In a study reported in Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics, 44 men with liver injury, attributed to over-the-counter bodybuilding supplements, experienced
Month: April 2019
Stanford researchers develop a simple new blood test for tuberculosis
Testing for tuberculosis is fairly straightforward in most cases, but existing tests don’t work for everyone because they require something
Vegans have a ‘healthier biomarker profile’
After testing a range of diets, researchers conclude that vegan and vegetarian diets produce the healthiest levels of diet-related biomarkers.
Shift work increases diabetes and heart disease risk
With over 20% of the population in industrial countries engaging shift work — in sectors such as healthcare and transportation
Defining obesity in children should be based on health issues, not just BMI
Physicians are told to gauge the severity of a child’s problem with obesity using the body mass index (BMI) that
New role for a driver of metastatic cancers
Metastatic ovarian, prostate and breast cancers are notoriously difficult to treat and often deadly. Now, Salk Institute researchers have revealed
‘NarcoLogic’ computer model shows unintended consequences of cocaine interdiction
Efforts to curtail the flow of cocaine into the United States from South America have made drug trafficking operations more
Metastatic prostate cancer may have its own biomarker, UB research finds
Prostate cancer can grow slowly and pose little threat to patients, or it can metastasize quickly, causing severe pain and
Researchers explore ‘completely novel, nontoxic’ IBD treatment
Researchers identify a new method that could allow them to treat and even prevent the development of inflammatory bowel disease,
Eating dark chocolate lowers blood pressure
Eating just a few squares of dark chocolate every day lowers blood pressure in just one month, a study suggests.
