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OUHSC gets $20 million grant to advance research and patient care for Oklahomans

This week, the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center announced the nationally competitive renewal of a $20 million federal grant that will advance research and patient care for Oklahomans throughout the state.

17 Aug 2018

$New algorithm helps identify and manage diabetic patients at increased fracture risk$

New algorithm helps identify and manage diabetic patients at increased fracture risk

Fragility fractures are a serious yet neglected complication of both type 1 and type 2 diabetes, with increased risk of fragility fractures in people with diabetes extending across the life span.

17 Aug 2018

Research uncovers miscarriage cause, identifies potential targets for treatment

Tragic miscarriages for a couple have led to a discovery with potentially broad implications for future disease treatments, according to a team of researchers at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine. They identified a previously undiscovered gene mutation underlying hydrops fetalis – a fatal condition to fetuses due to fluid buildup in the space between organs.

16 Aug 2018

Study finds role of autoimmunity in development of COPD

Autoimmunity plays a role in the development of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to a study led by Georgia State University and Vanderbilt University Medical Center that analyzed human genome information stored in Vanderbilt's DNA biobank.

16 Aug 2018

Eating white button mushrooms could improve regulation of glucose in the liver

Eating white button mushrooms can create subtle shifts in the microbial community in the gut, which could improve the regulation of glucose in the liver, according to a team of researchers.

16 Aug 2018

Proper treatment, refraining from smoking can reduce heart disease risk from type 2 diabetes

Properly composed treatment and refraining from cigarette consumption can significantly reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease resulting from type 2 diabetes, according to a study published in The New England Journal of Medicine. In some cases, the increased risks could theoretically be eliminated.

16 Aug 2018

Blood test in early pregnancy could determine a woman's later risk for gestational diabetes

A blood test conducted as early as the 10th week of pregnancy may help identify women at risk for gestational diabetes, a pregnancy-related condition that poses potentially serious health risks for mothers and infants, according to researchers at the National Institutes of Health and other institutions.

16 Aug 2018

Exercise reduces symptoms and fatigue in patients with chronic kidney disease

Just 12 weeks of aerobic and strength-based exercise reduces symptoms and levels of fatigue in patients with chronic kidney disease, a study in Leicester has found.

16 Aug 2018

Mount Sinai study could transform treatment for patients with retinal degenerative diseases

Researchers at Mount Sinai have successfully restored vision in mice through activating retinal stem cells, something that has never been done before. Their study, published in the August 15 online issue of Nature, could transform treatment for patients with retinal degenerative diseases, which currently have no cure.

16 Aug 2018

Two thyroid medications recalled by FDA

The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have announced the recall of two thyroid medications due to issues with their ingredients.

16 Aug 2018

Higher BMI in people with prediabetes related to evening preference and lack of sufficient sleep

People with prediabetes who go to bed later, eat meals later and are more active and alert later in the day - those who have an "evening preference" - have higher body mass indices compared with people with prediabetes who do things earlier in the day, or exhibit morning preference.

15 Aug 2018

Parental life span linked with increased longevity and health in daughters

Researchers at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine report that women whose mothers lived to at least age 90 were more likely to also live to 90, free of serious diseases and disabilities.

15 Aug 2018

Researchers discover new promising target point for cancer and diabetes therapies

If certain signaling cascades are misregulated, diseases like cancer, obesity and diabetes may occur. A mechanism recently discovered by scientists at the Leibniz-Forschungsinstitut für Molekulare Pharmakologie in Berlin and at the University of Geneva has a crucial influence on such signaling cascades and may be an important key for the future development of therapies against these diseases.

15 Aug 2018

Married people who fight nastily more likely to suffer from leaky guts, study suggests

Married people who fight nastily are more likely to suffer from leaky guts - a problem that unleashes bacteria into the blood and can drive up disease-causing inflammation, new research suggests.

15 Aug 2018

Liva Healthcare announces appointment of Thomas Cooke as clinical services manager in the UK

Liva Healthcare, the digital health platform designed to tackle chronic diseases, has appointed Thomas Cooke as clinical services manager in the UK.

From Liva Healthcare UK 15 Aug 2018

Researchers identify way to grow immune cells at large scale for preventing cancer reoccurrence

For the first time, Mount Sinai researchers have identified a way to make large numbers of immune cells that can help prevent cancer reoccurrence, according to a study published in August in Cell Reports.

15 Aug 2018

Scientists study effects of eating breakfast versus fasting overnight before exercise

Eating breakfast before exercise may "prime" the body to burn carbohydrates during exercise and more rapidly digest food after working out, University of Bath researchers have found.

15 Aug 2018

Innovative oncofertility program launched by RMA of New York and Mount Sinai Health System

Reproductive Medicine Associates of New York, a Manhattan-based fertility center, and the Mount Sinai Health System have launched an innovative, integrated oncofertility program at The Blavatnik Family – Chelsea Medical Center at Mount Sinai to provide individuals and couples the benefit of advanced medical technologies to help with someday building their families.

15 Aug 2018

Researchers focus on uncoupling obesity from diabetes

About 422 million people around the world, including more than 30 million Americans, have diabetes. Approximately ninety percent of them have type 2 diabetes. People with this condition cannot effectively use insulin, a hormone made by the pancreas that helps the body turn blood sugar into energy.

15 Aug 2018

Diabetes epidemic in Guatemala driven by aging, not obesity

The diabetes epidemic in Guatemala is worse than previously thought: more than 25 percent of its indigenous people, who make up 60 percent of the population, suffer from type 2 diabetes or pre-diabetes, suggests a new study published in PLOS ONE from researchers at the Penn Center for Global Health, in collaboration with the University of San Carlos in Guatemala City and the Hospitalito Atitlán.

14 Aug 2018

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Latest Endocrinology News and Research

OUHSC gets $20 million grant to advance research and patient care for Oklahomans

New algorithm helps identify and manage diabetic patients at increased fracture risk

Research uncovers miscarriage cause, identifies potential targets for treatment

Study finds role of autoimmunity in development of COPD

Eating white button mushrooms could improve regulation of glucose in the liver

Proper treatment, refraining from smoking can reduce heart disease risk from type 2 diabetes

Blood test in early pregnancy could determine a woman's later risk for gestational diabetes

Exercise reduces symptoms and fatigue in patients with chronic kidney disease

Mount Sinai study could transform treatment for patients with retinal degenerative diseases

Two thyroid medications recalled by FDA

Higher BMI in people with prediabetes related to evening preference and lack of sufficient sleep

Parental life span linked with increased longevity and health in daughters

Researchers discover new promising target point for cancer and diabetes therapies

Married people who fight nastily more likely to suffer from leaky guts, study suggests

Liva Healthcare announces appointment of Thomas Cooke as clinical services manager in the UK

Researchers identify way to grow immune cells at large scale for preventing cancer reoccurrence

Scientists study effects of eating breakfast versus fasting overnight before exercise

Innovative oncofertility program launched by RMA of New York and Mount Sinai Health System

Researchers focus on uncoupling obesity from diabetes

Diabetes epidemic in Guatemala driven by aging, not obesity

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