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Protein in the blood could predict type 2 diabetes many years before diagnosis

A large study led by Lund University in Sweden has identified a protein in the blood that could predict type 2 diabetes up to nineteen years before the onset of the disease.

11 Nov 2021

Needle-free glucose monitoring technology comes closer to reality for people with diabetes

A needle-free technology that would allow people with diabetes to measure blood sugar levels without having to stick a needle into their fingertips, has been bought closer to reality by researchers at the Auckland Bioengineering Institute (ABI), University of Auckland, New Zealand.

10 Nov 2021

The importance of exercise for those with diabetes in the COVID era

A review aims to evaluate the effectiveness of physical activity in people with type 2 diabetes and COVID-19.

7 Nov 2021

Study examines benefits of SGLT2 inhibitors in individuals with type 1 diabetes

In addition to lowering blood sugar levels, diabetes drugs called sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors can provide kidney- and cardiovascular-related benefits for people with type 2 diabetes.

7 Nov 2021

Diabetes medication reduces the rate of kidney function decline in CKD patients

Clinical trial data reveal that dapagliflozin - a sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitor prescribed to treat diabetes - reduces the rate of kidney function decline in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). The findings will be presented at ASN Kidney Week 2021 November 4–November 7.

7 Nov 2021

Therapeutics that target ceramides may help treat cardiometabolic disease

Therapeutics that target lipids called ceramides might hold potential for treating cardiometabolic disease, argues a review article published November 5th in the journal Trends in Pharmacological Sciences.

7 Nov 2021

Results of high-impact clinical trials could affect kidney-related medical care

The results of numerous high-impact clinical trials that could affect kidney-related medical care will be presented online at ASN Kidney Week 2021 November 4–November 7.

7 Nov 2021

Study estimates how many people with type 2 diabetes achieve remission

Around one in twenty people in Scotland diagnosed with type 2 diabetes achieve remission from the disease, according to research publishing November 2nd in the open-access journal PLOS Medicine.

3 Nov 2021

Researchers identify a single protein that balances sugar and fat metabolism in the liver

Keeping everything running smoothly inside the human body is a tricky business that involves a multitude of checks and balances to make sure that an exquisite equilibrium is maintained.

2 Nov 2021

UTSW scientists discover a possible strategy to combat obesity

UT Southwestern scientists may have identified a method of safely mimicking the weight-loss benefits of a plant compound that – despite its harmful side effects – hold critical answers to developing therapies for obesity.

2 Nov 2021

The Connection between High-sensitivity Troponin and Heart Attacks

This interview outlines the connection between high-sensitivity troponin and heart attacks.

From Siemens Healthineers 1 Nov 2021

Researchers discover potential new Covid-19 treatment

Researchers have identified a potential new treatment that suppresses the replication of SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes Covid-19.

30 Oct 2021

Study focuses on helping shiftworkers to better manage their eating habits

In Australia, one in every five employees are shift workers. But when you work irregular hours, you eat at irregular hours and this can put you at increased risk of weight gain, type 2 diabetes, and cardiovascular disease.

30 Oct 2021

Modulating glycogen metabolism in fat cells may offer new approaches for weight loss

Humans carry around with them, often abundantly so, at least two kinds of fat tissue: white and brown. White fat cells are essentially inert containers for energy stored in the form of a single large, oily droplet.

27 Oct 2021

Nutrient-rich potatoes can be part of a healthy diet for adolescent girls, study shows

Adolescence is a critical period for the evolution of cardiometabolic risk factors that are largely influenced by diet and lifestyle. Understanding these risk factors is essential to developing effective dietary guidance for disease prevention targeting this critical age period.

27 Oct 2021

New method measures temperature inside the body for detecting cancer, other diseases

Russian researchers have proposed a method for detecting cancer and other diseases by measuring the temperature inside the body. Results were published in Sensors.

25 Oct 2021

‘Smart bandage’ could help doctors to monitor chronic wounds more easily

How can doctors make sure a dressed wound is healing without taking off the bandage? This is a conundrum, because removing a bandage can disrupt the healing process.

25 Oct 2021

Study provides a specific target to tackle breast cancer relapse

Molecular targets for therapies that could prevent breast cancer recurrence have been identified by a group of German, Norwegian and British scientists who analyzed tumour cells that proved resistant to the original treatment.

25 Oct 2021

EKF Diagnostics to exhibit new STAT-Site WB β-ketone and glucose handheld analyzer at Medica 2021

EKF Diagnostics, the global in vitro diagnostics company, announces that it will be exhibiting live & in person at Medica 2021 (Hall 3 Stand B71) for the first time in mainland Europe in two years.

From EKF Diagnostics 25 Oct 2021

Researchers identify a common gene variant that drives the efficiency and outcome of dialysis

Every day, the human kidneys clean about 1,500 liters of blood by producing approximately 1–2 liters of urine. Thereby, the body gets rid of excess water and toxic waste products of the metabolism or also drugs and maintains the balance of water and minerals in the tissues.

21 Oct 2021