Early Antibiotic Exposure Leads to Lifelong Metabolic Disorders, Obesity in Mice
A new study published in Cell suggests that antibiotic exposure during a critical window of early development disrupts the bacterial landscape of the gut,...
New Implantable “Sleep Pacemaker” for Obstructive Sleep Apnea
University Hospitals (UH) Case Medical Center is among the first in the United States to begin offering a new FDA-approved treatment for obstructive sleep...
Depression is Often Untreated in Parkinson’s Disease Patients
Depression is known to be a common symptom of Parkinson's disease, but remains untreated for many patients, according to a new study by Northwestern...
‘Catastrophizing’ Again? Meet the Tiny Part of Your Brain That Imagines...
'Catastrophizing' is described by pscyhologists as cognitive distortion. If you tend to predict the worst case scenario and then leap to the conclusion that a catastrophe...
How Gut Bacteria Affect Your Mind and Appetite to Influence Which...
It sounds like science fiction, but it seems that bacteria within us – which outnumber our own cells about 100-fold – may very well be affecting...
Common Heart Drug Linked to Increased Risk of Death in Patients...
In An Account of the Foxglove and Some of its Medical Uses, published in 1785, Sir William Withering cautioned readers that extracts from the...
40 Percent of Americans Expected to Develop Type 2 Diabetes in...
Close to half (40%) of the adult population of the USA is expected to develop type 2 diabetes at some point during their lifetime,...
‘Shape-Shifting’ Material May Improve Facial Reconstruction Surgery Outcomes
Injuries, birth defects (such as cleft palates) and surgery to remove tumors can leave gaps in bone that are too large to heal naturally. And...
Common Household Chemicals Responsible for Declining Reproduction and Death in Mice
Virginia Tech researchers using a disinfectant when handling mice accidentally discovered that two active ingredients in it cause declines in mouse reproduction.
Although the chemicals responsible...
Aspirin, NSAIDs cut Breast Cancer Recurrence in Overweight Women by 52...
Recurrence of hormone-related breast cancer was cut by half in overweight and obese women who regularly used aspirin or other nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs),...
