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Powerful pain medicine may help reduce vision damage of glaucoma

The tip of our optic nerve is typically the first place injured by glaucoma. Now researchers want to know if the powerful pain medicine (+)-pentazocine can help avoid the damage.

2 May 2017

Study highlights risk factors for widespread vitamin D deficiency

Results from a clinical review published in The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association find nearly 1 billion people worldwide may have deficient or insufficient levels of vitamin D due to chronic disease and inadequate sun exposure related to sunscreen use.

2 May 2017

Alcohol consumption linked to elevated risk of breast cancer in African-American women

Alcohol consumption was associated with an increased risk of breast cancer in a large study of African-American women, indicating that they, like white women, may benefit from limiting alcohol.

1 May 2017

Healthy Vision Month: NEI focuses on women’s eye health

May is Healthy Vision Month when the National Eye Institute encourages everyone to make eye health a priority. This message is especially important for women, who make up two-thirds of all people living with blindness or visual impairment from diseases such as age-related macular degeneration, glaucoma, and cataract.

29 Apr 2017

Mount Sinai recognized as ‘Leaders in LGBTQ Healthcare Equality’ in HEI survey

The Mount Sinai Hospital, Mount Sinai West, Mount Sinai St. Luke's, Mount Sinai Queens, Mount Sinai Beth Israel, and New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai have again earned recognition as "Leaders in LGBTQ Healthcare Equality" in the Healthcare Equality Index, an annual survey by the Human Rights Campaign that encourages equal care for LGBTQ patients and recognizes health care institutions for inclusive policies and practices.

29 Apr 2017

Infiniti Research expects rapid growth in global wearable patch market

Healthcare and technological innovations are colliding as the use of wearable patches increases in the medical field. Wearable medical patches can improve the quality and efficiency of care and increase positive patient outcomes.

29 Apr 2017

Special issue of Evidence-Based Oncology focuses on benefits and challenges of APMs in cancer care

The revolution in how physicians will be paid brings unique challenges to cancer care, where individual patient needs may make costs hard to predict.

29 Apr 2017

MDI Biological Laboratory investigator awarded NIH grant for research on peripheral neuropathy

The MDI Biological Laboratory has announced that Sandra Rieger, Ph.D., has been awarded a highly competitive grant from the National Cancer Institute, an institute of the National Institutes of Health, to study the molecular mechanisms underlying chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy, a side effect of cancer chemotherapy causing symptoms such as pain, tingling, temperature sensitivity and numbness in the extremities.

29 Apr 2017

American Academy of Nursing recognizes UofL racetrack clinic as innovative model

The Kentucky Racing Health Services Center, a nonprofit clinic run by the University of Louisville School of Nursing, has been designated an innovative model by the American Academy of Nursing.

29 Apr 2017

Researchers explore link between gut microbiome and nutrition in autism spectrum disorder

Over the last decade, research has revealed more about the human gut microbiome—the environment within the gastrointestinal tract—where microbes, especially bacteria, reside. Recently, more has become known about the function of those microbes and the microbiome's connection with health and disease.

28 Apr 2017

Takeda announces accelerated approval from FDA for new lung cancer treatment

Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (TSE: 4502) today announced that ALUNBRIG (brigatinib) has received Accelerated Approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of patients with anaplastic lymphoma kinase-positive (ALK+) metastatic non-small cell lung cancer who have progressed on or are intolerant to crizotinib.

28 Apr 2017

Study shows how antibiotic treatments may offset beneficial effects of whole grain intake

According to recommendations from the Danish Veterinary and Food Administration, adult Danes should consume at least 75 g whole meal a day.

28 Apr 2017

Researchers discover new mechanism that causes chronic intestinal inflammation

Researchers at the University Medical Center of Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz and the German Research Center for Environmental Health, Helmholtz Zentrum München have discovered that too much of the oncogene Bcl-3 leads to chronic intestinal diseases.

28 Apr 2017

Study: Artificial pancreas helps young children better control their diabetes

A pilot study among young children with Type 1 diabetes found that a University of Virginia-developed artificial pancreas helped study participants better control their condition.

28 Apr 2017

Scientists rewire mouse stem cells to fight inflammation caused by arthritis

Using new gene-editing technology, researchers have rewired mouse stem cells to fight inflammation caused by arthritis and other chronic conditions.

28 Apr 2017

Researchers find way to use artificial intelligence to combat diabetic retinopathy

Researchers from the Byers Eye Institute at Stanford University have found a way to use artificial intelligence to fight a complication of diabetes that affects the eyes. This advance has the potential to reduce the worldwide rate of vision loss due to diabetes.

28 Apr 2017

Glycated CD59 identified as novel biomarker for screening and diagnosis of gestational diabetes

Mellitus, LLC today reported the publication of results from a prospective, investigator-initiated study conducted at Brigham and Women's Hospital demonstrating the potential clinical utility of glycated CD59 (GCD59) as a novel biomarker for the screening and diagnosis of gestational diabetes mellitus.

28 Apr 2017

Marijuana use among pregnant women linked to low birth weight infants

In a new study, researchers in London, Ontario found that women who used marijuana while pregnant were almost three times more likely to have an infant with low birth weight than women who did not use marijuana.

27 Apr 2017

Study suggests ‘synergistic’ link between exercise and vitamin D for better heart health

Johns Hopkins researchers report that an analysis of survey responses and health records of more than 10,000 American adults for nearly 20 years suggests a "synergistic" link between exercise and good vitamin D levels in reducing the risk of heart attacks and strokes.

27 Apr 2017

New blood test could help identify women at higher risk for developing gestational diabetes

A new study led by researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital has found that a single measurement of plasma glycated CD59 (GCD59), a novel biomarker for diabetes, at weeks 24-28 of gestation identified, with high sensitivity and specificity, women who failed the glucose challenge test as well as women with gestational diabetes.

27 Apr 2017

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Latest Diabetes News and Research

Powerful pain medicine may help reduce vision damage of glaucoma

Study highlights risk factors for widespread vitamin D deficiency

Alcohol consumption linked to elevated risk of breast cancer in African-American women

Healthy Vision Month: NEI focuses on women’s eye health

Mount Sinai recognized as ‘Leaders in LGBTQ Healthcare Equality’ in HEI survey

Infiniti Research expects rapid growth in global wearable patch market

Special issue of Evidence-Based Oncology focuses on benefits and challenges of APMs in cancer care

MDI Biological Laboratory investigator awarded NIH grant for research on peripheral neuropathy

American Academy of Nursing recognizes UofL racetrack clinic as innovative model

Researchers explore link between gut microbiome and nutrition in autism spectrum disorder

Takeda announces accelerated approval from FDA for new lung cancer treatment

Study shows how antibiotic treatments may offset beneficial effects of whole grain intake

Researchers discover new mechanism that causes chronic intestinal inflammation

Study: Artificial pancreas helps young children better control their diabetes

Scientists rewire mouse stem cells to fight inflammation caused by arthritis

Researchers find way to use artificial intelligence to combat diabetic retinopathy

Glycated CD59 identified as novel biomarker for screening and diagnosis of gestational diabetes

Marijuana use among pregnant women linked to low birth weight infants

Study suggests ‘synergistic’ link between exercise and vitamin D for better heart health

New blood test could help identify women at higher risk for developing gestational diabetes

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