Examining how hormonal birth control may affect the adolescent brain

by Emily Caldwell,The Ohio State UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainReproductive health experts consider hormonal contraceptives good choices for adolescents because they're safe an

Updated on: February 21,2024 15

Examining how hormonal birth control may affect the adolescent brain

by Emily Caldwell,The Ohio State UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainReproductive health experts consider hormonal contraceptives good choices for adolescents because they're safe an

Updated on:February 21,2024 15

How high altitude changes your body's metabolism

by Sarah C.P. Williams,Gladstone InstitutesA team of scientists in Isha Jain's lab at Gladstone Institutes showed how chronically low oxygen levels, such as those experienced at 4,500 meters

Updated on: January 31,2024 21

How high altitude changes your body's metabolism

by Sarah C.P. Williams,Gladstone InstitutesA team of scientists in Isha Jain's lab at Gladstone Institutes showed how chronically low oxygen levels, such as those experienced at 4,500 meters

Updated on:January 31,2024 21

Physical activity protects against type 2 diabetes by modifying metabolism

by University of Eastern FinlandFigure 1. The association of physical activity (PA) changes with glucose and insulin concentrations, insulin sensitivity, and insulin secretion in 5867 participant

Updated on: February 21,2024 16

Physical activity protects against type 2 diabetes by modifying metabolism

by University of Eastern FinlandFigure 1. The association of physical activity (PA) changes with glucose and insulin concentrations, insulin sensitivity, and insulin secretion in 5867 participant

Updated on:February 21,2024 16

Fruit flies could help unlock diets to treat rare disease, study finds

by Silvia Dropulich,Monash UniversityA fruit fly (Drosophila melanogaster) feeding off a banana. Credit:Sanjay Acharya/Wikimedia Commons,CC BY-SAInternational researchers led by Mona

Updated on: February 19,2024 9

Fruit flies could help unlock diets to treat rare disease, study finds

by Silvia Dropulich,Monash UniversityA fruit fly (Drosophila melanogaster) feeding off a banana. Credit:Sanjay Acharya/Wikimedia Commons,CC BY-SAInternational researchers led by Mona

Updated on:February 19,2024 9

Anti-obesity drug improves associative learning in people with obesity: Study

byMax Planck SocietyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainTo control our behavior, the brain must be able to form associations. This involves, for example, associating a neutral external stimulus wi

Updated on: January 22,2024 20

Anti-obesity drug improves associative learning in people with obesity: Study

byMax Planck SocietyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainTo control our behavior, the brain must be able to form associations. This involves, for example, associating a neutral external stimulus wi

Updated on:January 22,2024 20

USPSTF advises against hormone therapy to prevent chronic conditions

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends against use of combined estrogen and progestin and estrogen alone for primary prevention of chronic conditions in postmenopausal persons. These findi

Updated on: January 28,2024 19

USPSTF advises against hormone therapy to prevent chronic conditions

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends against use of combined estrogen and progestin and estrogen alone for primary prevention of chronic conditions in postmenopausal persons. These findi

Updated on:January 28,2024 19

Gender-affirming care has a long history in the US—and not just for transgender people

by G. Samantha Rosenthal,The ConversationCredit: CC0 Public DomainIn 1976, awoman from Roanoke, Virginia, named Rhodareceived a prescription for two drugs: estrogen and progestin. Tw

Updated on: February 21,2024 9

Gender-affirming care has a long history in the US—and not just for transgender people

by G. Samantha Rosenthal,The ConversationCredit: CC0 Public DomainIn 1976, awoman from Roanoke, Virginia, named Rhodareceived a prescription for two drugs: estrogen and progestin. Tw

Updated on:February 21,2024 9

Ketone supplements worsen performance in trained endurance athletes, researchers find

byMcMaster UniversityGraphical abstract. Credit:International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism(2023). DOI: 10.1123/ijsnem.2022-0255Kinesiologists at McMaster Univer

Updated on: January 24,2024 12

Ketone supplements worsen performance in trained endurance athletes, researchers find

byMcMaster UniversityGraphical abstract. Credit:International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism(2023). DOI: 10.1123/ijsnem.2022-0255Kinesiologists at McMaster Univer

Updated on:January 24,2024 12

'Smart speaker' shows potential for better self-management of type 2 diabetes

by Laurie Flynn,Stanford University Medical CenterCredit: Caio from PexelsType 2 diabetes patients have access to an assortment of digital health tools, including mobile apps for iPhones and rem

Updated on: March 05,2024 16

'Smart speaker' shows potential for better self-management of type 2 diabetes

by Laurie Flynn,Stanford University Medical CenterCredit: Caio from PexelsType 2 diabetes patients have access to an assortment of digital health tools, including mobile apps for iPhones and rem

Updated on:March 05,2024 16

Metformin may lower dementia risk in black patients with T2DM

(HealthDay)—Metformin use is associated with a substantially lower risk for dementia among younger African-American patients with diabetes compared with sulfonylurea initiation, according to a study p

Updated on: May 28,2024 8

Metformin may lower dementia risk in black patients with T2DM

(HealthDay)—Metformin use is associated with a substantially lower risk for dementia among younger African-American patients with diabetes compared with sulfonylurea initiation, according to a study p

Updated on:May 28,2024 8

Expression pattern of key receptors in the hypothalamus revealed

by Susann-C. Ruprecht, Deutsches Institut für Ernährungsforschung Potsdam-RehbrückeBrain slices of the mouse are placed onto a glass slide, for further imaging. Credit: David AusserhoferThere is growi

Updated on: January 17,2024 16

Expression pattern of key receptors in the hypothalamus revealed

by Susann-C. Ruprecht, Deutsches Institut für Ernährungsforschung Potsdam-RehbrückeBrain slices of the mouse are placed onto a glass slide, for further imaging. Credit: David AusserhoferThere is growi

Updated on:January 17,2024 16

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 17

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 17