Health Studies in the News

A new study, published in the journal Diabetes Care, has suggested that Type 2 diabetes could predict the development of osteoarthritis. The study, titled, “Diabetes Is an Independent Predictor for Severe Osteoarthritis: Results from a longitudinal cohort study” was authored by Georg Schett, Arndt Kleyer, Carlo Perricone, Enijad Sahinbegovic, Anna Maria Iagnocco, Jochen Zwerina, Rolando Lorenzini, Franz […]

A new study using nanotechnology has shown promising results for the treatment of multiple sclerosis. The nanoparticles work to trick the immune system and help alleviate the symptoms of MS for up to one year for each injection. Multiple sclerosis is an autoimmune disorder where the a person’s own immune system attacks myelin, the protective coating on […]

A new study out of Montreal Canada suggests that children who attend daycare before entering school are 50 percent more likely to become overweight compared to those that stay at home with their parents. Dr. Marie-Claude Geoffroy from the University of Montreal said that, after analyzing 1,649 families for almost a decade, the research team […]

Breast surgeons have revealed a disturbing trend, they’ve linked breast cancer development to young women who tuck their cell phones inside their bras. Breast surgeons Dr. John West and Dr. Lisa Bailey, claim that the link is real and women should be careful of placing cell phones against their skin for long periods of time. […]

A recent study published in Lancet Neurology links high blood pressure with decreased cognitive performance. The study monitored the blood pressure and brains of a group of 579 healthy men and women whose average age was 39 using magnetic resonance imaging. The snapshot of participants were mainly healthy Caucasians, however some were smokers and had […]