Medical research

Examining the secrets of the microbiome

You're more microbe than human, at least by the numbers. The human body has about 37 trillion cells, but it's home to many more microbes—the gut alone has 100 trillion of them. Swimming and squirming inside your tummy are ...

Health

Rye a better choice than wheat for weight loss

Eating whole grain rye products instead of refined wheat alternatives can offer worthwhile health benefits. Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, recently published a study showing that people who ate ...

Health

Whole-body vibration may be as effective as regular exercise

A less strenuous form of exercise known as whole-body vibration (WBV) can mimic the muscle and bone health benefits of regular exercise in mice, according to a new study published in the Endocrine Society's journal Endocrinology.

Diabetes

Daily vibration may combat prediabetes in youth

Daily sessions of whole-body vibration may combat prediabetes in adolescents, dramatically reducing inflammation, average blood glucose levels and symptoms such as frequent urination, researchers report.

Oncology & Cancer

Recommendations presented for MRI use in multiple myeloma

(HealthDay)—Recommendations for the use of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in multiple myeloma are presented in a consensus statement published online Jan. 20 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.

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