Archive: 19/05/2017

People with higher internal organ fat and thigh muscle fat spend more nights in hospital

New research presented at this year's European Congress on Obesity (ECO) in Porto, Portugal (17-20 May) shows that middle-aged people who spend the most nights in hospital (and thus have the highest healthcare burden) have ...

May 19, 2017

Brain fights West Nile Virus in unexpected way

In a turnabout, a biochemical self-destruct trigger found in many other types of cells appears to guard the lives of brain cells during an infection with West Nile virus.

May 19, 2017

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Eating a diet rich in fruit and vegetables could cut obesity risk

Pro-vegetarian diets (with a higher consumption of plant-based foods compared to animal-based foods) could provide substantial protection against obesity, according to new research presented at this year's European Congress ...

May 19, 2017

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Erectile dysfunction medicines do not cause melanoma, analysis of large studies finds

Use of the erectile dysfunction drug Viagra does not cause the development of melanoma, a deadly form of skin cancer.

May 19, 2017

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