Weight loss surgery boosts the level of HDL “good” cholesterol and also improves its heart-protecting actions in severely obese teens, according to preliminary research presented at the American Heart Association’s Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology | Peripheral Vascular Disease 2016 Scientific Sessions.“We already knew that…

Restoring blood flow to the legs of patients withperipheral artery disease (PAD) may stop the progression of scarring in their leg muscles, according to preliminary research presented at the American Heart Association’s Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology / Peripheral Vascular Disease 2016 Scientific Sessions.PAD causes…

A study to be published in the the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (JAACAP) reports that use of certain antidepressants during pregnancy can result in offspring depression by early adolescence.Using national register data from Finland, researchers found that children exposed…

Depression symptoms that steadily increase in older adults are more strongly linked to dementia than any other types of depression, and may indicate the early stages of the disease, according to the first ever long-term study to examine the link between dementia and the course…

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital scientists report the first evidence that a pathogen-specific antibiotic was less disruptive to the gut microbiome than broad-spectrum antibiotics. A targeted antibiotic designed for treatment of staph infections caused fewer changes to the gut microbiome of mice than did common…

Children who had a diet that included cow’s milk products, egg and peanut before age one were less likely to develop sensitization to the corresponding foods, according to new research presented at the ATS 2016 International Conference. Early introduction of eggs appeared to be especially…

Researchers say that while folate deficiency is bad for developing fetus, excessive amounts could also be harmful Women who plan on becoming pregnant are told they need enough of the nutrient folate to ensure proper neurodevelopment of their babies, but new research from the Johns…

Men with low levels of the male sex hormone testosterone need not fear that testosterone replacement therapy will increase their risk of prostate cancer.This is the finding of an analysis of more than a quarter-million medical records of mostly white men in Sweden, research led…

Research supports observations of increased risk for heart disease, dementia and kidney disease Chronic use of some drugs for heartburn and gastroesophageal reflux (GERD) speeds up the aging of blood vessels, according to a published paper in Circulation Research, an American Heart Association journal. This…

An intervention to reduce workplace sitting time has shown potential health benefits, in results published in the International Journal of Epidemiology.Researchers from the University of Southern Denmark, the National Research Centre for Prevention and Health, and the University of Sydney conducted a multicomponent work-based intervention…

Study prompts call for more research into aspirin as an additional cancer treatment Patients receiving cancer treatment could increase their chance of survival by up to 20% and help stop their cancer from spreading by taking a low-dose of aspirin, new research suggests.In a systematic…

A healthy diet may reduce the risk that women with pregnancy-related diabetes will develop high blood pressure later in life. Physicians and other healthcare providers should encourage these mothers to eat healthy and get plenty of exercise both before and after delivery.Women with pregnancy-related diabetes…