We consistently found an association between physical activity, BMI and overall heart failure risk. Image credit: Flickr/stefanos papachristou
Lifestyle patterns, including physical activity and body mass index (BMI), are associated with a risk of overall heart failure but are more...
A new study showed that inherited variants linked to ASD were found under positive selection in larger numbers than would have been expected by chance.Image credit: Flickr/Charlene Croft
Genetic variants linked to autism spectrum disorders (ASD) may have been positively...
A new study suggests that lesser-known gut-health promoters called prebiotics - which serve as food for good bacteria inside the gut -- can also have an impact, improving sleep and buffering the physiological impacts of stress. Image credit: Flickr/Mike...
An in-depth computational analysis of genetic variants implicated in both schizophrenia and rheumatoid arthritis by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh points to eight genes that may explain why susceptibility to one of the disorders could place individuals at...
Severe gum disease, known as periodontitis, may be an early sign of type 2 diabetes, a new study says. Image source: Flickr/Practical Cures
Severe gum disease, known as periodontitis, may be an early sign of type 2 diabetes, reveals research...
People who suffer long-term stress may also be more prone to obesity. Image credit:Marjan Lazarevski
People who suffer long-term stress may also be more prone to obesity, according to research by scientists at UCL which involved examining hair samples for...
This visual abstract depicts the findings of Cheng et al., who show a short-term diet that mimics periodic fasting modulates b-cell number and promotes insulin secretion and glucose homeostasis with implications for both type 1 and type 2 diabetes....
Professor Jean van den Elsen and Dr Omar Kassar in the laboratory. They have worked to reveal a molecular link between sugar and Alzheimer's Disease Credit: University of Bath
For the first time a "tipping point" molecular link between the...
Teenagers who self-report feeling drowsy mid-afternoon also tend to exhibit more anti-social behavior such as lying, cheating, stealing and fighting. Now, research from the University of Pennsylvania and the University of York, in the United Kingdom, shows that those...
A chest radiograph of a patient with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF). Credit: Wikimedia
A Mayo Clinic study has shown evidence linking the biology of aging with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, a disease that impairs lung function and causes shortness of breath,...
Scientists at the Universities of York, Leeds, and Helsinki say they are a step closer to cracking, what scientists have called, the ‘Enigma Code’ of the common cold virus.Image credit: Flickr/Allan Foster
Scientists at the Universities of York, Leeds, and...
