High blood pressure is one of those conditions that can sneak up on you over time. You go for a checkup and your blood pressure is right where it should be in the normal range. A year or two later, nothing has changed except maybe you put on a couple of pounds, but when you… Read More »
Gut microbes influence blood glucose levels by acting directly on the liver, not by regulating the energy expenditure of specialized fat tissues, which use glucose as fuel to create heat, according to a study in mice by Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian investigators. The findings, published Feb. 20 in Cell Metabolism, suggest modifying gut microbes may… Read More »
Healing Hope: A Gel Derived From Blood : There is a gel that is made from a patient’s blood that can drastically speed the healing process of chronic wounds, especially ulcers that occur on the feet of diabetic patients. When these ulcers are treated with the gel they are far more likely to have a healthy… Read More »
SAN FRANCISCO—After agreeing last year to swallow Celgene for a whopping $ 74 billion, Bristol-Myers Squibb trumpeted the potential of pairing its solid-tumor expertise with Celgene’s hematology expertise to create a leading cancer drugmaker. But the legacy BMS business had some hematology expertise of its own—and Celgene’s taking advantage, said Nadim Ahmed, the now-combined company’s… Read More »
As much as we try to avoid having our babies go through pain, sometimes it is inevitable — and sometimes, as is the case with vaccinations and blood tests, pain is part of something that is ultimately important for the baby’s health and well-being. Luckily, shots and blood tests are both quick. But there are… Read More »