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Huntington's disease protein has broader effects on brain, study shows

In Huntington's disease, the mutant protein known as huntingtin leads to the degeneration of a part of the brain known as the basal ganglia, causing the motor disturbances that represent one of the most defining features ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Apr 05, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Avoiding or controlling diabetes may reduce cancer risk and mortality

Results of the NIH-AARP Diet and Health Study revealed that diabetes is associated with lower risk of prostate cancer in men but with higher risk of other cancers in both men and women. The data, to be presented at the AACR ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Apr 03, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Indications of Alzheimer's disease may be evident decades before first signs of cognitive impairment

Researchers at Mount Sinai School of Medicine have found that patients with Alzheimer's disease have lower glucose utilization in the brain than those with normal cognitive function, and that those decreased levels may be ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Mar 28, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 3

Drug prevents Type 2 diabetes in majority of high-risk individuals

A pill taken once a day in the morning prevented type 2 diabetes in more than 70 percent of individuals whose obesity, ethnicity and other markers put them at highest risk for the disease, U.S. scientists reported today.

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Mar 23, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (9) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Antioxidants in pregnancy prevent obesity in animal offspring

New biological research may be relevant to the effects of a mother's high-fat diet during pregnancy on the development of obesity in her children.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Mar 14, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Ultra-long acting insulin effective with three injections weekly

A U of T study assessing a new longer-acting form of insulin—degludec— has shown that when given once daily it is as effective at controlling blood sugar as existing insulin glargine injections but with lower rates ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Mar 11, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

New gene sites affecting nonalcoholic fatty liver disease discovered

NAFLD is a condition where fat accumulates in the liver (steatosis) and can lead to liver inflammation (nonalcoholic steatohepatitis or NASH) and permanent liver damage (fibrosis/cirrhosis). NAFLD affects anywhere from 11% ...

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Mar 10, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Fatty liver may herald impending type 2 diabetes

A recent study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM) found that individuals with fatty liver were five times more likely to develop type 2 diabetes than t ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Feb 24, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New diabetes treatments aim for never-ending honeymoon

Type 1 diabetes worsens over time – but like most marriages, it starts with a honeymoon. In type 1 diabetes the honeymoon follows diagnosis. The disease is caused by the loss of insulin-secreting beta ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Feb 24, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 6 | with audio podcast

Researchers uncover potential 'cure' for type 1 diabetes

Type 1 diabetes could be converted to an asymptomatic, non-insulin-dependent disorder by eliminating the actions of a specific hormone, new findings by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers suggest.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Jan 26, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (19) | comments 13 | with audio podcast


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