In diabetic kidney disease, fat accumulates in the kidneys, leading to lipotoxicity and kidney damage. A recently published study by Ulf Eriksson's research group at the Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics at Karolinska Institutet …

A new review has found that calorie labeling of food on menus and products leads people to choose slightly fewer calories. from Medical Xpress - latest medical and health news stories https://ift.tt/gmtcvqY

The UK needs an overarching national strategy to tackle alcohol-related harms, argue experts in The BMJ, as deaths from alcohol in England reach their highest level on record. from Medical Xpress - latest medical and health news stories https://if…

In patients with high-risk HER2-positive breast cancer, post-surgery, or adjuvant, treatment with trastuzumab emtansine (T-DM1) reduced the long-term risk of death or invasive disease by 46% and improved survival compared to trastuzumab alone, accor…

Radiotherapy is a cornerstone of cancer care. However, in recent decades, Sweden has fallen behind in this area, both in terms of health care resources and research. Medicinsk Vetenskap has interviewed researchers who want to continue developing a b…

A global Commission, published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology and endorsed by more than 75 medical organizations around the world, presents a novel, nuanced approach to diagnose obesity, based on other measures of excess body fat in addi…

Published in Clinical Cancer Research, results of a VHIO-led study underscore the potential of the RAD51 biomarker in tailoring treatment strategies in patients with early breast cancer. from Medical Xpress - latest medical and health news stories…