The current Zika epidemic in Latin America is likely to burn itself out within three years, suggests new research.The findings, from scientists at Imperial College London, also conclude that the epidemic cannot be contained with existing control measures. The team, who published their findings in…

Greater fluctuations in “bad” cholesterol levels may be linked to worse cognitive function in elderly adults, according to new research in the American Heart Association’s journal Circulation.In a study of European adults age 70 to 82 years old, researchers found that greater fluctuations in low-density…

Arteries over veins prove better for heart bypass surgery in patients with diabetesDiabetic patients who undergo heart bypass surgery are living longer and have much better long-term outcomes when cardiothoracic surgeons use arteries rather than veins for the bypasses, according to a new study published…

About one in every nine men will experience sudden cardiac death, most before age 70, as well as about one in 30 women, according to research published in the Journal of the American Heart Association, the Open Access Journal of the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association.Sudden cardiac…

Adding sulphonylureas (SUs) to metformin remains a commonly used strategy for treating type 2 diabetes, but individual SUs differ and may confer different risks of abnormally low blood sugar, or hypoglycemia. SUs-which include newer generation agents such as gliclazide, glipizide, glimepiride, and glibenclamide-stimulate the production…

Usually a lot cheaper, but energy density and total fat content too high Home cooked meals specifically designed for infants and young children, are not always better than commercially available baby foods.That’s suggested by research by the University of Warwick and the University of Aberdeen…

Men who sleep either fewer or more hours than average may face a greater risk of developing diabetes, according to a new study published in the Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.During the last 50 years, the average self-reported sleep duration for individuals…

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…