In-depth, multi-study analysis characterizes role of contemporary bariatric surgery procedures in benefiting serum lipids, reports The American Journal of MedicineFifty years after the first reported partial-ileal bypass, metabolic surgery has an established role in achieving weight loss and reducing cardiovascular death in obese patients. Scientists…

Estrogens are responsible for the survival and proliferation of tumor cells in 70% of all breast cancer cases. The most frequently used treatment to fight this variety of tumors relies on anti-estrogens such as tamoxifen. However, nearly a third of the patients develop a resistance…

Body mass index in late adolescence predicts development of subsequent severe liver disease, according to 40-year study of nearly 45,000 Swedish men, reports the Journal of HepatologyThe first study that shows that overweight in late adolescence in men is a significant risk factor for developing…

People who are addicted to cocaine are particularly prone to developing habits that render their behaviour resistant to change, regardless of the potentially devastating consequences, suggests new research from the University of Cambridge. The findings may have important implications for the treatment of cocaine addiction…

Science-based regulation needed to address danger of endocrine-disrupting chemicalsTo protect human health, Endocrine Society members called on the European Commission to adopt science-based policies for regulating endocrine-disrupting chemicals in an opinion piece published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology.The publication comes two days before the…

Immediate reward orientation is robustly elevated in both ADHD and obesity Hamilton researchers find consistent links between capacity to delay gratification and ADHD, obesity Two new studies led by researchers at McMaster University and St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton have found that individuals diagnosed with ADHD…

For the first time, a large clinical trial showed across-the-board cardiovascular benefit of a diabetes drug – liraglutide – a much-needed outcome for people with type 2 diabetes. Researchers have shown that the glucose-lowering drug liraglutide safely and effectively decreases the overall risk of heart…

Primary care doctors are reluctant to talk to patients about their drinking habits, for fear of being perceived as judgmental. But a simple, intervention that encourages discussion could resolve this issue, according to a recent study in the Journal of General Internal Medicine.About 25 to…