Medscape Medical News Nadine Eckert September 11, 2024 A diet in which the primary source of fat is plant sources is associated with decreased mortality. Animal fat, on the other hand, is associated with an increased risk for death. These are the results of a study published in JAMA Internal Medicine that followed more than...
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Research assesses impact of weight loss and blood sugar control in Type 2 Diabetes
News Release 17-Sep-2024 Study finds that type 2 diabetes patients treated with GLP-1RAs who lowered their BMI also reduced their cardiovascular risk Peer-Reviewed PublicationCleveland Clinic A Cleveland Clinic research team has published the first study assessing the independent real-world impacts of weight loss and blood sugar control on clinical outcomes in people with type 2...
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Missouri bird flu case raises possibility of human transmission
September 16, 2024 by Robin Foster In a disclosure that can’t eliminate the possibility that bird flu may have spread from one human to another for the first time, U.S. health officials have reported that a person who lived with a Missouri resident infected with H5N1 became sick the same day. That close contact “was...
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Survey shows 25% of adults consider weight loss drug use without prescription
September 17, 2024 by Ohio State University Medical Center Credit: Markus Winkler from PexelsInjectable weight loss drugs are popular right now but can be hard to get because they are in short supply or too expensive without insurance. The result is that some people are skipping the doctor’s office and reaching out to potentially unreliable...
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Risk of clots, stroke from incorrect blood thinner dosing reduced using online dashboard
September 17, 2024 by Noah Fromson, University of Michigan Jacob Dwyer, Justine Ross. Credit: Michigan MedicineDoctors and pharmacists treating people with blood thinners can reduce the rate of inappropriate dosing—as well as blood clots and strokes that can result from it—using an electronic patient management system, a study suggests. The online dashboard, developed by the...
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GLP-1 pills are coming, and they could revolutionize weight-loss treatment
By Meg Tirrell, CNNPublished 6:30 AM EDT, Tue September 17, 2024 The new crop of GLP-1 weight loss drugs all come in the form of injections. New pill versions are in trials now. Illustration by Leah Abucayan/CNNJared Holz thought about taking one of the new GLP-1 drugs for weight loss for months before he actually...
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Researchers develop new screening tool to help stroke survivors
September 17, 2024 by University of Queensland ROC Curve for BELS Total Score. Credit: Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation (2024). DOI: 10.1080/10749357.2024.2356412University of Queensland researchers have developed a fast cognitive screening tool that can detect often-missed rehabilitation needs for people who have experienced a stroke. Clinician-researcher Professor Gail Robinson from UQ’s Queensland Brain Institute said the...
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Endometriosis pain leads to missed school and work in two-thirds of women with the condition, new study finds
September 16, 2024 by Rasha Al-Lami, The Conversation Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainMore than two-thirds of women with endometriosis missed school or work due to pain from the condition, in a study of more than 17,000 women between the ages of 15 and 44 in the U.S. That is a key finding of new research published...
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Neuroplasticity: Rewiring the Brain
By Marzia KhanReviewed by Danielle Ellis, B.Sc. Understanding neuroplasticityNeuroplasticity, or brain plasticity, can be defined as the ability of the nervous system to alter its activity in response to a stimulus by reorganizing its structure, function, and neuronal connections. The history of plasticity can be traced to William James in 1890, with the first mention...
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Brown fat: How cells generate heat by burning calories
News Release 16-Sep-2024 Researchers at LMU University Hospital have discovered a new switch that controls thermogenesis in mitochondria. Peer-Reviewed PublicationLudwig-Maximilians-Universität München Special fat cells known as brown adipocytes help maintaining body temperature by converting calory-rich nutrients into heat. This protects from gaining excess weight and metabolic disorders. An international team of researchers led by Professor...