens, looser glycemic targets

Endocrine Society's Clinical Practice Guideline offers diagnosis and treatment recommendations NEW ORLEANS--Simplifying medication regimens and tailoring glycemic targets in older adults with diabetes improves adherence...

Older adults with type 1 diabetes often not aware of hypoglycemia

NEW ORLEANS--Older adults with type 1 diabetes typically have low blood sugar, or hypoglycemia, for more than an hour a day, suggests research to be...

New hybrid closed loop insulin pump proves hard to use for some patients with diabetes

NEW ORLEANS--Among first-time users of a new insulin pump that automatically delivers insulin to people with type 1 diabetes, nearly one-fifth stopped using the device,...

A1c test misses many cases of diabetes

NEW ORLEANS--Using the hemoglobin A1c blood test to diagnose diabetes tends to underestimate the prevalence of the disease, according to a new study to be...

New evidence on the role of the gut microbiome in improving human health

23 new abstracts to be presented at the 2019 Gut Microbiota for Health World Summit Miami, Florida (March 23, 2019) - The gut microbiome is...

Ankle exoskeleton fits under clothes for potential broad adoption

Credit: Matthew Yandell A new lightweight, low-profile and inexpensive ankle exoskeleton could be widely used among elderly people, those with impaired lower-leg muscle strength and...

Powerful Tropical Cyclone Veronica eyes Australia’s Pilbara Coast

Credit: Credit: NASA/NOAA/UWM-CIMSS, William Straka III Tropical Cyclone Veronica continued to move toward Australia's Pilbara Coast in Western Australia. NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite provided visible...

Key evidence associating hydrophobicity with effective acid catalysis

Quantitative analysis of dense siloxane gels shows water can hinder catalytic activityCredit: Hiroki Miura Tokyo, Japan - Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have shown that...

Breakthrough in air purification with a catalyst that works at room temperature

Turning ammonia into harmless substances using gold nanoparticles on a metal oxide frameworkCredit: Tokyo Metropolitan University Tokyo, Japan - Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have...

Study shows how electricity-eating microbes use electrons to fix carbon dioxide

Credit: Image courtesy Bose laboratory, Washington University New research from Washington University in St. Louis explains the cellular processes that allow a sun-loving microbe to...

Squishing blood stem cells could facilitate harvest for transplants

Knockout of Ptpn21 alters deformabilityCredit: From Ni et al Cell Stem Cell (2019) Scientists at Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta...

UAlberta paleontologists report world’s biggest Tyrannosaurus rex

Nicknamed 'Scotty,' the record-breaking rex is also the largest dinosaur skeleton ever found in Canada.Credit: Amanda Kelley University of Alberta paleontologists have just reported the...

Like mountaineers, nerves need expert guidance to find their way

Salk scientists discover that motor neurons receive a multitude of cues to successfully navigate to their destinations in the bodyCredit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA--(March 22,...

Energy monitor can find electrical failures before they happen