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Dr. Berndt Zur and colleagues have discovered a new rare type of haemoglobin. (Credit: Copyright Johann Saba, Unniversity of Bonn)   Scientists at the University of Bonn have discovered a new rare type of haemoglobin. Haemoglobin transports oxygen in the red blood corpuscles. When bound to oxygen it changes colour. The new haemoglobin type appears optically [...]

Neural hub figure. (Credit: Image courtesy of University of California - Irvine)   An increased number of neuron “hubs” in the epileptic brain may be the root cause for the seizures that characterize the disorder, according to a UC Irvine study. Researchers Robert Morgan and Ivan Soltesz with the Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology identified that these [...]

Researchers have discovered how diabetes, by driving inflammation and slowing blood flow, dramatically accelerates atherosclerosis. (Credit: Image courtesy of University of Rochester Medical Center)   Researchers have discovered how diabetes, by driving inflammation and slowing blood flow, dramatically accelerates atherosclerosis, according to research to be published in the March 14 edition of the journal Circulation Research. Experts [...]

Resveratrol, a compound present naturally in grape skin, can protect against the cellular damage to blood vessels caused by high production of glucose in diabetes. (Credit: iStockphoto/Gabor Izso)   Research carried out by scientists at the Peninsula Medical School in the South West of England has found that resveratrol, a compound present naturally in grape skin, [...]

Killer stairs? Taking the elevator could be worse for your body. Researchers found that a reduction in daily physical activity is an actual cause of many of the risk factors for chronic diseases, including diabetes and cardiovascular disease. (Credit: iStockphoto/Kieran Mithani)   For years, scientists have been proclaiming the benefits of exercise. Studies showing that regular [...]

Esophago-gastro-duodenoscopy showing the aortic prosthesis crossing the third segment of the duodenal wall occluding the intestinal lumen. (Credit: World Journal of Gastroenterology)   Aorto-duodenal fistulae (ADF) are the most frequent aorto-enteric fistulae (80%) and the most frequent presenting sign of ADF is upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGI). A 59-year-old male patient, who underwent an aortic-bi-femoral bypass five [...]

Growing evidence shows that surgery may effectively cure Type 2 diabetes — an approach that not only may change the way the disease is treated, but that introduces a new way of thinking about diabetes. (Credit: iStockphoto/Jacob Wackerhausen) Growing evidence shows that surgery may effectively cure Type 2 diabetes — an approach that not only [...]

The benefits of moderately increased exposure to sunlight - namely the production of vitamin D, which protects against the lethal effects of many forms of cancer and other diseases - may outweigh the risk of developing skin cancer in populations deficient in vitamin D. (Credit: iStockphoto/Wolfgang Amri)   A new study by scientists at the U.S. [...]