Health: Interesting Stories from Medical News Today

Medical News Today: Beer compound decreases weight gain and lowers cholesterol
A flavonoid found naturally in beer and hops lowered markers of metabolic syndrome in lab mice. Researchers say it has the potential to be an effective treatment in humans.

Medical News Today: Liver cancer may be diagnosed from altered sugar metabolism
Scientists have discovered that in the liver, cancer cells have a much lower level of fructose metabolism than healthy cells, and identify a gene product as a potential biomarker.

Medical News Today: Pancreatic cell transplantation: a breakthrough for type 1 diabetes?
In a new study, pancreatic islet cell transplantation has shown promise as an effective treatment alternative for type 1 diabetes patients with severe hypoglycemia.

Medical News Today: Night shift work may affect women more than men
After living in a controlled dark-light environment that shifted their sleep-wake cycle away from their inbuilt 24-hour clock, women showed more cognitive impairment than men.

Medical News Today: Healthy diet could lower hypertension risk for women with gestational diabetes
Researchers have found that the long-term risk of high blood pressure that is caused by pregnancy-related diabetes could be reduced by following a healthy diet.

Medical News Today: Genes predict age of first sexual encounter
As our understanding of the human genome broadens, we uncover many unexpected connections. New research describes genes that influence the age at which we first have sex.

Medical News Today: Meldonium (Mildronate): What Is It And What Does It Do?
Meldonium is perhaps most well-known for its role in sports doping. Here we will explore the story of its origin and its broad medical uses in Eastern Europe and Central Asia.

Medical News Today: Asthma: study may explain why some patients do not respond to treatment
Some asthma patients do not respond to current medications for the disease. Now, a new study claims to have identified a biological pathway that may explain why.

Medical News Today: Hepatitis C: elbasvir/grazoprevir combo tops popular treatment
A new trial reveals that a once-daily tablet is more effective and safer than the current popular treatment for hepatitis C virus. Results were released at a conference recently.

Medical News Today: Pancreatic cancer: implantable chemo device may slow, shrink tumors
A device that can be implanted to deliver chemotherapy drugs directly into pancreatic tumors is shown to be 12 times more effective in mice than giving drugs by injection.

Medical News Today: Melanoma onset delayed with SPF30 sunscreen use
In a mouse model of melanoma skin cancer, researchers found that the application of SPF30 sunscreen delayed the onset of the disease and reduced tumor incidence.

Medical News Today: Electronic skin that tracks health status steps closer
By developing an ultra-thin, ultra-flexible material, incorporating electronic sensors and indicators, scientists brings closer the day when wearable e-skin displays health status.

Medical News Today: Delay motherhood to reduce career income losses, say researchers
Working women who become first-time mothers after the age of 30 have lower career income losses over a lifetime than those who have a child earlier, a new study finds.

Medical News Today: Do sexist, violent video games reduce empathy for female victims of violence?
A new study found that young male gamers who identified most with their characters were less likely to report empathy toward an image of a girl who had been physically beaten.

Medical News Today: Chiropractic: What Is Chiropractic Manipulation? Does It Work?
Chiropractic manipulation is the most common form of alternative, complementary medicine. In this article, we will explain how it came into being and what it entails.

Medical News Today: Singing improves Parkinson’s symptoms and quality of life
A lesser known side to Parkinson’s disease is its negative effect on the voice. A new study finds that singing therapy relieves these symptoms and improves quality of life.

Medical News Today: Autism patients have more cancer gene mutations but lower cancer risk
Despite patients with autism having more cancer-related gene mutations than those without autism, they are less likely to develop the disease, a new study suggests.