Diabetes News and Research

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Combining data from wearable technology and AI may help predict onset of diseases

A team of Waterloo researchers found that applying artificial intelligence to the right combination of data retrieved from wearable technology may detect whether your health is failing.

16 May 2018

Glooko study sheds light on use of CGM data among diabetes healthcare professionals

Glooko, the leader in diabetes data management, today announced the results of its recent study which examined diabetes healthcare professionals' use of CGM data.

16 May 2018

Siemens Healthineers and Hill-Rom join to provide comprehensive solutions for primary diabetes care

Siemens Healthineers and Hill-Rom signed a co-marketing agreement to provide a suite of point-of-care diagnostic instruments that, for the first time, enable primary healthcare providers in the U.S. to bridge gaps in diabetes care and satisfy value-based quality measures in a single office visit.

From Siemens Healthineers Point of Care Diagnostics 16 May 2018

Nutrition researchers agree sugar-sweetened beverages play unique role in chronic health problems

While calories from any food have the potential to increase the risk of obesity and other cardiometabolic diseases, 22 nutrition researchers agree that sugar-sweetened beverages play a unique role in chronic health problems.

16 May 2018

Interfering with enzyme's movement may be new approach for developing of anti-cancer drugs

Revealing all the steps required to activate an enzyme called a protein kinase may identify new ways to target cancer, according to new University of Arizona-led research.

16 May 2018

Fights with spouse may worsen symptoms for people with chronic conditions

A fight with a spouse may end in hurt feelings, but for those with chronic conditions like arthritis or diabetes, those arguments may have physical repercussions as well, according to researchers.

15 May 2018

Increasing physical activity over six years associated with decreased heart failure risk

By analyzing reported physical activity levels over time in more than 11,000 American adults, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers conclude that increasing physical activity to recommended levels over as few as six years in middle age is associated with a significantly decreased risk of heart failure, a condition that affects an estimated 5 million to 6 million Americans.

15 May 2018

Nightingale Health adds urine, CSF and cord blood analysis to its blood biomarker services

Nightingale Health, the Finnish innovator of an internationally recognized blood biomarker testing technology, today announced further steps towards widespread expansion and development of its services.

15 May 2018

Scientists identify key factor that clears the way for gene activation

Until human genes are activated, they are blocked by structures known as nucleosomes, components that serve to package DNA inside cells.

15 May 2018

Lack of insurance exposes blind spots in vision care

Every day, a school bus drops off as many as 45 children at a community eye clinic on Chicago's South Side. Many of them are referred to the clinic after failing vision screenings at their public schools.

15 May 2018

Social challenges have negative effect on quality of primary care

Among more than 600,000 primary care patients, half live with some degree of social challenge, which has a negative effect on the quality of care they receive. Researchers in Manitoba, Canada identified 11 social complexities, such as low income, mental health diagnosis, and involvement with the justice system.

14 May 2018

Choices of protein intake have significant impact on infant growth, finds study

A new study by CU School of Medicine researchers has determined that choices of protein intake from solid foods has a significant impact on infant growth during the first year of life.

14 May 2018

Guidelines for weight gain in pregnancy should be changed for underweight and very obese women

Very obese women should actually lose weight during pregnancy in order to have a healthy baby, contrary to current recommendations, according to a new study in the journal Heliyon.

14 May 2018

Combination of atrial fibrillation and carotid artery disease increases patient's risk of dementia

Atrial fibrillation patients who are diagnosed with carotid artery disease face higher risks for developing dementia, according to new research from the Intermountain Medical Center Heart Institute in Salt Lake City.

14 May 2018

Coffee consumption during pregnancy linked to risk of overweight or obesity in children

A study published in the BMJ Open journal shows that even moderate coffee consumption during pregnancy, one to two cups per day, is related to a risk of overweight or obesity in school age children.

11 May 2018

New combined risk score shows improved effectiveness in predicting stroke risk of Afib patients

Doctors know patients with atrial fibrillation are at a higher risk of having a stroke, and now a new study finds that integrating two separate clinical risk score models helps clinicians more accurately assess the stroke risk of patients with Afib.

11 May 2018

UAB expert highlights need to do more trials in the epidemic center of disease

Frances Lund, Ph.D., the Charles H. McCauley Chair of Microbiology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, spoke about chronic inflammatory disease and the striking correlation between location and disease incidence at the recent Fourth International Vatican Conference, "Unite to Cure."

11 May 2018

New tool provides high accuracy and precision in analyzing disease and drug effects

A new protein analysis tool developed at the University at Buffalo could vastly increase the speed and precision with which disease and drug effects are analyzed.

11 May 2018

Good bacteria is bad news for atherosclerosis

Researchers have discovered that the microbiome heavily influences hardening of the arteries (atherosclerosis), a known risk factor for cardiovascular disease.

11 May 2018

Enhancing the effects of vitamin D to curb type 2 diabetes

More than 27 million people in the United States are living with type 2 diabetes, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. As the population ages and a growing percentage of people become overweight or obese, that number is expected to increase.

10 May 2018

Diabetes News and Research

Latest Diabetes News and Research

Combining data from wearable technology and AI may help predict onset of diseases

Glooko study sheds light on use of CGM data among diabetes healthcare professionals

Siemens Healthineers and Hill-Rom join to provide comprehensive solutions for primary diabetes care

Nutrition researchers agree sugar-sweetened beverages play unique role in chronic health problems

Interfering with enzyme's movement may be new approach for developing of anti-cancer drugs

Fights with spouse may worsen symptoms for people with chronic conditions

Increasing physical activity over six years associated with decreased heart failure risk

Nightingale Health adds urine, CSF and cord blood analysis to its blood biomarker services

Scientists identify key factor that clears the way for gene activation

Lack of insurance exposes blind spots in vision care

Social challenges have negative effect on quality of primary care

Choices of protein intake have significant impact on infant growth, finds study

Guidelines for weight gain in pregnancy should be changed for underweight and very obese women

Combination of atrial fibrillation and carotid artery disease increases patient's risk of dementia

Coffee consumption during pregnancy linked to risk of overweight or obesity in children

New combined risk score shows improved effectiveness in predicting stroke risk of Afib patients

UAB expert highlights need to do more trials in the epidemic center of disease

New tool provides high accuracy and precision in analyzing disease and drug effects

Good bacteria is bad news for atherosclerosis

Enhancing the effects of vitamin D to curb type 2 diabetes

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