All Stories by Nathan Seppa
- Health & Medicine
Diabetes drug helps shed pounds
The diabetes drug pramlintide facilitates year-long weight loss in obese volunteers, a new study shows.
- Health & Medicine
Lo-Cal bones hold up
One study of many recent investigations of how calorie restriction affects people shows that bone density does not necessarily suffer when a person loses weight quickly.
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Calcium clue
Excess calcium in the blood might signal an increased risk of fatal prostate cancer, a new study finds.
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Older, not better
Having an older father might increase a person’s risk of developing bipolar disorder, a large population survey finds.
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Eye protection
A variant form of a gene called TLR3 offers some protection against the eye disease known as dry macular degeneration.
- Health & Medicine
It’s all just roughage
People at risk of the colon disorder known as diverticulitis don’t need to avoid nuts, corn and popcorn, as previously recommended.
- Humans
Wake-up call for sleep apnea
A large, long-term study of sleep apnea links the breathing disorder to increased risk of death.
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Statins versus dementia
Statins, developed to fight cholesterol, may also prevent some dementia, a study of older Hispanics finds.
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Statin snag
A gene variant explains why some people get muscle pains from cholesterol-lowering drugs called statins.
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Viagra and women
Viagra eases some sexual problems for women taking antidepressants
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Against the grains
People on either a low-carbohydrate or Mediterranean diet fared better over two years than those on a low-fat diet.
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Asthma oddity
Helicobacter pylori, a common microbe that colonizes the stomach, might protect against asthma.
