News tagged with sensitization


Starvation hormone markedly extends mouse life span, researchers show

A study by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers finds that a starvation hormone markedly extends life span in mice without the need for calorie restriction.

Medical research created Oct 16, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Gluten-free craze for general population not supported by science, professor finds

(Medical Xpress)—There is no benefit for the average healthy adult to follow a gluten-free diet, according to research published by an Arizona State University professor in the September 2012 issue of the Journal of th ...

Health created Oct 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New study sheds light on cancer-protective properties of milk

Milk consumption has been linked to improved health, with decreased risks of diabetes, metabolic syndrome, and colon cancer. A group of scientists in Sweden found that lactoferricin4-14 (Lfcin4-14), a milk protein with known ...

Cancer created Oct 03, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Got dry eyes? Measuring eyelid sensitivity may reflect the causes

A simple test of eyelid sensitivity may help vision professionals in evaluating one of the most common eye-related symptoms: dry eyes. A new study linking increased eyelid sensitivity to decreased function of the eyelid margins ...

Ophthalmology created Oct 03, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Insulin sensitivity lower in adults born preterm

(HealthDay)—Middle-aged adults who were born preterm, even moderately preterm (32 to 36 weeks' gestation), are less insulin sensitive compared with adults who were born at term, according to research published ...

Diabetes created Sep 27, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Blood tests pick up early 'silent' heart disease

(Medical Xpress)—Scientists funded by the British Heart Foundation (BHF) at the University of Dundee have found that a combination of blood tests could effectively pick up 'silent' heart disease in thousands of people. ...

Cardiology created Sep 24, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Mechanism of smoking-induced insulin resistance elucidated

(HealthDay)—Smoking-induced insulin resistance, which improves with smoking cessation, may be due to activation of mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR), according to a study published online Sept. 10 in ...

Diabetes created Sep 17, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Single gene cause of insulin sensitivity may offer insight for treating diabetes

(Medical Xpress)—The first single gene cause of increased sensitivity to the hormone insulin has been discovered by a team of Oxford University researchers.

Diabetes created Sep 12, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Hayfever vaccine study raises hopes for new allergy treatment as clinical trial is launched

Researchers are developing a new vaccine for hayfever which could be more effective, less invasive for patients and less expensive than vaccines already available to patients within the NHS.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Sep 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers iron out the link between serum ferritin and diabetes

Iron overload increases the risk for insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes; however, the exact mechanisms that link the two are unknown.

Medical research created Sep 10, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Immune system protein could explain pancreatitis

It is likely that the protein is also highly significant for other inflammatory diseases.

Immunology created Aug 31, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Sleep apnea tied to insulin resistance in young, lean men

(HealthDay)—In healthy, lean, young men, the presence of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) correlates with insulin resistance and compensatory hyperinsulinemia to maintain normal glucose levels, according to ...

Diabetes created Aug 29, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Health, fads drive America's gluten-free eating

(AP) — It sounds like an unfolding epidemic: A decade ago, virtually no one in the U.S. seemed to have a problem eating gluten in bread and other foods. Now, millions do.

Health created Jul 31, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

AAQ chemical makes blind mice see; compound holds promise for treating humans

A team of University of California, Berkeley, scientists in collaboration with researchers at the University of Munich and University of Washington in Seattle has discovered a chemical that temporarily restores some vision ...

Neuroscience created Jul 25, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Endurance training cuts lipid-induced insulin resistance

(HealthDay) -- Endurance training seems to lessen the effect of lipid-induced insulin resistance, specifically by preventing lipid-induced reduction in nonoxidative glucose disposal (NOGD), according to a ...

Diabetes created Jul 17, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0