Eating dark chocolate linked to reduced risk of type 2 diabetes: Clinical trials needed to confirm, say experts

byBritish Medical JournalCredit: CC0 Public DomainEating five servings of dark chocolate a week is associated with a reduction in the risk of type 2 diabetes, according to a long-term US study&n

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Eating dark chocolate linked to reduced risk of type 2 diabetes: Clinical trials needed to confirm, say experts

byBritish Medical JournalCredit: CC0 Public DomainEating five servings of dark chocolate a week is associated with a reduction in the risk of type 2 diabetes, according to a long-term US study&n

Updated on:December 11,2024 0

Stress hormone during pregnancy may improve early language development in children

by European Society of EndocrinologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainHigh levels of the stress hormone cortisol during the third trimester of pregnancy may improve speech and language skills in the fi

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Stress hormone during pregnancy may improve early language development in children

by European Society of EndocrinologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainHigh levels of the stress hormone cortisol during the third trimester of pregnancy may improve speech and language skills in the fi

Updated on:February 05,2024 24

Chronic steroid use could raise diabetes risk

by Dennis ThompsonTaking steroids more than doubles a person's risk of developing type 2 diabetes, a new study warns.Patients taking steroid pills, injections or infusions are 2.6 times more likel

Updated on: September 14,2024 0

Chronic steroid use could raise diabetes risk

by Dennis ThompsonTaking steroids more than doubles a person's risk of developing type 2 diabetes, a new study warns.Patients taking steroid pills, injections or infusions are 2.6 times more likel

Updated on:September 14,2024 0

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

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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 0

Blue light creates negative physiological changes during sleep

by University of TsukubaCredit: CC0 Public DomainExtended exposure to light during nighttime can have negative consequences for human health. But now, researchers from Japan have identified a new

Updated on: February 03,2024 23

Blue light creates negative physiological changes during sleep

by University of TsukubaCredit: CC0 Public DomainExtended exposure to light during nighttime can have negative consequences for human health. But now, researchers from Japan have identified a new

Updated on:February 03,2024 23

Mood swings, memory troubles: Minding the mental toll of menopause

by Cara MurezMenopause and the years before it may make you feel like you're losing your mind.Some of those feelings are changes that occur naturally in this stage of life, but other factors contr

Updated on: February 21,2024 7

Mood swings, memory troubles: Minding the mental toll of menopause

by Cara MurezMenopause and the years before it may make you feel like you're losing your mind.Some of those feelings are changes that occur naturally in this stage of life, but other factors contr

Updated on:February 21,2024 7

Research boosts case for new gene therapy to treat severe form of epilepsy

by Josh Barney,University of VirginiaCredit: CC0 Public DomainResearch from the University of Virginia School of Medicine suggests how a newly developed gene therapy can treat Dravet syndrome, a

Updated on: February 21,2024 16

Research boosts case for new gene therapy to treat severe form of epilepsy

by Josh Barney,University of VirginiaCredit: CC0 Public DomainResearch from the University of Virginia School of Medicine suggests how a newly developed gene therapy can treat Dravet syndrome, a

Updated on:February 21,2024 16

New comprehensive review of biochemical markers of bone fragility in diabetes

byInternational Osteoporosis FoundationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe risk of fragility fractures is increased in people with both type 1 and type 2 diabetes. While guidance for the evalu

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New comprehensive review of biochemical markers of bone fragility in diabetes

byInternational Osteoporosis FoundationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe risk of fragility fractures is increased in people with both type 1 and type 2 diabetes. While guidance for the evalu

Updated on:January 24,2024 24

Phase 3 study finds fezolinetant reduces the frequency and severity of menopausal hot flashes

by The Endocrine SocietyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainFezolinetant significantly reduced the frequency and severity of moderate-to-severe vasomotor symptoms (VMS), or hot flashes, associated w

Updated on: February 03,2024 13

Phase 3 study finds fezolinetant reduces the frequency and severity of menopausal hot flashes

by The Endocrine SocietyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainFezolinetant significantly reduced the frequency and severity of moderate-to-severe vasomotor symptoms (VMS), or hot flashes, associated w

Updated on:February 03,2024 13

Systematic study of free fatty acids reveals new roles in metabolic diseases

by Stephanie McPherson,Broad Institute of MIT and HarvardHuman pancreatic beta cells show increased membrane rigidity (indicated in red) when exposed to erucic acid, a toxic monounsaturated fatt

Updated on: January 31,2024 18

Systematic study of free fatty acids reveals new roles in metabolic diseases

by Stephanie McPherson,Broad Institute of MIT and HarvardHuman pancreatic beta cells show increased membrane rigidity (indicated in red) when exposed to erucic acid, a toxic monounsaturated fatt

Updated on:January 31,2024 18

Low sodium levels linked to adverse outcomes after total joint replacement

by Wolters Kluwer HealthCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPatients with low sodium levels before or after total knee or hip arthroplasty are more likely to experience complications and other adver

Updated on: January 31,2024 21

Low sodium levels linked to adverse outcomes after total joint replacement

by Wolters Kluwer HealthCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPatients with low sodium levels before or after total knee or hip arthroplasty are more likely to experience complications and other adver

Updated on:January 31,2024 21

Gap in diabetes technology use among Black and white Medicare beneficiaries is worsening

by The Endocrine SocietyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe gap in the use of insulin pumps and continuous glucose monitors (CGMs)amongBlack and whiteMedicare beneficiaries&nb

Updated on: February 05,2024 25

Gap in diabetes technology use among Black and white Medicare beneficiaries is worsening

by The Endocrine SocietyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe gap in the use of insulin pumps and continuous glucose monitors (CGMs)amongBlack and whiteMedicare beneficiaries&nb

Updated on:February 05,2024 25