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City of Hope initiates Phase 2 clinical trial to investigate if mushroom tablets could slow prostate cancer

City of Hope, a world-renowned independent research and treatment center for cancer, diabetes and other life-threatening diseases, is now recruiting patients for a Phase 2 clinical trial to investigate whether pills containing white button mushroom extract could regulate the immune system, affecting prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels to either remain stable or decline.

29 Apr 2021

Algorithm interprets data from electronic medical records to diagnose kidney disease

Diagnosing chronic kidney disease, which is often undetected until it causes irreversible damage, may soon become automated with a new algorithm that interprets data from electronic medical records.

29 Apr 2021

Non-traditional risk factors impact African American patients with coronary artery disease

A retrospective analysis of risk factors for coronary artery disease (CAD) in young African American patients is being presented today at the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions 2021 Virtual Scientific Sessions.

28 Apr 2021

Purified exosomal product accelerates wound healing in preclinical models

Difficult-to-treat, chronic wounds in preclinical models healed with normal scar-free skin after treatment with an acellular product discovered at Mayo Clinic.

28 Apr 2021

Processed diets may promote diseases characterized by low-grade infection and inflammation

Processed diets, which are low in fiber, may initially reduce the incidence of foodborne infectious diseases such as E. coli infections, but might also increase the incidence of diseases characterized by low-grade chronic infection and inflammation such as diabetes, according to researchers in the Institute for Biomedical Sciences at Georgia State University.

28 Apr 2021

Researchers identify potential therapeutic target to prevent neurodegeneration after a stroke

Researchers with the Peter O'Donnell Jr. Brain Institute at UT Southwestern have identified a new protein implicated in cell death that provides a potential therapeutic target that could prevent or delay the progress of neurodegenerative diseases following a stroke.

27 Apr 2021

New discovery could lead to more effective treatments for fatigue-inducing anemias

A combination of inexpensive oral medications may be able to treat fatigue-inducing anemias caused by chronic diseases and inflammation, a new discovery from the University of Virginia School of Medicine suggests.

27 Apr 2021

Shift workers more likely to test positive for Covid-19 in hospital

People who work shifts appear to be significantly more likely to end up in hospital with Covid-19 than people who have regular work patterns, suggests research published online in the journal Thorax.

27 Apr 2021

Surge of pediatric patients with diabetic ketoacidosis during COVID-19 pandemic

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), children generally appear to be less severely impacted by COVID-19 than adults.

26 Apr 2021

Football Fitness improves balance, muscle strength and bone density in women treated for breast cancer

The University of Southern Denmark, Rigshospitalet and the University of Copenhagen have come together to study the effects of Football Fitness on various health parameters and self-rated health following treatment for breast cancer.

26 Apr 2021

Hormonal therapies for breast and prostate cancers increase the risk of heart attack, stroke

The hormonal therapies used to treat many breast and prostate cancers raise the risk of a heart attack and stroke, and patients should be monitored regularly and receive treatment to reduce risk and detect problems as they occur.

26 Apr 2021

Foot assessments can help detect atrial fibrillation in patients with diabetes

Atrial fibrillation can be detected during annual foot assessments in patients with diabetes, according to research presented today at EHRA 2021, an online scientific congress of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC).

26 Apr 2021

Disruptions to essential health services due to COVID-19 pandemic persist in 90% of countries

The second round of a World Health Organization "pulse survey" reveals that over one year into the COVID-19 pandemic, substantial disruptions persist, with about 90% of countries still reporting one or more disruptions to essential health services, marking no substantial global change since the first survey conducted in the summer of 2020.

23 Apr 2021

People with a higher Omega-3 Index lived longer than others, study shows

A new research paper examining the relationship between the Omega-3 Index and risk for death from any and all causes has been published in Nature Communications.

23 Apr 2021

Study links muscle gene to type 2 diabetes

People with type 2 diabetes tend to have poorer muscle function than others. Now a research team at Lund University in Sweden has discovered that in type 2 diabetes, a specific gene is of great importance for the ability of muscle stem cells to create new mature muscle cells.

23 Apr 2021

New study demonstrates the effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccine in specific sub-populations

Several weeks following the publication of the large real-world Covid-19 vaccine effectiveness study by the Clalit Research Institute in Collaboration with Harvard University in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM), additional results focusing on vaccine effectiveness in specific sub-populations have now been published.

23 Apr 2021

Researchers perform cross-sectional analysis to understand the link between insomnia and anemia

A good night's sleep is essential for a healthy body and mind, for when we sleep is when the body resets, repairs, and refreshes itself. A lot of people, however, have trouble falling or staying asleep, a condition known as insomnia that affects up to 30% of the population.

23 Apr 2021

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Latest Diabetes News and Research

City of Hope initiates Phase 2 clinical trial to investigate if mushroom tablets could slow prostate cancer

Algorithm interprets data from electronic medical records to diagnose kidney disease

Non-traditional risk factors impact African American patients with coronary artery disease

Purified exosomal product accelerates wound healing in preclinical models

Processed diets may promote diseases characterized by low-grade infection and inflammation

Researchers identify potential therapeutic target to prevent neurodegeneration after a stroke

New discovery could lead to more effective treatments for fatigue-inducing anemias

Shift workers more likely to test positive for Covid-19 in hospital

Surge of pediatric patients with diabetic ketoacidosis during COVID-19 pandemic

Football Fitness improves balance, muscle strength and bone density in women treated for breast cancer

Hormonal therapies for breast and prostate cancers increase the risk of heart attack, stroke

Foot assessments can help detect atrial fibrillation in patients with diabetes

Disruptions to essential health services due to COVID-19 pandemic persist in 90% of countries

People with a higher Omega-3 Index lived longer than others, study shows

Study links muscle gene to type 2 diabetes

New study demonstrates the effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccine in specific sub-populations

Researchers perform cross-sectional analysis to understand the link between insomnia and anemia

COVID-19 survivors have increased risk of death for at least six months

Clinical trial examines metabolic effects of natural compound NMN in people

Experimental drug reverses key symptoms of Alzheimer's disease in mice

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