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ATS publishes new guideline focused on weight loss strategies for sleep apnea patients

A new guideline focused on the role of weight management in treating adult obstructive sleep apnea has been published online by the American Thoracic Society in the Sept. 15 American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

19 Sep 2018

From Syria to Southern California: Refugees seek care for wounds of war

In his native Syria, Mahmoud spent months in captivity in a crowded room three floors underground, never seeing the sun. Disease spread quickly among the prisoners, he said. Food was scarce, often spoiled.

19 Sep 2018

New study reveals mechanisms that lead to cognitive decline in Type 2 diabetes

Type 2 diabetes has been linked with an increased risk of cognitive dysfunction and dementia, but the underlying mechanisms are uncertain.

19 Sep 2018

Study: CXCL14 protein is secreted by brown adipose tissue and has beneficial effects in metabolic diseases

A scientific team found that the CXCL14 protein, associated with tumor progression and organogenesis, causes beneficial effects to metabolic diseases such as obesity and diabetes.

19 Sep 2018

Three research projects from UNIST selected as the 2018 Basic Research Projects

Three research projects proposed by UNIST researchers in the first half of this year have been selected as the 2018 Basic Research Projects in Science and Engineering.

19 Sep 2018

Tweaking nuclear pores could provide new avenue to battle against cancer

If the cell nucleus is like a bank for DNA, nuclear pores are the security doors around its perimeter. Yet more security doors aren't necessarily better: some cancer cells contain a dramatic excess of nuclear pores.

19 Sep 2018

First gut bacteria in newborns may have lasting effect on ability to ward off chronic diseases

New research showing that the first bacteria introduced into the gut have a lasting impact may one day allow science to adjust microbiomes--the one-of-a-kind microbial communities that live in our gastrointestinal tracts--to help ward off serious chronic diseases.

18 Sep 2018

UNIST to accelerate discovery, development of new medicines for incurable diseases

On August 23, UNIST held a grand opening ceremony of Cellular Responses to Metabolic Stress Research Center in a bid to accelerate the discovery and development of breakthrough medicines for diseases thought to be incurable.

18 Sep 2018

Study aims to investigate risk factors for PPCs in surgical patients with gastric cancer

As one of the most common malignant tumors, gastric cancer occupies the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide with an increasing trend.

18 Sep 2018

NIH funds CWRU to investigate new imaging approach for diagnosing peripheral arterial disease

Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine has received a three-year, $1,118,556 grant from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health to investigate a new imaging approach for diagnosing peripheral arterial disease, a common and potentially serious circulatory problem. More than 200 million people worldwide suffer from the condition.

18 Sep 2018

Study reveals prevalence of diagnosed type 1 and type 2 diabetes among American adults

A new study from the University of Iowa finds that type 2 diabetes remains overwhelmingly the most common type of diabetes diagnosed in American adults who have the disease.

18 Sep 2018

Study shows air pollution may be bad for the fetus

Soot and dust alters thyroid development in fetuses before they are born in smoggy cities, raising concern about health impacts later in life, new USC research shows.

17 Sep 2018

ATS publishes new guideline on role of weight management in sleep apnea treatment

17 Sep 2018

Researchers develop new blood test to detect early stage pancreatic cancer

Pancreatic cancer is currently very difficult to detect while it is still resectable. A new blood test developed by researchers at Lund University in Sweden, Herlev Hospital, Knight Cancer Center and Immunovia AB, can detect pancreatic cancer in the very earliest stages of the disease.

17 Sep 2018

FDA-approved 'safe' daily BPA exposure may contribute to insulin resistance

In a first study of its kind study, researchers have found that a common chemical consumers are exposed to several times a day may be altering insulin release.

17 Sep 2018

Researchers identify a new cause of chronic stress in the brain

In an international collaboration between MedUni Vienna, Semmelweis University in Budapest, the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm and Yale University in the USA, researchers have identified a new process in the brain that is responsible for the delayed stress response and the long-term effects of stress: with a delay of 10 minutes after the "danger", the area of the brain that reacts to stress and responsible for further action is activated via the cerebral fluid.

14 Sep 2018

Endocrinology News and Research

Latest Endocrinology News and Research

ATS publishes new guideline focused on weight loss strategies for sleep apnea patients

From Syria to Southern California: Refugees seek care for wounds of war

New study reveals mechanisms that lead to cognitive decline in Type 2 diabetes

Study: CXCL14 protein is secreted by brown adipose tissue and has beneficial effects in metabolic diseases

Three research projects from UNIST selected as the 2018 Basic Research Projects

Tweaking nuclear pores could provide new avenue to battle against cancer

First gut bacteria in newborns may have lasting effect on ability to ward off chronic diseases

UNIST to accelerate discovery, development of new medicines for incurable diseases

Study aims to investigate risk factors for PPCs in surgical patients with gastric cancer

NIH funds CWRU to investigate new imaging approach for diagnosing peripheral arterial disease

Study reveals prevalence of diagnosed type 1 and type 2 diabetes among American adults

Study shows air pollution may be bad for the fetus

ATS publishes new guideline on role of weight management in sleep apnea treatment

Researchers develop new blood test to detect early stage pancreatic cancer

FDA-approved 'safe' daily BPA exposure may contribute to insulin resistance

Researchers identify a new cause of chronic stress in the brain

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