During the first 24 hours of invasion by the malaria-inducing parasite Plasmodium falciparum, red blood cells start to lose their ability to deform and squeeze through tiny blood vessels-one of the hallmarks of the deadly disease that infects nearly 400 million people each year. Now, an international team of researchers led by an MIT professor has demonstrated just why that happens.
In a fundamental discovery that someday may help cure type 1 diabetes by allowing people to grow their own insulin-producing cells for a damaged or defective pancreas, medical researchers have reported that they have engineered adult stem cells derived from human umbilical cord blood to produce insulin.
Ohio University researchers conduct two-year intervention feasibility study to test the effectiveness of a combination of exercise and talk therapy as a treatment for depression in patients with type 2 diabetes.
HIV infection is transmitted primarily by exposure to contaminated body fluids, especially blood and semen. And US health agency FDA – Food and Drug Administration has rejected appeals to lift a ban that prevents gay men from donating blood, stating that such a measure is important to fight the rising spread of AIDS.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a safety alert on Avandia, diabetes drug approved to treat type 2 diabetes. I believe safety alert on Glaxo’s diabetes drug Avandia is a timely action by US FDA health agency, remarked Dr. Anil Singhal.
A new study in The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research suggests that adults who are overweight and obese experience a lowered response to resistance training when compared to normal weight adults.
Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine researchers find that elderly diabetics in extended-care facilities need improved treatment protocols for diabetes. Current standards of care fail to meet American Diabetes Association standards for outpatient diabetics.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning consumers not to buy or eat imported fish labeled as monkfish, which actually may be puffer fish, containing a potentially deadly toxin called tetrodotoxin. Eating puffer fish that contain this potent toxin can result in serious illness or death.
A new study published in the May issue of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition indicates that the current recommended Adequate Intake (AI) for choline may, in fact, be inadequate for some people. Choline is an essential nutrient for normal functioning of all cells, including those involved with liver metabolism, brain and nerve function, memory, and the transportation of nutrients throughout the body.
Alcoholics tend to have poorer neurocognitive functioning, including decision-making capabilities. A new study has found that binge drinking, common among college students, is associated with impaired decision making.