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Researchers develop ultrasensitive method to detect protein involved in autoimmune diseases

Researchers in France have developed a new method that will allow doctors to detect minute amounts of a protein called interferon-a in patient samples.

18 Apr 2017

Researchers find new way to prevent graft-versus-host disease after stem cell transplants

Through experimental work, an international team of researchers led by City of Hope's Defu Zeng, professor of diabetes immunology and hematopoietic cell transplantation, believe they may have found a way to prevent graft-versus-host disease after stem cell transplants while retaining the transplants' positive effects on fighting leukemia and lymphoma.

18 Apr 2017

Study reveals newly diagnosed type 1 and type 2 diabetes is on a rising trend among American youth

The report, Incidence Trends of Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes among Youths, 2002–2012, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, reveals a rising rate of type 1 and type 2 diabetes diagnosis among the population of below 20 years in the United States.

18 Apr 2017

New study reveals sympathetic nervous system as main driver of thermogenesis

A new study from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai provides important insights into how the body regulates its production of heat, a process known as thermogenesis that is currently intensely studied as a target of diabetes and obesity treatment in humans.

17 Apr 2017

Research sheds new light on the body's response to high salt intake

When you eat salty food, you get thirsty and drink water. Right? Maybe in the short-term, but within 24 hours, you actually get less thirsty because your body starts to conserve and produce more water.

17 Apr 2017

Positive emotion intervention improves health in people newly diagnosed with HIV

When individuals recently diagnosed with HIV were coached to practice skills to help them experience positive emotions, the result was less HIV in their blood and lower antidepressant use, reports a new Northwestern Medicine study.

17 Apr 2017

Study establishes potential of BAT receptors as druggable targets for treatment of obesity, diabetes

According to research published online in The FASEB Journal, scientists have discovered a way to increase the amount of metabolism-boosting brown adipose tissue (BAT) ("good" fat) by employing two receptors on BAT cells as potential therapeutic targets.

17 Apr 2017

Study examines how pregnancy risk factors affect outcomes of home and birthing center deliveries

Women with some characteristics commonly thought to increase pregnancy risks -- being over age 35; being overweight; and in some cases, having a vaginal birth after a cesarean section -- tend to have good outcomes when they give birth at home or in a birth center, a new assessment has found.

17 Apr 2017

Electroacupuncture may lead to better blood sugar regulation in obese and overweight women

For women who are overweight or obese and are unable to exercise, new research appearing online in The FASEB Journal suggests combining acupuncture with an electrical current may help.

17 Apr 2017

Hypertension linked to better outcomes for subset of ovarian cancer patients

Hypertension, or high blood pressure, may come with a plus side, at least for a subset of women with ovarian cancer.

17 Apr 2017

Study finds increasing trends in new diagnosed cases of type 1 and type 2 diabetes among youth

Rates of new diagnosed cases of type 1 and type 2 diabetes are increasing among youth in the United States, according to a report, Incidence Trends of Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes among Youths, 2002-2012, published today in the New England Journal of Medicine.

17 Apr 2017

Study describes synthesis and biological evaluation of novel, effective ARIs

Diabetes mellitus (DM) is probably one of the oldest known diseases and the incidence has been increasing steadily all over the world. This metabolic disease is characterized by chronic hyperglycemia due to defect in insulin secretion and/or insulin action.

17 Apr 2017

Lower-face asymmetries may help identify early life stress

Research has repeatedly confirmed that the first 1,000 days after conception strongly influence a person's life expectancy and susceptibility to chronic diseases.

13 Apr 2017

‘Vertical integration’ of healthcare leads to fewer hospital readmissions

"Vertical integration" of healthcare - closer coordination of care between primary care and hospitals - leads to a lower rate of hospital readmissions, suggests an experience from Portugal reported in the May issue of Medical Care. The journal is published by Wolters Kluwer.

13 Apr 2017

Vascular risk factors increase risk of Alzheimer's disease in late-life, study reveals

A study published in The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) reveals that an increasing number of vascular risk factors such as obesity, high blood pressure, diabetes, high cholesterol, and smoking during midlife contributes to increased brain amyloid levels (protein fragments associated with Alzhemier’s, the most common form of dementia) in later life.

13 Apr 2017

New study evaluates benefits, design and functionality of popular phone-based sleep apps

An analysis of 35 popular phone-based sleep apps finds that while most help users set sleep-related goals and track and manage their sleep, few make use of other methods known to help the chronically sleep-deprived.

13 Apr 2017

Neighborhood noise may have indirect impact on health of poor residents, study shows

Loud workplace noise has been found by many studies to cause harm, but a recent analysis links the sounds of all-night car horn blasts and shouting by bar revelers in New York City's noisiest neighborhoods to unexplained improvements in body weight and blood pressure for the urban poor living there.

13 Apr 2017

Aspirin therapy may not provide benefits to people with peripheral vascular disease, study finds

Aspirin use may not provide cardiovascular benefits for patients who have peripheral vascular disease, an analysis by University of Florida Health researchers has found.

13 Apr 2017

'Human knockouts': Genetics in families reveals basic biology and possible therapeutics for disorders

More than 1,800 individuals carrying loss-of-function mutations in both copies of their genes, so-called "human knockouts," are described in the first major study to be published in Nature this week by an international collaboration led by the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and colleagues.

12 Apr 2017

High consumption of dietary PUFA can lead to lazy behavior and diabetes

A UBC researcher is suggesting the types of cooking oils people consume may be sabotaging their efforts to stay healthy and avoid illnesses such as diabetes.

12 Apr 2017

Diabetes News and Research

Latest Diabetes News and Research

Researchers develop ultrasensitive method to detect protein involved in autoimmune diseases

Researchers find new way to prevent graft-versus-host disease after stem cell transplants

Study reveals newly diagnosed type 1 and type 2 diabetes is on a rising trend among American youth

New study reveals sympathetic nervous system as main driver of thermogenesis

Research sheds new light on the body's response to high salt intake

Positive emotion intervention improves health in people newly diagnosed with HIV

Study establishes potential of BAT receptors as druggable targets for treatment of obesity, diabetes

Study examines how pregnancy risk factors affect outcomes of home and birthing center deliveries

Electroacupuncture may lead to better blood sugar regulation in obese and overweight women

Hypertension linked to better outcomes for subset of ovarian cancer patients

Study finds increasing trends in new diagnosed cases of type 1 and type 2 diabetes among youth

Study describes synthesis and biological evaluation of novel, effective ARIs

Lower-face asymmetries may help identify early life stress

‘Vertical integration’ of healthcare leads to fewer hospital readmissions

Vascular risk factors increase risk of Alzheimer's disease in late-life, study reveals

New study evaluates benefits, design and functionality of popular phone-based sleep apps

Neighborhood noise may have indirect impact on health of poor residents, study shows

Aspirin therapy may not provide benefits to people with peripheral vascular disease, study finds

'Human knockouts': Genetics in families reveals basic biology and possible therapeutics for disorders

High consumption of dietary PUFA can lead to lazy behavior and diabetes

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