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New quantum material effectively detects early signs of neurological diseases

What if the brain could detect its own disease? Researchers have been trying to create a material that "thinks" like the brain does, which would be more sensitive to early signs of neurological diseases such as Parkinson's.

11 Apr 2019

Researchers find presence of Aire gene in lymph nodes

The thymus is the organ in which T cells differentiate. T cells express various T cell receptors for reacting with various pathogenic microbes and viruses.

11 Apr 2019

New molecule could help fight type 2 diabetes and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

A new molecule -EPB-53-, could help fight type 2 diabetes and the non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, according to a new study led by the team of Manuel Vázquez-Carrera, from the Faculty of Pharmacy and Food Sciences and the Institute of Biomedicine of the University of Barcelona, and the Diabetes and Associated Metabolic Diseases Networking Biomedical Research Center.

10 Apr 2019

Scientists develop new imaging technology to visualize cells' eating habits

Scientists have developed a new imaging technology to visualize what cells eat, which could aid the diagnosis and treatment of diseases such as cancer.

8 Apr 2019

Developing imaging techniques for early detection of eye and brain diseases

The eyes may be the window to the soul, but to scientists, they are also the window to the brain. In particular, the retina, a delicate light-sensing neural network with specialized cells at the back of the eyeball, is linked directly to the brain via the optic nerve and is considered by some to be part of the brain itself.

4 Apr 2019

Individualized screening intervals could alleviate cardiovascular disease risk, finds study

According to a study published today by a Finnish-English research group, a switch from 5-yearly screen intervals to individualized intervals could annually prevent 8% of myocardial infarcts and strokes without increasing health care costs.

4 Apr 2019

Study shows how shift work can have long-term effect on heart disease and diabetes risk

With over 20% of the population in industrial countries engaging shift work - in sectors such as healthcare and transportation - we urgently need to understand its health burden.

3 Apr 2019

Gout treatment could potentially reduce complications accompanying metabolic syndrome

The drug colchicine, used to treat the arthritic condition gout, could potentially reduce complications accompanying metabolic syndrome, a combination of high blood pressure, high blood sugar and other conditions that increase the risk of heart disease and type 2 diabetes, according to researchers at the National Institutes of Health.

2 Apr 2019

European Research Council awards grant for research on insulin-producing cells

The ERC Advanced Grant is one of the most prestigious funding programmes for research in Europe. Per-Olof Berggren, professor of experimental endocrinology at Karolinska Institutet, is now awarded this grant for the second time.

28 Mar 2019

Gene transfer technique can combat diabetes-linked heart dysfunction

Researchers with the VA San Diego Healthcare System and the University of California San Diego have shown that a gene transfer technique can combat heart dysfunction caused by diabetes.

28 Mar 2019

U of G study beginning to unravel mystery of hagfish’s zombie hearts

They are the scavengers of the deep and the dead. Hagfish are slimy bottom-dwellers that live off the carcasses of dead sea creatures and thrive in deep waters where oxygen is hard to come by. In fact, their hearts can keep on beating for 36 hours without any oxygen, making hagfish a champion among anoxia-tolerant fish.

28 Mar 2019

Just one dose of glucose while on keto diet can damage blood vessels

The often embraced 'cheat day' is a common theme in many diets and the popular ketogenic diet is no exception. But new research from UBC's Okanagan campus says that just one 75-gram dose of glucose--the equivalent a large bottle of soda or a plate of fries--while on a high fat, low carbohydrate diet can lead to damaged blood vessels.

28 Mar 2019

Vitamin C can reduce the length of ICU stay

Vitamin C administration shortened the length of stay in the intensive care unit on average by 8% in 12 trials with 1766 patients according to a meta-analysis published in Nutrients.

28 Mar 2019

Encapsulating human beta cells with immune-repelling protein restores glucose metabolism in diabetic mice

Encapsulating human stem-cell-derived beta cells in microcapsules made with a protein that repels key immune cells restored glucose metabolism in diabetic mice and protected the cells from immune system attack, preventing the buildup of inflammatory fibrotic tissue that has plagued previous trials of encapsulated beta cells.

27 Mar 2019

A1c blood test found to be unreliable in diabetes diagnoses

Research has found that many cases of diabetes are missed when the hemoglobin A1c blood test is used solely to diagnose the disease.

26 Mar 2019

Scientists identify mechanism of impaired wound healing in diabetes

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have identified a mechanism that can explain the impaired wound healing in diabetes which can lead to diabetic foot ulcers. The study is published in the scientific journal PNAS, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

26 Mar 2019

Researchers identify metabolic target to prevent or slow progression of heart failure

Researchers with The Ohio State University College of Medicine and The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center have identified a metabolic process in the heart that, if treated, could someday prevent or slow the progression of heart failure.

26 Mar 2019

Causes of diabetes decline or disappear when ‘zombie cells’ are removed, shows study

Mayo Clinic researchers and their collaborators have shown that when senescent cells -- also known as "zombie cells" -- are removed from fat tissue in obese mice, severity of diabetes and a range of its causes or consequences decline or disappear. The findings appear in Aging Cell.

26 Mar 2019

People with untreated diabetes develop signs of Alzheimer's disease at a faster rate

Patients on medication for type 2 diabetes may be keeping Alzheimer's disease away.

26 Mar 2019

Walking downhill after meals can reduce bone resorption in postmenopausal women with diabetes

Walking downhill after eating can reduce bone resorption, the process in which old bone is broken down and removed from the body, in postmenopausal women with diabetes, according to research to be presented Sunday, March 24 at ENDO 2019, the annual meeting of the Endocrine Society, in New Orleans, La. Walking uphill does not have the same benefit, the study found.

25 Mar 2019

Glucose News and Research

New quantum material effectively detects early signs of neurological diseases

Researchers find presence of Aire gene in lymph nodes

New molecule could help fight type 2 diabetes and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

Scientists develop new imaging technology to visualize cells' eating habits

Developing imaging techniques for early detection of eye and brain diseases

Individualized screening intervals could alleviate cardiovascular disease risk, finds study

Study shows how shift work can have long-term effect on heart disease and diabetes risk

Gout treatment could potentially reduce complications accompanying metabolic syndrome

European Research Council awards grant for research on insulin-producing cells

Gene transfer technique can combat diabetes-linked heart dysfunction

U of G study beginning to unravel mystery of hagfish’s zombie hearts

Just one dose of glucose while on keto diet can damage blood vessels

Vitamin C can reduce the length of ICU stay

Encapsulating human beta cells with immune-repelling protein restores glucose metabolism in diabetic mice

A1c blood test found to be unreliable in diabetes diagnoses

Scientists identify mechanism of impaired wound healing in diabetes

Researchers identify metabolic target to prevent or slow progression of heart failure

Causes of diabetes decline or disappear when ‘zombie cells’ are removed, shows study

People with untreated diabetes develop signs of Alzheimer's disease at a faster rate

Walking downhill after meals can reduce bone resorption in postmenopausal women with diabetes

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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