Type 2 diabetes patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) are at an increased risk of developing diabetes-related chronic kidney disease (CKD), says a new study. NAFLD is an increasingly common type of chronic liver disease, in which deposits of

Lead author Richard O'Connor, Ph.D., a cancer prevention researcher with Roswell Park Cancer Institute in Buffalo, N.Y, said that postcard promotions offer a cost-effective method of boosting call volume to a smoking cessation quit line. He said that direct mail

It has long been shown that thoughts about death can spur buying behaviour and an example supporting this is - in the months following 9/11, shops in the US noted a spike in purchases of luxury products, canned goods and

A team from the Great Ormond Street Hospital have identified two bacteria Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli, which are a prominent cause of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), commonly called cot deaths. For the study, the researchers looked at the

Researchers at the University of Miami have found that two genes, PSMB4 (proteasome beta 4 subunit) and TBX21 (T-bet), which play a key role in T-cell function in the immune system, are also linked with susceptibility for major depressive disorder

In the research, Jennifer J. Connor, PhD, LMFT, Bean Robinson, PhD, LP, LMFT, Liz Wieling, PhD, LMFT and colleagues interviewed thirteen heterosexual couples. The study investigated how both partners developed shared meaning about vvs through their experiences, observations, and conversations

Tel Aviv University researcher Prof. Illana Gozes, has said that AL-108 protect patients with mild cognitive damage against memory loss by protecting the skeleton and transport system of brain cells. "My logic is that if you try to protect a

Preclinical research undertaken by Pharmacology PhD student Emily Jaehne shows that ecstasy deaths, which are invariably related to elevated body temperature, may be related to drug users' failure to recognise that their body is abnormally hot. "The fact that these

Durga Thangarajah was delivered by caesarean section at Darwin Private Hospital on Thursday, after spending almost nine months growing inside her mother's right ovary -- stretching the organ's tissue as thin as paper. Obstetrician Andrew Miller said the chances of

Tobacco companies are using ever more sophisticated marketing techniques, including the promotion of non-tobacco items like clothing, or sponsorship of concerts and sporting events, to evade what restrictions are already in place, the WHO noted. "The tobacco industry employs predatory

Meera Thangarajah, 34, had no symptoms or complications during her pregnancy, so doctors performing a routine Caesarean section Thursday were shocked to find that the baby had developed in the ovary rather than the uterus. An ectopic pregnancy, which occurs

This, chromatin modifying enzyme aids in compensating for the fact that males have only one copy of the sex chromosome X, while females have two, by distinguishing between male and female sex chromosomes in fruit flies and binding to different

We are seeing a number of overuse or 'wear and tear' injuries in the foot, ankle, knees, hip, shoulders and elbows, in baby boomers," Dr. Jeffrey A. Ross, a foot and ankle podiatrist from Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, told

The study published in the British Medical Journal showed that people who stuck closely to the diet were 83 percent less likely to develop type 2 diabetes than those who did not. "The new thing is that we have been

Post-mortem tests on more than 500 babies found high levels of Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli in babies who died for unexplained reasons, a team from Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children in London said on Friday. One explanation could

In a statement marking World No Tobacco Day on Saturday, WHO said the tobacco industry is taking advantage of young people's vulnerability to advertising and influence. "The bombardment of messages through billboards, newspapers, magazines, radio and television ads, as well

The study showed that MAEBL is critical for completing the life cycle of malaria parasites in mosquitoes, allowing the insects to transmit the potentially deadly infection to humans. The authors say that the findings may ultimately help provide a way

Microspheres carrying targeted nucleic acid molecules fabricated in the laboratory have been shown to prevent and even reverse new-onset cases of type 1 diabetes in mice. The results of these studies were reported by diabetes researchers at the John G.