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Genetic factors linked to obesity may lower metabolic risk

Experts believe that where on the body people store surplus fat, whether round their middle or round the liver, may be genetically determined.

2 Nov 2018

Father's age shown to affect health of offspring

A new study has shown that infants of older fathers are less likely to be healthy at birth, compared with infants of younger fathers.

2 Nov 2018

New heart drug spotlights troubling trends in drug marketing

At the end of September, Amarin Corp. teased some early findings for Vascepa, its preventive medicine for people at risk of heart disease.

2 Nov 2018

U.S. immigration changes a person's gut microbiome

Researchers at the University of Minnesota and the Somali, Latino, and Hmong Partnership for Health and Wellness have new evidence that the gut microbiota of immigrants and refugees rapidly Westernize after a person's arrival in the United States.

2 Nov 2018

Insilico Medicine to present latest advances in drug development at Supply Side West Conference

Insilico Medicine, a Rockville-based company developing the end-to-end drug discovery pipeline utilizing the next generation artificial intelligence, will present its latest advances in modern drug development at the Supply Side West Conference in Las Vegas, 8-9 of November.

2 Nov 2018

Addressing chronic diseases could save tens of billions of dollars in healthcare costs annually

As Americans head to the polls this coming Tuesday, a top issue for all voters is the rising cost of healthcare. A new report has found that addressing chronic diseases, and in particular diabetes, could save tens of billions of dollars in healthcare costs annually.

2 Nov 2018

TGen, City of Hope to develop cell therapy manufacturing facility in Phoenix

City of Hope, a world-renowned independent cancer research and treatment center, and its affiliate, Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), have announced a letter of intent to develop a state-of-the-art cell therapy manufacturing facility in the Phoenix Metropolitan Area, a move that would improve the speed at which stem cell research and cancer treatment is delivered.

2 Nov 2018

Premature births on the rise in the US says March of Dimes report

The annual report on preterm births from March of Dimes was released and the results show that there has been a consistent rise in rates of preterm births for three consecutive years.

2 Nov 2018

AstraZeneca to present Phase III CVOT DECLARE-TIMI 58 results at AHA Scientific Sessions

AstraZeneca will present 20 abstracts including a late-breaking oral presentation on the full results from the Phase III cardiovascular outcomes trial DECLARE -TIMI 58, the broadest SGLT2 inhibitor CVOT conducted to date, as well as new research from the Company's Cardiovascular, Renal & Metabolism therapy area at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions, November 10-12, 2018, in Chicago, Illinois, USA.

1 Nov 2018

High blood pressure caused by specific signaling from the brain promotes heart disease

About 6 million Australians aged 18 years and over have high blood pressure. Of these, more than two thirds had uncontrolled or unmanaged high blood pressure (not taking medication), representing 4 million adult Australians.

1 Nov 2018

Researchers discover biomarker for most common type of heart failure

A team led by a Cedars-Sinai physician-scientist has discovered a biomarker--a protein found in the blood--for the most common type of heart failure, a new study published today in JAMA Cardiology shows.

1 Nov 2018

Hot brew coffee has more antioxidant capacity than cold brew, finds study

In a new study, Jefferson researchers found chemical differences between hot and cold brew coffee that may have health impacts.

1 Nov 2018

Inflammation can cause sleep and shiftwork-type disorders

Inflammation, which is the root cause of autoimmune disorders including arthritis, Type 1 diabetes, irritable bowel syndrome and Crohn's disease, has unexpected effects on body clock function and can lead to sleep and shiftwork-type disorders, a new Northwestern Medicine study in mice found.

31 Oct 2018

A fully human cell culture system for growing skin keratinocytes

Breakthrough research to culture human skin cells called keratinocytes to produce skin grafts has been published by a team of researchers from Duke-NUS Medical School and the Singapore General Hospital.

31 Oct 2018

Study: Infants born at home have more diverse bacteria in their guts, feces

Infants born at home have more diverse bacteria in their guts and feces, which may affect their developing immunity and metabolism, according to a study in Scientific Reports.

31 Oct 2018

Insilico to present its research in AI for drug discovery at BioCentury China HealthCare Summit

Insilico Medicine, a Rockville-based company developing the end-to-end drug discovery pipeline utilizing the next generation artificial intelligence, will present its research in AI for drug discovery at BioCentury China HealthCare Summit in Shanghai, 13-14 of November.

31 Oct 2018

Air pollution kills 600,000 children with India being worst affected says WHO

A report from the World Health Organisation (WHO) says that air pollution is responsible for killing nearly 600,000 children every year. Among millions of other children affected with the effects of air pollution it leads to severe symptoms of various conditions such as asthma, respiratory diseases, loss of intelligence, excessive weight gain and ear infections.

31 Oct 2018

Individuals with integrated medical, behavioral, and pharmacy benefits are more engaged in their health, well-being

A study by global health service company Cigna Corporation (NYSE: CI) shows that individuals whose medical, behavioral and pharmacy health benefits are connected and administered by Cigna are more engaged in their health and well-being than those whose benefits are not fully integrated across medical, behavioral and pharmacy.

30 Oct 2018

New City of Hope CAR T cell trial focuses on HER2-positive breast cancer patients with brain metastases

Women with HER2-positive breast cancer that has spread to the brain need more treatment options, and City of Hope and Mustang Bio Inc. are meeting that challenge.

30 Oct 2018

Physician-scientists treat first patient in the U.S. with focused ultrasound for neuropathic leg pain

University of Maryland physician-scientists have treated the first patient in the United States with MRI-guided focused ultrasound for neuropathic leg pain as part of a pilot clinical trial.

30 Oct 2018

Diabetes News and Research

Latest Diabetes News and Research

Genetic factors linked to obesity may lower metabolic risk

Father's age shown to affect health of offspring

New heart drug spotlights troubling trends in drug marketing

U.S. immigration changes a person's gut microbiome

Insilico Medicine to present latest advances in drug development at Supply Side West Conference

Addressing chronic diseases could save tens of billions of dollars in healthcare costs annually

TGen, City of Hope to develop cell therapy manufacturing facility in Phoenix

Premature births on the rise in the US says March of Dimes report

AstraZeneca to present Phase III CVOT DECLARE-TIMI 58 results at AHA Scientific Sessions

High blood pressure caused by specific signaling from the brain promotes heart disease

Researchers discover biomarker for most common type of heart failure

Hot brew coffee has more antioxidant capacity than cold brew, finds study

Inflammation can cause sleep and shiftwork-type disorders

A fully human cell culture system for growing skin keratinocytes

Study: Infants born at home have more diverse bacteria in their guts, feces

Insilico to present its research in AI for drug discovery at BioCentury China HealthCare Summit

Air pollution kills 600,000 children with India being worst affected says WHO

Individuals with integrated medical, behavioral, and pharmacy benefits are more engaged in their health, well-being

New City of Hope CAR T cell trial focuses on HER2-positive breast cancer patients with brain metastases

Physician-scientists treat first patient in the U.S. with focused ultrasound for neuropathic leg pain

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