Most of us rely on the bathroom scale to tell us when middle-aged spread is getting out of hand. It might be better to keep a tape measure at the ready. New research shows that adding several inches to the waist?even if body weight still falls within a normal range?markedly increases the risk of unhealthy plaque build-up in the arteries of the heart and the rest of the body.
In a study to be published in the Aug. 21 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, investigators at UT Southwestern Medical Center found that people with a larger waist-to-hip ratio may be at increased risk for heart disease.
Researchers from the division of rheumatology and clinical immunology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine are leading a worldwide effort to study a treatment for a rare autoimmune disorder called myositis, thanks to a five-year, $8 million contract from the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
In some ways, certain tumors resemble bee colonies, says pathologist Tan Ince. Each cancer cell in the tumor plays a specific role, and just a fraction of the cells serve as ?queens,? possessing the unique ability to maintain themselves in an unspecialized state and seed new tumors. These cells can also divide and produce the ?worker? cells that form the bulk of the tumor.
Two new studies may lead to the development of more effective therapies for individuals with multiple myeloma (MM), a common and incurable blood cell cancer.
Scientists are trying a plumber?s approach to rid the brain of the amyloid buildup that plagues Alzheimer?s patients: Simply drain the toxic protein away.
Leptin, one of the key hormones responsible for reducing hunger and increasing the feeling of fullness, also controls our fondness for food, revealed by researchers at University of Cambridge.
In 1961, Robert Guthrie developed a method to test newborns for phenylketonuria, or PKU ? a genetic disorder that prevents the body from processing a protein found in almost all food, causing severe mental retardation.
UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have discovered a treatment that counteracts the effects of cocaine on the human cardiovascular system, including lowering the elevated heart rate and blood pressure often found in cocaine users.
With the arrival of August, back-to-school shopping is replacing trips to the park or pool. But it’s still important to replace those almost-empty sunscreen bottles, according to a University of Iowa dermatologist.