People at high risk of developing type 2 diabetes can reduce the risk by sitting less and moving around more frequently, rather than exercising regularly. The finding came from a study at the University of Leicester which indicates that decreasing sitting time by 90 minutes in total each day may result in critical health advantages...

Rates of women who are obese may be linked to the fact that women are performing less household chores and sitting more, a new study in the journal PLoS ONE reveals. According the study, done by the University of South Carolina nearly two-thirds of adult women in the United States are overweight or obese...

Dementia patients who are given an educational program to help them remember proper eating habits not only improve their physical health, but their mental health as well. The patients who receive this intervention are less likely to show depressive symptoms half-a-year later...

Children who are exposed to the chemical bisphenol A, or BPA, are at an increased risk for asthma, according to a new study published in Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology...

Diabetes patients who take the newest class of diabetes drugs have double the risk of being hospitalized with acute pancreatitis, researchers from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, reported in JAMA Internal Medicine. The authors explained that the new forms of sugar-control medications prescribed to diabetes patients are called GLP-1 (glucagon-like peptide-1)...

For a while the association between sugar consumption and diabetes was thought to solely relate to weight gain, but new research conducted at UC San Francisco indicates that sugar intake may also be directly linked to diabetes. The findings were published in the journal PLOS ONE...

Even if you are considered to be at low risk for stroke, having blocked heart arteries can mean you are more likely to have one, says new research published online this week in Stroke, a journal of the American Heart Association...

A large study on the morning sickness drug, Ondansetron, found that its use does not harm the developing embryo or fetus, researchers from the State Serum Institute in Copenhagen, Denmark reported in NEJM (New England Journal of Medicine). The authors explained that Ondansetron, a drug used for vomiting and nausea, has been used increasingly in pregnancy over the last few years...

There is a lightly higher risk of developing some types of cancers for people living near the site of the Fukushima nuclear power disaster, says a group of international experts who carried out an analysis. They added that the predicted risks for developing cancer for the general population living inside and outside Japan are relatively low...

Nintendo® Wii helps doctors become better surgeons by improving certain aspects of their performance on laparoscopic procedures. The finding came from a new study conducted by Gregorio Patrizi and a team from the University of Rome, Italy and was published in the journal PLOS ONE...

In a groundbreaking study, environmental-health scientists have discovered a link between type 2 diabetes and pesticides - a result that could explain the significant increase in the health condition in the last few years. The study was conducted by a group of researchers from the University of Granada in Spain and is published in the journal Environmental Research...

It is well-known in bowel cancer research that because of inherent "chromosomal instability", cancer cells manage to retain the upper hand by being able to "reshuffle" their genetic pack of cards, the chromosomes that hold the cells' DNA information, thus increasing cell diversity in tumors, which makes them difficult to treat...

Animals help children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) interact better; they show increased positive social behaviors when an animal is present. The finding came from a new study by researchers, led by Marguerite E O'Haire, from the University of Queesland, Australia and was published in the journal PLOS ONE...

Five common psychiatric disorders - bipolar disorder, attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), autism, major depressive disorder, and schizophrenia - have been found to have the same genetic risk factors. Specifically, two variations in genes play a role in the balance of calcium in brain cells and are a common factor in a few of these disorders, and may be a goal for new treatments...

Everyone has acne-causing bacteria living on their skin, but researchers at the Washington University School of Medicine have identified that there are "good" and "bad" strains of the bacteria, which determine the frequency and severity of developing pimples...

A 29-year-old entrepreneur from India has developed a smartphone app that can analyze your urine for the presence of up to 10 markers covering 25 different medical conditions. uChek is the brainchild of Myshkin Ingawale, who showed off his new invention at the TED (Technology, Education and Design) 2013 conference in Los Angeles this week...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently announced it has stopped all pediatric clinical trials of the drug Sensipar, following the death of a 14 year old patient who took part in one of the studies. Sensipar is a drug, developed by Amgen Inc, that reduces the levels of calcium in the blood by decreasing the release of parathyroid hormone (PTH) from the parathyroid gland...

Sports-induced head injuries are a rising concern, while new studies suggest that even less powerful actions - like heading a soccer ball - could cause changes in performance on specific cognitive tasks...

A person whose sibling has died is at increased risk of suffering a fatal heart attack. The finding came from a new study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association which suggests that a healthy approach can help people cope with their loss and sadness. For the purpose of the research, health records of 1...

There has been a small increase in the incidence of advanced stage breast cancer among women 25 to 39 years old, according to a recent study in JAMA. Breast cancer is the most common form of malignant tumor in women aged 15 to 39 and accounts for nearly 14% of all cancer cases in men and women in that age group...