Type 2 Diabetes News and Research

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Non-fasting blood test can help accurately identify youth at risk for diabetes and related risks

A simple blood test that does not require overnight fasting has been found to be an accurate screening tool for identifying youth at risk for type 2 diabetes and heart disease risk later in life, according to a study from researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

10 Aug 2020

New articles focus on recent developments in the field of health preference research

Value in Health, the official journal of ISPOR - the professional society for health economics and outcomes research, announced today the publication of a series of articles focused on recent developments in the field of health preference research.

10 Aug 2020

Scientists explore mechanisms involved in the development of liver disease

Metabolic fatty liver disease, known as non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, is one of the most common causes of liver disease in Western countries and covers a spectrum of disorders.

6 Aug 2020

Researchers discover how to activate brown fat in humans

The receptor responsible for activating the energy-burning property of brown fat in humans has been identified.

5 Aug 2020

Adults with rheumatoid arthritis have lower type 2 diabetes risk

A recent analysis of a US commercial insurance database found that adults with rheumatoid arthritis had a lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes than other individuals, including those with other types of arthritis.

5 Aug 2020

Disruptions to lipid metabolism after childbirth predict future diabetes risk

Scientists have found that disruptions to the metabolism of lipids occur after childbirth in women with gestational diabetes who go on to develop type 2 diabetes.

4 Aug 2020

Researchers identify differences in clinical features of non-obese patients with NAFLD

Researchers from the University of Tsukuba identify differences in the clinical features of non-obese patients with non-alcoholic fatter liver disease based on their sex and body mass index.

2 Aug 2020

New program to reverse the effects of Type 2 diabetes and beat COVID-19

The Diabetes Reversal Company has developed a pioneering programme based on weight loss, lifestyle change and one-to-one clinical support to reduce and reverse the effects of Type 2 diabetes, helping deliver the goals in the Government’s newly published National Obesity Strategy.

30 Jul 2020

Aerobic exercise may be more important for improvement in patients with fatty liver diseases

A new study from Trinity College Dublin highlights that fitness may be a more important clinical endpoint for improvement in patients with fatty liver diseases during exercise trials, rather than weight loss.

29 Jul 2020

Study examines the prevalence and volume of foods that contain nonnutritive sweeteners

A new study in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, published by Elsevier, found that between 2002 and 2018 purchases by US households of foods and beverages containing caloric sweetener (CS, i.e., sugar) declined while purchases of products containing both caloric sugars and nonnutritive sweeteners (NNS, i.e., sugar substitutes) increased.

29 Jul 2020

Novel drug candidate offers a major advance in the treatment for diabetes

The University of Alabama at Birmingham and Southern Research have discovered a new drug candidate that offers a major advance in the treatment for diabetes.

28 Jul 2020

Human genome may explain the neonatal origins of chronic immune and inflammatory diseases

A study published in the journal Nature Communications has pinpointed a number of areas of the human genome that may help explain the neonatal origins of chronic immune and inflammatory diseases of later life, including type 1 diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis and coeliac disease.

28 Jul 2020

Lower BMI does not protect smokers from fat-associated health risks, shows study

Some smokers might rationalize continuing to smoke because of lower body weight often associated with the habit.

28 Jul 2020

Low plasma vitamin D level appears to be an independent risk factor for COVID-19 infection

Vitamin D is recognized as an important co-factor in several physiological processes linked with bone and calcium metabolism, and also in diverse non-skeletal outcomes, including autoimmune diseases, cardiovascular diseases, type 2 diabetes, obesity and cognitive decline, and infections.

27 Jul 2020

Gene in fat cells plays a key role in regulating insulin sensitivity

Deleting a key gene in mice in just their fat made tissues throughout these animals insulin resistant, in addition to other effects, a new study by UT Southwestern researchers shows.

23 Jul 2020

Study: Plant-based diets rich in whole carbohydrates can improve insulin sensitivity

Plant-based diets rich in whole carbohydrates can improve insulin sensitivity and other health markers in individuals with type 1 diabetes, according to two case studies published by researchers from the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine in the Journal of Diabetes & Metabolism.

23 Jul 2020

Early menstruation increases the chances of hot flushes and night sweats later at menopause

Early menstruation increases the likelihood of hot flushes and nights sweats decades later at menopause, according to a University of Queensland study.

22 Jul 2020

Autopsies reveal unexpected changes in the hearts of COVID-19 patients

A series of autopsies conducted by LSU Health New Orleans pathologists shows the damage to the hearts of COVID-19 patients is not the expected typical inflammation of the heart muscle associated with myocarditis, but rather a unique pattern of cell death in scattered individual heart muscle cells.

21 Jul 2020

Chronic stress linked to racial discrimination may adversely impact cognition, Alzheimer's disease

Experiences of racism are associated with lower subjective cognitive function (SCF) among African-American women.

21 Jul 2020

More than half of American children lack cardiorespiratory fitness

A new study strengthens the claim that children today are not as healthy as those decades ago. In fact, the study by researchers on behalf of the American Heart Association (AHA) has found that nearly 60 percent of American children do not have healthy cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF), a key measure of physical fitness and overall health.

20 Jul 2020

Type 2 Diabetes News and Research

Latest Type 2 Diabetes News and Research

Non-fasting blood test can help accurately identify youth at risk for diabetes and related risks

New articles focus on recent developments in the field of health preference research

Scientists explore mechanisms involved in the development of liver disease

Researchers discover how to activate brown fat in humans

Adults with rheumatoid arthritis have lower type 2 diabetes risk

Disruptions to lipid metabolism after childbirth predict future diabetes risk

Researchers identify differences in clinical features of non-obese patients with NAFLD

New program to reverse the effects of Type 2 diabetes and beat COVID-19

Aerobic exercise may be more important for improvement in patients with fatty liver diseases

Study examines the prevalence and volume of foods that contain nonnutritive sweeteners

Novel drug candidate offers a major advance in the treatment for diabetes

Human genome may explain the neonatal origins of chronic immune and inflammatory diseases

Lower BMI does not protect smokers from fat-associated health risks, shows study

Low plasma vitamin D level appears to be an independent risk factor for COVID-19 infection

Gene in fat cells plays a key role in regulating insulin sensitivity

Study: Plant-based diets rich in whole carbohydrates can improve insulin sensitivity

Early menstruation increases the chances of hot flushes and night sweats later at menopause

Autopsies reveal unexpected changes in the hearts of COVID-19 patients

Chronic stress linked to racial discrimination may adversely impact cognition, Alzheimer's disease

More than half of American children lack cardiorespiratory fitness

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