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  • Sitting for long periods increases risk of disease and early death, regardless of exercise

    The amount of time a person sits during the day is associated with a higher risk of heart disease, diabetes, cancer, and death, regardless of regular exercise, according to a review study.

  • Real-time Volume Imaging of Hearts

    A new developed technology ultrasound system from Siemens enables doctors to carry out heart examinations through the esophagus for the first time.

  • Mapping human disease: 'Not all pathogens are everywhere'

    For the first time, researchers have mapped human disease-causing pathogens, dividing the world into a number of regions where similar diseases occur. The findings show that the world can be separated into seven regions for vectored human diseases --...  more

  • Why some people may be immune to HIV-1: Clues

    Doctors have long been mystified as to why HIV-1 rapidly sickens some individuals, while in others the virus has difficulties gaining a foothold. Now, a study of genetic variation in HIV-1 and in the cells it infects has uncovered a chink in HIV-1's...  more

  • New technique allows ultrasound to penetrate bone, metal

    Researchers have developed a technique that allows ultrasound to penetrate bone or metal, using customized structures that offset the distortion usually caused by these so-called 'aberrating layers.'

  • Surgeons describe new ligament in the human knee

    Two knee surgeons at University Hospitals Leuven have provided the first full anatomical description of a previously enigmatic ligament in the human knee. The ligament appears to play an important role in patients with anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tears.

  • Chemical in coffee may help prevent obesity-related disease

    A chemical compound commonly found in coffee may help prevent some of the damaging effects of obesity. Scientists have found that chlorogenic acid, or CGA, significantly reduced insulin resistance and accumulation of fat in the livers of mice who were...  more

  • Marijuana's long-term effects on the brain demonstrated

    The effects of chronic marijuana use on the brain may depend on age of first use and duration of use, according to new research. Researchers for the first time comprehensively describe existing abnormalities in brain function and structure of long-term...  more

  • Mediterranean diets have lasting health benefits

    The health benefits of switching to a Mediterranean style diet and upping the amount of time spent exercising for a period of just eight weeks can still be seen a year after stopping the regime, a new study has shown.

  • Thirdhand smoke: Toxic airborne pollutants linger long after smoke clears

    A new study assessing the health effects of thirdhand smoke constituents present in indoor air. Looking at levels of more than 50 volatile organic compounds and airborne particles for 18 hours after smoking had taken place, they found that thirdhand...  more