Scientists at UC Irvine have reported that a synthetic compound ShK-186, originally derived from a sea anemone toxin, has been found to enhance metabolic activity and shows potential as a treatment for obesity and insulin resistance. The findings published the week of May 27 in the Proceedings...
Imaging scans following treatment for diffuse large B-cell lymphoma do little to help detect a relapse, a Mayo Clinic study has found. The overwhelming majority of patients with this aggressive lymphoma already have symptoms, an abnormal physical exam or an abnormal blood test at the time of...
So yeah, this is my actually problem. I have no interest in anything at all. I have used social networking so much that I don't feel fun in these sites anymore now... I don't like chatting and Facebook either... Even I don't like to watch daily soaps, songs, movies or anything ... nothing can...
Positive Results from Two Studies of the PAM50-Based In Vitro Diagnostic Assay will be Presented at the Annual IMPAKT Breast Cancer Conference NanoString Technologies, Inc., a privately held provider of life science tools for translational research and molecular diagnostic products, today...
The new journal of Porn Studies is no academic folly. Porn consumption is widespread, and we'll be much better off understanding its causes and effects. More »
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To answer that quickly, I’d say a big NO. If you’re gaining weight, it’s probably not because of Facebook, Instagram or Twitter. But that’s not what studies are saying. I came across two articles in the past week about how social media is negatively affecting our health and weight. More »...
Iroko Pharmaceuticals, LLC, a Philadelphia-based pharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of innovative therapeutic products, is presenting positive Phase 3 data from its investigational submicron non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) pipeline at two medical...
For the first time, hopes are raised that the devastating and fatal nerve-cell-wasting disease amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) may be treatable, following a recently published review of 11 independent animal studies of the disease. The accumulated evidence shows it may be possible to...
Three studies presented during the American Society of Nephrology's Annual Kidney Week provide new information on diet and blood pressure in kidney disease patients. Nimrit Goraya, MD (Texas A&M College of Medicine) and her colleagues investigated whether adding fruits and vegetables to the diet...
'Direct to consumer' research, using data obtained through increasingly popular online communities such as 23andMe, PatientsLikeMe and the Personal Genome Project, has methodological limitations that are known to epidemiological studies, including selection bias, information bias, and...
Three studies conducted as part of Wayne State University's Systems Biology of Epilepsy Project (SBEP) could result in new types of treatment for the disease and, as a bonus, for behavioral disorders as well. The SBEP started out with funds from the President's Research Enhancement Fund and...
Conventional wisdom (and that horrific sun exposure truck driver meme) has long held that you need to stay out of the sun or use a high SPF to keep your skin healthy and avoid jacking up your skin cancer risk. But a surprisingly large number of people either ignore the advice, or remain...
A number of environmental toxins pose considerable health threats to humans, and the heavy metal cadmium (Cd) ranks high on the list. Most of us are exposed to it through plant-derived foods such as grains and vegetables. Now, new research offers ways in which investigators can reduce the amount...
Are there any studies or research that show why people sometimes reach for a smoke after sex, aside from reasons stemming from the media?
Anything neurological going on?
Bisexuality, often stigmatized, typically has been lumped with homosexuality in previous public health research. But when Indiana University scientists recently focused on the health issues and behaviors specific to behaviorally bisexual men and women, they found tremendous variety, and that...
How Much More Insanity Will the American? people stand for? Our Representatives in Congress are completely useless, and do nothing to protect the citizens money. The President does nothing to watch out for our money and he is the Commander of the Military.
How can anyone defend a Government...
Two Phase III studies, published in The Lancet, reveal that ultra-long-acting insulin degludec considerably reduced rates of nocturnal hypoglycemia in patients with type 1 and type 2 diabetes by 25%, compared to insulin glargine. Insulin degludec is an investigational compound developed by Novo...