The primary function of white adipose tissue is energy storage. We now now that white fat is quite a remarkable substance and far from inert: it is a highly metabolically active endocrine organ that… http://healthmedicinet.com/i/heavy-uneasy-lies-the...
Lire la suiteRaising eligibility age and reforming some Medicare practices can increase sustainability, say experts
Raising the age of eligibility and reforming some Medicare practices can go a long way to making it sustainable, according to three Arizona State University healthcare policy experts. “Given our… http://healthmedicinet.com/i/raising-eligibility-age-a...
Lire la suiteTestosterone’s role in schizophrenia
Researchers from Neuroscience Research Australia (NeuRA) have presented new results about the role of testosterone in schizophrenia at the International Congress on Schizophrenia Research being held in… http://healthmedicinet.com/i/testosterones-role...
Lire la suiteNewfound hormone holds hope for diabetes treatment
Scientists have identified a hormone that can sharply boost the number of cells that make insulin in mice, a discovery that may someday lead to a treatment for the most common type of diabetes. People… http://healthmedicinet.com/i/newfound-hormone-ho...
Lire la suiteBoy unable to walk due to cerebral palsy gets to be firefighter for a day
A little boy from upstate New York got to live out his dream of being a firefighter this week – even though he may never be able to walk on his own, the Utica Observer-Dispatch reported. Six-year-old… http://healthmedicinet.com/i/boy-unable-to-walk-d...
Lire la suiteNew $5.5 billion plan aims to rid world of polio by 2018
Health groups said on Thursday they could rid the world of polio by 2018 with a $5.5 billion vaccination and monitoring plan to stop the disease taking hold once more now there are only a handful of cases… http://healthmedicinet.com/i/new-5-5-billion...
Lire la suiteVaccine developed to fight gut bacteria and autism symptoms
A vaccine has been created for children with autism to help fight gut bacteria, which may also help to control some of their symptoms of autism, Science Daily reported. The University of Guelph… http://healthmedicinet.com/i/vaccine-developed-to-fight...
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Lire la suiteUsing mobile phone apps in weight-loss programs
26-Apr-2013 [ | E-mail | ] Contact: Katie Bakerkatie.baker@sagepub.co.uk 020-732-48719SAGE Publications Mobile phones using text messaging and monitoring have been shown to be useful additions to… http://healthmedicinet.com/i/using-mobile-phone-apps-...
Lire la suiteReassigning cells to fight infection
Immunologists have previously viewed these roles as fixed endpoints in development, but research by Ichiro Taniuchi from the RIKEN Research Center for Allergy and Immunology in collaboration… http://healthmedicinet.com/i/reassigning-cells-to-fight-in...
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