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Blood sugar concentration, or glucose level, refers to the amount of glucose present in the blood of a human or animal. Normally, in mammals the blood glucose level is maintained at a reference range between about 3.6 and 5.8 mM (mmol/l). It is tightly regulated as a part of metabolic homeostasis.

Insulin resistance linked to an increased risk of major depressive disorder

Stanford Medicine scientists have linked insulin resistance to an increased risk of developing major depressive disorder.

23 Sep 2021

The checkup is in the mail? Soliciting letter carriers to help deliver health care

Two of America's toughest problems can be tempered with one solution. The baby boom generation is graying, creating an ever-larger population of older people, many isolated, whose needs the nation is ill equipped to meet or even monitor.

23 Sep 2021

Diabetes drug may help to prolong pregnancy in women with preterm pre-eclampsia

Giving the drug metformin to women diagnosed with preterm pre-eclampsia may help to prolong pregnancy (gestation), finds a study published by The BMJ today.

23 Sep 2021

Discovery of genes opens the door to new treatments for obesity

Promising news in the effort to develop drugs to treat obesity: University of Virginia scientists have identified 14 genes that can cause and three that can prevent weight gain.

22 Sep 2021

Neurokinin-1 receptor: a potential drug target for the treatment of COVID-19

An opinion article aims to provide evidence that SP could be the possible factor for initiating the cytokine storm during severe SARS-CoV-2 infection.

21 Sep 2021

Drugs and surgery show promise for reducing long-term effects of obesity-related hypertension

Weight-loss medications and surgical procedures show promise for reducing the long-term effects of high blood pressure (also called hypertension) in people who are overweight or have obesity, according to a new American Heart Association scientific statement published today in the Association's journal Hypertension.

20 Sep 2021

Study discovers biological mechanism linking long-term arsenic exposure to cancer, diabetes

A University of Arizona Health Sciences study has identified the biological mechanism linking long-term arsenic exposure to diseases such as cancer and Type 2 diabetes.

15 Sep 2021

Experimental device offers glycemic control to hyperinsulinism patients after pancreatectomy

Researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia have demonstrated that an experimental device can improve blood sugar control in patients who developed diabetes after their pancreas was removed to treat their hyperinsulinism, a genetic disease in which the pancreas produces too much insulin.

13 Sep 2021

Expanding Medicaid eligibility may improve blood pressure, glucose control

In the 26 states that expanded Medicaid eligibility by January 2014, federally qualified health centers observed reductions in uninsured patients and improvements in hypertension and glucose measurements, particularly among Black and Hispanic patients.

12 Sep 2021

Standing is associated with better insulin sensitivity and metabolic health

Insulin is a key hormone in energy metabolism and blood sugar regulation. Normal insulin function in the body may be disturbed by e.g. overweight, leading to decreased insulin sensitivity and increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular diseases.

12 Sep 2021

Researchers identify mechanism behind structural birth defects in fetuses of mothers with diabetes

More than 3 million women of birthing age in the U.S. and 60 million in the world have diabetes - a disease that occurs when blood sugar is too high.

10 Sep 2021

UC San Diego researchers receive $6 million NIH grant to study insulin-producing cells

Sequencing the human genome - a feat accomplished in 2003 - provided the list of ingredients that make up a human being, but not the instructions that explain how those ingredients are used by each cell type to create complex "meals."

9 Sep 2021

Study finds sharp fall in amputations among people with type 1 diabetes

Amputation in type 1 diabetes is becoming relatively less common in Sweden. The rate has fallen by just over 40 percent over an approximately 20-year period, a University of Gothenburg study shows.

8 Sep 2021

Researchers find potential new target for treating systemic inflammation in obesity

A study led by researchers at the University of Chicago and Indiana University has determined that a protein called elF5A is necessary for driving inflammation in macrophage cells in obesity.

7 Sep 2021

New convection-enhanced MEDs could offer faster, more effective treatment for T1D patients

More than 40 million people worldwide are affected with type 1 diabetes (T1D) mellitus, an autoimmune disease in which insulin producing β-cells in the pancreas are destroyed by the immune system.

6 Sep 2021

Link discovered between brain’s opioid system and food craving triggered by external stimuli

Brain regulation of feeding behavior traits has remained incompletely understood. In their latest study, researchers at the Turku PET Centre, Finland, discovered a connection between the function of the opioid system and food craving triggered by appetitive external stimuli.

2 Sep 2021

Review: Remission should be the primary treatment goal of GPs for people with type 2 diabetes

Achieving 'remission' for people with type 2 diabetes through dietary approaches and weight loss should be the primary treatment goal of GPs and healthcare practitioners, concludes a large-scale review of clinical evidence led by researchers at UCL and Aston University.

2 Sep 2021

$Study identifies drug with a positive effect on heart failure patients with preserved ejection fraction$

Study identifies drug with a positive effect on heart failure patients with preserved ejection fraction

Until now, patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction – the most common type of heart failure in the elderly – have had no access to evidenced-based treatments. For the first time, a large clinical trial led by Prof. Dr. Stefan Anker from Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin has identified a drug which has a distinctly positive effect on prognosis. In patients affected by this type of heart failure, the drug – empagliflozin – reduces the risk of hospitalization or cardiovascular death by 21 percent. The results of this research have been published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

28 Aug 2021

Improving lifestyle and medication use could add healthy years of life after a heart attack

Adherence to lifestyle advice and medications could add seven healthy years of life after a heart attack, according to a study presented at ESC Congress 2021.

26 Aug 2021

Migraine-inducing peptides may protect against diabetes by influencing insulin production

People who get migraines are less likely to develop type 2 diabetes, while some people who develop diabetes become less prone to migraines.

26 Aug 2021

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Insulin resistance linked to an increased risk of major depressive disorder

The checkup is in the mail? Soliciting letter carriers to help deliver health care

Diabetes drug may help to prolong pregnancy in women with preterm pre-eclampsia

Discovery of genes opens the door to new treatments for obesity

Neurokinin-1 receptor: a potential drug target for the treatment of COVID-19

Drugs and surgery show promise for reducing long-term effects of obesity-related hypertension

Study discovers biological mechanism linking long-term arsenic exposure to cancer, diabetes

Experimental device offers glycemic control to hyperinsulinism patients after pancreatectomy

Expanding Medicaid eligibility may improve blood pressure, glucose control

Standing is associated with better insulin sensitivity and metabolic health

Researchers identify mechanism behind structural birth defects in fetuses of mothers with diabetes

UC San Diego researchers receive $6 million NIH grant to study insulin-producing cells

Study finds sharp fall in amputations among people with type 1 diabetes

Researchers find potential new target for treating systemic inflammation in obesity

New convection-enhanced MEDs could offer faster, more effective treatment for T1D patients

Link discovered between brain’s opioid system and food craving triggered by external stimuli

Review: Remission should be the primary treatment goal of GPs for people with type 2 diabetes

Study identifies drug with a positive effect on heart failure patients with preserved ejection fraction

Improving lifestyle and medication use could add healthy years of life after a heart attack

Migraine-inducing peptides may protect against diabetes by influencing insulin production

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