By switching off a single gene, scientists at Columbia University’s Naomi Berrie Diabetes Center have converted human gastrointestinal cells into insulin-producing cells, demonstrating in principle that a drug could retrain cells inside a person’s GI tract to produce insulin.The new research was reported today in…

New research raises the prospect that some cancer patients with aggressive tumors may benefit from a class of anti-inflammatory drugs used to treat rheumatoid arthritis.Studying triple-negative breast cancer, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis found that some aggressive tumors rely on…

Limited evidence suggests that combined aerobic and resistance training, rather than either method alone, is best for controlling blood sugar in people with diabetes A systematic review and meta-analysis of available data published in Diabetologia – the journal of the European Association for the Study…

New research from Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) reveals taking aspirin can significantly reduce the risk of developing – and dying from – the major cancers of the digestive tract, i.e. bowel, stomach and oesophageal cancer.For the first time, scientists have reviewed all the…

A study of high school students by University of Adelaide psychology researchers has shed new light on the links between insomnia-related mental health conditions among teens.School of Psychology PhD student Pasquale Alvaro surveyed more than 300 Australian high school students aged 12-18 to better understand…

Children diagnosed with depression as preschoolers are likely to suffer from depression as school-age children and young adolescents, new research shows.Depressed preschoolers were 2.5 times more likely to suffer from the condition in elementary and middle school than kids who were not depressed at very…

People who have the most common genetic mutation linked to obesity respond differently to pictures of appetizing foods than overweight or obese people who do not have the genetic mutation, according to a new study published in the Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology &…

Parenting skills of adults with ADHD improve when their ADHD is treated with medication, according to Penn State College of Medicine researchers.At least 25 percent of clinic-referred children with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder have a parent with ADHD.“Parents with ADHD are at increased risk to engage…

Adults who undergo a minimally invasive technique to treat atrial fibrillation are significantly less likely to die from a heart attack or heart failure, according to a long-term study by the University of Michigan Frankel Cardiovascular Center.More than 4 million people have atrial fibrillation, an…

Authors cite ‘unsubstantiated, sometimes fraudulent claims’ for cosmetic procedures using stem cells Advertising claims for cosmetic procedures using stem cells are running far ahead of the scientific evidence for safety and effectiveness, according to a review in the August issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery®,…

Cardiologists at UT Southwestern Medical Center found that sedentary behaviors may lower cardiorespiratory fitness levels. New evidence suggests that two hours of sedentary behavior can be just as harmful as 20 minutes of exercise is beneficial.The study, published in today’s online edition of Mayo Clinic…

Charles H. Hennekens has published an editorial in the current issue of Nature Reviews/Cardiology titled “Aspirin in Primary Prevention Needs Individual Judgments.”Hennekens, the first to discover that aspirin prevents a first heart attack and is of lifesaving benefit when given during a heart attack or…