Untreated sleep apnea in children can harm brain cells tied to cognition and mood

A study comparing children 7 to 11 years old with moderate or severe obstructive sleep apnea to children the same age who slept normally found significant reductions of gray matter -- brain cells crucial to most cognitive tasks -- in several regions of the brains of children with sleep apnea. The finding points to connections between this common sleep disturbance and the loss of neurons or delayed neuronal growth in the developing brain.

Originally published at https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/03/170317082507.htm

Taking statins raises risk of developing diabetes by 50%

The controversial cholesterol-lowering drugs are used by around 12million Britons. Now, Australian scientists have carried out one of the first studies of its kind focusing on the effects of statins.

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Better sleep feels like winning the lottery

Improving your sleep quality is as beneficial to health and happiness as winning the lottery, according to new research.

Originally published at https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/03/170316112136.htm

Diabetes can be reversed in just 4 MONTHS

A combination of pills, insulin and lifestyle therapies resulted in remission from type 2 diabetes in up to 40 per cent of participants in a clinical trial, Canadian researchers claim.

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Children's risk of developing Type 2 diabetes soars

Youngsters who look at screens for more than three hours a day are fatter and have greater insulin resistance, a study by St George’s, University of London, has found.

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DR ELLIE CANNON: Diabetes down to blood pressure pills?

The Mail on Sunday's GP discusses if medication can cause diabetes can give , dentists, getting your ten-a-day and how Gillian Anderson (pictured) is Sultry, sexy… and perimenopausal.

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Hair loss drugs cause erectile dysfunction

Researchers from Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine now say that taking them is a bigger risk factor for the condition than diabetes, high blood pressure and smoking.

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