Archive: 01/04/2016
In mildly obese patients, sleeve-it surgery may increase weight loss and glycemic control
In mildly obese ("class I") patients, sleeve with ileal transposition (sleeve-IT) surgery results in better glycemic control than either gastric bypass or clinical treatment, a new study from Brazil suggests. The results ...
Apr 1, 2016
Brain processes social information at high priority
Our brain automatically pays great attention to everyday actions linked to a social context. Researchers from Bochum have verified this fact with the aid of hypnosis.
Apr 1, 2016
Scientists engineer immune cells to protect organs from transplant rejection
Scientists at BC Children's Hospital and the University of British Columbia have developed a gene therapy that programs a type of immune cell called T regulatory cells (Tregs) to protect transplanted tissues from rejection ...
Apr 1, 2016
Chemical in antibacterial soap may disrupt mix of organisms in digestive tract
Use of a common nonprescription antimicrobial, triclocarban (TCC), during pregnancy and breast-feeding may alter the offspring's composition of intestinal bacteria and other micro-organisms, called the gut microbiota, a new ...
Apr 1, 2016
BPA changes fetal development of the mammary gland, can raise breast cancer risk
A new culture system that tests the role of chemical exposure on the developing mammary gland has found that bisphenol A (BPA) directly affects the mammary gland of mouse embryos. The study results, to be presented Friday ...
Apr 1, 2016
Engineered ovary implant restores fertility in mice
Northwestern University scientists created a prosthetic ovary using a 3D printer - an implant that allowed mice that had their ovaries surgically removed to bear live young. The results will be presented Saturday, April 2, ...
Apr 1, 2016