Obstetrics & gynaecology

How periods may affect sensitivity to insulin

The sensitivity of the brain to insulin may be modulated by menstrual cycle phase, a paper published in Nature Metabolism suggests. The findings are based on a randomized clinical trial involving 11 women.

Attention deficit disorders

ADHD: What parents need to know

Lots of children and adolescents have the condition known as ADHD, or attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.

Biomedical technology

New 'patch' uses natural body motion to fix disk herniation

A new biologic "patch" that is activated by a person's natural motion could be the key to fixing herniated disks in people's backs, according to researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania ...

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