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Resistance to last-line antibiotic makes bacteria resistant to immune system

Bacteria resistant to the antibiotic colistin are also commonly resistant to antimicrobial substances made by the human body, according to a study in mBio, the online open-access journal of the American Society for Microb ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created 19 hours ago | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Treatment of sleep apnea improves glucose levels in prediabetes

Optimal treatment of sleep apnea in patients with prediabetes improves blood sugar (glucose) levels and thus can reduce cardiometabolic risk, according to a study to be presented at the ATS 2013 International Conference in ...

Sleep apnea created May 20, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

DNA variant affects diabetes risk and treatment response

A DNA variant near a digestive enzyme does not only affect risk of developing diabetes but also affects the response to treatment, an international consortium of researchers including the University of Dundee has found.

Diabetes created May 17, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New research identifies practice changes to improve value and quality of GI procedures

There are significant cost and risk factors associated with two procedures commonly used to diagnose or treat gastrointestinal problems, according to research presented at Digestive Disease Week (DDW).

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created May 19, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study identifies genes, pathways altered during relaxation response practice

A new study from investigators at the Benson-Henry Institute for Mind/Body Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) finds that elicitation of the relaxation response ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created May 01, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researcher examines behavior of genes to understand breast cancer risks, other health issues

Most often, people associate circadian rhythms with the symptoms of jet lag that occur after crossing several time zones. Circadian rhythms, which get their cues from light and darkness, can change sleep-wake ...

Medical research created Apr 30, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers target physiological factors that lead to asthma attack

A new study that identifies ways to reduce the factors that lead to an asthma attack gives hope to asthma sufferers. A UCSF researcher and his colleagues believe they have found a way to help asthma sufferers by impeding ...

Inflammatory disorders created Sep 17, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Immune response linked to key enzyme

(Medical Xpress)—A previously unknown function of a family of enzymes familiar to biologists may contribute to scientists' understanding of signaling molecules involved in the body's immune response and ...

Immunology created Apr 12, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Research proposes common link between autism, diabetes

A review of the genetic and biochemical abnormalities associated with autism reveals a possible link between the widely diagnosed neurological disorder and Type 2 diabetes, another medical disorder on the rise in recent decades.

Medical research created Oct 19, 2011 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (8) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Moving cells with light holds medical promise

Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have shown they can coax cells to move toward a beam of light. The feat is a first step toward manipulating cells to control insulin secretion ...

Medical research created Apr 08, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Body clock genes unravelled

International travellers, shift workers and even people suffering from obesity-related conditions stand to benefit from a key discovery about the functioning of the body's internal clock.

Genetics created May 03, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers see low-calorie diet's effects in fly brain, mouthpart

A novel technique for measuring tiny, rapid-fire secretions in the brains and mouthparts of fruit flies (drosophila) is providing insights into the beneficial effects of eating less — information that ...

Medical research created Jul 16, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Hormone discovered that preserves insulin production and beta cell function in diabetes

(Medical Xpress) -- Researchers at Duke University Medical Center have found protective, anti-diabetic functions for a hormone that, like insulin, is produced by the islet cells of the pancreas. The new hormone was found ...

Medical research created Jul 02, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Novel technique for delivering multiple cancer treatments may solve hurdle for combinatorial drug therapies

Cancers are notorious for secreting chemicals that confuse the immune system and thwarting biological defenses.

Cancer created Jul 15, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study identifies target for diabetes drug

New research from the University of Cincinnati (UC) points to the naturally produced protein apolipoprotein A-IV (apoA-IV) as a potential target for a new diabetes therapeutic.

Diabetes created May 21, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast