After an intermittent fasting diet intervention, patients achieved complete diabetes remission, defined as an HbA1c (average blood sugar) level of less than 6.5% at least one year after stopping diabetes medication, according to a new study published in the Endocrine…
Read MoreMan killed by pet cat bite four years after attack
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Read MoreMeasuring reduced alcohol consumption, not just abstinence, effective for evaluating medication treatment for drinking
An analysis of combined pharmacotherapy for reducing drinking and smoking has validated findings that measuring reductions in the amount of drinking, not just abstinence, was an effective outcome for alcohol medication trials. Currently, the Food and Drug Administration, which oversees…
Read MoreMenopause takes brakes off 'danger protein' behind Alzheimer's
Is THIS why women are twice as likely to get dementia as men? Menopause takes brakes off ‘danger protein’, scientists show for first time About two-thirds of America’s 5million Alzheimer’s patients are women Scientists used to think this was because…
Read MoreFinding the principle regulating the secretion of neurotransmitters, an important clue to brain disease treatment
Professor Suh Byung-chang’s research team of the Department of Brain Sciences, DGIST, announced on Wednesday, November 23 that they have identified the molecular mechanism for the activation of “voltage-dependent calcium channels,” an important protein that regulates the secretion of neurotransmitters…
Read MoreY chromosome loss may be linked to men’s increased risk of severe COVID-19
Men are at an increased risk of a severe bout of COVID-19 compared to women. Researchers at Uppsala University have now shown that this may be due to loss of the Y chromosome in part of their white blood cells….
Read MoreMartha Stewart's Luscious Potato Cheese Tart Is Perfect for Chilly Winter Nights
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, SheKnows may receive an affiliate commission. Let’s be frank: it’s not even techinically winter yet, and it’s freakishly cold out already. Some areas of the…
Read MoreA Hiking Accident Becomes a Helicopter Disaster
Emergencies happen anywhere, anytime, and sometimes physicians find themselves in situations where they are the only ones who can help. Is There a Doctor in the House? is a new Medscape series telling these stories. I was hiking with…
Read MoreReconsidering oxygen’s role in growth of tumors
Yale researchers have made a discovery that changes conventional thinking about the role that oxygen plays in the growth of tumors—an area of cancer research that has been intensely studied in recent years. The results, from the lab of Andre…
Read MoreGut microbes can boost the motivation to exercise, research finds
Some species of gut-dwelling bacteria activate nerves in the gut to promote the desire to exercise, according to a study in mice that was led by researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. The study…
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