Archive: 04/11/2016
Experts discover gene variants that protect a lucky few primates against obesity from a high fat diet
A team of researchers from Baylor College of Medicine, the Oregon National Primate Research Center, and the University of Colorado may have discovered the answer to why a lucky few primates are resistant to obesity. In a ...
Nov 4, 2016
First 13 cases of deadly fungal infection emerge in US
Thirteen cases of a sometimes deadly and often drug-resistant fungal infection, Candida auris, have been reported in the United States for the first time, health officials said Friday.
Nov 4, 2016
Researchers find immunotherapy treatments better for advanced skin cancer
McMaster University researchers have found that for patients diagnosed in the late stages of one of the most common and deadly forms of skin cancer, treatment with a combination of immunotherapy options improves survival ...
Nov 4, 2016
A race against time to diagnose deadly weight loss in cancer patients
About one third of cancer patients die because of cachexia - an involuntary weight loss, characterized primarily by muscle wasting and metabolic changes, which cannot be addressed or treated solely with increased food intake. ...
Nov 4, 2016
Children's health and privacy at risk from digital marketing
For the first time, researchers and health experts have undertaken a comprehensive analysis of the concerning situation in the World Health Organisation European Region regarding digital marketing to children of foods high ...
Nov 4, 2016