Medical research
Women are 50–75% more likely to have adverse drug reactions—a new mouse study finally helps explain why
Compared to men, we know much less about how women experience disease.
Dec 12, 2022
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News tagged with body
Diabetes
Type 2 diabetes remission is possible even in people with lower body weight, supporting idea of 'personal fat threshold'
Everyone has a "personal fat threshold," which if exceeded, will allow type 2 diabetes (T2D) to develop, even if they are of a lower body weight, the annual meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) ...
Sep 22, 2022
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Genetics
Geneticists identify new mechanism for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease absent obesity
Using a genetic screening platform developed by a UT Southwestern Nobel Laureate, scientists with the Center for the Genetics of Host Defense at UT Southwestern Medical Center have identified genetic mutations that contribute ...
Sep 9, 2022
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Medical research
Cold is beneficial for healthy aging, finds new study
Cold activates a cellular cleansing mechanism that breaks down harmful protein aggregations responsible for various diseases associated with aging. In recent years, studies on different model organisms have already shown ...
Apr 3, 2023
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Medical research
Protein shapes could indicate Parkinson's disease
ETH Zurich researchers have found that a set of proteins have different shapes in the spinal fluid of healthy individuals and Parkinson's patients. These could be used in the future as a new type of biomarker for this disease.
Nov 25, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Prevalence and clinical correlates of antisocial personality disorder in Chinese methamphetamine patients
Antisocial personality disorder (ASPD) is a common adult psychiatric disorder characterized by low self-control, lack of empathy, disregard for others, and high levels of impulsivity and aggression. Many studies have shown ...
Jan 31, 2023
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Health
Significant association found between all-cause mortality and weight loss in the elderly
An international team of researchers led by Monash University in Australia has examined the associations of changes in body weight and waist circumference with all-cause and cause-specific mortality. In the paper, "Associations ...
Medical research
Flu and RSV viruses found to fuse together to form hybrid viruses
A team of researchers at the University of Glasgow has found that when placed together in human tissue, the influenza virus A and the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) can fuse together, forming a hybrid virus. In their paper ...
Medications
First medical guideline recommends new prescription medications for weight loss, ranks the most effective drugs
Diet and exercise fail for most adults who try to lose weight in the long-term. Today the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) released new evidence-based guidelines strongly recommending that these patients with ...
Oct 20, 2022
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Gastroenterology
Engineered probiotic can 'sense' inflammatory bowel disease
Northwestern Medicine scientists have developed an engineered probiotic capable of detecting inflammatory bowel disease, according to a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Sep 12, 2023
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