The human body naturally has sugar, or glucose, in the blood. The right amount of blood sugar gives the body’s cells and organs energy. The liver and muscles produce some blood sugar, but most of it comes from food and … Read More »
Scientists reveal new insights into the human body’s ability to produce broadly neutralizing antibodies to HIV that promise to open new avenues for vaccine development. Scientists say their new information on broadly neutralizing antibodies may bring us closer to an … Read More »
In what may be a major development for some patients with epilepsy, researchers at Mayo Clinic have shown that continuous electrical stimulation of the brain’s cortex can reduce the frequency of seizures, and in some cases their intensity and duration. … Read More »
Encouraging cycling or walking and changing city design and transport could significantly reduce the burden of injury and disease worldwide. This is the conclusion of a new series of papers published in The Lancet. Researchers say making changes to city … Read More »
There is no cure for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis – a fast-progressing neurological disease that affects more than 12,000 people in the United States – but a new study may bring us closer to one. Researchers have identified a way to … Read More »
By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, Sept. 22, 2016 (HealthDay News) — Flavorings used in e-cigarettes can increase the toxicity of the vapor that users inhale, a new laboratory study done with airway cells shows. E-cigarette vapor also becomes even … Read More »
In 2000, the United Nations Development Programme rolled out the Sustainable Development Goals. This week, The Lancet publishes the first analysis showing which countries are progressing toward these goals and which are struggling. Some countries performed substantially better against the … Read More »
Colonoscopy is the procedure that everybody loves to hate. Not only is the preparation uncomfortable and gross, but the entire process, including recovery, sidelines patients for days. On top of that, colonoscopies can miss many precancerous lesions, especially in the narrower … Read More »
One of the hallmarks of Alzheimer’s disease is toxic plaques of a protein building block or peptide called amyloid beta that enters brain cells and destroys them. There is a big debate as to whether amyloid beta is toxic before … Read More »
Usually, antiretroviral drugs control HIV levels in infected people and prevent them developing full-blown AIDS. However, in some cases the virus can stay hidden, only to flare up years later when patients stop their treatment. Now, scientists have discovered a … Read More »