Secret Behind Metformin’s Weight Loss and Anti-Aging Benefits Revealed
Diabetes drug Metformin shows benefits on aging and a number of diverse diseases. Researchers at McMaster University have unlocked one of the secrets behind the…
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Play Sports – Even Football, Hockey or Soccer – for a Healthier Brain
There have been many headlines in recent years about the potentially negative impacts contact sports can have on athletes’ brains. But a new Northwestern University…
Study Finds Probiotics and Prebiotics Work Differently in Girls and Boys
The team from the Universities of Bristol and Reading found that 28-day old piglets produced very different levels of immune cells, antibodies, and other immune-associated…
Low Libido in Older Women Isn’t Just From Menopause
A qualitative study by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine found that women in their 60s report various reasons behind why they…
Ancient Worm Reveals Way to Destroy Toxic Cells – Potential New Therapy for Huntington’s and Parkinson’s
Insights from their study may provide a novel therapeutic approach for diseases such as Huntington’s and Parkinson’s. Associate Professor Roger Pocock, from the Monash Biomedicine…
Eating Within 10-Hour Window May Help Stave Off Diabetes, Heart Disease [Video]
Salk and University of California San Diego scientists discover that time-restricted eating in humans can help treat metabolic syndrome in conjunction with traditional medications. Metabolic…
Remarkable Health Benefits Shown Following Air Pollution Reduction
Reductions in air pollution yielded fast and dramatic impacts on health-outcomes, as well as decreases in all-cause morbidity, according to findings in “Health Benefits of…
Protein Levels in People’s Blood Accurately Predicts Their Age – Aging Isn’t Smooth Continuous Process
Stanford Scientists Reliably Predict People’s Age by Measuring Proteins in Blood Protein levels in people’s blood can predict their age, a Stanford study has found….
Study Investigates Whether Effects of ‘Abortion Pill’ Can Be Reversed
University of California – Davis Health study examines whether progesterone can reverse mifepristone’s effect in initiating abortion. Women who initiate medical abortion but opt to…
MIT Researchers Developing Once a Month Birth Control Pill
Long-lasting capsule can remain in the stomach and release contraceptive drugs over several weeks. Oral contraceptives are one of the most popular forms of birth…
E-Cigarette User Has Rare Form of Lung Scarring Typically Found in Metal Workers
European Respiratory Society warns against vaping for smoking cessation. Researchers studying a patient with a rare lung disease called hard-metal pneumoconiosis say the disease was…
Key Brain Region Smaller in Women Taking Birth Control Pills
Researchers studying the brain found that women taking oral contraceptives, commonly known as birth control pills, had significantly smaller hypothalamus volume, compared to women not…
Food Allergies in High-Risk Infants Can Be Prevented by Introducing Peanuts and Eggs Early
Research undertaken by King’s College London and St George’s, University of London has found that introducing certain foods early to infants can prevent them from…
Warning: Increased Breast Cancer Risk Linked to Permanent Hair Dye and Straighteners
Scientists at the National Institutes of Health found that women who use permanent hair dye and chemical hair straighteners have a higher risk of developing…
Warning: Deadly Superbugs Lurking in More Than 90% of Make-Up Bags
Superbugs including E.coli and Staphylococci have been found in more than nine out of ten in-use beauty products Contaminated products used on the face and…
Effective New Treatment for Brain Tumors Uses Electrospun Fiber to Avoid Chemotherapy Side-Effects
Researchers with the University of Cincinnati used coaxial electrospinning to create a treatment for glioblastoma multiforme. A novel engineering process can deliver a safe and…
New Treatment Makes Passing Kidney Stones Faster and Less Painful
Muscle relaxants delivered to the ureter can reduce contractions that cause pain when passing a stone. Every year, more than half a million Americans visit…
Destroying Prostate Cancer With Novel Noninvasive MRI-Guided Ultrasound Treatment
Video shows animation of MRI-guided transurethral ultrasound ablation (TULSA) procedure. TULSA works by delivering precise doses of sound waves to diseased prostate tissue while sparing…