Pediatrics
Low blood sugars in newborns linked to later difficulties
A newborn condition affecting one in six babies has been linked to impairment in some high-level brain functions that shows up by age 4.5 years.
Aug 8, 2017
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Cardiology
Two probiotics identified as promising hypertension treatments
An estimated 40% of the global adult population have high blood pressure, or hypertension, which puts people at risk of cardiovascular disease and other dangerous health conditions. Recent studies suggest that probiotics ...
Oct 19, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Immune system cells in the gut linked to stress-induced depression
In experiments with mice and humans, a team led by Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers says it has identified a particular intestinal immune cell that impacts the gut microbiome, which in turn may affect brain functions linked ...
Mar 20, 2023
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Medical research
Higher body temperature alters key protein in autoinflammatory disorder
A new study from the Garvan Institute of Medical Research shows how rises in core body temperature may trigger the inflammatory flares in people with a rare genetic autoinflammatory disease.
Oct 3, 2022
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Diabetes
Diabetes researchers find gut microbiota regulate pancreatic growth, exocrine function, and gut hormones
Gut microbes can regulate the exocrine and endocrine functions of the pancreas and hormone production of the gastrointestinal tract, findings that may help develop potential treatments for diabetes and other diseases, a team ...
Apr 13, 2022
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Cardiology
Testosterone therapy reduces heart attack and stroke
Supplementing testosterone significantly reduces heart attacks and strokes in men with unnaturally low levels of the hormone, according to new research presented at the European Association of Urology congress today.
Jul 10, 2021
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Addiction
A potential game-changer to reverse alcohol intoxication
A staggering 3 million deaths occur every year as result from harmful use of alcohol, according to the World Health Organization.
Nov 12, 2020
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Diabetes
'Smart' insulin could prevent hypoglycemia during diabetes treatment
UCLA bioengineers and their colleagues have developed a new type of insulin that could help prevent hypoglycemia in people who use the drug to manage diabetes.
May 16, 2019
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Diabetes
What is pre-diabetes?
According to the American Diabetes Association, an estimated 86 million Americans age 20 and older have pre-diabetes. "If you've been diagnosed with pre-diabetes, it means your blood sugar levels are not high enough to be ...
Dec 3, 2015
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Cardiology
A novel monoclonal antibody therapy cuts LDL cholesterol by half in a high-risk patient population
The investigational drug evinacumab reduced low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol—the so-called "bad" cholesterol—by 50 percent in patients with severe hypercholesterolemia whose condition is resistant to standard ...
Nov 15, 2020
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