Diabetes-reversing drug boosts insulin-producing cells by 700%

People living with diabetes might have a new hope. Scientists have tested a new drug therapy in diabetic mice, and found that it boosted insulin-producing cells by 700% over three months, effectively reversing their disease.Continue ReadingCategory: Me… Continue reading Diabetes-reversing drug boosts insulin-producing cells by 700%

Drug beliefs produce a dose-dependent effect in the brain, study finds

Researchers have shown, for the first time, that a person’s beliefs about nicotine influences brain activity, producing a dose-dependent effect that was only thought to occur with pharmaceutical agents. In addition to providing an explanation for why i… Continue reading Drug beliefs produce a dose-dependent effect in the brain, study finds

Exercising to lose weight? Your fat-burn zone may need to change

While most people attempting to lose weight will know that there is an optimal “zone’’ based on the heart rate achieved during different activities, at which fat metabolizes most efficiently. However, it’s generally a one-size-fits-all approach based o… Continue reading Exercising to lose weight? Your fat-burn zone may need to change

Wearables can assess mental health, boost access to care

We all know that wearable devices can collect health-related data: the number of steps taken, floors climbed, calories burned, sleep time, and heart rate, to name but a few. But what about evaluating a person’s mental health? A new study has found that… Continue reading Wearables can assess mental health, boost access to care

Experts divided over new study claiming global sperm counts are plummeting

A striking meta-study published in 2017 reported a 50% decline in the average male sperm count since the 1970s. A newly published follow-up investigation, including more data from more countries, is suggesting that decline in sperm counts may be accele… Continue reading Experts divided over new study claiming global sperm counts are plummeting

How insufficient sleep can damage your immune stem cells

A new study has highlighted one way insufficient sleep can harm your immune system, making you more vulnerable to infections and inflammatory disease by damaging your body’s hematopoietic stem cells.Continue ReadingCategory: Health & Wellbeing, Lif… Continue reading How insufficient sleep can damage your immune stem cells

How insufficient sleep can damage your immune stem cells

A new study has highlighted one way insufficient sleep can harm your immune system, making you more vulnerable to infections and inflammatory disease by damaging your body’s hematopoietic stem cells.Continue ReadingCategory: Health & Wellbeing, Lif… Continue reading How insufficient sleep can damage your immune stem cells

Trial finds combining 3 drugs into 1 pill cuts heart disease deaths

A large international clinical trial has found combining three common heart disease drugs into the one pill is significantly more effective at preventing cardiovascular events and death compared to administering each of the medicines separately.Continu… Continue reading Trial finds combining 3 drugs into 1 pill cuts heart disease deaths

Protein discovery points to entirely new way to treat type 2 diabetes

A study led by researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai has homed in on a newly discovered molecular mechanism that could prevent insulin resistance in type 2 diabetics. The research indicates disrupting the expression of a certain … Continue reading Protein discovery points to entirely new way to treat type 2 diabetes

First signs of head trauma in ramming animals may unlock secrets of TBI

Understanding and treating traumatic brain injuries (TBI) in humans is difficult as some, such as chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), can only be diagnosed after death. Scientists may have unearthed a valuable new tool to study these conditions, in… Continue reading First signs of head trauma in ramming animals may unlock secrets of TBI