Diabetes

Study bodes well for low-carb eaters

Three low-carb meals within 24 hours lowers post-meal insulin resistance by more than 30 percent, but high-carb meals sustain insulin resistance, a condition that leads to high blood pressure, prediabetes and diabetes, according ...

Neuroscience

A physician's ability to empathize may be in the genes

(HealthDay)—Sensory processing sensitivity (SPS) is associated with increased activation of brain regions involved in awareness, attention, and action planning, according to a study published online June 23 in Brain and ...

Health

Firstborn? That may increase a man's risk of being overweight

Warning: Being a firstborn may be hazardous to your health. So suggests a small study of middle-age men in New Zealand. Compared with their younger brothers, the firstborns weighed more and were less sensitive to insulin.

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