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• A Paleolithic-type diet may help reduce future risk of diabetes and cardiovascular disease
• Most people cycle and regain weight, and those who lose most are most likely to keep it off
• Age and gender influence risk for certain peripheral vascular diseases
• Low thyroid function linked to greater odds of type 2 diabetes
• Large whey protein breakfast may help manage type 2 diabetes
• Liraglutide may make high-fat foods less desirable to the brain's reward centers
• Researchers find 'simple' methods to prevent heart attacks and stroke worldwide
• Building a better concussion test
• Waist circumference is stronger predictor of heart disease than BMI
• Autism diagnosis taking too long, experts say
• Scientists engineer immune cells to protect organs from transplant rejection
• Use of peripheral nerve blocks associated with improved joint replacement outcomes
• For rechargeable batteries that crush the competition, crush this material
• Seeing cell to cell differences for first time explains symptoms of rare genetic disorders
• BPA changes fetal development of the mammary gland, can raise breast cancer risk
• Some sunscreen ingredients may disrupt sperm cell function
• Asthma is associated with polycystic ovary syndrome and excess weight

A Paleolithic-type diet may help reduce future risk of diabetes and cardiovascular disease Posted: 02 Apr 2016 08:30 AM PDT A Paleolithic-type diet may help obese postmenopausal women lose weight, improve their circulating fatty acid profile and lower their future risk for diabetes and cardiovascular disease, new research reports.

Most people cycle and regain weight, and those who lose most are most likely to keep it off Posted: 02 Apr 2016 08:27 AM PDT Most people lose, gain and maintain their weight inconsistently, and those who lose the most weight are most likely to keep it off and keep losing, new research reports.

Age and gender influence risk for certain peripheral vascular diseases Posted: 02 Apr 2016 08:13 AM PDT New findings from large-scale studies of more than 3.6 million people who underwent screening for cardiovascular disease reveals that a person's age and gender affects the prevalence of certain types of peripheral vascular diseases (PVD), and that diabetes is a major risk factor for developing these diseases, even in patients without heart disease.

Low thyroid function linked to greater odds of type 2 diabetes Posted: 02 Apr 2016 08:12 AM PDT Having too little thyroid hormone in the blood -- even in the low-normal range -- raises the risk of developing type 2 diabetes, especially in people with prediabetes, a new study in nearly 8,500 people finds.

Large whey protein breakfast may help manage type 2 diabetes Posted: 02 Apr 2016 08:12 AM PDT A large breakfast containing whey protein may help manage type 2 diabetes, new research from Israel reports.

Liraglutide may make high-fat foods less desirable to the brain's reward centers Posted: 02 Apr 2016 08:12 AM PDT A new study finds that the diabetes drug liraglutide leads to weight loss by acting on an area of the brain that controls attention and possibly making desirable foods less rewarding.

Researchers find 'simple' methods to prevent heart attacks and stroke worldwide Posted: 02 Apr 2016 08:12 AM PDT Three studies involving 228 centers looking at the effects of the three treatments in people at intermediate risk of, but without, clinical heart disease have recently been conducted.

Building a better concussion test Posted: 02 Apr 2016 08:12 AM PDT Researchers have developed an inexpensive, ultraportable balance board called BTrackS that provides fast, objective feedback on an athlete's balance disruption following a suspected concussion. Results from the team's first concussion detection study have revealed that it's about twice as effective as the most widely used balance test for concussion nationwide.

Waist circumference is stronger predictor of heart disease than BMI Posted: 02 Apr 2016 08:12 AM PDT New study lends more evidence that it's better to be shaped like a pear as opposed to an apple -- with weight around the abdomen.

Autism diagnosis taking too long, experts say Posted: 01 Apr 2016 07:06 PM PDT Children with autism spectrum disorder are still being diagnosed later than they should be, meaning they are not getting access to specialist services early enough, warn medical experts in the UK.

Scientists engineer immune cells to protect organs from transplant rejection Posted: 01 Apr 2016 10:08 AM PDT A gene therapy has been developed that programs a type of immune cell called T regulatory cells (Tregs) to protect transplanted tissues from rejection by the patient's immune system, report scientists.

Use of peripheral nerve blocks associated with improved joint replacement outcomes Posted: 01 Apr 2016 10:06 AM PDT The use of peripheral nerve blocks (PNBs) is associated with better outcomes following hip and knee replacement, according to a study. Researchers compiled data on more than one million joint replacement patients who received a PNB in addition to general anesthesia or epidural anesthesia. Those who received the nerve block had fewer complications after surgery.

For rechargeable batteries that crush the competition, crush this material Posted: 01 Apr 2016 10:06 AM PDT By modifying and pulverizing a promising group of chemical compounds, scientists have potentially brought safer, solid-state rechargeable batteries two steps closer to reality. These compounds would not pose the risks of leaking or catching fire typical of traditional liquid battery ingredients and are made from commonly available substances.

Seeing cell to cell differences for first time explains symptoms of rare genetic disorders Posted: 01 Apr 2016 10:06 AM PDT Every cell in the body has two genomes, one from the mother and one from the father. Until now, researchers have lacked the tools to examine -- in a single cell -the exact readout from each genome to make RNA. Using a new technology that allows researchers to do just that, an interdisciplinary team examined a rare disease in which these two genomes are expressed differently throughout the body, even sometimes in the same organ.

BPA changes fetal development of the mammary gland, can raise breast cancer risk Posted: 01 Apr 2016 08:18 AM PDT A new culture system that tests the role of chemical exposure on the developing mammary gland has found that bisphenol A (BPA) directly affects the mammary gland of mouse embryos. The study show that these changes to embryonic mammary tissue occur at a dose comparable to that of humans' environmental exposure to BPA.

Some sunscreen ingredients may disrupt sperm cell function Posted: 01 Apr 2016 08:18 AM PDT Many ultraviolet (UV)-filtering chemicals commonly used in sunscreens interfere with the function of human sperm cells, and some mimic the effect of the female hormone progesterone, a new study finds.

Asthma is associated with polycystic ovary syndrome and excess weight Posted: 01 Apr 2016 07:17 AM PDT Among reproductive-age women, polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) as well as overweight and obesity are independently linked with asthma, new preliminary research from Australia suggests.

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