Research suggests coffee consumption is associated with reduced risk of metabolic syndrome

New report discusses association between moderate coffee consumption and a reduced risk of metabolic syndrome (MetS), a co-occurrence of several cardiovascular risk factors including insulin resistance, hypertension and obesity

Molecular Systems Biology appoints M. Madan Babu as new Chief Editor

Heidelberg, 25 November 2019 – EMBO Press is pleased to announce the appointment of systems biologist M. Madan Babu as the new Chief Editor of Molecular Systems Biology . Madan Babu, who heads the regulatory genomics and systems biology group…

Cardiac events in First Nations people with diabetes have decreased, but still higher than in non-First Nations people

A new study provides insight into the cardiovascular health and health care services accessed by First Nations people with diabetes over a 20-year period in Ontario. It showed a decrease in cardiac events, but hospitalizations and death were still more…

Hops compounds help with metabolic syndrome while reducing microbiome diversity

CORVALLIS, Ore. – Compounds from hops may combat metabolic syndrome by changing the gut microbiome and altering the metabolism of acids produced in the liver, new research at Oregon State University suggests. The findings, published in Molecular Nutrition and Food…

Thermal cameras effective in detecting rheumatoid arthritis

A new study, published today in Scientific Reports , highlights that thermal imaging has the potential to become an important method to assess Rheumatoid Arthritis. Results of the study, carried out with 82 participants, confirm that both palm and finger…

Wearable sweat sensor detects gout-causing compounds

There are numerous things to dislike about going to the doctor: Paying a copay, sitting in the waiting room, out-of-date magazines, sick people coughing without covering their mouths. For many, though, the worst thing about a doctor’s visit is getting…

Molecular Systems Biology appoints M. Madan Babu as new Chief Editor

Heidelberg, 25 November 2019 – EMBO Press is pleased to announce the appointment of systems biologist M. Madan Babu as the new Chief Editor of Molecular Systems Biology . Madan Babu, who heads the regulatory genomics and systems biology group…

Hops compounds help with metabolic syndrome while reducing microbiome diversity

CORVALLIS, Ore. – Compounds from hops may combat metabolic syndrome by changing the gut microbiome and altering the metabolism of acids produced in the liver, new research at Oregon State University suggests. The findings, published in Molecular Nutrition and Food…

Cardiac events in First Nations people with diabetes have decreased, but still higher than in non-First Nations people

A new study provides insight into the cardiovascular health and health care services accessed by First Nations people with diabetes over a 20-year period in Ontario. It showed a decrease in cardiac events, but hospitalizations and death were still more…

Thermal cameras effective in detecting rheumatoid arthritis

A new study, published today in Scientific Reports , highlights that thermal imaging has the potential to become an important method to assess Rheumatoid Arthritis. Results of the study, carried out with 82 participants, confirm that both palm and finger…

Wearable sweat sensor detects gout-causing compounds

There are numerous things to dislike about going to the doctor: Paying a copay, sitting in the waiting room, out-of-date magazines, sick people coughing without covering their mouths. For many, though, the worst thing about a doctor’s visit is getting…

New IOF-ESCEO position paper offers practical guidance for osteoporosis management

Includes helpful algorithms illustrating management pathways for postmenopausal women at low, high and very high risk of osteoporotic fractures, adaptable to an international setting

15-year study finds treatment gaps exist for patients with peripheral arterial disease

Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is a progressive and life-threatening form of atherosclerosis that narrows the arteries serving the legs, arms, chest, and abdominal organs. It affects more than 8.5 million people in the United States, including 10 to 20 percent…

Omega-3 shows protection against heart disease-related death, without prostate cancer risk

Should you take omega-3 pills? Or try to have two to servings of omega-3 rich fish a week, as the American Heart Association recommends? It may seem a bit murky if you follow headlines about nutrition and health. That’s why…

Researchers discover new mutations in gene associated with disease that causes the heart to weaken

Researchers from the Intermountain Healthcare Heart Institute in Salt Lake City have identified new mutations in a gene commonly associated with non-ischemic dilated cardiomyopathy (NIDC), a disease that weakens the heart muscle, making it more difficult to adequately circulate blood…

Clearing damaged cells out of the body helps heal diabetics’ blood vessels

Research published today in Experimental Physiology shows that ramping up one of the body’s waste disposal system, called autophagy, helps heal the blood vessels of diabetics. Complications with blood vessels (known as vascular complications) are major risk factors for morbidity…

Intermittent fasting increases longevity in cardiac catheterization patients

While Intermittent fasting may sound like another dieting craze, the practice of routinely not eating and drinking for short periods of time has shown again to lead to potentially better health outcomes. In a new study by researchers at the…

Life experience critical for managing Type 2 diabetes

A team of researchers at Carnegie Mellon University found that age plays a critical role in the well-being of people newly diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes, with younger patients more susceptible to psychological distress resulting in worse health outcomes. “We…

Uninfected individuals born to mothers living with HIV at risk of obesity and asthma

BOSTON – Adolescents and young adults who were born to mothers with HIV but remained uninfected themselves still face a greatly heightened risk of obesity and asthma-like symptoms, researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) have found. In a study published…

‘Nudging’ heart patients to take their statins leads to better adherence and better outcomes

Statins are an effective medication for treating patients with heart disease – they cut the risk of a second major adverse cardiac event by almost 50 percent. But only about six percent of patients take statins as prescribed. One way…

‘Nudging’ heart patients to take their statins leads to better adherence and better outcomes

Statins are an effective medication for treating patients with heart disease – they cut the risk of a second major adverse cardiac event by almost 50 percent. But only about six percent of patients take statins as prescribed. One way…

NTU scientists discover new way to promote insulin production in pre-diabetes phase

Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) scientists have discovered that a type of immune cell known as ‘pancreatic islet macrophages’ is capable of promoting insulin production during the pre-diabetes phase. The scientists believe that the macrophages could be harnessed through…

Can ‘smart toilets’ be the next health data wellspring?

MADISON — Wearable, smart technologies are transforming the ability to monitor and improve health, but a decidedly low-tech commodity — the humble toilet — may have potential to outperform them all. That’s the conclusion of a team of metabolism scientists…