Higher average life expectancy after obesity surgery
Credit: Photo by Malin Arnesson People who have undergone obesity (bariatric) surgery live three years longer, on average, than those ...
Tag: Diabetes
NYUAD study finds key protein related to the disease-causing malformation of fat tissue
This discovery paves the way for future research into treatment of metabolic diseases such as diabetes and obesityCredit: NYU Abu ...
Total deaths recorded during the pandemic far exceed those attributed to COVID-19
States that reopened sooner, such as Texas, Arizona and Florida, experienced summer surges, report says.Credit: Courtesy of JAMA Network RICHMOND, ...
New tech sees teens with diabetes improve glucose monitoring, but not control
Credit: University of Otago A world-first Otago study has revealed flash glucose monitors help youth with type 1 diabetes better ...
Remote control of blood sugar: Electromagnetic fields treat diabetes in animal models
UIowa study suggests EMFs alter redox signaling to improve insulin sensitivityCredit: Susan McClellen, University of Iowa Health Care Researchers from ...
Targeting our second brain to fight diabetes
Credit: UCLouvain Since 2004, Claude Knauf (INSERM) and Patrice Cani (UCLouvain) have been collaborating on molecular and cellular mechanisms in ...
Donor-conceived adults have higher incidence of immunology diseases
Adults conceived through sperm donation reported higher frequencies of allergies, type 1 diabetes and other autoimmune conditions in a world-first ...
HIV drugs could prevent diabetes, study suggests
Credit: UVA Communications A group of drugs used to treat HIV and hepatitis B could be repurposed to prevent type ...
Diabetes dramatically reduces the kidney’s ability clean itself
Credit: Kim Ratliff, Augusta University photographer AUGUSTA, Ga. (September 22, 2020) - The kidneys often become bulky and dysfunctional in ...
Genomic adaptations to a rice-based diet mitigate the risk of obesity and diabetes
Credit: Evolutionary Applications The traditional rice-based diet of some east-Asian population has brought to a number of genomic adaptations that ...
Could breadfruit be the next superfood? UBC researchers say yes
Breadfruit is sustainable, environmentally friendly and a high-production cropCredit: Jan Vozenilek, Copper Sky Productions, Kelowna. A fruit used for centuries ...
A ferry protein in the pancreas protects it from the stress induced by a high-fat diet
Credit: Tokyo Tech Every time we eat, the glucose level in our body goes up. This spurs our pancreatic machinery ...
Epigenetic changes precede onset of diabetes
Credit: DIfE Epigenetic* changes in the islets of Langerhans of the pancreas can be detected in patients several years before ...
Common diabetes drug reverses inflammation in the liver
Salk researchers made new inroads into understanding how the commonly prescribed drug metformin works in the bodyCredit: Salk Institute The ...
Pro-inflammatory lipids precede Type 1 diabetes onset in mouse model and children
These lipids may act as a biomarker for Type 1 diabetes and offer a therapeutic target to prevent the diseaseCredit: ...
Older women with type 2 diabetes have different patterns of blood use in their brains
Pattern relates to sensory motor problems in hands, feetCredit: University of Houston A University of Houston researcher is reporting that ...
The brain can induce diabetes remission in rodents, but how?
Fibroblast growth factor 1 effects on specific brain cell types, and on nets that enmesh neurons, inform how it restores ...
Helping teens with type 1 diabetes improve diabetes control with MyDiaText
Credit: Penn Nursing PHILADELPHIA (September 3, 2020) - Adolescence is a difficult period of development, made more complex for those ...
UIC research discovers links among poor sleep, high blood pressure, gut microbiome
Study shows potential negative effects of disrupted sleepCredit: Mark Mershon/University of Illinois Chicago In the first study of its kind, ...
Risk factors for mortality in diabetic patients discharged from hospital identified
Credit: Institute of Digital Healthcare at WMG, University of Warwick When patients are discharged from Hospital those with diabetes are ...
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