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BIDMC pilot study shows promise for age-related cognitive disorders

It's well known that the brains of meditators change, but it's not entirely clear what those changes mean or how the changes might benefit the meditator. A new pilot study led by researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center suggests that the brain changes associated with meditation and stress reduction may play an important role in slowing the progression of age-related cognitive disorders like Alzheimer's disease and other dementias.

18 Nov 2013

Grave prognosis for heart patients with treatment-resistant hypertension

Patients with coronary artery disease have a particularly high risk for poor outcomes if they have treatment-resistant hypertension, shows an analysis of the Treating to New Targets trial.

18 Nov 2013

Researchers take close look at medicine's highest volume activity

Laboratory testing is health care's single highest volume activity, with over 5 billion tests performed each year in the U.S.

18 Nov 2013

Researchers generate three-dimensional kidney structures from human stem cells

Diseases affecting the kidneys represent a major and unsolved health issue worldwide. The kidneys rarely recover function once they are damaged by disease, highlighting the urgent need for better knowledge of kidney development and physiology.

18 Nov 2013

Measuring BMI can help predict diabetic patient's risk for heart disease

Researchers from the Intermountain Medical Center Heart Institute, in collaboration with researchers from Johns Hopkins University and the National Institutes of Health, have discovered a simple way to further predict a diabetic patient's risk for heart disease: by measuring their body mass index or BMI.

17 Nov 2013

Researchers update promising strategies and therapies to restore skeletal muscle health

The progressive loss of skeletal muscle during aging, known as sarcopenia, underlies limitations in physical function and mobility, which in turn lead to falls, loss of independence, institutionalization and even death.

16 Nov 2013

Cardiovascular Institute researchers to showcase 22 abstracts at upcoming AHA Scientific Sessions

Researchers from the Cardiovascular Institute at Rhode Island, The Miriam and Newport hospitals will present 22 abstracts, both poster and oral presentations, at the upcoming American Heart Association Scientific Sessions, to be held in Dallas November 16-20, 2013. Scientific Sessions is the foremost cardiovascular research meeting in the U.S., with more than 18,000 cardiovascular experts from more than 105 countries in attendance.

16 Nov 2013

Errors in medication common on admission to mental health services, shows study

A recent study, published in the International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy, involving Aston University (UK), South Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (SEPT) and the University of East Anglia (UK) found medication errors were common on admission to mental health services.

16 Nov 2013

New smartphone app aims to help diabetic young people keep safe when drinking alcohol

A free smartphone application (app) aimed at younger people, which puts important information about the condition in their hands wherever they are, has notched up more than 1,100 downloads in its first year.

16 Nov 2013

Scientists receive $2.2M grant to improve treatments for immune disorders, inflammatory diseases

Scientists from the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute have been awarded more than $2.2 million from the Australian Research Council (ARC) to improve treatments for immune disorders and inflammatory diseases.

16 Nov 2013

Study shows chronic diseases have strong negative impact on cancer survival rate

There are many people in this position and the number is increasing; cancer patients who not only have to fight against cancer, but also suffer from other diseases. So-called comorbidity is a large and growing problem, not least because we are becoming older and age increases the risk of contracting cancer as well as other diseases.

16 Nov 2013

Former status as elite athlete reduces risk of type 2 diabetes later in life

A study of almost 400 former elite male athletes shows that former status as an elite athlete reduces the risk of developing type 2 diabetes in later life by 28%. The research appears in Diabetologia, the journal of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes, and is by Dr Merja Laine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland, and colleagues.

16 Nov 2013

Patients who undergo gastric bypass less likely to have risk of heart attack and stroke

New research from the Cleveland Clinic shows most patients with diabetes and obesity who undergo gastric bypass not only experience remission of their diabetes and lose significant weight, but they also reduce their risk of having a heart attack by 40 percent and their risk for suffering a stroke by 42 percent, over a 10-year time horizon.

16 Nov 2013

MGH investigators identify molecule that plays key role in the breakdown of kidney filter

One of the most devastating side effects of diabetes is kidney failure, and one of the earliest signs of kidney damage is a disruption of the organ's filtering capacity. Diabetes patients who develop kidney failure must go on dialysis, seriously limiting their quality of life and placing them at significantly increased risk of death. The incidence of kidney disease is increasing with rising rates of obesity-associated type 2 diabetes, but very little progress has been made towards protecting the kidney's filter barrier during the past 50 years.

16 Nov 2013

Research: Bariatric surgery significantly safer when performed at accredited center

Bariatric surgery is significantly safer when performed at an accredited center, according to new research* presented here at the 30th Annual Meeting for the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) during ObesityWeek 2013, the largest international event focused on the basic science, clinical application and prevention and treatment of obesity.

16 Nov 2013

Satellite Healthcare, NKF partner to sponsor free Community Kidney Disease Symposium

Satellite Healthcare, one of the nation's first and leading not-for-profit providers of kidney dialysis services and a major sponsor of kidney research, is proud to announce that it has partnered with the National Kidney Foundation to sponsor NKF's free Community Kidney Disease Symposium this Saturday, November 16th in Stockton, California.

16 Nov 2013

Study: Surgical weight loss may be able to reverse the effects of aging

Stanford University researchers say surgical weight loss may turn back the effects of aging at a genetic level, in the first study* of its kind presented here during ObesityWeek 2013, the largest international event focused on the basic science, clinical application and prevention and treatment of obesity.

16 Nov 2013

Intelliject to be recognized with George DiDomizio Industry Award

The Institute for Safe Medication Practices has announced that this year's George DiDomizio Industry Award is being presented to Intelliject, Inc. for pioneering advances in drug/device combination products with the Auvi-Q epinephrine auto-injector (also known as Allerject™ in Canada). Auvi-Q is the first auto-injector with audio as well as visual cues for the emergency treatment of life-threatening allergic reactions.

16 Nov 2013

Good quality care for young people with type-1 diabetes unevenly distributed in Ireland

New research launched today to coincide with World Diabetes Day which takes place tomorrow, 14th November 2013 revealed that good quality care for young people with type-1 diabetes is unevenly distributed throughout Ireland.

15 Nov 2013

Diabetes people with low levels of physical activity are at greater risk of cardiovascular disease

The risk of cardiovascular complications in people with type 2 diabetes is directly related to the frequency and duration of physical exercise, according to results of a large follow-up study reported today on World Diabetes Day. Notably, those with low levels of physical activity had a 70% greater risk of cardiovascular death than those with higher levels.

15 Nov 2013

Diabetes News and Research

Latest Diabetes News and Research

BIDMC pilot study shows promise for age-related cognitive disorders

Grave prognosis for heart patients with treatment-resistant hypertension

Researchers take close look at medicine's highest volume activity

Researchers generate three-dimensional kidney structures from human stem cells

Measuring BMI can help predict diabetic patient's risk for heart disease

Researchers update promising strategies and therapies to restore skeletal muscle health

Cardiovascular Institute researchers to showcase 22 abstracts at upcoming AHA Scientific Sessions

Errors in medication common on admission to mental health services, shows study

New smartphone app aims to help diabetic young people keep safe when drinking alcohol

Scientists receive $2.2M grant to improve treatments for immune disorders, inflammatory diseases

Study shows chronic diseases have strong negative impact on cancer survival rate

Former status as elite athlete reduces risk of type 2 diabetes later in life

Patients who undergo gastric bypass less likely to have risk of heart attack and stroke

MGH investigators identify molecule that plays key role in the breakdown of kidney filter

Research: Bariatric surgery significantly safer when performed at accredited center

Satellite Healthcare, NKF partner to sponsor free Community Kidney Disease Symposium

Study: Surgical weight loss may be able to reverse the effects of aging

Intelliject to be recognized with George DiDomizio Industry Award

Good quality care for young people with type-1 diabetes unevenly distributed in Ireland

Diabetes people with low levels of physical activity are at greater risk of cardiovascular disease

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