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Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and Fertility: What You Need to Know
Date: Sep-12-2016PCOS is a disorder that causes an imbalance in female sex hormones. Learn about how it can affect fertility, along with other symptoms and treatment.
Melanoma may be stoppable with drug that halts cancer cell proliferation
Date: Sep-12-2016Study shows revonedistat, a drug already in testing, blocks a protein that melanoma and other types of cancer cells rely on to replicate at great speed.
Shorter lifespan for WWI babies whose fathers were injured, killed
Date: Sep-12-2016Children born during World War I whose fathers were injured or killed in action were found to have shorter lifespans in a first-of-its-kind study.
Type 2 diabetes: Gene discovery could yield new treatments
Date: Sep-11-2016Researchers have discovered a gene called TNFR5 that overexpresses in response to high levels of fat and sugar, destroying insulin-producing beta cells.
Europeans most worried about vaccine safety, finds global study
Date: Sep-11-2016In a global insight survey observing the state of confidence in vaccines across 67 countries, Europe was the region most skeptical about vaccine safety.
'We can completely reverse alcohol dependence'
Date: Sep-10-2016Alcoholism is a condition that has plagued mankind for millennia. Research investigating a subset of amygdala neurons might hold the solution.
Spike in teen obesity explained by decreased calorie burn in puberty
Date: Sep-10-2016A groundbreaking study by the University of Exeter has found that the number of calories burned while at rest drops by up to 500 calories during puberty.
Obesity may prolong survival for kidney cancer patients
Date: Sep-09-2016A surprising new study has linked a high BMI to longer survival for patients with kidney cancer, and there may be a genetic explanation for this finding.
How reliable is the glycemic index?
Date: Sep-09-2016The glycemic index may not be a reliable measure of the rise in blood sugar levels after eating, as it varies widely between people and times of eating.
Statins: 'Harms have been overestimated,' says review
Date: Sep-09-2016An in-depth review into the health outcomes of statin therapy suggests the benefits of the cholesterol-lowering drugs outweigh the risks.
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