(HealthDay)—It’s not always easy—even for doctors—to tell if someone has type 1 or type 2 diabetes when they’re diagnosed as
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Memory ‘brainwaves’ look the same in sleep and wakefulness
Identical brain mechanisms are responsible for triggering memory in both sleep and wakefulness, new research at the University of Birmingham
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Guided by CRISPR, prenatal gene editing used in treating congenital disease before birth
For the first time, scientists have performed prenatal gene editing to prevent a lethal metabolic disorder in laboratory animals, offering
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Lixisenatide Cuts Kidney Damage in T2DM and Coronary Syndrome
FRIDAY, Oct. 5, 2018 — For patients with type 2 diabetes and acute coronary syndrome, lixisenatide can slow or prevent
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Congress OKs opioid legislation in show of bipartisanship
Setting aside the Supreme Court fight, members of Congress this week approved bipartisan legislation aimed at curbing the devastating opioid
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Potential mechanism by which BCG vaccine lowers blood sugar levels to near normal in type 1 diabetes discovered
Previous research has shown that the bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccine, used to prevent tuberculosis, can reduce blood sugar levels in
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Much still unclear about relationship between screen media use and ADHD in children
There is a statistically small relationship between children’s screen media use and ADHD-related behaviours. This is the finding of an
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It’s a beautiful game, but how you see it is all in the mind…
Scientists have scanned the brains of die-hard football fans to find out why supporters of rival teams often have very
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Insomnia therapy may slow or reverse cortical gray matter atrophy in fibromyalgia
Preliminary findings from a pilot study suggest that cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) may slow or even reverse the
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Shifting causes of death in Shanghai, China, over many decades
A large study conducted over 42 years in Shanghai—China’s largest city—indicates that socioeconomic development most likely contributed to lower death
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