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Lipid mediators can enhance regeneration of inflamed periodontal tissue

Maresin and resolvin, produced by the body from omega-3 fatty acids, can help repair tissue damaged by periodontal disease.

16 Dec 2020

Mother's diet while breastfeeding can shape the profile of human milk oligosaccharides

Research has shown that human milk is the optimal nutrition source for neonates and infants. It confers protection against both immediately life-threatening infant diseases such as necrotizing enterocolitis, as well as later onset diseases in adults, like obesity, diabetes and inflammatory bowel disease.

16 Dec 2020

UH researcher examines whether early drug intervention can curb weight gain in mentally ill children

A University of Houston pharmacological researcher believes that prescribing the drug Metformin for children and teens as soon as they are diagnosed with mental illnesses, like bipolar disorder and schizophrenia, may save them from gaining an enormous amount of weight.

16 Dec 2020

Study: Women remain at higher risk of dying or developing heart failure after a heart attack

Women face a 20 per cent higher risk than men of dying or having heart failure during the five years following a heart attack, according to a new study from University of Alberta cardiology researchers.

16 Dec 2020

Researchers identify new biomarkers associated with incident heart failure

Researchers at the University of Eastern Finland and Kuopio University Hospital have discovered several new biomarkers that are associated with incident heart failure.

16 Dec 2020

Regulatory policies block transgender and gender diverse individuals from accessing care

The Endocrine Society and the Pediatric Endocrine Society oppose legislative efforts to block transgender and gender diverse individuals from accessing gender-affirming medical and surgical care, the two medical societies said in a joint policy perspective published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

16 Dec 2020

Autoimmune condition biomarkers promote SARS-CoV-2 viral entry, study finds

Researchers have reported that the autoimmune PTPN2 risk variant rs1893217 promotes the expression of the SARS-CoV-2 receptor, ACE2, and thus promotes cellular entry, which is mediated by SARS-CoV-2 spike S protein.

16 Dec 2020

Study: Patients may not be receiving recommended follow-up care after bariatric surgery

Patients who have had weight loss surgery may not be receiving follow up care from their GPs as recommended in clinical guidelines - according to new research from the University of East Anglia and the University of Birmingham.

16 Dec 2020

Impaired blood vessel and kidney function underlie heart disease risk in people with HIV

A new study has found impaired blood vessel function in those living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).

16 Dec 2020

Study: COVID-19 patients have greater risk of health problems, mortality than those with flu

Almost a year ago, COVID-19 began its global rampage, going on to infect about 69.5 million people and kill about 1.6 million as of early this month.

15 Dec 2020

Neanderthal gene variant increases risk of severe COVID-19

Researchers in Germany have conducted a study showing that between 2 and 8% of people in Eurasia carry a genetic variant inherited from Neanderthals that significantly increases the risk of becoming critically ill with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

15 Dec 2020

Surgical and drug treatment approaches are equally effective for diabetic eye disease

Surgical and injectable drug approaches are equally effective for treatment of bleeding inside the eye from proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR), according to a National Eye Institute (NEI)-supported clinical study from the DRCR Retina Network (DRCR.net).

15 Dec 2020

Hazardous chemicals in plastics threaten human health

Plastics contain and leach hazardous chemicals, including endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) that threaten human health.

15 Dec 2020

Study explores link between aging, obesity, and metabolic diseases

Unraveling the links among obesity, aging, telomere lengths and metabolic diseases is the subject of the study published today in Nature Metabolism by a collaborative research team at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth).

14 Dec 2020

Research shows fitness suffered in most individuals during COVID-19

Researchers from the University of Texas, San Antonio and UT-Health Sciences, Texas, recently attempted to fill this knowledge gap by addressing how the COVID-19 pandemic and related stay-at-home orders are changing the daily habits of individuals.

14 Dec 2020

Compound derived from thunder god vine could improve outcomes for pancreatic cancer patients

The results of a pre-clinical study led by researchers at the Translational Genomics Research Institute, an affiliate of City of Hope, suggest how a compound derived from the thunder god vine -- an herb used in China for centuries to treat joint pain, swelling and fever -- is able to kill cancer cells and potentially improve clinical outcomes for patients with pancreatic cancer.

14 Dec 2020

Researchers in Canada explore risks of SARS-CoV-2 transmission in retirement homes

Researchers at the McMaster University, Canada, have found that the higher the population in retirement homes, the higher the risk of COVID-19 outbreaks. Moreover, they found that retirement homes in a community with a higher ethnic concentration are also more likely to face COVID-19 outbreaks.

14 Dec 2020

Diabetes News and Research

Latest Diabetes News and Research

Lipid mediators can enhance regeneration of inflamed periodontal tissue

Mother's diet while breastfeeding can shape the profile of human milk oligosaccharides

UH researcher examines whether early drug intervention can curb weight gain in mentally ill children

Study: Women remain at higher risk of dying or developing heart failure after a heart attack

Researchers identify new biomarkers associated with incident heart failure

Regulatory policies block transgender and gender diverse individuals from accessing care

Autoimmune condition biomarkers promote SARS-CoV-2 viral entry, study finds

Study: Patients may not be receiving recommended follow-up care after bariatric surgery

Impaired blood vessel and kidney function underlie heart disease risk in people with HIV

Study: COVID-19 patients have greater risk of health problems, mortality than those with flu

Neanderthal gene variant increases risk of severe COVID-19

Surgical and drug treatment approaches are equally effective for diabetic eye disease

Hazardous chemicals in plastics threaten human health

Study explores link between aging, obesity, and metabolic diseases

Research shows fitness suffered in most individuals during COVID-19

Compound derived from thunder god vine could improve outcomes for pancreatic cancer patients

Researchers in Canada explore risks of SARS-CoV-2 transmission in retirement homes

Study implicates diaphragm dysfunction as a potential cause for prolonged COVID-19 impairments

Study unlocks some muscle cell secrets

Study: Most pregnant patients who tested positive for coronavirus were asymptomatic

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