BPA alters development of in vitro ova and could increase risk of Down syndrome
Researchers at Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona analysed the effects of Bisphenol A (BPA), a polymer widely used to manufacture plastics, in an in vitro culture of ovaries. The research demonstrated...
View ArticleExercise might boost kids' academic ability
(HealthDay) -- Promoting physical activity among young school kids can end up improving their academic performance, a new study suggests.
View ArticleScientists uncover liver's role in preventing dissemination of lung infection
Researchers at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have discovered the regulation and functional significance of the acute phase response during a lung infection. The findings, which will be...
View ArticleUsing science to catch a cheat
The truth is, doping in elite sports exists and with so much pressure to be the best, unfortunately some athletes turn to cheating. With the spotlight on the London Olympics and the recent doping...
View ArticleExposure to common toxic substances could increase asthma symptoms
Vienna, Austria: Children who are exposed to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), which were commonly used in a range of industrial products, could be at risk of an increase in asthma symptoms, according...
View ArticleResearch underscores Truvada's potency in preventing the transmission of HIV
New research from an international team of HIV/AIDS experts has reaffirmed the effectiveness of Truvada—the first and only medication approved by the FDA for HIV prevention. Led by Gladstone...
View ArticleExercise before school improves concentration, study says
Cycling or walking to school increases a child's ability to concentrate in the classroom, the results of a Danish study published Friday showed.
View ArticleHIV-infected moms who breastfeed exclusively have lower levels of virus in...
HIV-infected women in sub-Saharan Africa who fed their babies exclusively with breast milk for more than the first four months of life had the lowest risk of transmitting the virus to their babies...
View ArticleMetabolic MAGIC: Meta-analyses reveal new genetic regions influencing blood...
Researchers have identified 38 new genetic regions that are associated with glucose and insulin levels in the blood. This brings the total number of genetic regions associated with glucose and insulin...
View ArticleArterial stiffness inversely tied to plasma adiponectin levels
(HealthDay)—Arterial stiffness is inversely related to plasma adiponectin levels in young, normotensive patients with type 1 diabetes, according to a study published online Sept. 21 in Diabetes Care.
View ArticleCapnography training video by BMC published in New England Journal of Medicine
Physicians at Boston Medical Center (BMC) have developed a training video for health care providers about how to effectively use capnography to monitor ventilation and carbon dioxide levels for...
View ArticleVitamin D deficiency linked to Type 1 diabetes
A study led by researchers from the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine has found a correlation between vitamin D3 serum levels and subsequent incidence of Type 1 diabetes. The...
View ArticleRestrictive transfusion strategy safe for acute GI bleeding
(HealthDay)—For patients with severe acute gastrointestinal bleeding, a restrictive transfusion approach is safe and effective compared with a liberal approach, according to a study published in the...
View ArticleFSH, inhibin B poor predictors of sperm count after cancer
(HealthDay)—Serum levels of follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and inhibin B are not good predictors of sperm levels in male survivors of childhood cancer, according to a study published online Feb. 19...
View ArticleStudy: Metformin for breast cancer less effective at higher glucose...
A University of Colorado Cancer Center study published online this month in the journal Cell Cycle shows that breast cancer cell growth, motility and aggression is promoted by excess glucose, as...
View ArticleSingle episode of binge drinking can adversely affect health, study says
It only takes one time. That's the message of a new study by scientists at the University of Massachusetts Medical School on binge drinking. Their research found that a single episode of binge drinking...
View ArticleAlcohol may protect trauma patients from later complications
Injured patients who have alcohol in their blood have a reduced risk for developing cardiac and renal complications, according to a study from the University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public...
View ArticleHow leptin, the 'satiety hormone,' reverses diabetes
(Medical Xpress)—Treatment with leptin, the hormone associated with fullness or satiety, reverses hyperglycemia in animals models of poorly controlled type 1 (T1D) and type 2 (T2D) diabetes by...
View ArticleTiming of food intake could impact the effectiveness of TB treatment
The timing of food intake in the early phase of TB treatment could have a negative impact on the effectiveness of TB treatment.
View ArticleRosuvastatin treatments particularly effective among prediabetic patients
Cardiovascular disease is the leading causes of death worldwide and high cholesterol plays a major role in accelerating its progression. Medical practitioners have turned to statins as a treatment to...
View ArticleSensors to simplify diabetes management
For many patients diagnosed with diabetes, treating the disease can mean a burdensome and uncomfortable lifelong routine of monitoring blood sugar levels and injecting the insulin that their bodies...
View ArticleBaby formula poses higher arsenic risk to newborns than breast milk, study shows
In the first U.S. study of urinary arsenic in babies, Dartmouth College researchers found that formula-fed infants had higher arsenic levels than breast-fed infants, and that breast milk itself...
View ArticleIron and zinc found to be a mood booster for women
Deakin University health researchers have found that increasing iron and zinc intakes can help boost a woman's mood and memory and may be a way to address cognitive decline in old age.
View ArticleResearchers see significant reduction in fatal car crashes after increase in...
Increasing state alcohol taxes could prevent thousands of deaths a year from car crashes, say University of Florida Health researchers, who found alcohol-related motor vehicle crashes decreased after...
View ArticlePlacenta reflects arsenic exposure in pregnant women and fetuses, study shows
The placenta can be used to reliably measure arsenic exposure in pregnant women and how much of the toxic metal is transferred to their fetuses, a Dartmouth College study shows.
View ArticlePoor diet can cause Alzheimer's or Parkinson's in rats
For several years, a researcher fed rodents in his laboratory a high caloric diet with glucose concentrations, which resulted in diabetes. By scientifically assessing what occurred in rats, Samuel...
View ArticleArsenic found in many US red wines, but health risks depend on total diet
A new University of Washington study that tested 65 wines from America's top four wine-producing states—California, Washington, New York and Oregon—found all but one have arsenic levels that exceed...
View ArticleRestoring testosterone rather than replacing it helps safeguard a man's...
Restoring testosterone production in men may be as effective as replacing it, without compromising their fertility. Two phase III clinical trials show that a drug that restores the body's natural...
View ArticleCholesterol levels affect our body's capacity to receive medicines
Researchers found that Fenofibrate, a drug used to reduce cholesterol levels in patients at risk of cardiovascular disease, is up to four times easier to deliver when the cholesterol concentration is...
View ArticleGlucose transporters blocked in bacterial meningitis
Escherichia coli K1 (E. coli K1) continues to be a major threat to the health of young infants. Affecting the central nervous system, it causes neonatal meningitis by multiplying in immune cells, such...
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