Health News

Sleep apnea linked to impaired exercise capacity

Date: Nov-25-2014
Study finds that people with sleep apnea - where breathing starts and stops during sleep - appear to have a lower peak oxygen uptake during aerobic exercise.

Diabetes in pregnancy: $5.5 billion could be saved with preconception care

Date: Nov-25-2014
Diabetes can cause significant complications during pregnancy that may be averted if preconception care could be made widely available and fully utilized by women.

Can mental exercise prevent unused muscles from getting weaker?

Date: Nov-25-2014
In what is being hailed as a 'major breakthrough' in neurorehabilitation, researchers show that performing mental imagery exercises can lessen weakness in unused muscles.

Yogurt could lower the risk of type 2 diabetes

Date: Nov-25-2014
According to researchers, a higher intake of yogurt is associated with a reduced risk of type 2 diabetes, suggesting that it could play an important role as part of a healthy diet.

Brain network found that is vulnerable to Alzheimer's and schizophrenia

Date: Nov-25-2014
A specific brain network within grey matter develops later than the rest of the brain and degenerates first in older age, says new study, shedding light on neurological disorders.

Childhood obesity: increased risk for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

Date: Nov-25-2014
A new study investigates the links between nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and childhood obesity, and emphasizes the importance of blood pressure control for at-risk children.

Yellow fever research breakthrough could lead to better treatment

Date: Nov-24-2014
By examining how macaque monkeys react to the yellow fever virus, researchers have discovered white blood cell changes that could lead to earlier diagnosis and better treatment.

Metabolic syndrome may be prevented by healthy gut bacteria

Date: Nov-24-2014
In a model of mouse siblings, the findings of a new study suggest that healthy gut bacteria may prevent or treat metabolic syndrome.

High-power voices 'more monotone and louder'

Date: Nov-24-2014
Experiments examining how being in a position of power changes the way a person speaks finds that people in high-ranking positions tend to speak more loudly and in a monotone.

A little alcohol in pregnancy not tied to low birth weight and preterm delivery

Date: Nov-24-2014
New study finds that low to moderate alcohol consumption through pregnancy is not tied to higher risk of many adverse birth outcomes such as low birth weight and preterm delivery.