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MHNConnect's connectivity improves health care delivery

The Medical Home Network collaboration in Chicago is changing the way health care is being delivered to Medicaid patients through the use of innovative technology combined with a highly efficient, patient-centered and team-based model of care, according to information released October 15. This has an impact on hospital readmissions, the length of hospital stay and the cost of providing care. Rush University Medical Center is one six founding hospital partners.

27 Oct 2015

Reducing sugar intake reverses chronic metabolic diseases in children

Reducing consumption of added sugar, even without reducing calories or losing weight, has the power to reverse a cluster of chronic metabolic diseases, including high cholesterol and blood pressure, in children in as little as 10 days, according to a study by researchers at UC San Francisco and Touro University California.

27 Oct 2015

Four microRNAs appear to play critical roles in controlling cholesterol, triglyceride metabolism

Four tiny segments of RNA appear to play critical roles in controlling cholesterol and triglyceride metabolism. In their report receiving advance online publication in Nature Medicine, a Massachusetts General Hospital-based research team describes finding how these microRNAs could reduce the expression of proteins playing key roles in the generation of beneficial HDL cholesterol, the disposal of artery-clogging LDL cholesterol, control of triglyceride levels and other risk factors of cardiovascular disease.

27 Oct 2015

Endocannabinoids can affect development of baby's pancreas

According to the latest research results from the Medical University of Vienna, endocannabinoids, cannabis-like substances produced by the body itself, can affect the development of a baby's pancreas. The study also highlights the importance of diet during pregnancy for the foetal pancreas to form.

23 Oct 2015

Miniaturized microfluidic device can help monitor blood levels in real time for patients in ICU

No larger than a pack of chewing gum, the prototype developed by EPFL's Integrated Systems Laboratory is deceptively simple in appearance. But this little black case with two thin tubes sticking out contains some real miniaturized high-tech wonders.

23 Oct 2015

CV risk assessment essential for CML TKI trial design

The risk and impact of cardiovascular adverse events in long-term users of tyrosine kinase inhibitors for chronic myeloid leukaemia is highlighted in a review published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.

22 Oct 2015

Scientists find new way to inhibit growth of lung cancer cells

Scientists have identified a new way to stop the growth of lung cancer cells, by blocking their ability to use alternative sources of nutrition. The discovery was made possible by identifying the metabolic programs used by cancer cells to fuel their growth.

21 Oct 2015

Melatonin and the circadian rhythm: an interview with Professor Kennaway, University of Adelaide

The production of melatonin is controlled by a part of the brain called the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) and its timing fine-tuned by our exposure to light during the morning.

20 Oct 2015

Research finding points towards developing effective malaria vaccine

In a recent breakthrough to combat malaria, a collaboration of Indian and American scientists have identified a malarial parasite protein that can be used to develop antibodies when displayed on novel nanoparticles. This approach has the potential to prevent the parasite from multiplying in the human host and also inhibits transmission through mosquitoes. The finding points towards developing a powerful malaria vaccine in the hope of eradicating this debilitating and often fatal disease.

20 Oct 2015

Boehringer Ingelheim, Lilly announce availability of Synjardy tablets in U.S. pharmacies

Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Eli Lilly and Company announced that Synjardy (empagliflozin/metformin hydrochloride) tablets are now available by prescription in pharmacies across the United States.

14 Oct 2015

UVA researchers receive $1.9 million NIH grant to prevent heart failure

Could your heart get hooked on blood sugar? Researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine think so, and they will determine if blocking that addiction could prevent enlargement of the heart that can lead to deadly heart failure.

14 Oct 2015

Researchers find significant link between breast cancer and nutrition, explore new preventative treatment

Researchers at Sydney’s Centenary Institute are working on a new treatment aimed at “starving” breast cancer cells, following the discovery of a significant link between breast cancer and nutrition.

14 Oct 2015

Lowering systolic blood pressure can reduce risk of left ventricular hypertrophy

Lowering systolic blood pressure below the currently recommended target can reduce the risk of left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH), the most common complication of high blood pressure, according to new research.

14 Oct 2015

Diabetes screening process needs 'careful re-evaluation'

The process for screening for Type 2 diabetes or those at high risk of the condition needs "careful re-evaluation", according to the first study on the effectiveness of testing methods.

13 Oct 2015

Pregnant women with elevated blood-sugar levels more likely to have babies with heart defects

Pregnant women with elevated blood-sugar levels are more likely to have babies with congenital heart defects, even if their blood sugar is below the cutoff for diabetes, according to a new study from the Stanford University School of Medicine and Stanford Children's Health.

12 Oct 2015

Tresiba and Ryzodeg approved to improve blood sugar control in adults with diabetes mellitus

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Tresiba (insulin degludec injection) and Ryzodeg 70/30 (insulin degludec/insulin aspart injection) to improve blood sugar (glucose) control in adults with diabetes mellitus.

9 Oct 2015

Study assesses customer satisfaction with blood glucose meters

Training materials that are accessible and easy to understand contribute to an overall increase in satisfaction among adults or parents of children with Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes who use a blood glucose meter, and satisfaction is significantly higher when they understand how to use their meter, according to the J.D. Power 2015 U.S. Blood Glucose Meter Satisfaction Study.

8 Oct 2015

New research highlights vitamin E needs for people with metabolic syndrome

New research shows that the estimated one-third of Americans who have a cluster of health problems that add up to metabolic syndrome don't absorb dietary vitamin E as effectively as healthy people.

8 Oct 2015

Health officials to attend International Summit on Tuberculosis and Diabetes in Bali, Indonesia

Health officials from the governments of Indonesia and India will join advocates, civil society groups, researchers and businesses from Asia, Europe, Latin America and North America in Bali, Indonesia on 2-3 November at the world’s first International Summit on Tuberculosis (TB) and Diabetes in an effort to avert a global health crisis.

7 Oct 2015

Researchers explore how common genetic mutation influences effects of taking melatonin close to mealtime

Researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital and the University of Murcia, Spain, have shed new light on why people who carry a common genetic mutation may be more at risk for developing type 2 diabetes. By carefully studying healthy subjects, researchers were able to chart the effect of melatonin supplements on blood sugar control.

7 Oct 2015

Glucose News and Research

MHNConnect's connectivity improves health care delivery

Reducing sugar intake reverses chronic metabolic diseases in children

Four microRNAs appear to play critical roles in controlling cholesterol, triglyceride metabolism

Endocannabinoids can affect development of baby's pancreas

Miniaturized microfluidic device can help monitor blood levels in real time for patients in ICU

CV risk assessment essential for CML TKI trial design

Scientists find new way to inhibit growth of lung cancer cells

Melatonin and the circadian rhythm: an interview with Professor Kennaway, University of Adelaide

Research finding points towards developing effective malaria vaccine

Boehringer Ingelheim, Lilly announce availability of Synjardy tablets in U.S. pharmacies

UVA researchers receive $1.9 million NIH grant to prevent heart failure

Researchers find significant link between breast cancer and nutrition, explore new preventative treatment

Lowering systolic blood pressure can reduce risk of left ventricular hypertrophy

Diabetes screening process needs 'careful re-evaluation'

Pregnant women with elevated blood-sugar levels more likely to have babies with heart defects

Tresiba and Ryzodeg approved to improve blood sugar control in adults with diabetes mellitus

Study assesses customer satisfaction with blood glucose meters

New research highlights vitamin E needs for people with metabolic syndrome

Health officials to attend International Summit on Tuberculosis and Diabetes in Bali, Indonesia

Researchers explore how common genetic mutation influences effects of taking melatonin close to mealtime

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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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