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Emotional stress, cognitive impairment linked to early hospital readmission of heart patients

Heart patients' mental state and thinking abilities may help predict whether costly and potentially dangerous early hospital readmission will follow their release after treatment, according to the results of a significant new study by Henry Ford Hospital researchers.

18 Sep 2013

Researchers develop synthetic peptide that could be a new class of drugs for heart disease

Researchers at the University of Alberta have developed a synthetic peptide that could be the first in a new class of drugs to treat heart disease, high blood pressure and diabetes.

18 Sep 2013

Dual-pronged approach to diabetes and COPD needed

Researchers from the USA have found that patients with diabetes and a history of smoking have significantly impaired lung function, even in the absence of overt chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

17 Sep 2013

Improve Your Lifestyle, Lengthen Your Telomeres

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17 Sep 2013

TSRI scientists find new way to boost effectiveness of anticancer drugs

Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have found a way to make dramatic improvements to the cancer cell-killing power of vinblastine, one of the most successful chemotherapy drugs of the past few decades.

17 Sep 2013

Understanding essential role of gut microbes in immune system

A new understanding of the essential role of gut microbes in the immune system may hold the key to dealing with some of the more significant health problems facing people in the world today, Oregon State University researchers say in a new analysis.

17 Sep 2013

Young people remain in the dark as Obamacare exchanges prepare to open

Several newspapers explore how uninformed many young people are about new online insurance exchanges which open in two weeks, even though their participation is considered crucial to the markets' success.

17 Sep 2013

Patients with pre-existing dementia may experience delirium when hospitalized

More than half of all patients with pre-existing dementia will experience delirium while hospitalized. Failing to detect and treat their delirium early leads to a faster decline of both their physical and mental health, according to health researchers.

17 Sep 2013

Researchers find mucus-regulating protein receptors out of control in uterine, pancreatic cancers

A "vicious cycle" produces mucus that protects uterine and pancreatic cancer cells and promotes their proliferation, according to researchers at Rice University. The researchers offer hope for a therapeutic solution.

17 Sep 2013

Study shows that changes in diet, lifestyle choices may result in longer telomeres

A small pilot study shows for the first time that changes in diet, exercise, stress management and social support may result in longer telomeres, the parts of chromosomes that affect aging.

17 Sep 2013

Patients who receive automated telephone calls are more likely to have controlled hypertension

Patients who received automated telephone calls inviting them to get their blood pressure checked at a walk-in clinic were more likely to have controlled hypertension than patients who did not receive calls, according to a Kaiser Permanente study published today in the Journal of Clinical Hypertension.

17 Sep 2013

Researchers identify new link between meal times and daily changes in immune system

A new link between meal times and daily changes in the immune system has been identified by UC San Francisco researchers, and has led them to question assumptions about the roles of specific immune cells in infection and allergy.

17 Sep 2013

Vanderbilt examines ability of drug abatacept to prevent type 1 diabetes

Vanderbilt's Eskind Diabetes Clinic has been selected to examine the ability of the drug abatacept to prevent type 1 diabetes (T1D). As part of the TrialNet consortium, Vanderbilt will be one of 14 North American sites observing the effects of the drug in people at high risk to develop T1D.

17 Sep 2013

Researchers identify biomarker that can predict diabetes risk

Researchers at the Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute and Massachusetts General Hospital have identified a biomarker that can predict diabetes risk up to 10 years before onset of the disease.

17 Sep 2013

Neostem Licenses UCSF Patents Covering Methods For "Tregs"

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16 Sep 2013

First Edition: September 16, 2013

Today's headlines include reports about new polling indicating that the health law still faces an uphill climb.

16 Sep 2013

Kinder chemistry promises cleaner and safer pharmaceuticals with fewer side-effects

A new and kinder chemistry promises cleaner and subsequently safer pharmaceuticals with fewer side-effects. The ground-breaking method, developed by a chemistry research group at the University of Copenhagen, is now published in the internationally renowned journal, Chemical Communications, as "Site-selective three component reaction for dual functionalization of peptides".

16 Sep 2013

New neuroimaging and bioinformatics tools for predicting psychotic disorders

A new EU project, METSY, develops and applies neuroimaging and bioinformatics tools to study how lipid metabolism is connected to psychotic disorders and metabolic co-morbidities such as metabolic syndrome and diabetes.

16 Sep 2013

Drug used in patients for cancer treatment has beneficial effects on diabetes

A pair of studies by researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine has identified a molecular pathway - a series of interaction among proteins - involved in the development of diabetes. Furthermore, they have found that a drug already approved for use in humans can regulate the pathway.

16 Sep 2013

Novel DiaRem scoring system can predict diabetes remission after gastric bypass surgery

US Scientists have developed a simple scoring system (DiaRem), based on four readily available preoperative patient characteristics, that can predict which candidates for gastric bypass surgery are likely to achieve diabetes remission within 5 years.

13 Sep 2013

Endocrinology News and Research

Latest Endocrinology News and Research

Emotional stress, cognitive impairment linked to early hospital readmission of heart patients

Researchers develop synthetic peptide that could be a new class of drugs for heart disease

Dual-pronged approach to diabetes and COPD needed

Improve Your Lifestyle, Lengthen Your Telomeres

TSRI scientists find new way to boost effectiveness of anticancer drugs

Understanding essential role of gut microbes in immune system

Young people remain in the dark as Obamacare exchanges prepare to open

Patients with pre-existing dementia may experience delirium when hospitalized

Researchers find mucus-regulating protein receptors out of control in uterine, pancreatic cancers

Study shows that changes in diet, lifestyle choices may result in longer telomeres

Patients who receive automated telephone calls are more likely to have controlled hypertension

Researchers identify new link between meal times and daily changes in immune system

Vanderbilt examines ability of drug abatacept to prevent type 1 diabetes

Researchers identify biomarker that can predict diabetes risk

Neostem Licenses UCSF Patents Covering Methods For "Tregs"

First Edition: September 16, 2013

Kinder chemistry promises cleaner and safer pharmaceuticals with fewer side-effects

New neuroimaging and bioinformatics tools for predicting psychotic disorders

Drug used in patients for cancer treatment has beneficial effects on diabetes

Novel DiaRem scoring system can predict diabetes remission after gastric bypass surgery

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How GLP‑1 Agonists Are Shaping the Future of Obesity Treatment With Dr Bryony Henderson

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Endocrinology News and Research

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