Supplements may protect those with low vitamin D levels from severe COVID-19

by The Endocrine SocietyCredit: CC0 Public DomainPatients with low vitamin D levels who are hospitalized for COVID-19 may have a lower risk of dying or requiring mechanical ventilation if they re

Updated on: January 28,2024

Supplements may protect those with low vitamin D levels from severe COVID-19

by The Endocrine SocietyCredit: CC0 Public DomainPatients with low vitamin D levels who are hospitalized for COVID-19 may have a lower risk of dying or requiring mechanical ventilation if they re

Updated on:January 28,2024

Type 2 diabetes medication shown to benefit asthma patients

by Vanderbilt University Medical CenterCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainType 2 diabetes patients who also have asthma are benefitting from a diabetes medication, typically given to help the panc

Updated on: April 01,2024

Type 2 diabetes medication shown to benefit asthma patients

by Vanderbilt University Medical CenterCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainType 2 diabetes patients who also have asthma are benefitting from a diabetes medication, typically given to help the panc

Updated on:April 01,2024

Menopause awareness and education should start earlier in life

by Cynthia WeissCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainFor many women, having uncomfortable conversations with their mothers or a health care professional about menstruation was a rite of passage. Today, th

Updated on: February 03,2024

Menopause awareness and education should start earlier in life

by Cynthia WeissCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainFor many women, having uncomfortable conversations with their mothers or a health care professional about menstruation was a rite of passage. Today, th

Updated on:February 03,2024

How stress in the intestine influences chromosome inheritance

by University of CologneCredit: CC0 Public DomainInheriting a normal and intact number of chromosomes in germ cells, egg and sperm, is essential for the preservation of all species. With increasi

Updated on: January 28,2024

How stress in the intestine influences chromosome inheritance

by University of CologneCredit: CC0 Public DomainInheriting a normal and intact number of chromosomes in germ cells, egg and sperm, is essential for the preservation of all species. With increasi

Updated on:January 28,2024

Hunger hormones impact decision-making brain area to drive behavior, study finds

byUniversity College LondonCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA hunger hormone produced in the gut can directly impact a decision-making part of the brain in order to drive an animal's behavi

Updated on: January 09,2024

Hunger hormones impact decision-making brain area to drive behavior, study finds

byUniversity College LondonCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA hunger hormone produced in the gut can directly impact a decision-making part of the brain in order to drive an animal's behavi

Updated on:January 09,2024

New biomarkers for type 1 diabetes identified

by University of MontrealCredit: CC0 Public DomainA research team led by Dr. Despoina Manousaki of the CHU Sainte-Justine Research Centre and the Université de Montréal has identified three circu

Updated on: January 28,2024

New biomarkers for type 1 diabetes identified

by University of MontrealCredit: CC0 Public DomainA research team led by Dr. Despoina Manousaki of the CHU Sainte-Justine Research Centre and the Université de Montréal has identified three circu

Updated on:January 28,2024

Researchers find testosterone hormone therapy for transmasculine individuals is safer than previously thought

byThe Mount Sinai HospitalCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA common concern about gender-affirming hormone therapy for transmasculine people is the risk of red blood cell volume changes and ery

Updated on: January 09,2024

Researchers find testosterone hormone therapy for transmasculine individuals is safer than previously thought

byThe Mount Sinai HospitalCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA common concern about gender-affirming hormone therapy for transmasculine people is the risk of red blood cell volume changes and ery

Updated on:January 09,2024

How the brain tells the liver to start recycling after fasting

byMax Planck SocietyGraphical Abstract. Credit:Cell Metabolism(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2023.03.019Fasting triggers autophagy in our body. The body switches on the waste disposal s

Updated on: February 03,2024

How the brain tells the liver to start recycling after fasting

byMax Planck SocietyGraphical Abstract. Credit:Cell Metabolism(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2023.03.019Fasting triggers autophagy in our body. The body switches on the waste disposal s

Updated on:February 03,2024

Beyond insulin: Medi-Cal expands patient access to diabetes supplies

by Angela Hart, KFF Health NewsCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainJune Voros sprang from her couch as a high-pitched beep warned her that she needed a quick dose of sugar. Her blood sugar was plummeting

Updated on: March 05,2024

Beyond insulin: Medi-Cal expands patient access to diabetes supplies

by Angela Hart, KFF Health NewsCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainJune Voros sprang from her couch as a high-pitched beep warned her that she needed a quick dose of sugar. Her blood sugar was plummeting

Updated on:March 05,2024

Chronic steroid use could raise diabetes risk

by Dennis ThompsonTaking steroids more than doubles a person's risk of developing type 2 diabetes, a new study warns.Patients taking steroid pills, injections or infusions are 2.6 times more likel

Updated on: September 14,2024

Chronic steroid use could raise diabetes risk

by Dennis ThompsonTaking steroids more than doubles a person's risk of developing type 2 diabetes, a new study warns.Patients taking steroid pills, injections or infusions are 2.6 times more likel

Updated on:September 14,2024

Study shows obesity in childhood associated with more than double the risk of developing multiple sclerosis

by European Association for the Study of ObesityCredit: CC0 Public DomainNew research to be presented at this year'sEuropean Congress on Obesityheld in Venice, Italy (12–15 May), shows

Updated on: March 30,2024

Study shows obesity in childhood associated with more than double the risk of developing multiple sclerosis

by European Association for the Study of ObesityCredit: CC0 Public DomainNew research to be presented at this year'sEuropean Congress on Obesityheld in Venice, Italy (12–15 May), shows

Updated on:March 30,2024

Estrogen and testosterone deficiency linked to higher rates of rotator cuff repair

by Wolters Kluwer HealthCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPatients with lower levels of sex hormones—testosterone in men and estrogen in women—are more likely to undergo surgery for rotator cuff t

Updated on: January 28,2024

Estrogen and testosterone deficiency linked to higher rates of rotator cuff repair

by Wolters Kluwer HealthCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPatients with lower levels of sex hormones—testosterone in men and estrogen in women—are more likely to undergo surgery for rotator cuff t

Updated on:January 28,2024