Exposure to environmental chemicals linked to thyroid complications

byBrigham and Women's HospitalAssociations between exposures and thyroid function in linear models. Estimates and corresponding 95% confidence intervals of mean differences (for continuous o

Updated on: January 22,2024

Exposure to environmental chemicals linked to thyroid complications

byBrigham and Women's HospitalAssociations between exposures and thyroid function in linear models. Estimates and corresponding 95% confidence intervals of mean differences (for continuous o

Updated on:January 22,2024

Gut microbe peptide implicated in triggering type 1 diabetes

byJoslin Diabetes CenterCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIn type 1 diabetes, the body develops immune cells that target pancreatic beta cells, which play a critical role in the production and se

Updated on: January 28,2024

Gut microbe peptide implicated in triggering type 1 diabetes

byJoslin Diabetes CenterCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIn type 1 diabetes, the body develops immune cells that target pancreatic beta cells, which play a critical role in the production and se

Updated on:January 28,2024

Q and A: Women and thyroid disease

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainI recently read that thyroid issues affect women more often than men. Can you explain what the thyroid is and how it affects my body? Can I do anything to prevent havi

Updated on: February 19,2024

Q and A: Women and thyroid disease

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainI recently read that thyroid issues affect women more often than men. Can you explain what the thyroid is and how it affects my body? Can I do anything to prevent havi

Updated on:February 19,2024

Racial disparities in obesity widen in rural areas across country

by University of Rhode IslandCredit: CC0 Public DomainRacial disparities in health and health care throughout the lifespan are pervasive and well-documented, and culminate in a life expectancy fo

Updated on: March 08,2024

Racial disparities in obesity widen in rural areas across country

by University of Rhode IslandCredit: CC0 Public DomainRacial disparities in health and health care throughout the lifespan are pervasive and well-documented, and culminate in a life expectancy fo

Updated on:March 08,2024

Study finds vitamin B12 is a key player in cellular reprogramming and tissue regeneration

by Nahia Barberia,Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona)On the right, cells in the pancreas undergoing reprogramming; on the left, regular pancreas tissue. Credit: IRB BarcelonaVi

Updated on: January 09,2024

Study finds vitamin B12 is a key player in cellular reprogramming and tissue regeneration

by Nahia Barberia,Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona)On the right, cells in the pancreas undergoing reprogramming; on the left, regular pancreas tissue. Credit: IRB BarcelonaVi

Updated on:January 09,2024

Your sex life doesn't have to suffer during menopause

by Ann SchreiberOur bodies are a stew of hormones and chemicals and enzymes and all sorts of exotic-sounding ingredients. For many women, this concoction bubbles along happily right through menopause.

Updated on: January 22,2024

Your sex life doesn't have to suffer during menopause

by Ann SchreiberOur bodies are a stew of hormones and chemicals and enzymes and all sorts of exotic-sounding ingredients. For many women, this concoction bubbles along happily right through menopause.

Updated on:January 22,2024

Heart medication improves the efficacy of current treatments for melanoma in mouse models

byInstitute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona)NK-type antitumour lymphocytes are stained in green and tumor cells in blue. Credit: NavarrabiomedA collaborative study undertaken by the N

Updated on: January 24,2024

Heart medication improves the efficacy of current treatments for melanoma in mouse models

byInstitute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona)NK-type antitumour lymphocytes are stained in green and tumor cells in blue. Credit: NavarrabiomedA collaborative study undertaken by the N

Updated on:January 24,2024

Does microdosing Ozempic work? What experts are saying about the diabetes drug also used for weight loss

by Cynthia McCormick Hibbert,Northeastern UniversityCredit: Markus Winkler from PexelsThe high price and side effects of Ozempic, the blockbuster diabetes drug also used off label for weight los

Updated on: November 07,2024

Does microdosing Ozempic work? What experts are saying about the diabetes drug also used for weight loss

by Cynthia McCormick Hibbert,Northeastern UniversityCredit: Markus Winkler from PexelsThe high price and side effects of Ozempic, the blockbuster diabetes drug also used off label for weight los

Updated on:November 07,2024

Automated insulin delivery technology helps marathon runners with type 1 diabetes

byDiabetologiaCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA series of case reports to be presented at theAnnual Meeting of The European Association for the Study of Diabetes(EASD), held in Madr

Updated on: September 13,2024

Automated insulin delivery technology helps marathon runners with type 1 diabetes

byDiabetologiaCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA series of case reports to be presented at theAnnual Meeting of The European Association for the Study of Diabetes(EASD), held in Madr

Updated on:September 13,2024

Obesity treatments being restricted by cash poor local services across England, investigation finds

byBritish Medical JournalCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPatients in nearly half the country can't get appointments with specialist teams for weight-loss support and care, including treatme

Updated on: September 18,2024

Obesity treatments being restricted by cash poor local services across England, investigation finds

byBritish Medical JournalCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPatients in nearly half the country can't get appointments with specialist teams for weight-loss support and care, including treatme

Updated on:September 18,2024

Hot flashes linked with risk factors for cardiovascular disease

byThe North American Menopause SocietyHuman heart. Credit: copyright American Heart AssociationHot flashes have long been known to be linked to a number of adverse health effects. Emerging data

Updated on: January 17,2024

Hot flashes linked with risk factors for cardiovascular disease

byThe North American Menopause SocietyHuman heart. Credit: copyright American Heart AssociationHot flashes have long been known to be linked to a number of adverse health effects. Emerging data

Updated on:January 17,2024

People with 'healthy obesity' are still at increased risk of disease

by DiabetologiaCredit: CC0 Public DomainA new study published inDiabetologiareveals that having a normal metabolic profile does not mean that a person with obesity is actually healthy

Updated on: February 03,2024

People with 'healthy obesity' are still at increased risk of disease

by DiabetologiaCredit: CC0 Public DomainA new study published inDiabetologiareveals that having a normal metabolic profile does not mean that a person with obesity is actually healthy

Updated on:February 03,2024