Tag: Medicine/Health

Initiative to foster collaboration among health care professionals in 12 cities/states around the countryCredit: Obesity Medicine Association DENVER, COLO. -- ...

Finding your way in the dark depends on your internal clock

Surprising results show how circadian rhythm changes the way mammals can seeCredit: Ala-Laurila Lab How mammals perceive light changes between ...

UVA, Novo Nordisk enter into type 2 diabetes research collaboration

Credit: UVA Health University of Virginia (UVA) Center for Diabetes Technology and Novo Nordisk today announced that they have entered ...

Glutamine may decrease obesity-linked inflammation

Credit: Ulf Sirborn. Glutamine could help people with obesity reduce inflammation of fat tissue and reduce fat mass, according to ...

Type 1 Diabetes: New starting point to delay autoimmune response

Credit: Carolin Daniel, Helmholtz Zentrum München Regulatory T cells (Tregs)* prevent excessive immune reactions in healthy people. In the development ...

Artificial ‘inclusion bodies’ created for controlled drug release

Credit: Author: CIBER-BBN , UAB, IR Sant Pau Precision medicine is becoming increasingly important, achieving to create more efficient personalised ...

Skin and mucous membrane lesions as complication of pneumonia

Credit: University Children's Hospital Zurich Painful inflammatory lesions of the skin and mucous membranes may occur in children who develop ...

Only 1 in 10 suicide prevention apps cover full guidelines, NTU Singapore study finds

Credit: NTU Singapore Most (93 per cent) mobile apps for suicide prevention and depression management do not provide all the ...

Reducing mouse allergens may improve lung growth in asthmatic children

Cutting allergen exposure could lead to healthier childhoodsCredit: Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin AUSTIN, Texas ...

SUTD and collaborators developed novel methodology to predict spinal fractures in patients

This enables more accurate patient-specific analysis in a non-invasive manner, providing timely opportunities for early treatmentCredit: SUTD Osteoporotic vertebral fractures ...

Battery-powered headgear could short-circuit joint pain

Credit: Photo by Maricruz Kwon/UTHealth Tired of living with painful arthritic knees, 54-year-old Deborah Brown's interest was piqued when she ...

CRI scientists discover metabolic feature that allows melanoma cells to spread

Credit: UTSW DALLAS - Dec. 18, 2019 - Researchers at Children's Medical Center Research Institute at UT Southwestern (CRI) have ...

Single-molecule detection of cancer markers brings liquid biopsy closer to clinic

Credit: Image courtesy of Nantao Li CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- A fast, inexpensive yet sensitive technique to detect cancer markers is ...

Eating too much — not exercising too little — may be at core of weight gain, study finds

Findings about children's calorie expenditure challenge conventional wisdom and may provide clues for reversing global trends in obesity, Baylor University ...

Stevia remains the most discussed low/zero-calorie sweetener

Helping to make diet resolutions successful in the new yearCredit: International Stevia Council December 18, 2019 (Brussels, Belgium) - The ...

Scientists discover a new mechanism in childhood kidney cancer

Credit: Laboratory of Chromatin Biology and Epigenetics at The Rockefeller University As an embryo develops, its cells must learn what ...

Can good sleep patterns offset genetic susceptibility to heart disease and stroke?

Credit: Paula Burch-Celentano Getting a good night's sleep could be beneficial for long-term health. A pioneering new study led by ...

Is targeting aging the future of medicine? Researchers make the case

Credit: The Gerontological Society of America Human life expectancy worldwide rose dramatically over the past century, but people's health spans ...

Booze on the brain

Why is drinking in moderation so difficult for some people?Credit: Santa Clara University SANTA CLARA, Calif., Dec. 18, 2019 -- ...

Solving the puzzle of IgG4-related disease, the elusive autoimmune disorder