What are the best diets for 2018?

U.S. News & World Report's annual rundown of the best diets is here. From Weight Watchers to the Mediterranean diet, which plan is best for your needs?

Sun, 07 Jan 2018 00:00:00 PST

What to eat for hypoglycemia

Hypoglycemia is low blood sugar that can cause headaches, weakness, and anxiety. What foods should a person with hypoglycemia eat to reduce symptoms?

Sat, 06 Jan 2018 05:00:00 PST

Researchers pinpoint mechanism for conversion of white fat into brown fat

An international team of researchers led from Karolinska Institutet have, in experiments on mice, pinpointed a mechanism for the conversion of energy-storing white fat into energy-expending brown fat.

Fri, 05 Jan 2018 23:17:03 -0500

Smoke shops may be potential ‘nuisance properties’ in urban communities of color

Tobacco shops, also known as smoke shops, may represent potential "nuisance properties" in urban communities of color, a study led by a researcher at the University of California, Riverside has found.

Fri, 05 Jan 2018 22:57:32 -0500

Study identifies how excess fat disrupts heart cells' ability to produce energy

A University of Iowa study has identified how excess fat in the heart, a common feature in diabetes and obesity, can harm the cells' essential ability to produce energy.

Fri, 05 Jan 2018 21:41:26 -0500

Adrenomedullin could serve as biomarker, therapeutic target in disorders caused by leaky blood vesse

Disorders caused by a leaky vasculature are more common than most people think. Despite ICU treatment, one third of the 27 million patients globally that suffer from sepsis, and up to 20% of the more than 5 million US patients with congestive heart failure die every year from their condition.

Fri, 05 Jan 2018 20:29:00 -0500

Genetic differences can influence efficiency of medicines

Medicines do not follow the one size fits all principle, because genetic differences can influence their efficiency.

Fri, 05 Jan 2018 20:23:00 -0500

Precision editing of gut bacteria reduces inflammation in mouse model of colitis

UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have used precision editing of the bacterial populations in the gut to prevent or reduce the severity of inflammation in a mouse model of colitis.

Fri, 05 Jan 2018 20:06:00 -0500

Popular contraceptive shot may raise risk of HIV infection

Transitioning away from a popular contraceptive shot known as DMPA could help protect women in Sub-Saharan Africa and other high-risk regions from becoming infected with HIV, according to a research review published in the Endocrine Society's journal Endocrine Reviews.

Thu, 04 Jan 2018 22:55:21 -0500