New research published in Diabetologia (the journal of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes) shows that low resistance to stress in men at age 18 years can increase the risk of type 2 diabetes in adulthood by up to 50%. The study is…

Diclofenac, a common painkiller, has significant anti-cancer properties, according to researchers from the Repurposing Drugs in Oncology project.The Repurposing Drugs in Oncology (ReDO) project (http://www.redo-project.org), an international collaboration between the Anticancer Fund, Belgium, and US based GlobalCures, finds that existing and widely-used non-cancer drugs may…

Flavonoid-rich foods are associated with a reduced risk of erectile dysfunction – according to a new collaborative study from the University of East Anglia (UEA) and Harvard University.Research published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition reveals that eating foods rich in certain flavonoids is…

New Study Highlights Importance of Patient Education During Glaucoma Awareness Month Glaucoma patients may experience increased eye pressure as the result of performing several different head-down positions while practicing yoga, according to a new study published by researchers at New York Eye and Ear Infirmary…

Not the Weaker Sex: Estrogen Protects Women against the Flu, Study Finds Study in human cells supports why the flu may hit men harder than women The female sex hormone estrogen has anti-viral effects against the influenza A virus, commonly known as the flu, a…

According to new research summarized by California Pacific Medical Center Research Institute senior scientist Steven Cummings, MD, and colleagues at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) and Harvard Medical School, contrary to common beliefs, relatively high doses of vitamin D may increase the risk…

Scientists at the Gladstone Institutes and the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) have successfully converted human skin cells into fully-functional pancreatic cells. The new cells produced insulin in response to changes in glucose levels, and, when transplanted into mice, the cells protected the animals…

New Analysis by UCSF Found “Vapers” Are 28 Percent Less Likely to Stop Smoking Electronic cigarettes are widely promoted and used to help smokers quit traditional cigarettes, but a new analysis from UC San Francisco found that adult smokers who use e-cigarettes are actually 28…

A Mayo Clinic study of people who received anesthesia for surgery after age 40 found no association between the anesthesia and development of mild cognitive impairment later in life. Mild cognitive impairment is a stage between the normal cognitive decline of aging and dementia. The…

People scoring well on the American Heart Association’s Life’s Simple 7 checklist for a healthy heart are less likely to develop heart failure, a condition that reduces blood and oxygen flow to the body, according to new research in the American Heart Association’s journal Circulation:…

Patients with prior angioplasty, no previous interventions are healthier and treated fasterHeart attack patients who had previously undergone coronary artery bypass graft surgery were less likely than other heart attack patients, including those with prior angioplasty, to be treated within the 90-minute recommended “door-to-balloon time,”…

Many scientific advances have been made in the delivery of care and infection prevention for open fractures, but the standard practice of wound cleaning with soap and water before surgery has remained unchanged. Now, an international team of researchers led by McMaster University in collaboration…