Hydrogel ‘smart pill’ shows promise as weight loss aid

More news from the ICE/ENDO 2014 meeting – this time, we report on a ‘smart pill’ that is being touted as a safe and effective weight loss aid.

Screening tool may under-report malnutrition risk in hospitalised frail older people

A number of frail, older hospital patients in the UK who are either malnourished or at risk of malnutrition may currently go unreported, according to the findings of a new clinical study.

Metabolic profile of pregnant women with gestational diabetes improved by calcium and vitamin D supplementation

New research published in Diabetologia (the journal of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes) shows that calcium and vitamin D supplementation improves the metabolic profile of pregnant…