Washington, Dec 31 (ANI): The UT Southwestern Medical Center’s vascular surgical procedure to replace infected aortic grafts with the body’s own veins has not only been found to be more durable but also less vulnerable to new infection than other such techniques using synthetic [...]
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Some obese people may have misperception of body size
Washington, Nov 18 (ANI): A new research has shown that some obese people misperceive that their body size is normal and think they don’t need to lose weight.
In the study of 5,893 people, researchers found that 8 percent of the 2,056 who were obese said they were satisfied with their [...]
New technique offers breast reconstruction, tummy tuck after mastectomy
Washington, Nov 6 (ANI): Scientists have come up with a new plastic surgery technique that offers women the option of breast reconstruction after mastectomy that also provides a tummy tuck.
The surgery, called Deep Inferior Epigastric Perforator (DIEP) flap procedure, uses skin from the tummy to reconstruct a woman’s breasts after mastectomy to prevent breast [...]
How BP could go out of hand during winter break
Washington, Oct 25 (ANI): While winter holidays are just round the corner, there are chances that people with high blood pressure might risk their health by overindulging in the season, warns an expert.
Dr. Shawna Nesbitt, hypertension specialist at UT Southwestern Medical Center, said that about one in four Americans has hypertension, a disease that elevates [...]
Red wine may help treat diabetes
Washington, Oct 15 (ANI): The much touted naturally produced molecule called resveratrol, found in red wine, may help squeeze out diabetes, says a new study.
In the study, resveratrol has been shown to lower insulin levels in mice when injected directly into the brain, even when the animals ate a high-fat diet.
The findings from a new [...]
Pancreatic fat levels could help predict diabetes
Washington, Sept 22 (ANI): Pancreatic fat levels may help predict diabetes, say scientists at UT Southwestern Medical Center who are the first in the U.S. to use an imaging technique called magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) to measure the amount of pancreatic fat in humans.
Researchers have long believed that overweight people tend to have large fat [...]
Blame the brain for overeating
Washington, Sept 14 (ANI): The next time you sabotage your efforts to get back on track after bingeing on an extra scoop of ice cream blame the brain, says a new study.
A new study, from UT Southwestern Medical Center, has suggested that fat from certain foods we eat makes its way to the brain. Once [...]
Scientists uncover vulnerable enzyme that can be targeted to kill dangerous pathogens
Washington, August 28 (ANI): A collaborative study conducted by researchers from three institutions in the U.S. has shown that an enzyme, which is essential to many bacteria, can be targeted to kill dangerous pathogens.
Experts at Burnham Institute for Medical Research (Burnham), University of Texas Southwestern Medical [...]
Researchers debunk myths about insulin
Washington, August 11 (ANI): Experts at UT Southwestern Medical Center say that the fear about weight gain, which often cause type 2 diabetes patients to resist taking insulin, is largely unfounded.
They suggest that patients and physicians should consider insulin as a front-line defence, as opposed to a treatment of last resort for non-insulin-dependent diabetes.
“We [...]
