New insights into diabetes-related vision problems to inform treatment and prevention

byUniversity of LiverpoolPTX3 is increased in diabetic retinas. Credit:Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences(2024). DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2320034121A studypublished

Updated on: October 09,2024

New insights into diabetes-related vision problems to inform treatment and prevention

byUniversity of LiverpoolPTX3 is increased in diabetic retinas. Credit:Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences(2024). DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2320034121A studypublished

Updated on:October 09,2024

Research challenges current thinking on the genetic causes of very early menopause

byUniversity of ExeterCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe genetic causes of very early menopause will have to be reconsidered after researchers found that nearly all women who carried variatio

Updated on: January 22,2024

Research challenges current thinking on the genetic causes of very early menopause

byUniversity of ExeterCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe genetic causes of very early menopause will have to be reconsidered after researchers found that nearly all women who carried variatio

Updated on:January 22,2024

Researchers ID potential cause behind the blood vessel dysfunction in obesity

by American Physiological SocietyGraphical abstract. Credit:Function(2024). DOI: 10.1093/function/zqae029Obesity is a metabolic disorder tied to endothelial dysfunction and increased

Updated on: June 15,2024

Researchers ID potential cause behind the blood vessel dysfunction in obesity

by American Physiological SocietyGraphical abstract. Credit:Function(2024). DOI: 10.1093/function/zqae029Obesity is a metabolic disorder tied to endothelial dysfunction and increased

Updated on:June 15,2024

Hormonal treatment in pregnancy won't lower odds for preterm birth

by Dennis ThompsonA hormone therapy commonly used to prevent preterm births probably isn't effective, a new study reports.Doctors have been prescribingvaginal progesteronetreatments to

Updated on: February 21,2024

Hormonal treatment in pregnancy won't lower odds for preterm birth

by Dennis ThompsonA hormone therapy commonly used to prevent preterm births probably isn't effective, a new study reports.Doctors have been prescribingvaginal progesteronetreatments to

Updated on:February 21,2024

Single hospital study finds transgender teenagers rarely choose to discontinue hormone therapy

byThe Endocrine SocietyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA three-year-long retrospective cohort study of a single Atlanta hospital's patient population found transgender and gender-diverse t

Updated on: January 24,2024

Single hospital study finds transgender teenagers rarely choose to discontinue hormone therapy

byThe Endocrine SocietyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA three-year-long retrospective cohort study of a single Atlanta hospital's patient population found transgender and gender-diverse t

Updated on:January 24,2024

Exercise-mimicking drug sheds weight, boosts muscle activity in mice

byUniversity of FloridaCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA brand-new kind of drug, tested in mice, shows promising new results that could lead to the development of a new weight-loss drug that m

Updated on: January 17,2024

Exercise-mimicking drug sheds weight, boosts muscle activity in mice

byUniversity of FloridaCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA brand-new kind of drug, tested in mice, shows promising new results that could lead to the development of a new weight-loss drug that m

Updated on:January 17,2024

Testosterone treatment may provide relief to women going through menopause

by Orlando HealthCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainMenopause is something almost every woman goes through, but is rarely discussed. Most simply accept the life-altering symptoms like hot flashes,

Updated on: January 31,2024

Testosterone treatment may provide relief to women going through menopause

by Orlando HealthCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainMenopause is something almost every woman goes through, but is rarely discussed. Most simply accept the life-altering symptoms like hot flashes,

Updated on:January 31,2024

Refining how doctors assess hypertension risk

by Hudson Institute of Medical ResearchL–R: Primary Aldosteronism patient, Dr Elisabeth Ng, Associate Professor Jun Yang. Credit: Hudson Institute of Medical ResearchThe team from Hudson Institut

Updated on: February 03,2024

Refining how doctors assess hypertension risk

by Hudson Institute of Medical ResearchL–R: Primary Aldosteronism patient, Dr Elisabeth Ng, Associate Professor Jun Yang. Credit: Hudson Institute of Medical ResearchThe team from Hudson Institut

Updated on:February 03,2024

Pediatric review takes stock of history and current status of long-acting growth hormone therapy

by Cactus CommunicationsThe growth hormone somatotropin is directly involved in regulating growth in children, and continues to play a role in adulthood. Long-acting growth hormone is now available in

Updated on: February 03,2024

Pediatric review takes stock of history and current status of long-acting growth hormone therapy

by Cactus CommunicationsThe growth hormone somatotropin is directly involved in regulating growth in children, and continues to play a role in adulthood. Long-acting growth hormone is now available in

Updated on:February 03,2024

Alternate-day fasting could be a good option for patients with fatty liver disease

by University of Illinois at ChicagoGraphical abstract. Credit:Cell Metabolism(2022). DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2022.12.001Nutrition researchers at the University of Illinois Chicago studie

Updated on: January 31,2024

Alternate-day fasting could be a good option for patients with fatty liver disease

by University of Illinois at ChicagoGraphical abstract. Credit:Cell Metabolism(2022). DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2022.12.001Nutrition researchers at the University of Illinois Chicago studie

Updated on:January 31,2024

Study in mice shows brain is 'rewired' during pregnancy to prepare for motherhood

byThe Francis Crick InstituteCredit: Martha Sexton/public domainResearchers at the Francis Crick Institute have shown that pregnancy hormones "rewire" the brain to prepare mice for mot

Updated on: January 17,2024

Study in mice shows brain is 'rewired' during pregnancy to prepare for motherhood

byThe Francis Crick InstituteCredit: Martha Sexton/public domainResearchers at the Francis Crick Institute have shown that pregnancy hormones "rewire" the brain to prepare mice for mot

Updated on:January 17,2024

New research on vitamin D and respiratory infections important for risk groups

by Karolinska InstitutetCredit: CC0 Public DomainStudies have shown that supplementary vitamin D seems to provide a certain degree of protection against respiratory infections. A new study involv

Updated on: February 03,2024

New research on vitamin D and respiratory infections important for risk groups

by Karolinska InstitutetCredit: CC0 Public DomainStudies have shown that supplementary vitamin D seems to provide a certain degree of protection against respiratory infections. A new study involv

Updated on:February 03,2024