Researchers at Rush University Medical Center are conducting an early phase clinical trial of a novel drug therapy for patients with dementia due to Alzheimer's disease. The drug is a new compound called MSDC-0160, which ...
Feb 15, 2012
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Eating a high fat and high sugar diet when pregnant leads to metabolic impairments in both the mother and her unborn child, which may "program" them for potential health complications later in life, researchers have shown.
Apr 5, 2017
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(HealthDay)—There is a strong correlation between hirsutism and metabolic dysfunction in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), according to a study published online Sept. 21 in the Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology.
Oct 2, 2017
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The newest vitamin B3 family member, nicotinamide riboside (NR) has been found to have beneficial effects on mitochondria in the human muscle. Currently, mitochondrial dysfunction cannot be treated. Recent findings from the ...
Feb 9, 2023
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Estrogen may protect diabetes patients from cardiomyopathy, according to research led by a Texas A&M AgriLife scientist and published in the June issue of Circulation: Heart Failure.
Jun 14, 2022
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Researchers from the Institute of Neuroscience and the Institute of Complex Systems (UBICS) of the University of Barcelona have identified differences in the pattern of the neurofunctional activation in patients with type ...
Jun 28, 2017
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According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 25 percent of Americans have inactive lifestyles (they take fewer than 5,000 steps a day) and 75 percent do not meet the weekly exercise recommendations (150 minutes ...
Aug 2, 2011
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Could your heart get hooked on blood sugar? Researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine think so, and they will determine if blocking that addiction could prevent enlargement of the heart that can lead to ...
Oct 13, 2015
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Alzheimer's is a devastating and incurable disease marked by beta-amyloid and tau protein aggregations in the brain, yet the direct relationship between these proteins and neurodegeneration has remained a mystery. New molecular ...
Jun 13, 2016
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Researchers at the Swedish medical university Karolinska Institutet have discovered a new inherited disorder that causes severe mental retardation and liver dysfunction. The disease, adenosine kinase deficiency, is caused ...
Sep 30, 2011
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