Overweight & Obesity
Age and sex found to influence health benefits of dieting
Researchers have found that males on reduced calorie diets showed greater fat loss and improvements in blood sugar levels compared with females.
Apr 25, 2023
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eLife
Pediatrics
Poor air quality linked to cognitive problems in babies
Poor air quality could be causing cognitive deficits in babies and toddlers, according to new research from the University of East Anglia.
Apr 25, 2023
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HIV & AIDS
New insights on the early stages of HIV infection in the human body
The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a virus that attacks the body's immune system. If not treated, it can lead to the autoimmune deficiency syndrome (AIDS).
Apr 13, 2023
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Neuroscience
New genetic finding provides clue for personalizing depression treatment
A team of scientists at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) has identified a stress-regulated gene that plays a role in the link between long-term stress and a common type of depressive behavior in mice. Specifically, ...
Apr 7, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Available evidence fails to show full impact of COVID-19 on cancer
The COVID-19 pandemic had a substantial and diverse impact on cancer care, but we still don't know how this affected prognosis, according to a study published today in eLife.
Apr 4, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Researchers disentangle patterns of indoor mixing for respiratory disease transmission risk
Researchers have characterized the seasonal effects on human social behavior to provide new insights on the risk of respiratory disease transmission.
Apr 4, 2023
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Medical research
White blood cells play unexpected role in clearing out dead liver cells
A type of white blood cell usually associated with immune responses to foreign particles may have another role in clearing out liver cells that have undergone apoptosis—where cells are programmed to die in a controlled ...
Apr 4, 2023
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Medications
FDA-approved drug shows promise in lab models for childhood blinding disease
A National Institutes of Health team has identified a compound already approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration that keeps light-sensitive photoreceptors alive in three models of Leber congenital amaurosis type 10 ...
Mar 29, 2023
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Ophthalmology
Retinal scans: A non-invasive, inexpensive method to track human aging
Buck Institute professor Pankaj Kapahi thinks the eye is a window to aging. His lab, in collaboration with Google Health and Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital, has shown how imaging of the fundus, the blood vessel-rich ...
Mar 28, 2023
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Sports medicine & Kinesiology
How runners stay upright on uneven terrain
If you go running over a trail in the woods or a grassy field, there are countless bumps and dips in the terrain, each with the potential to trip you up. But typically, runners manage just fine. It's a remarkable physical ...
Mar 22, 2023
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