A New Approach to Treating Type I Diabetes? Columbia Scientists Transform Gut Cells into Insulin Factories
Study suggests a new approach could give patients the ability to make their own insulin-producing cells without a stem cell transplant
Maternal Obesity May Influence Brain Development of Premature Infants
Winston-Salem, N.C. – March 8, 2012 — Maternal obesity may contribute to cognitive impairment in extremely premature babies, according to a new study by researchers at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center.
Heart Attacks Rise Following Daylight Saving Time
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Daylight-saving time this year begins March 11, and while we all might look forward to another hour of sunshine a University of Alabama at Birmingham expert says the time change is not necessarily good for your health.
Teaching Fat Cells to Burn Calories
Newswise — In the war against obesity, one’s own fat cells may seem an unlikely ally, but new research from the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) suggests ordinary fat cells can be reengineered to burn calories.