Diabetes

UC Davis researchers find a cellular link between high blood sugar and blood vessel constrictionCredit: UC Regents / UC Davis Health A team of UC Davis Health scientists and physicians has identified a cellular connection between…
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Large VA study reveals diagnostic potential of random plasma glucose testsCredit: Lisa Pessin Random plasma glucose tests could be used to predict which patients will develop diabetes, according to a study of Veterans Affairs treatment…
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Researchers show critical association between diabetes and previously unlinked ZRANB3 geneCredit: Ernesto del Aguila III, NHGRI National Institute of Health researchers have reported the largest genomic study of type 2 diabetes (T2D) in…
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A new class of diabetes medications is masking the potentially dangerous condition of ketoacidosis at the time of surgery. Testing for acid load in the blood of diabetes sufferers who are taking gliflozin medications is needed in order to…
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Projects seek solutions to health issues including heart disease, infections, cancer and diabetes EDMONTON, ALBERTA (Friday, July 12, 2019) - Between April 1 and June 30, 2019, the Canadian Glycomics Network (GlycoNet) awarded $885K in…
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NIH grant to fund research on pulsatility of pancreatic isletsCredit: Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine ATHENS, Ohio (July 11, 2019) - A project headed by a faculty researcher at the Ohio University Heritage…
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Probes track changes in biological processes at molecular levelCredit: NTU Singapore Scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have developed a type of imaging probe that allows for earlier detection of…
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A United Kingdom study designed to examine the association between primary care practitioner empathy and incidence of cardiovascular disease and all-cause mortality among type 2 diabetes patients found that those patients experiencing…
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A large observational cohort study examining male veterans aged over 50 years with type 2 diabetes found that metformin use was associated with a significantly lower risk of dementia in African American patients. The study included data…
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BOSTON - A new study by Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) investigators released today in JAMA Network Open, a publication of the Journal of the American Medical Association, showed that labeling food choices in a hospital cafeteria…
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A large internet-based study suggests that adults with a close relative with Alzheimer's disease have learning impairments that may be worsened by diabetes or genetics Adults with a first-degree relative with Alzheimer's disease perform…
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Diabetes Patients Experiencing Empathy From Primary Care Practitioners Have Lower Risk of Mortality A United Kingdom study designed to examine the association between primary care practitioner empathy and incidence of cardiovascular…
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Credit: Photo courtesy of UTSA (San Antonio, July 10, 2019) -- Almost four in 10 adult Americans are obese, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. What's more alarming is that in the past two decades…
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Credit: The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center Experts at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and 45 worldwide scientific and medical societies pushed for change to the national guidelines that would allow more…
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