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Enzyme drives middle-age weight and fitness changes : Researchers have long known that losing weight and maintaining the capacity to exercise tend to get harder beginning between ages 30 and 40—the start of mid-life. Scientists have developed new therapies for obesity, including fat-fighting pills. However, many therapies have failed because of a lack of understanding about the biological changes that cause […]
Neurological issues may drive common voice disorders : Hyperfunctional voice disorders (HVDs) are hard to describe but easy to hear. People with the condition produce a grab-bag of forms of unusual voice behaviors that make them more difficult to follow. Nodules on the vocal cords may trigger the condition, but it may linger after the nodules are removed by surgery. Voice […]
Trial of Experimental Chikungunya Vaccine Begins : A clinical trial of an experimental vaccine to prevent infection with chikungunya virus is now enrolling healthy adult volunteers at sites in the United States. The Phase 1/2 trial, which is sponsored by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), is being conducted at […]
Less Chemotherapy May Be Best Choice for Some Patients with Colon Cancer : A shorter course of chemotherapy following surgery may be the preferred treatment for some patients with colon cancer, results of an international collaborative study suggest.
Opioid misuse during pregnancy : Research is essential to determining how best to screen pregnant women for opioid use disorder, to treat pregnant women who have the disorder, and to care for infants as they experience withdrawal symptoms, according to experts convened for a National Institutes of Health workshop in April 2016. A summary of the workshop, co-sponsored by NIH’s Eunice […]
Kids’ heart health focus of new research : Experts say that helping children maintain ideal cardiovascular health is more effective than taking a wait-and-see approach and treating disease in adulthood. The aim of the AHA’s Strategically Focused Research Network for children is to help reach that goal through studies looking at childhood obesity, maintaining ideal heart health, congenital heart disease and […]
Drinking diet beverages during pregnancy linked to child obesity : Children born to women who had gestational diabetes and drank at least one artificially sweetened beverage per day during pregnancy were more likely to be overweight or obese at age 7, compared to children born to women who had gestational diabetes and drank water instead of artificially sweetened beverages, according to […]
How to make the most of every avocado you buy : How sad it is to spend $2 on an avocado only to cut into it and find out that it has gone over to the dark side. Here are a few tips from experts on how to avoid that, and more:
Regular Bedtimes for Children May be Protective Against Obesity : For many generations parenting books and gurus alike have heralded the importance of routine. Beginning in infancy, children are scheduled to eat, sleep and play, and busy moms often follow this schedule to assure their youngest children are happy, healthy and well socialized. But, as is always the case, children grow […]
Alkaline Diets and Kidney Disease : Many dangerous fad diets exist that purport to treat diseases such as cancer by manipulating the pH of blood with different foods. While there is no good evidence that acidic foods alter the body’s pH and promote disease, the hypothesis that “dietary acid load” relates to disease should not be completely dismissed. The kidney serves […]
How diet may affect age-related macular degeneration : Near the center of the retina, at the back of the eye, is a small area known as the macula. The macula is needed for sharp, central vision, such as for seeing straight ahead to drive, read, and recognize faces. More than 2 million Americans have age-related macular degeneration (AMD). It’s a leading […]
New brain network identified for social interactions : Understanding social interactions and what others are thinking is essential for relationships. Monkeys, like humans, can recognize and interpret social interactions. Primates use behaviors like playing, grooming, and fighting to determine social rank and gain allies in their group. But how the brain processes social interactions is unknown.
Antibodies from Ebola survivor could lead to treatments and vaccines : The 2013-16 Ebola outbreak in West Africa highlighted the need for an effective treatment or vaccine. Researchers have been making progress on several fronts, but many scientific and logistical challenges loom.
Making artificial ovaries : Eggs are produced in the ovary within follicles. After an egg matures, the follicle releases it from the ovary and it passes to the fallopian tube, where it can be fertilized by sperm. Follicles also make hormones, which travel through the bloodstream to other parts of the body.
Organizations fund more than $550,000 in heart defect research : Five research programs are receiving a total of $561,798 to fund congenital heart defect research, the American Heart Association and The Children’s Heart Foundation announced Tuesday.
