Prediabetes progresses into diabetes in 5-10 per cent of patients within ten years, say researchers. A weight loss drug has reduced the risk of type 2 diabetes by 80 per cent compared to placebo. The drug, which increases the amount of appetite-supressing hormones produced by the gut, was tested on overweight people with ‘prediabetes’. This...
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Geneticists Are Pioneering a Way to Postpone Death Using Human DNA
IN BRIEF One DNA research pioneer’s new Human Longevity company offers an extensive $25,000 physical exam that includes MRIs, ultrasounds, blood tests, and cognitive exams. By gathering this data from enough people, he hopes to be able to get a more complete picture of when death may occur and how to postpone it. THE PATH...
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La Jolla’s low blood pressure treatment clears key study
Feb 27 (Reuters) – La Jolla Pharmaceutical Co said its lead experimental drug to treat low blood pressure met the main goal of a late-stage study on patients with distributive shock who have not adequately responded to existing treatments. Distributive shock is a state in which the heart is pumping well enough, but the blood...
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Stop using ultrasound to speed up fracture healing, advise experts
New evidence suggests that receiving low intensity pulsed ultrasound (LIPUS) to speed up bone healing after fracture has little or no impact on pain or recovery time, say a panel of international experts in The BMJ today. They say LIPUS does not represent an efficient use of health resources and recommend that it should be stopped. Their...
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Login Saturday, Mar 31st 2018 9AM 37°C 12PM 31°C 5-Day Forecast ‘What is the best way to banish ingrown toenails?’ Our expert reveals how YOU can put an end to the painful problem for good
Amanda Chamberlain’s son has struggled with ingrown toenails for ten years She wonders if having the nail removed can keep the symptoms from returning My son is 19 and has had six or seven procedures to remove ingrown toenails on the big toe of his left foot. He’s had infections in that toenail more times...
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Vitamin-dispensing nanomesh designed to get on peoples’ nerves
The material could find use in the treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome For injuries in which nerves are severed, there are already conduits (basically tiny tubes) that can be used to hold the two ends together while they heal. These don’t actually do anything to promote healing, however, plus they can’t be used on nerves that...
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See-through heating pad could help prevent burns from thermotherapy (video)
To soothe aches and pains, many people turn to heating pads, patches or creams. Although a common practice, thermotherapy can cause burns. Now researchers are developing a transparent heating pad that allows users to see through it to monitor their skin’s color and prevent such injuries. They report their approach in the journal ACS Applied Materials...
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More Than 9 Hours Of Sleep Could Indicate Alzheimer’s Disease: Here Are Other Warning Signs Of Dementia
Sleep is essential to health but findings of a new study suggest that prolonged sleeping may also indicate dementia. Dementia Dementia is a condition marked by loss of memory and other mental abilities grave enough to interfere with daily life. The condition is caused by physical changes in the brain. The most common type of...
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Common causes of eye pain explained
Eye pain can be attributed to a variety of causes. It is typically divided into conditions that affect the cornea, conditions that affect of other parts of the eye, and conditions involving other areas of the body that cause pain to be felt in the eye area. Common causes of eye pain typically center...
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Modified Atkins diet helps children with rare form of epilepsy
Doose syndrome or myoclonic-astatic epilepsy is a rare syndrome accounting for one to two percent of childhood epilepsies. A ketogenic diet, which is low in carbohydrates and high in fat, is an effective treatment, but it is very restrictive and difficult to follow. In a recent study, 25 of 30 children (83 percent) with Doose...