The truth about high-protein diets — Harvard Gazette
High-protein diets are having a moment — maybe too much so. Recommended by influencers and athletes, these diets…
African statisticians provide new insights into malaria prevention
University of the Witwatersrand – Edson Mwebesa, Fellow at the Wits-based Sub-Saharan Africa Advanced Consortium for Biostatistics (SSACAB),…
Obesity-related metabolic stress may affect brain health far earlier than expected
For decades, scientists have known that what harms the body often harms the brain. Conditions such as obesity,…
Blocking immune cell signals reduces scar tissue formation in wounds
Researchers at the University of Arizona uncovered a previously unknown population of circulating immune cells that play a…
Vitamin D Supplement can Affect Your Chances for a Heart Attack
VITAMIN D IS important. It builds strong bones and helps your immune system do its job. You may…
Maternal thyroid hormone imbalance linked to increased autism risk in offspring
Women with persistent thyroid hormone imbalance across pregnancy may be at an increased risk of having children with…
Electroconvulsive therapy found to be highly effective in treating elderly patients with depression
Electroconvulsive therapy is a safe and effective treatment for elderly patients suffering from depression. This treatment often produces…
Health Care Roundup: Market Talk
The latest Market Talks covering the Health Care sector. Published exclusively on Dow Jones Newswires at 4:20 ET,…
Malaysian Scientists Recruit Bed Bugs As Crime Scene Sleuths
Under glaring laboratory lights, a research assistant extends his forearm and carefully inverts a mesh-topped container onto his…
Culturally tailored intervention helps reduce interdialytic weight gain in kidney failure care
A randomized trial led by Lilia Cervantes, MD, MSc, professor of hospital medicine at the University of Colorado Anschutz School of Medicine,…
Vegan diet with unhealthy plant foods promotes greater weight loss than Mediterranean diet
Eating a vegan diet increases consumption of plant-based foods-including those defined as “unhealthy” by the plant-based diet index-leading…
Kimchi consumption strengthens antigen recognition and immune regulation
Amid concerns about the simultaneous spread of multiple respiratory diseases, such as colds and influenza, with the change…