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Mount Sinai and Contessa Health join hands to extend hospital-level care at home program

The Mount Sinai Health System announced today that it has partnered with Contessa Health, an innovative health care company that manages acute-care services at home through prospective bundled payment arrangements, to extend Mount Sinai's existing hospital-level care at home program, known as the Mobile Acute Care Team, to new markets.

1 Aug 2017

Identification of risk factors, beginning early interventions can prevent heart failure progression

Heart failure can quickly develop or become worse during a hospital stay, even when it isn't the primary cause for admission.

1 Aug 2017

Researchers streamline beta cell differentiation process to develop safer cell therapy for diabetes

More than 36 million people globally are affected by type 1 diabetes (T1D), a lifelong disorder where insulin producing cells are attacked and destroyed by the immune system resulting in deficient insulin production that requires daily blood glucose monitoring and administration of insulin.

1 Aug 2017

Researchers receive $1.8 million grant to improve diabetes care for disadvantaged populations

Researchers from the University of Chicago Medicine have received a five-year, $1.8 million grant, from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Minority Health to develop a program that could help improve diabetes care for low-income racial and ethnic minority patients.

1 Aug 2017

Birthplace in high stroke mortality state linked to increased dementia risk

Is being born in states with high stroke mortality associated with dementia risk in a group of individuals who eventually all lived outside those states?

31 Jul 2017

Study shows long-lasting benefits of exercise in early life

The researchers, from the Liggins Institute at the University of Auckland, found that bone retains a "memory" of exercise's effects long after the exercise is ceased, and this bone memory continues to change the way the body metabolizes a high-fat diet, and published these results in Frontiers in Physiology.

31 Jul 2017

Study recommends revision of current guidelines for assessing orthostatic hypotension

A new study led by Johns Hopkins researchers suggests that testing for the presence of orthostatic hypotension, a form of low blood pressure, be performed within one minute of standing after a person has been lying down.

31 Jul 2017

Hunger-controlling brain cells offer potential targets for new drugs to treat obesity

Is the solution to the obesity epidemic all in our heads? A study by researchers at The Rockefeller University suggests that it might be.

28 Jul 2017

Type 1 diabetes clinical trial reaches halfway point for enrollment and treatment

The Sanford Project: T-Rex Study, a Phase 2 clinical trial conducted collaboratively by Sanford Health and Caladrius Biosciences, Inc., has reached the halfway point for enrollment and treatment.

28 Jul 2017

When high deductibles hurt: Even insured patients postpone care

In November 2015, Tina Heck was in her garage lifting 40-pound bags of wood pellets to fuel her heating stove, when something went very wrong with her back.

28 Jul 2017

High sugar intake can be detrimental to psychological well-being

Research published yesterday, has found that high sugar intake from sweet foods and drinks can adversely affect long-term psychological health.

28 Jul 2017

Study finds increased risk of death in patients who develop depression after heart disease diagnosis

People who are diagnosed with coronary artery disease and then develop depression face a risk of death that's twice as high as heart patients without depression, according to a major new study by researchers at Intermountain Healthcare in Salt Lake City.

28 Jul 2017

Juvenescence AI to develop first compounds generated by Insilico's deep-learned drug discovery engines

Insilico Medicine, a Baltimore-based leader in artificial intelligence for drug discovery and biomarker development, is pleased to announce a multi-year drug development agreement with the biotechnology company Juvenescence AI Limited.

28 Jul 2017

Roche receives FDA clearance for new Troponin T test to detect patients with suspected heart attack

Roche announced that it has received the 510(k) clearance for its Elecsys Troponin T Gen 5 STAT (TnT Gen 5 STAT) blood test for patients with a suspected heart attack.

27 Jul 2017

Moderate alcohol consumption and diabetes – benefits are found in new study

There have been several studies that have connected excessive drinking to type 2 diabetes. However, there are no studies that have actually looked at the drinking patterns and frequency and diabetes. Danish researchers have thus tried to understand the connection and explore if moderate alcohol consumption has a beneficial effect on diabetes. This new study was published this week in the journal Diabetologia.

27 Jul 2017

Diabetes News and Research

Latest Diabetes News and Research

Mount Sinai and Contessa Health join hands to extend hospital-level care at home program

Identification of risk factors, beginning early interventions can prevent heart failure progression

Researchers streamline beta cell differentiation process to develop safer cell therapy for diabetes

Researchers receive $1.8 million grant to improve diabetes care for disadvantaged populations

Birthplace in high stroke mortality state linked to increased dementia risk

Study shows long-lasting benefits of exercise in early life

Study recommends revision of current guidelines for assessing orthostatic hypotension

Hunger-controlling brain cells offer potential targets for new drugs to treat obesity

Type 1 diabetes clinical trial reaches halfway point for enrollment and treatment

When high deductibles hurt: Even insured patients postpone care

High sugar intake can be detrimental to psychological well-being

Study finds increased risk of death in patients who develop depression after heart disease diagnosis

Juvenescence AI to develop first compounds generated by Insilico's deep-learned drug discovery engines

Roche receives FDA clearance for new Troponin T test to detect patients with suspected heart attack

Moderate alcohol consumption and diabetes – benefits are found in new study

Roche receives FDA clearance for new high-volume testing immunoassay solution

Synthetic molecule can disrupt hunger-signaling pathway, research suggests

Adults with poor sleep patterns more likely to be overweight and obese, study finds

Dealing with nail fungus: Board-certified dermatologist can evaluate, recommend treatment

UA researchers seek to better understand NHE8 protein’s role in GI disorders, colon cancer

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Diabetes News and Research

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How GLP‑1 Agonists Are Shaping the Future of Obesity Treatment With Dr Bryony Henderson

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