Dr. Soetomo General Hospital

This study tested if swapping white rice for sorghum rice for one week could help people with prediabetes. Researchers studied 26 police officers with prediabetes, having half eat sorghum rice and half eat white rice. They measured levels of leptin, a hormone related to appetite …

This study tested two exercise approaches to improve heart and lung fitness in women over 60. Researchers compared traditional moderate-intensity strength training with a newer method using lighter weights combined with blood flow restriction. Both methods provided similar fitnes…

This study aimed to understand if a common marker of body-wide inflammation, called Interleukin-6 (IL-6), is connected to thyroid hormone problems in people with severe kidney disease who need dialysis. Researchers analyzed blood samples from 65 stable dialysis patients to look f…