Testosterone could tell why women are more prone to asthma
An international research team has revealed for the first time that testosterone protects males against developing asthma.
The finding helps to explain why females are...
Breast feeding could seed healthy microbiome in infants
Mothers protect their babies and teach them habits to stay healthy and safe as they grow. A new UCLA-led study shows that beneficial bacteria...
Writing down your story after divorce may protect your heart
Journaling after divorce could improve your cardiovascular health—but only if you do it in a way that tells a story, new University of Arizona...
Modified insulin and red blood cells could regulate blood sugar in type 1 diabetes
Researchers from North Carolina State University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have developed a new technique that uses modified insulin...
This new risk assessment could protect the feet of people with diabetes
A stringently designed web form with questions about foot ulcers, deformities and neuropathy will soon be brought into use to better protect the feet...
Adjusting meds may lower risk of falling
Adjusting meds may lower risk of falling
Simply adjusting the dose of an older adult's psychiatric medication could reduce their risk of falling, a new...
New opioid therapy guideline tapers down use of opioids
Canadian physicians are being advised to reduce their prescribing of opioid medication to patients with chronic non-cancer pain in a new guideline for clinical...
Skin cells found at root of balding, gray hair
UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have identified the cells that directly give rise to hair as well as the mechanism that causes hair to...
Cardio-respiratory fitness can protect you from fatty liver
According to a new Finnish study, cardiorespiratory fitness is inversely related to risk of fatty liver.
The research was conducted at the University of Turku,...
Obesity behind surge in kidney cancers
An estimated 20,000 kidney cancer cases have been caused by obesity over the last decade in England, according to new figures from Cancer Research...
