Psychology & Psychiatry
Sleeping in on the weekend won't repay your sleep debt
Think sleeping in on the weekend can repair the damage from a week of sleepless nights?
Feb 28, 2019
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Medical research
Adipocyte glucocorticoid receptors play a role in developing steroid diabetes
Steroids are used for treating various diseases such as allergic disorders, but they occasionally cause adverse effects, such as steroid diabetes and other metabolic disturbances. Since steroids act throughout the body, how ...
Feb 28, 2019
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Diabetes
Researchers discover why people with Laron dwarfism don't get diabetes
University of Queensland researchers have discovered a hidden metabolic advantage that prevents people with a specific type of dwarfism from developing type 2 diabetes or cancer.
Feb 26, 2019
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Neuroscience
Researchers map early visual processing between the retina and the brain
How are the images cast on the retina reassembled in the brain? Researchers in Munich and Tuebingen find that processing of visual stimuli occurs at the earliest waystation on the way to the visual cortex—but not all inputs ...
Feb 22, 2019
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Oncology & Cancer
New method to detect cancer cells faster, potentially improving outcomes
The days—or even weeks—spent waiting for the results of a cancer-screening test can feel like an eternity. Especially when early diagnosis and quick action are tied to better outcomes.
Feb 20, 2019
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Neuroscience
Altered brain activity patterns of Parkinson's captured in mice
The tell-tale tremors of Parkinson's disease emerge from abnormal activity in a brain region crucial for voluntary movement. Using a mouse model of the disease, researchers at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology ...
Feb 19, 2019
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Diabetes
Study explores the role of estrogen in controlling Type 2 diabetes
The results of a recent Texas A&M University-led study provide insights into the mechanism by which estrogen can decrease insulin resistance and the production of glucose, reducing incidences of Type 2 diabetes mellitus.
Feb 12, 2019
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Diabetes
Maternal glucose in pregnancy tied to child's glucose outcomes
(HealthDay)—In utero exposure to higher levels of maternal glucose is associated with higher glucose levels and insulin resistance during childhood, according to a study published online Jan. 7 in Diabetes Care.
Feb 1, 2019
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Medications
Study finds patient messages help predict medication adherence
Around two-thirds of patients treated for breast cancer will have had hormone-sensitive tumors and, after their initial treatment, will be advised to undergo hormone therapy for five to 10 years to prevent recurrence.
Feb 1, 2019
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Health
Vitamin D could lower the risk of developing diabetes
The benefits of vitamin D in promoting bone health are already well known. A new study out of Brazil suggests that vitamin D also may promote greater insulin sensitivity, thus lowering glucose levels and the risk of developing ...
Jan 30, 2019
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