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EKF Diagnostics to showcase new Stanbio GA assay kit at AACC 2018

EKF, announces it will highlight a new Stanbio Chemistry Glycated Albumin assay kit and its newly FDA cleared DiaSpect Tm hemoglobin point of care analyzer.

From EKF Diagnostics 31 Jul 2018

New study may lead to improved treatment for type 2 diabetes

Improved treatment for type 2 diabetes might result from a new study by University of Queensland researchers.

31 Jul 2018

Study: Brief period of inactivity can trigger diabetic symptoms in vulnerable patients

Just two weeks without much activity can have a dramatic impact on health from which it is difficult to recover, according to researchers who studied overweight older adults at risk of developing Type 2 diabetes.

31 Jul 2018

Researchers develop new online tool to more accurately predict heart attack, stroke risk

A team of researchers led by cardiologists at UT Southwestern Medical Center has developed a new online tool to more accurately predict who among those ages 40-65 is at the highest risk of suffering a heart attack or stroke in the next 10 years.

31 Jul 2018

FDA approves first therapy for patients with rare tumors of the adrenal gland

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Azedra (iobenguane I 131) injection for intravenous use for the treatment of adults and adolescents age 12 and older with rare tumors of the adrenal gland (pheochromocytoma or paraganglioma) that cannot be surgically removed (unresectable), have spread beyond the original tumor site and require systemic anticancer therapy.

31 Jul 2018

Experimental compound reverses hair loss, skin inflammation related to fatty diet, mice study shows

In a series of experiments with mice, Johns Hopkins investigators have used an experimental compound to successfully reverse hair loss, hair whitening and skin inflammation linked by previous studies to human diets heavy in fat and cholesterol.

30 Jul 2018

Football training helps improve bone health in 55-70-year-olds with prediabetes

Football scores from all angles for untrained middle-aged and elderly women and men with prediabetes. This is the conclusion from a study carried out in the Faroe Islands by football researchers and physiologists from the Department of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics at the University of Southern Denmark and the University of the Faroe Islands.

28 Jul 2018

Drug that treats diabetes found to exert powerful check on macrophages in controlling inflammation

When tissue is damaged, one of the body's first inflammatory immune-system responders are macrophages, cells which are commonly thought of as "construction workers" that clear away damaged tissue debris and initiate repair.

28 Jul 2018

Researchers investigate reason for increase in bariatric surgery wait times

Diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, high cholesterol and borderline high blood pressure, Dana Hayes pursued bariatric surgery in hopes of living a healthier life.

27 Jul 2018

Diet-induced obesity synchronizes opposing liver fat metabolic processes in mice

Mice fed a fattening diet develop new liver circadian rhythms that impact the way fat is accumulated and simultaneously burned, according to a new study published in Cell by researchers in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

27 Jul 2018

Surgeons call for shared decision making when patient's risks of surgery outweigh benefits

In an essay published July 26 in The New England Journal of Medicine, Ira Leeds, M.D., research fellow, and David Efron, M.D., professor of surgery, both of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, along with their collaborator, Lisa Lehmann, M.D., Ph.D., M.Sc., from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, call for shared decision making when a patient's risks for surgical complications may outweigh the potential benefits of an operation.

27 Jul 2018

Study shows spillover effect of evidence-based opioid prescribing for major procedures

To curb the use of opioids after major elective operations and prevent these pain relievers from falling into the wrong hands, surgeons at the University of Michigan developed prescribing recommendations based on published medical evidence for one operation, gall bladder removal, and then discovered a spillover effect that led them to prescribe roughly 10,000 fewer pills for other major operations, according to study results appearing as an "article in press" on the website of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons ahead of print.

27 Jul 2018

Experts highlight the need to avoid overdiagnosis and 'excessive' treatment of thyroid cancer

More Americans are being diagnosed with thyroid cancer than ever before--over the past 25 years its incidence has tripled.

26 Jul 2018

MicroRNA panel could categorize indeterminate thyroid nodule samples into malignant and benign

A panel of 19 microRNAs identified using next-generation sequencing could categorize indeterminate thyroid nodule samples into malignant and benign.

26 Jul 2018

Common foods found to cause large glucose spikes in healthy people

The amount of glucose circulating in the blood changes throughout the day and night and it is influenced by the food we eat, activity, hormones, health, and more.

26 Jul 2018

No gaps in understanding: Here’s your primer on Medigap coverage

Every year, older adults can opt out of a Medicare Advantage plan and opt in to original Medicare during open enrollment season, which begins on Oct. 15.

26 Jul 2018

How soon is soon enough to learn you have Alzheimer’s?

Jose Belardo of Lansing, Kan., spent most of his career in the U.S. Public Health Service. He worked on the front lines of disasters in such places as Haiti, Colombia, Nicaragua and the Dominican Republic. At home with his three kids and wife, Elaine, he’d always been unfailingly reliable, so when he forgot their wedding anniversary two years in a row, they both started to worry.

26 Jul 2018

Endocrinology News and Research

Latest Endocrinology News and Research

EKF Diagnostics to showcase new Stanbio GA assay kit at AACC 2018

New study may lead to improved treatment for type 2 diabetes

Study: Brief period of inactivity can trigger diabetic symptoms in vulnerable patients

Researchers develop new online tool to more accurately predict heart attack, stroke risk

FDA approves first therapy for patients with rare tumors of the adrenal gland

Experimental compound reverses hair loss, skin inflammation related to fatty diet, mice study shows

Football training helps improve bone health in 55-70-year-olds with prediabetes

Drug that treats diabetes found to exert powerful check on macrophages in controlling inflammation

Researchers investigate reason for increase in bariatric surgery wait times

Diet-induced obesity synchronizes opposing liver fat metabolic processes in mice

Surgeons call for shared decision making when patient's risks of surgery outweigh benefits

Study shows spillover effect of evidence-based opioid prescribing for major procedures

Experts highlight the need to avoid overdiagnosis and 'excessive' treatment of thyroid cancer

MicroRNA panel could categorize indeterminate thyroid nodule samples into malignant and benign

Common foods found to cause large glucose spikes in healthy people

No gaps in understanding: Here’s your primer on Medigap coverage

How soon is soon enough to learn you have Alzheimer’s?

Researchers find compounds that may pave way for new drugs against diabetes, obesity

Cancer and heart disease are deadlier in the developing world than in western nations

Dizziness could be an early sign of dementia finds study

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