Scurvy: Not just an 18th-century sailors' disease

byCanadian Medical Association JournalCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainScurvy, or vitamin C deficiency, is not just an 18th-century seafarers' disease, as a case study of a 65-year-old woma

Updated on: November 11,2024

Scurvy: Not just an 18th-century sailors' disease

byCanadian Medical Association JournalCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainScurvy, or vitamin C deficiency, is not just an 18th-century seafarers' disease, as a case study of a 65-year-old woma

Updated on:November 11,2024

Global experts call for ten urgent actions to address declining male fertility

by Mike Addelman,University of ManchesterWorldwide, limited data exist on sperm concentration in men. A summary of sperm concentration from a selection of available studies (blue) for world regi

Updated on: January 18,2024

Global experts call for ten urgent actions to address declining male fertility

by Mike Addelman,University of ManchesterWorldwide, limited data exist on sperm concentration in men. A summary of sperm concentration from a selection of available studies (blue) for world regi

Updated on:January 18,2024

One in five children globally has excess weight

by Lori SolomonOne in five children or adolescents globally experience excess weight, according to a study published online June 10 inJAMA Pediatrics.Xinyue Zhang, Ph.D., from Sichuan University

Updated on: June 15,2024

One in five children globally has excess weight

by Lori SolomonOne in five children or adolescents globally experience excess weight, according to a study published online June 10 inJAMA Pediatrics.Xinyue Zhang, Ph.D., from Sichuan University

Updated on:June 15,2024

Price sensitivity to unhealthy foods found to be related to BMI

by PNAS NexusCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainConsumer data shows people with obesity are more price-sensitive than others when it comes to buying unhealthy foods, suggesting a food tax could be an e

Updated on: June 15,2024

Price sensitivity to unhealthy foods found to be related to BMI

by PNAS NexusCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainConsumer data shows people with obesity are more price-sensitive than others when it comes to buying unhealthy foods, suggesting a food tax could be an e

Updated on:June 15,2024

Keeping time: Understanding the master clock in the brain

by University of TsukubaCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainMost living creatures exhibit a circadian rhythm, an internal clock that repeats around every 24 hours. Now, researchers from Japan have f

Updated on: January 28,2024

Keeping time: Understanding the master clock in the brain

by University of TsukubaCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainMost living creatures exhibit a circadian rhythm, an internal clock that repeats around every 24 hours. Now, researchers from Japan have f

Updated on:January 28,2024

Ozempic, Wegovy have health benefits beyond weight loss, studies find

by Ernie MundellNew trials are showing how the blockbuster diabetes and weight-loss meds Ozempic and Wegovy can boost health in even more ways.These two injected drugs are versions ofsemaglutide

Updated on: September 03,2024

Ozempic, Wegovy have health benefits beyond weight loss, studies find

by Ernie MundellNew trials are showing how the blockbuster diabetes and weight-loss meds Ozempic and Wegovy can boost health in even more ways.These two injected drugs are versions ofsemaglutide

Updated on:September 03,2024

Review of over 70 years of menopause science highlights research gaps and calls for individualized treatment

byCell PressCardinal symptoms and consequences of menopause. Credit:Cell, Davis et al.Although about half of people go through menopause, less than 15% of them receive effective treatment

Updated on: January 18,2024

Review of over 70 years of menopause science highlights research gaps and calls for individualized treatment

byCell PressCardinal symptoms and consequences of menopause. Credit:Cell, Davis et al.Although about half of people go through menopause, less than 15% of them receive effective treatment

Updated on:January 18,2024

Mucuna pruriens found to both increase and decrease sperm count in the same study

Mucuna pruriens found to both increase and decrease sperm count in the same studyby Justin Jackson , Medical XpressPhotomicrograph of cross section of the testis (400X). This figure shows the cross se

Updated on: January 24,2024

Mucuna pruriens found to both increase and decrease sperm count in the same study

Mucuna pruriens found to both increase and decrease sperm count in the same studyby Justin Jackson , Medical XpressPhotomicrograph of cross section of the testis (400X). This figure shows the cross se

Updated on:January 24,2024

Intermittent fasting may reverse type 2 diabetes

by The Endocrine SocietyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAfter an intermittent fasting diet intervention, patients achieved complete diabetes remission, defined as an HbA1c (average blood sugar)

Updated on: February 05,2024

Intermittent fasting may reverse type 2 diabetes

by The Endocrine SocietyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAfter an intermittent fasting diet intervention, patients achieved complete diabetes remission, defined as an HbA1c (average blood sugar)

Updated on:February 05,2024

Milk and water most efficient vehicles for absorbing vitamin D, study finds

by European Society of EndocrinologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainAccording to a new study that was presented May 21 at the 24th European Congress of Endocrinology in Milan, Italy, vitamin D food fortifica

Updated on: February 21,2024

Milk and water most efficient vehicles for absorbing vitamin D, study finds

by European Society of EndocrinologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainAccording to a new study that was presented May 21 at the 24th European Congress of Endocrinology in Milan, Italy, vitamin D food fortifica

Updated on:February 21,2024

The gut microbiome's supersized role in shaping molecules in our blood

by Institute for Systems BiologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainScientists from the Institute for Systems Biology (ISB) have shown which blood metabolites are associated with the gut microbiome, gene

Updated on: January 28,2024

The gut microbiome's supersized role in shaping molecules in our blood

by Institute for Systems BiologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainScientists from the Institute for Systems Biology (ISB) have shown which blood metabolites are associated with the gut microbiome, gene

Updated on:January 28,2024

Estrogen supplements found to boost the effect of strength training in menopausal women

by Aarhus UniversityFlow diagram reflecting the recruitment and allocation process. Credit:Frontiers in Physiology(2021). DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2020.596130When the menopause sets in, man

Updated on: January 28,2024

Estrogen supplements found to boost the effect of strength training in menopausal women

by Aarhus UniversityFlow diagram reflecting the recruitment and allocation process. Credit:Frontiers in Physiology(2021). DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2020.596130When the menopause sets in, man

Updated on:January 28,2024