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Metformin reduces risk of severe COVID-19 in diabetic patients

A new study determines whether antidiabetic agents can reduce complications in COVID-19 patients with diabetes.

10 Oct 2022

Age plays a more important role than genetics in affecting gene expression profiles as we get older

Amid much speculation and research about how our genetics affect the way we age, a University of California, Berkeley, study now shows that individual differences in our DNA matter less as we get older and become prone to diseases of aging, such as diabetes and cancer.

7 Oct 2022

Research identifies new clue for preventing and treating gliomas

An important new clue for preventing and treating brain tumors known as gliomas has been identified in research led by the Lunenfeld-Tannenbaum Research Institute (LTRI) at Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto and Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center and Mayo Clinic Center for Individualized Medicine.

7 Oct 2022

Two popular drugs to treat type 2 diabetes performed best in large clinical trial

In a large clinical trial that directly compared four drugs commonly used to treat type 2 diabetes, researchers from the University of Minnesota Medical School aided in the discovery that insulin glargine and liraglutide performed best.

7 Oct 2022

Research shows highly disturbed metabolic pathways in people with type 2 diabetes

Using state of the art techniques, researchers from Uppsala University have shown that the metabolism in patients with type 2 diabetes and prediabetes was much more disturbed than previously known, and that it varied between organs and severity of the disease.

7 Oct 2022

Acute kidney injury in hospitalized COVID-19 patients

In a new study, researchers examined the phenotypes of acute kidney injury (AKI) in hospitalized coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients.

7 Oct 2022

USF researchers test a protein that shows potential as novel therapeutic for ALS patients

Researchers at the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine, located at the University of South Florida, successfully tested a protein that has the potential to aid in the development of a protein-based therapy for patients with ALS, a progressive nervous system disease, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, that affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord.

7 Oct 2022

Researchers develop new bandage treatment to treat diabetic foot ulcers

Researchers at Queen's University Belfast have designed a new bandage treatment, known as a scaffold, to treat diabetic foot ulcers, which is cost-effective while improving patient outcomes.

6 Oct 2022

Maternal ultra-processed food consumption may be linked to increased obesity risk in offspring

A mother's consumption of ultra-processed foods appears to be linked to an increased risk of overweight or obesity in her offspring, irrespective of other lifestyle risk factors, suggests a US study published by The BMJ today.

6 Oct 2022

CDC data highlights the urgent need to address widespread national disparities in obesity

Nineteen states and two territories have at least 35% of residents with adult obesity – more than doubling the number of states with a high obesity prevalence since 2018 – according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

6 Oct 2022

Wear and tear from lifelong stress can lead to increased risk of dying from cancer

The wear and tear on the body from chronic and lifelong stress can also lead to an increased risk of dying from cancer, Medical College of Georgia researchers report.

6 Oct 2022

Can long-term exposure to air pollution influence COVID-19 severity?

A new study, examined the effects of long-term exposure to air pollutants on coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) morbidity and mortality.

6 Oct 2022

Global burden of liver cancer could rise by more than 55% by 2040, analysis reveals

A new analysis reveals that primary liver cancer was among the top three causes of cancer death in 46 countries in 2020 and the number of people diagnosed with or dying from primary liver cancer per year could rise by more than 55% by 2040.

5 Oct 2022

New project secures NIH funding to tackle chronic health disparities

Chronic diseases such as diabetes, heart disease and cancer disproportionally affect racial and ethnic minorities.

5 Oct 2022

What is the association between maternal weight status and the composition of the milk microbiome?

Researchers reviewed current literature to determine correlations between human milk microbiota and maternal weight based on pregnancy and postpartum BMI and gestational weight gain.

5 Oct 2022

Particle radioactivity enhances PM2.5 toxicity and increases risk of cardiovascular disease mortality

Particle radioactivity, a characteristic of air pollution that reflects the colorless, odorless gas radon found in fine particulate matter (PM2.5) air pollution, enhances PM2.5 toxicity and increases risk of death from cardiovascular disease, especially from heart attack or stroke, according to new research published today in the Journal of the American Heart Association, an open access, peer-reviewed journal of the American Heart Association.

5 Oct 2022

Diabetes News and Research

Latest Diabetes News and Research

Metformin reduces risk of severe COVID-19 in diabetic patients

Age plays a more important role than genetics in affecting gene expression profiles as we get older

Research identifies new clue for preventing and treating gliomas

Two popular drugs to treat type 2 diabetes performed best in large clinical trial

Research shows highly disturbed metabolic pathways in people with type 2 diabetes

Acute kidney injury in hospitalized COVID-19 patients

USF researchers test a protein that shows potential as novel therapeutic for ALS patients

Researchers develop new bandage treatment to treat diabetic foot ulcers

Maternal ultra-processed food consumption may be linked to increased obesity risk in offspring

CDC data highlights the urgent need to address widespread national disparities in obesity

Wear and tear from lifelong stress can lead to increased risk of dying from cancer

Can long-term exposure to air pollution influence COVID-19 severity?

Global burden of liver cancer could rise by more than 55% by 2040, analysis reveals

New project secures NIH funding to tackle chronic health disparities

What is the association between maternal weight status and the composition of the milk microbiome?

Particle radioactivity enhances PM2.5 toxicity and increases risk of cardiovascular disease mortality

Impact of COVID-19 on diabetic ketoacidosis prevalence among children with type 1 diabetes

Researchers listen in on how fat cells “talk” to the brain

Study reports significant variation in obesity prevalence among subgroups of Asian Americans

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