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Auto-antibodies may explain why some people develop severe COVID-19

Now, a new study by an international team of health experts shows that some life-threatening cases of COVID-19 can be traced to specific weak spots in the patients' immune system.

28 Sep 2020

Risk factors for mortality among hospitalized patients with COVID-19

A new study by scientists at biotechnology company Genentech, Inc., and published on the preprint server medRxiv in September 2020 attempts to identify the factors which may shape the risk for death in COVID-19 disease.

27 Sep 2020

WHO plans to increase access to affordable, quality-assured testing and treatment for diabetes

Over a four-day workshop that ended on 25 September 2020, WHO and key international health partners mapped out a plan to boost access to affordable and quality-assured testing and treatment for diabetes.

26 Sep 2020

Researchers develop a stable nano-carrier for medications

Medications often have unwanted side-effects. One reason is that they reach not only the unhealthy cells for which they are intended, but also reach and have an impact on healthy cells.

25 Sep 2020

University of Minnesota receives funding to initiate research on diabetes drug as a COVID-19 treatment

University of Minnesota Medical School researchers received funding from the Parsemus Foundation to initiate research on the widely-used diabetes medication, metformin, available globally as an inexpensive generic drug for prevention and treatment for COVID-19.

25 Sep 2020

Study examines the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on health care disparities

A new Viewpoint piece published online in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society examines the ways in which COVID-19 disproportionately impacts historically disadvantaged communities of color in the United States, and how baseline inequalities in our health system are amplified by the pandemic.

25 Sep 2020

Social inequities in Black and South Asian immigrants increase risk of severe COVID-19 infection

Black, South Asian and Aboriginal populations from disadvantaged socioeconomic backgrounds in Canada are nearly four times more likely to have three or more medical conditions that have been identified as risk factors for severe illness from COVID-19.

25 Sep 2020

About 10% patients with severe disease create auto-antibodies that attack the immune system

People infected by the novel coronavirus can have symptoms that range from mild to deadly. Now, two new analyses suggest that some life-threatening cases can be traced to weak spots in patients' immune systems.

25 Sep 2020

Study assesses cardiovascular and renal outcomes for ertugliflozin in patients with type 2 diabetes

A new study led by a cardiologist from Brigham and Women's Hospital has assessed the cardiovascular and renal outcomes for ertugliflozin, an SGLT2 inhibitor prescribed for patients with type 2 diabetes to help them control blood sugar levels

25 Sep 2020

New $1.5 million, multi-state data project to examine COVID-19 outcomes and treatments

The power of data, often an underappreciated catalyst to fixing the world's pressing problems, was recognized by Dr. Sally Hodder as a critical key in battling COVID-19 before West Virginia even reported its first case.

24 Sep 2020

UNH awarded $1.8 million NIH grant to advance molecular research in diabetes and cancer

The University of New Hampshire will receive $1.8 million from the National Institutes of Health that will further molecular research to better understand drug interactions at the cellular level and help lead to the development of new targeted drugs to treat wide-spread metabolic, growth, neurological and visual disorders including diabetes and cancer.

24 Sep 2020

Study reveals higher incidence of immunology diseases in donor sperm-conceived adults

Adults conceived through sperm donation reported higher frequencies of allergies, type 1 diabetes and other autoimmune conditions in a world-first study that examined the long term health outcomes of donor-conceived people.

24 Sep 2020

Lack of considerations in cumulative effect of food chemicals could have contributed to increased chronic diseases

Today, a group of health, environmental, and consumer organizations challenged the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) practice of not accounting for the cumulative health effect of chemicals in the diet when allowing new chemicals in food.

24 Sep 2020

Study: 5 to 10% of surgically induced weight loss linked with cardiovascular benefits

A Cleveland Clinic study shows that 5 to 10 percent of surgically induced weight loss is associated with improved life expectancy and cardiovascular health.

23 Sep 2020

Overactivation of fructose made in the brain may drive Alzheimer's disease

New research released from the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus proposes that Alzheimer's disease may be driven by the overactivation of fructose made in the brain.

23 Sep 2020

Drugs used to treat HIV and hepatitis B could be repurposed to prevent type 2 diabetes

A group of drugs used to treat HIV and hepatitis B could be repurposed to prevent type 2 diabetes, a new study suggests.

23 Sep 2020

Owlstone Medical releases positive study results on use of breath biopsy for better liver disease diagnosis

Owlstone Medical, the global leader in Breath Biopsy for applications in early disease detection and precision medicine, today announced the results of a patient study that successfully demonstrates the use of exhaled limonene as a breath biomarker to measure liver function and stage liver disease.

From Owlstone Medical Ltd 23 Sep 2020

Endocrinology News and Research

Latest Endocrinology News and Research

Auto-antibodies may explain why some people develop severe COVID-19

Risk factors for mortality among hospitalized patients with COVID-19

WHO plans to increase access to affordable, quality-assured testing and treatment for diabetes

Researchers develop a stable nano-carrier for medications

University of Minnesota receives funding to initiate research on diabetes drug as a COVID-19 treatment

Study examines the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on health care disparities

Social inequities in Black and South Asian immigrants increase risk of severe COVID-19 infection

About 10% patients with severe disease create auto-antibodies that attack the immune system

Study assesses cardiovascular and renal outcomes for ertugliflozin in patients with type 2 diabetes

New $1.5 million, multi-state data project to examine COVID-19 outcomes and treatments

UNH awarded $1.8 million NIH grant to advance molecular research in diabetes and cancer

Study reveals higher incidence of immunology diseases in donor sperm-conceived adults

Lack of considerations in cumulative effect of food chemicals could have contributed to increased chronic diseases

Study: 5 to 10% of surgically induced weight loss linked with cardiovascular benefits

Overactivation of fructose made in the brain may drive Alzheimer's disease

Drugs used to treat HIV and hepatitis B could be repurposed to prevent type 2 diabetes

Owlstone Medical releases positive study results on use of breath biopsy for better liver disease diagnosis

Bioinformatics analysis reveals genes and pathways shared in COVID-19 disease and comorbidities

Shielding strategy could be ineffective in reducing COVID-19 prevalence and mortality

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