Type 2 diabetes remission is possible even in people with lower body weight
In a study from Newcastle University, scientists found everyone has a "personal fat threshold," which if exceeded, will allow type 2 diabetes (T2D) to...
Scientists recommends tailoring colorectal cancer screening for 45-to-49-year-olds
It's been a year since national recommendations issued by the American Cancer Society and the U.S. Multi-Society Task Force called for colorectal cancer (CRC)...
COVID-19 infection may increase risk of type 1 diabetes in children
In a study from the Norwegian Institute of Public Health, scientists found testing positive for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, is associated with...
Common diabetes drug may increase heart failure risk
In a recent study from Yale School of Public Health and elsewhere, scientists found that the diabetes drug rosiglitazone is linked to an increased...
Vitamin B3 may help treat vision loss
In a study from Mount Sinai, scientists found that nicotinamide, a form of vitamin B3, can inhibit aggressive cell transformations during wound healing and...
Stop drinking alcohol to reduce irregular heartbeat problems
In a recent study from Alfred Hospital in Melbourne and elsewhere, scientists found stop drinking alcohol could help reduce irregular heartbeat problems.
Atrial fibrillation (a-fib)...
Scientists find new COVID-like virus could infect humans, resist vaccines
In a study from Washington State University and elsewhere, scientists found a recently discovered virus in a Russian bat that is similar to SARS-CoV-2,...
Scientists find potential new way to treat pancreatic cancer
In a study from Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center, scientists found a gene marker that may lead to a more effective, precision treatment for...
People wear reusable contact lenses almost 4 times likely to get eye infection
In a study from UCL and Moorfields, scientists found people who wear reusable contact lenses are nearly four times as likely as those wearing...
Botox may help reduce depression, study shows
The bacterial toxin botulinum toxin (BTX)—colloquially known as Botox—is probably known to most people as a remedy for wrinkles.
But in a study from the...