Other scientists previously had determined via chemical analysis that the dark pigment, called neuromelanin, is composed of the two pigments: eumelanin, found…
The findings are being published online this week in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, a professional journal. They could open the door to major…
“Approximately 45 percent of women have different levels of bone mineral density between their hip and their spine, leading to uncertainty as to how physicians…
Researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Dana-Faber Cancer Institute have developed an online questionnaire to help physicians determine whether…
With the aid of a new eye instrument, they have launched a study to see if the vegetable that endows Popeye with his super-human strength could also explain…
Lifestyle diseases have become more common in China with the westernisation of diet and increased prevalence of sit-down work. “The idea behind the Healthy…
In the October issue of the Annals of Surgery, the researchers report that the duodenal switch (DS) produced greater weight loss than the Roux-en-Y gastric…
More than 12-million Americans have tried methamphetamine (also known as meth, crank, crystal and speed), which can be swallowed, injected, snorted or smoked,…
Alcohol abuse can impair a person's immune system, leading to infections like pneumonia. Alcohol abuse is also more common among individuals already infected…
A study published today in the open access journal Critical Care reveals that individuals suffering from diabetes are three times more at risk of developing…
The study, to be published by the journal Nature in its Sept. 21 issue, involved giving tans to specially engineered mice, not by exposing them to ultraviolet…
“Generally, low-intensity activity such as walking alone is not likely going to give anybody marked health benefits compared to programs that occasionally…
University of Florida researchers have discovered the appetite-controlling hormone leptin could also combat type 2 diabetes, a disease that has become a…
We all know that people should eat less saturated fat, but it can be hard to achieve changes in behaviour. Rachel Huxley and colleagues from the George…
For the first time ever, researchers at the University of Bristol have been able to directly measure energy levels inside living heart cells, in real time,…
The dietary intervention study involved 497 online shoppers who received real-time personalised advice, recommending foods lower in saturated fat. The study…
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