Pear shape is healthier than apple shape – human body
A person whose body has a pear shape is likely to be healthier than somebody whose body has an apple…
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Interventions to help unemployed patients find jobs
Unemployed patients could benefit significantly if health care organizations helped them find a job, a new study found. Researchers at…
Lupus – anifrolumab failed in Phase III trial, say AztraZeneca and MedImmune
The TULIP 1 Phase III trial for anifrolumab, aimed at patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), failed. Specifically, it failed…
Using DNA of peanuts to detect trace amounts of peanut in foods
Scientists have developed a sensitive test to detect trace amounts of peanuts in foods that uses the peanut's DNA. This…
Plant-derived Celastrol combats hunger, helps weight loss
Celastrol is a plant-derived substance that traditional Chinese medicine practitioners use. The substance has shown promise as an aid to…
Changes in meal times can reduce body fat
If you change your meal times, especially breakfast and dinner, you might reduce your body fat, researchers found. Researchers at…
Happy older people have longer lifespans, study found
Happy older people have longer lifespans, researchers found in a new study. Researchers at Duke-NUS Medical School in Singapore wrote…
Alcohol consumption associated with 2.8 million global deaths annually
Alcohol consumption is associated with 2.8 million deaths annually worldwide, says a Lancet report (citation at the end of this…
Socially Assistive Robots – tools and partners
Socially Assistive Robots will become more common in future decades. They will become more common because patients' survival rates after…
Wage gap between hospital executives and healthcare professionals widening
The wage gap between hospital executives in the United States and healthcare professionals has been widening. In other words, the…