In study that included Chinese, Malay, and Indian participants, researchers found that among those with age-related macular degeneration (AMD) there were ethnic differences in visual function, such as the ability to read a newspaper or labels on medication bottles, according to a study published online by JAMA Ophthalmology. Understanding the link between ethnicity and health is critical to...
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Healthier gut bacteria and weight loss achieved through magnetic brain stimulation
A new study shows that a person’s gut microbiota can be positively altered through non-invasive transcranial magnetic stimulation For several years now, researchers have been building on a series of studies that have displayed links between non-invasive, deep Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (dTMS) and reduced food cravings. Now, for the first time, research has shown that...
New type of insulin-producing cell discovered
Insulin is made in pancreatic islets by beta cells. In type I diabetes, these cells are lost. Now UC Davis researchers have identified another type of insulin-producing cell in the islets, which appears to be an immature beta cell (shown in …more In people with type I diabetes, insulin-producing beta cells in the pancreas die...
New interferon shows promise against hepatitis B in cell culture, and animal model
Hepatitis B is notoriously difficult to eradicate with currently available agents.. Now, in a new study, a novel form of “pegylated” interferon-β has reduced hepatitis B virus (HBV) infections in experimental human-derived cells and in mice more effectively than the conventional pegylated interferon-α2a, suggesting that it could lead to improved treatment for hepatitis B infection in humans....
Unraveling the functional diversity of longevity gene SIRT1
Two alternate forms of SIRT1 leads to discovery of how molecular specificity is encoded. While the search for elixir of life has captivated human imagination for millennia, researchers around the world have put in efforts to extend healthy lifespan and reduce the burden of morbid diseases in an increasingly aging population. Research over the...
Scientists discover new class of anti-diabetes compounds that reduce liver glucose production
Scientists may have found a new tool for studying – and maybe even treating – Type 2 diabetes, the form of diabetes considered responsible for close to 95 percent of cases in the United States. A team of scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI), Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School and the Yale...
Doctor Turns Up Possible Treatment For Deadly Sepsis
Of the million or so Americans a year who get sepsis, roughly 300,000 die. Unfortunately, many treatments for the condition have looked promising in small, preliminary studies, only to fail in follow-up research. It’s hard not to get excited about news of a potentially effective treatment for sepsis, a condition that leads to multiple organ failure...
Bladder drug taken by thousands is linked to dementia: Doctors warn pills should no longer be used because they raise the risk by 54%
Use of bladder drug oxybutynin has risen 31 per cent in the five years But evidence now suggests the drug’s side effects include dementia Doctors warned last night it should no longer be used because of the risks Thousands of people who take a common bladder drug are at risk of developing dementia, experts warned last...
Anti-aging protein reverses hair loss, improves stamina in mice
These two genetically engineered fast-aging mice show the effectiveness of the peptide at manifesting hair regrowth with the mouse on the left receiving the treatment and the mouse on the right going untreated Anti-aging drug research has homed in on senescent cells in recent years. These are damaged cells that accumulate in various tissues...
Breakthrough in ‘exercise pill’ that could help battle diabetes and obesity epidemic
A new pill could make your muscles think they’ve been exercising It targets two receptors linked to muscle metabolism and mimics exercise Researchers say the drug could help battle the obesity and diabetes epidemics A new pill is being developed that could make your body think it has exercised. American researchers are trying to target...