Virtual Reality a New Tool for Evaluating Balance in Glaucoma Patients
People living with diabetes are nearly twice as likely to get glaucoma. Falls are a leading cause of injury and death, and the risk...
Treating Sleep Apnea or Heavy Snoring May Delay Alzheimer’s and Memory Decline
People with sleep breathing problems were diagnosed with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) an average of nearly 10 years earlier than people who did not...
Sugar-Sweetened Drinks Supress Cortisol and Stress Response, Can Become Habit-Forming
Researchers warn that chronic stress could prompt habit-forming sugar overconsumption because sugar-sweetened drinks can suppress the hormone cortisol and stress responses in the brain. According...
Study: Watching Cooking Shows a Recipe for Gaining Weight
If you're a fan of food television, it's fine to be entertained by the programming, but if you take recipes for the rich meals...
Just 5-days of Fatty Foods Changes Body Metabolism, Leads to Weight Gain
You might think that you can get away with eating fatty foods for a few days without it making any significant changes to your...
Type 2 Diabetes Linked to Increased Dementia Risk, Depression Makes it Even Worse
Depression and type 2 diabetes mellitus were each associated with an increased risk for dementia and that risk was even greater among individuals diagnosed...
Popular Cholesterol Drug Activates the Same Receptors as Medical Marijuana
New research in The FASEB Journal suggests that fenofibrate activates cannabinoid receptors and may become a viable treatment option for relieving pain, stimulating appetite,...
Link Between Gestational Diabetes and Autism Risk
Researchers analyzed data to assess the association between maternal diabetes, both known prior to pregnancy and diagnosed during pregnancy, and the risk of autism...
Study Says: Eat Out, Get High Blood Pressure
Read the results of the first ever study to show a link between eating out and high blood pressure, or hypertension. A recent study on...
Discovery of Pancreatic Cell Defect Could Lead to New Diabetes Treatment
Researchers have found a cellular defect that can impair the body's ability to handle high glucose levels, pointing the way to new treatments for...
FDA Approves Breath Test to Help Diagnose Gastroparesis
This test for delayed gastric emptying, which can affect people with diabetes, can be performed in a general clinical setting and does not require...
Antipsychotic and Anti-depressant Drugs Given to Children Increases Diabetes Risk
Antipsychotic drugs prescribed to children and adolescents with disruptive behaviors, such as ADHD, schizophrenia or bipolar disorder, can cause Type 2 diabetes and obesity....
Is a Stressful Family Life Making Kids Fat? Study Examines Link.
A University of Houston study examined the relationship between chronic family stress and adolescent obesity. Find out what researchers learned. Adolescent obesity is a...
Breakthrough Will Help Stem Cell Researchers Develop New Type 1 Diabetes Therapies and More
New understanding, say researchers, will help spur advancements in stem cell research and the development of new cell therapies for diseases of the liver...
High Fat Diet Changes Behavior, Literally Messes with Your Head
There is growing concern that diets high in fat might also increase the risk for depression and other psychiatric disorders. Can the consumption of...
FDA Approves Eylea to Treat Diabetic Retinopathy and DME
Breakthrough therapy designation granted to Eylea for the treatment of Diabetic Retinopathy with Diabetic Macular Edema. Eylea is administered by a physician once a...
