In what could be a starting point for new therapeutics to tackle insulin resistance, a major driver of type 2 diabetes and metabolic syndrome present in 20–30 percent of the general U.S. population, researchers recently found that insulin resistance in…
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Study shows racial differences in personal care product use, may lead to health inequities
A large survey of women in California shows significant racial and ethnic differences in the types of personal care products women use on a daily basis. Because many personal care products contain endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) like parabens and phthalates…
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Novel diabetes subgroups show differences in biomarkers of inflammation
Chronic inflammation is increasingly a focus of research. A recent study has now identified differences in indicators of inflammation between novel diabetes subgroups. But what does this mean for the future? Symptoms that increase with age, such as cardiovascular disease,…
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Large-scale genome analysis identifies differences by sex in major psychiatric disorders
An analysis of sex differences in the genetics of schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and major depressive disorders indicates that while there is substantial genetic overlap between males and females, there are noticeable sex-dependent differences in how genes related to the central…
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Digging deep for differences in Duchenne muscular dystrophy
A UT Southwestern research team has cataloged gene activity in the skeletal muscle of mice, comparing healthy animals to those carrying a genetic mutation that causes Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) in humans. The findings, published online recently in PNAS, could…
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People With Limb Differences Are ‘Horrified’ By the Portrayal of Disabilities in ‘The Witches’ Movie
Fans of Roald Dahl have been looking forward to the movie adaptation of his 1983 children's fantasy novel The Witches. But since it was released last month—via on-demand services due to the COVID-19-enforced closure of movie theaters—not all feedback has…
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Comparison of contraceptive pills reveals differences in adverse metabolic effects between different estrogen compounds
A joint study by the University of Oulu and University of Helsinki, Finland, compared the effects of two different types of estrogen in combined contraceptives (COCs) on blood inflammatory markers and lipid levels. Similar comparisons between these two types of…
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Coronavirus and Spanish flu: comparison of pandemics – natural healing naturopathic specialist portal
Corona-pandemic: Lessons from the Spanish flu? In times of Corona-pandemic is often reminiscent of the “Spanish flu”, which should have required a little over 100 years worldwide, up to 50 million deaths. Two historians of the University of Basel to…
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Research: Gender differences in depressed individuals’ learning task behaviors
Depression can manifest itself in many different ways, one of which is cognitively. Impaired attention, memory, concentration, and decision-making are all signs that may be present in someone who is depressed. Now, findings by a student at the Virginia Tech…
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