Lifestyle interventions are better than genetic tests for preventing type 2 diabetes

Targeted interventions based on genetic risk may not be the best approach for preventing type 2 diabetes and instead universal strategies to prevent obesity should be prioritized, according to new…

Acute heart failure survival predicted by negative iron balance

Negative iron balance predicts survival in patients with acute heart failure, according to research presented for the first time at the Heart Failure Congress 2014 in Athens, Greece.

Animal model may help improve understanding of omega fatty acids’ impact on human health

Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) investigators have developed a transgenic mouse that synthesizes both the omega-3 and omega-6 essential fatty acids within its tissues on a diet of carbohydrates…