Metabolomics, the study of small molecules the body produces during metabolism (metabolites) may be a future key to identifying diabetes-related kidney disease. The finding will be presented today at the American Physiological Society (APS)/American...
Related topics: Kidney Disease, Medical Research
Early research suggests that the common pantry staple baking soda affects inflammation and insulin handling in type 2 diabetes. The findings will be presented today at the American Physiological Society (APS)/American Society of Nephrology (ASN)...
Related topics: Insulin, Type 2 Diabetes, Medical Research
Cardiovascular outcomes trials show beneficial effects of sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT2i) on both cardiovascular and renal outcomes, sparking renewed interest in cardiorenal syndrome. Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology
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A recent study using human fat cells and a mouse model identifies a protein within fat cells that might help treat diabetes and perhaps prevent it.
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(MedPage Today) -- Comparable to higher risk of heart failure in diabetics, but at a younger age
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Although cardiologists currently see more patients with diabetes than do endocrinologists, many cardiovascular specialists report being poorly equipped to address diabetes with novel agents. American College of Cardiology & Medscape
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THURSDAY, June 20, 2019 -- Older age, cardiovascular comorbidities, and renal complications increase the risk for atrial fibrillation (AF) in patients with type 1 diabetes, according to a study published online June 6 in Diabetes Care.
Sara...
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Researchers have identified 27 new genomic variants associated with conditions such as blood pressure, type II diabetes, cigarette use and chronic kidney disease in diverse populations. The team collected data from 49,839 African-American,...
Related topics: Medical Research, Genetics, Kidney Disease, Genomics, Blood Pressure, African-American
WEDNESDAY, June 19, 2019 -- For patients with diabetes, use of a patient portal can increase engagement in outpatient visits, according to a study published online June 19 in PLOS ONE.
Mary E. Reed, Dr.P.H., from Kaiser Permanente in Oakland,...
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Children who completed a full course of rotavirus vaccine were at lower risk of developing Type 1 diabetes.
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WEDNESDAY, June 19, 2019 -- Having diabetes, poor glycemic control, and longer diabetes duration are associated with worse cognitive outcomes in older adults during a median follow-up of five years, according to a study recently published in...
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If the fatty fish we eat were free of environmental pollutants, it would reduce our risk of developing type 2 diabetes. However, the pollutants in the fish have the opposite effect and appears to eliminate the protective effect from fatty fish...
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A new study reveals Facebook posts alone can predict some 21 diseases and conditions, many of them interrelated such as diabetes and hypertension, and anxiety and depression.
Related topics: Facebook, Social Media, Medical Research, Hypertension, Anxiety, Depression
The diabetes drug metformin, sometimes taken to slow aging, may blunt the health benefits of exercise.
TUESDAY, June 18, 2019 -- Victoza (liraglutide) injection is now approved to treat type 2 diabetes in children 10 years and older, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced.
Approved to treat type 2 diabetes in adults in 2010, Victoza is the...
Related topics: Food And Drug Administration, Type 2 Diabetes
TUESDAY, June 18, 2019 -- For children with type 1 diabetes, medication adherence is lower during school holidays and on weekends, according to a study recently published in the Archives of Disease in Childhood.
Catherine Leggett, from Women's and...
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IBM isn't just using AI to predict diabetes. Its researchers have developed an AI model that can predict malignant breast cancer within a year with an 87 percent accuracy rate comparable to human radiologists. While there are already AI...
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Lija Greenseid, "a rule-abiding Minnesota mom," as the Washington Post described her, is not the sort of person you'd expect to jump the border to buy drugs. But her daughter has Type 1 diabetes, and the cost of the insulin she needs has...
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The American Diabetes Association 79th Scientific Sessions
The annual meeting of the American Diabetes Association was held from June 7 to 11 in San Francisco and attracted approximately 14,000 participants from around the world, including...
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Analyzing language shows that identifying certain groups of words significantly improves upon predicting some medical conditions in patients
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