Obstetrics & gynaecology
Could sauna time help curb weight gain during menopause?
A 30-minute sauna or warm bubble bath every day might help women of a certain age fend off unwanted weight gain.
Jul 3, 2024
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News tagged with heat resistance
Health
Daily sauna time might help prevent menopause-related weight gain
New research performed with mice suggests that daily time in a warm environment such as a sauna might help older adults, especially women, combat age-related obesity and insulin resistance. The study shows the potential of ...
Jul 1, 2024
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Oncology & Cancer
Drug combination targeting HSP90 and BRAF is safe and effective in advanced melanoma
Patients with advanced or metastatic melanoma have been able to live longer cancer-free lives because of several new therapies approved over the last decade, such as BRAF and MEK inhibitors. However, despite the success of ...
Apr 19, 2018
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Medical research
A new wave of antimalarial drugs
Malaria caused by the parasite Plasmodium falciparum remains a major public health problem worldwide. As a continuation of previous research targeting Hsp90, a universal molecular chaperone performing vital functions both ...
Jul 7, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New guidelines to harmonize studies on heat resistance of bacteria
Using a common methodology to measure heat resistance of bacteria is crucial, so that the results of different studies can be compared. The International Dairy Federation (IDF) has produced a set of guidelines and considerations ...
Dec 2, 2014
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Diabetes
A link between type 2 diabetes and mitochondrial function
Type 2 diabetes is a chronic condition that is characterized by resistance to or insufficient production of insulin, a hormone that controls sugar movement into cells. In certain tissues, insulin resistance has been associated ...
Oct 1, 2013
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Oncology & Cancer
Researchers find potential solution to melanoma's resistance to vemurafenib
Researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, Fla., and colleagues in California have found that the XL888 inhibitor can prevent resistance to the chemotherapy drug vemurafenib, commonly used for treating patients with melanoma.
Feb 28, 2012
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