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Unique immune cell fingerprint can help rapidly identify better treatment for autoimmune disease

Most autoimmune diseases are easy to diagnose but hard to treat. A paper published today in Science proposes using your unique immune cell fingerprint to rapidly identify which treatments will work for your autoimmune disease.

7 Apr 2022

Modified version of hormone kisspeptin can be used to treat non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

A hormone that triggers puberty and controls fertility in humans might be developed as a treatment for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, according to new Rutgers research.

7 Apr 2022

NHLBI researchers support multiple programs to address pregnancy-related health disparities

During Black Maternal Health Week, April 11-17, and in preparation for Women's Health Month in May, researchers are raising awareness about pregnancy-related complications that disproportionately affect Black people.

7 Apr 2022

Nobel-prize-winning breakthrough: Discovery of ion-channel sensors for temperature and pressure

For centuries, understanding the basis for how we detect, process and react to light, sound, temperature, pressure and other environmental signals has been a scientific focus.

7 Apr 2022

URI professor helps create new AHA dietary guidelines

Following heart-healthy nutritional guidance - despite the well-known benefits of doing so and the even better known detriments of not - often proves to be a difficult commitment.

7 Apr 2022

Long-term follow-up from health services could be beneficial for reduction of diabetes risk

Type 2 diabetes is an inherited disease, but habits can affect the risk of getting it. Obesity due to fatty and high-calorie foods, often in combination with limited activity, increases the risk considerably.

7 Apr 2022

Researchers design RNA molecules for delivering therapies directly to beta cells

Investigators at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine have designed RNA molecules that home to human pancreatic beta cells, the cells that produce insulin and are destroyed in patients with type 1 and type 2 diabetes.

7 Apr 2022

Insomnia common in heart disease patients and linked with subsequent cardiovascular events

Nearly half of heart disease patients have insomnia, according to research presented at ESC Preventive Cardiology 2022, a scientific congress of the European Society of Cardiology, and published in SLEEP Advances.

7 Apr 2022

A shortfall of ECMO treatment cost lives during the delta surge

Speaking from his hospital bed at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee, James Perkinson’s voice was raspy. In February, he’d just been taken off ECMO, the last-ditch life support treatment in which a machine outside the body does the work of the heart and lungs.

7 Apr 2022

International Health Partners; Bringing Hope to Vulnerable Communities

In this interview, we speak to Adele Paterson, CEO of International Health Partners, about how they are bringing hope to vulnerable communities worldwide.

7 Apr 2022

Our Planet, Our Health; Importance of Understanding Planetary Health

For world health day, we speak to Dr. Sam Myers, director of the Planetary Health Alliance, about the importance of raising awareness surrounding planetary health.

7 Apr 2022

An assessment of COVID-19 vaccine safety during pregnancy

In a recent study posted to the Preprints with The Lancet* SSRN preprint server, researchers evaluated the safety of currently administered coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines in child-bearing women.

7 Apr 2022

Patient outcomes after influenza, RSV, or SARS-CoV-2 hospitalization

A recent study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server investigated the elements that predicted all-cause mortality among individuals hospitalized due to influenza, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), or severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection.

7 Apr 2022

Severe COVID linked to RAAS and hyperlipidemia associated metabolic syndrome conditions

A recent study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server investigated the association of renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS)-mediated hypertension (HT) with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

6 Apr 2022

Insufficient sleep could play a role in the development of type 2 diabetes

People who have difficulty getting to sleep or staying asleep had higher blood sugar levels than people who rarely had sleep issues, new research has found.

6 Apr 2022

Study investigates the breast milk microbiome in HIV-positive mothers

Infants carry a vast assemblage of bacteria, viruses and fungi in their guts. Combined, these microbes make up a complex ecology known as the gut microbiome, which plays a major role in health and disease throughout life.

6 Apr 2022

Wastewater-based Epidemiology technique can help move toward a healthier and more sustainable world

Of the many contemporary conveniences often taken for granted in developed countries, modern sanitation may be among the most important. A new study suggests that wastewater infrastructure may provide societal benefits far beyond the dramatic improvements in community hygiene.

6 Apr 2022

Diabetes News and Research

Latest Diabetes News and Research

Unique immune cell fingerprint can help rapidly identify better treatment for autoimmune disease

Modified version of hormone kisspeptin can be used to treat non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

NHLBI researchers support multiple programs to address pregnancy-related health disparities

Nobel-prize-winning breakthrough: Discovery of ion-channel sensors for temperature and pressure

URI professor helps create new AHA dietary guidelines

Long-term follow-up from health services could be beneficial for reduction of diabetes risk

Researchers design RNA molecules for delivering therapies directly to beta cells

Insomnia common in heart disease patients and linked with subsequent cardiovascular events

A shortfall of ECMO treatment cost lives during the delta surge

International Health Partners; Bringing Hope to Vulnerable Communities

Our Planet, Our Health; Importance of Understanding Planetary Health

An assessment of COVID-19 vaccine safety during pregnancy

Patient outcomes after influenza, RSV, or SARS-CoV-2 hospitalization

Severe COVID linked to RAAS and hyperlipidemia associated metabolic syndrome conditions

Insufficient sleep could play a role in the development of type 2 diabetes

Study investigates the breast milk microbiome in HIV-positive mothers

Wastewater-based Epidemiology technique can help move toward a healthier and more sustainable world

Study captures the immune effect of COVID-19 vaccine in patients with multiple myeloma

Researchers explore the link between immunoglobulins and blood profile in severe SARS-CoV-2 patients

The association of lipid levels with the risk of COVID-19 infection, hospitalization, disease severity, and mortality

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