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'Fat but fit' won't prevent type 2 diabetes risk, study finds

Diabetes (Type 2)

'Fat but fit' won't prevent type 2 diabetes risk, study finds

12 Sep 2016 • 1 comment

Maintaining a healthy weight is the single most effective way to reduce your risk of type 2 diabetes, no matter how much you hit the gym, new research has found.   An Australian study of more than...

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Multiple Sclerosis Diagnosis And Treatment: Scientist Challenge Study Linking Gene To The Condition

Multiple sclerosis

Multiple Sclerosis Diagnosis And Treatment: Scientist Challenge Study Linking Gene To The Condition

12 Sep 2016

Last June ,a study came out in Neuron that a gene is responsible for multiple sclerosis. That gene has been identified as NR1H3 by Dr. Carles Vilarino-Guell and his team from the University of...

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Virtual reality could help to diagnose Parkinson's Disease

Parkinson's disease

Virtual reality could help to diagnose Parkinson's Disease

6 Sep 2016 • 1 comment

Virtual reality is often touted as the future of entertainment, but a team of medical researchers believe that it could be the future of diagnosing neurodegenerative diseases, like multiple sclerosis...

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Psoriasis patients have similar risk of heart disease to those with type 2 diabetes, says study

Arthritis

Psoriasis patients have similar risk of heart disease to those with type 2 diabetes, says study

6 Sep 2016

People with psoriasis have similar levels of increased coronary artery calcium as those with type 2 diabetes, which increases the risk of heart disease, a study reports.   Psoriasis, which affects...

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Artificial Intelligence Is Helping Doctors Find Breast Cancer Risk 30 Times Faster

Breast cancer

Artificial Intelligence Is Helping Doctors Find Breast Cancer Risk 30 Times Faster

6 Sep 2016

The mammogram is one of medical science’s best tools for detecting breast cancer, but when the typically painful test reveals a potential problem, women frequently undergo breast biopsies for a...

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Asthma drug can half chance of suffering severe attack

Asthma

Asthma drug can half chance of suffering severe attack

6 Sep 2016

A new asthma drug which can half  the chance of suffering a severe attack could prevent hundreds of deaths a year.   Monthly injections of benralizumab were found to reduce episodes of serious...

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Could diabetes jabs be replaced by a simple skin patch?

Diabetes (Type 1)
Diabetes (Type 2)

Could diabetes jabs be replaced by a simple skin patch?

6 Sep 2016

Women with diabetes are at risk of complications during pregnancy due to uncontrolled blood sugar levels. A new wireless patch delivers insulin automatically and keeps mother and baby safe.  Chelsi...

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Physical Activity Reduces Anxiety and Depression in COPD Patients

COPD

Physical Activity Reduces Anxiety and Depression in COPD Patients

5 Sep 2016 • 3 comments

A new study shows that increased physical activity among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) reduces their risk of anxiety or depression.   According to researchers at the...

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Researchers work to get multiple sclerosis patients standing

Multiple sclerosis

Researchers work to get multiple sclerosis patients standing

5 Sep 2016

Veronica Daniels-Lewis was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis 20 years ago and has never taken it lying down.   "It's a challenge I'm willing to take, and I'm wanting to help others take that...

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Parkinson's could potentially be detected by an eye test

Parkinson's disease

Parkinson's could potentially be detected by an eye test

26 Aug 2016

Researchers may have discovered a method of detecting changes in the eye which could identify Parkinson's disease before its symptoms develop.Scientists at University College London (UCL) say their...

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Active Music Therapy May Be Beneficial in Parkinson's

Parkinson's disease

Active Music Therapy May Be Beneficial in Parkinson's

9 Aug 2016 • 1 comment

HealthDay News — Active music therapy has beneficial effects in Parkinson's disease (PD), according to a study published online July 26 in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. Emanuele...

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I Have Crohn's Disease & This Is How It Affects My Parenting

Crohn's disease

I Have Crohn's Disease & This Is How It Affects My Parenting

9 Aug 2016

I have Crohn's disease. It's not something I'm embarrassed to talk about, but it's not something I like to put out there because, frankly, once I mention that I have Crohn's disease to people who...

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