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How belly fat differs from thigh fat—and why it matters

Men tend to store fat in the abdominal area, but don't usually have much in the way of hips or thighs. Women, on the other hand, are more often pear-shaped—storing more fat on their hips and thighs than in the belly. Why ...

Medical research created Jan 11, 2013 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (14) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Too much vitamin D can be as unhealthy as too little

Scientists know that Vitamin D deficiency is not healthy. However, new research from the University of Copenhagen now indicates that too high a level of the essential vitamin is not good either. The study is based on blood ...

Health created May 29, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Study refutes testosterone as 'fountain of youth'

A new study of older Western Australian men has revealed that testosterone might not be the fountain of youth.

Medical research created Oct 21, 2011 | popularity 2.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study deflates notion that pear-shaped bodies more healthy than apples

People who are "apple-shaped"—with fat more concentrated around the abdomen—have long been considered more at risk for conditions such as heart disease and diabetes than those who are "pear-shaped" and ...

Health created Jan 10, 2013 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Scientists develop urine test for cancer

Scientists at the University of Birmingham have developed a ground-breaking technique that uses a urine test to help to diagnose adrenal cancer.

Cancer created Sep 16, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Low-fiber diet puts adolescents at higher risk of cardiovascular disease

Adolescents who don't eat enough fiber tend to have bigger bellies and higher levels of inflammatory factors in their blood, both major risk factors for cardiovascular disease and diabetes, researchers report.

Health created Jun 01, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Mediterranean diet enriched with olive oil may protect bone

A study to be published in the Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism (JCEM) shows consumption of a Mediterranean diet enriched with olive oil for two years is associated with increased serum osteoca ...

Health created Aug 15, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Puberty turned on by brain during deep sleep

Slow-wave sleep, or 'deep sleep', is intimately involved in the complex control of the onset of puberty, according to a recent study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology an ...

Medical research created Sep 13, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

New relief for gynecological disorders

The creation of new blood vessels in the body, called "angiogenesis," is usually discussed in connection with healing wounds and tumors. But it's also an ongoing process in the female reproductive tract, ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Apr 03, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Childhood diet lower in fat and higher in fiber may lower risk for chronic disease in adulthood

A recent study has found that a childhood behavioral intervention to lower dietary intake of total fat and saturated fat and increase consumption of foods that are good sources of dietary fiber resulted in significantly lower ...

Health created Oct 27, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Vitamin D with calcium shown to reduce mortality in elderly

A study recently published in the Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism (JCEM) suggests that vitamin D—when taken with calcium—can reduce the rate of mortality in seniors, therefore provid ...

Health created Jun 15, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Endocrine disorder is most common cause of elevated calcium levels

Unusually high calcium levels in the blood can almost always be traced to primary hyperparathyroidism, an undertreated, underreported condition that affects mainly women and the elderly, according to a new study by UCLA researchers.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Feb 21, 2013 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast