Researchers lay groundwork to study effects of maternal diabetes on fetal metabolism and development

by Jeannie Barber-Choi,University of California, Los AngelesGraphical abstract. Credit:Cell(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2023.11.011UCLA scientists examined how exposure to higher leve

Updated on: January 17,2024

Researchers lay groundwork to study effects of maternal diabetes on fetal metabolism and development

by Jeannie Barber-Choi,University of California, Los AngelesGraphical abstract. Credit:Cell(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2023.11.011UCLA scientists examined how exposure to higher leve

Updated on:January 17,2024

21 million Americans may take a hypothyroidism drug they don't need

by Isabella Backman,Yale UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAs many as 90% of those who take levothyroxine [Synthroid] may have been unnecessarily prescribed the hypothyroidism medicatio

Updated on: January 28,2024

21 million Americans may take a hypothyroidism drug they don't need

by Isabella Backman,Yale UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAs many as 90% of those who take levothyroxine [Synthroid] may have been unnecessarily prescribed the hypothyroidism medicatio

Updated on:January 28,2024

Healthy kidneys might be key to surviving malaria

by Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência (IGC)Graphical abstract. Credit:Cell Reports(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2023.112057They are only 10 cm long but could well be the line separating life

Updated on: February 05,2024

Healthy kidneys might be key to surviving malaria

by Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência (IGC)Graphical abstract. Credit:Cell Reports(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2023.112057They are only 10 cm long but could well be the line separating life

Updated on:February 05,2024

Prompt testosterone treatment improves mental health of transgender, gender-diverse people

byThe Endocrine SocietyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainReceiving rapid access to testosterone therapy reduced feelings of gender dysphoria and led to a clinically significant reduction in depre

Updated on: January 22,2024

Prompt testosterone treatment improves mental health of transgender, gender-diverse people

byThe Endocrine SocietyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainReceiving rapid access to testosterone therapy reduced feelings of gender dysphoria and led to a clinically significant reduction in depre

Updated on:January 22,2024

People over 40 with type 1 diabetes and COVID-19 are more likely to be hospitalized

by The Endocrine SocietyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAdults with type 1 diabetes need to be extra cautious of COVID-19 as they are more likely to be hospitalized and die, according to a new

Updated on: January 29,2024

People over 40 with type 1 diabetes and COVID-19 are more likely to be hospitalized

by The Endocrine SocietyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAdults with type 1 diabetes need to be extra cautious of COVID-19 as they are more likely to be hospitalized and die, according to a new

Updated on:January 29,2024

Gulf War Illness significantly reduces white blood cells' ability to make energy, study finds

byDuke UniversityUS Troops in the Persian Gulf War (1991). Gulf War Illness (GWI), which affects approximately 250,000 U.S. veterans, has been found to significantly reduce the ability of white

Updated on: January 09,2024

Gulf War Illness significantly reduces white blood cells' ability to make energy, study finds

byDuke UniversityUS Troops in the Persian Gulf War (1991). Gulf War Illness (GWI), which affects approximately 250,000 U.S. veterans, has been found to significantly reduce the ability of white

Updated on:January 09,2024

Estrogen possible risk factor in disturbed heart rhythm

by Linköping UniversitySara Liin, associate professor at Linköping University. Credit: Emma Busk Winquist/Linköping UniversityThe sex hormone estrogen has a negative impact on heartbeat regulatio

Updated on: January 28,2024

Estrogen possible risk factor in disturbed heart rhythm

by Linköping UniversitySara Liin, associate professor at Linköping University. Credit: Emma Busk Winquist/Linköping UniversityThe sex hormone estrogen has a negative impact on heartbeat regulatio

Updated on:January 28,2024

Only walking for exercise? Here's how to get the most out of it

by Ken Nosaka,The ConversationCredit: CC0 Public DomainWe're living longer than in previous generations, withone in eightAustralians aged over 85. But the currentgapb

Updated on: March 19,2024

Only walking for exercise? Here's how to get the most out of it

by Ken Nosaka,The ConversationCredit: CC0 Public DomainWe're living longer than in previous generations, withone in eightAustralians aged over 85. But the currentgapb

Updated on:March 19,2024

Clinical score can guide PRRT therapy decisions for neuroendocrine tumors

by Vanderbilt University Medical CenterCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainPeptide receptor radionuclide therapy (PRRT) with lutetium dotatate is a treatment for well-differentiated neuroendocrine

Updated on: February 05,2024

Clinical score can guide PRRT therapy decisions for neuroendocrine tumors

by Vanderbilt University Medical CenterCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainPeptide receptor radionuclide therapy (PRRT) with lutetium dotatate is a treatment for well-differentiated neuroendocrine

Updated on:February 05,2024

Popularity of Ozempic and Wegovy among privately insured patients may worsen disparities, suggests study

byUniversity of Southern CaliforniaCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA USC study suggests that publicly insured individuals who are most likely to benefit from new drugs for diabetes and obesity

Updated on: August 08,2024

Popularity of Ozempic and Wegovy among privately insured patients may worsen disparities, suggests study

byUniversity of Southern CaliforniaCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA USC study suggests that publicly insured individuals who are most likely to benefit from new drugs for diabetes and obesity

Updated on:August 08,2024

Understanding of mechanisms behind post-exercise lack of appetite can open new paths to obesity treatment

by Luciana Constantino,FAPESPCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe complex relationship between physical activity and energy balance—food intake versus energy expenditure—is still a challenge for science

Updated on: January 18,2024

Understanding of mechanisms behind post-exercise lack of appetite can open new paths to obesity treatment

by Luciana Constantino,FAPESPCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe complex relationship between physical activity and energy balance—food intake versus energy expenditure—is still a challenge for science

Updated on:January 18,2024

Progesterone shown to decrease night sweats and improve sleep in perimenopausal women

byUniversity of British ColumbiaCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainNew controlled trial research documents that progesterone (micronized, oral) is effective at decreasing night sweats and improvi

Updated on: January 24,2024

Progesterone shown to decrease night sweats and improve sleep in perimenopausal women

byUniversity of British ColumbiaCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainNew controlled trial research documents that progesterone (micronized, oral) is effective at decreasing night sweats and improvi

Updated on:January 24,2024