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Cholesterol Levels Change with Seasons

Cholesterol levels appear to fluctuate significantly with the seasons.

This may leave some people with borderline high cholesterol at greater cardiovascular risk during the winter months, according to new research.

Stomach Bug May Help Control Diabetes

A stomach bacterium believed to cause health problems such as gastritis, ulcers, and gastric cancer may play a dual role by balancing the stomach’s ecosystem and controlling body weight and glucose tolerance, according to research from Virginia Tech.

Leptin Linked to Asthma in Obese People

A new study led by Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) researchers has found that leptin, a hormone that plays a key role in energy metabolism, fertility, and bone mass, also regulates airway diameter. Continue reading »

Testosterone and Risk Taking

Ever wonder what drives us to take risks, or avoid them?

From fear to euphoria, a gut feeling could determine what we are going to do.

Lack of Sleep Raises Diabetes and Obesity Risk

Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) researchers have found that sleep restriction and circadian disruption impairs glucose regulation and metabolism.