The thyroid hormone thyroxine, which controls our day-to-day activity and was previously believed to remain at a constant level in the blood, actually fluctuates as a result of… read more.
Certain probiotics could help women lose weight and keep it off, according to a recent study published in the British Journal of Nutrition by a team of researchers headed by… read more.
The Football Fans in Training programme (FFIT) has run for three seasons at Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) clubs. The research, led by a team at the University… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester – Less than half of Americans with eye damage caused by diabetes are aware of the connection between diabetes and visual impairment, researchers reported online… read more.
Eating high levels of flavonoids including anthocyanins and other compounds (found in berries, tea, and chocolate) could offer protection from type 2 diabetes – according to research from… read more.
Coronary artery calcium testing trumps cholesterol levels, high blood pressure and other risk factors in predicting heart attacks and deaths.
by Bruce Sylvester – Women who have undergone bariatric surgery are more likely to give birth to premature babies and to babies who are small for gestational age,… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester – Diabetic patients have an increased risk of developing breast and colon cancer and an increased risk of death from these cancers, researchers reported on… read more.
Report from the Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) Scientific Symposium, 27 October – 1 November, San Francisco. Length of infection increases risk for atherosclerosis. HIV infection, not antiretroviral therapy… read more.
Andreas Tzakis , Weston, USA – Advances in vascular reconstruction techniques in recent years has transformed the concept of multi-visceral or cluster transplantations from the very forefront of… read more.
by Michel Komajda (pictured right) – DPP4 inhibitors are a new class of glucose lowering agents which act on the incretin pathway.
by Bruce Sylvester – Research presented on September 26, 2013 the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) annual meeting in Barcelona, Spain, indicates that type 2… read more.
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