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Novel drug lowers triglycerides, does not reduce cardiovascular events

Levels of triglycerides are routinely measured as part of a preventive cardiology work-up and lowering triglycerides with several classes of drugs is common medical practice.

6 Nov 2022

Health of mothers, fetuses, and children are all affected by the maternal environment

A recent editorial published in the journal BMC Medicine examined existing literature for associations between the mother's and offspring's health outcomes and a broad range of maternal characteristics related to pregnancy and postnatal phenotypes and complications.

3 Nov 2022

Obesity management likely to improve the clinical outcome of MS

Carrying far too much weight when diagnosed with MS (multiple sclerosis) is linked to higher current and subsequent levels of disability within a relatively short period of time, finds research published online in the Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry.

2 Nov 2022

Intimate partner violence associated with higher risk of cardiovascular events or death

Experiencing a violent encounter even once with an intimate partner or family member may increase a young adult's risk of having a heart attack, stroke or a heart failure hospitalization years later, according to preliminary research to be presented at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2022.

31 Oct 2022

CPR training for people in public housing communities may help improve cardiac arrest survival rates

Of all out-of-hospital cardiac arrests in residential areas of Vienna and Copenhagen from 2016-2021, one-third of those cardiac arrests occurred in public housing communities.

31 Oct 2022

Faulty gene may explain why some people gain excessive weight despite normal food intake

A faulty gene, rather than a faulty diet, may explain why some people gain excessive weight even when they don't eat more than others, UT Southwestern researchers at the Center for the Genetics of Host Defense have discovered.

28 Oct 2022

Researchers find a switch to regulate the diabetes-causing gene

Researchers at the Centre for Genomic Regulation and Imperial College London have found a switch that regulates the activity of a gene that causes diabetes.

27 Oct 2022

Study finds sexual dimorphism in the development of vascular insulin resistance induced by obesogenic lifestyle

A new study from the University of Missouri School of Medicine is the first evidence in humans that short-term lifestyle changes can disrupt the response to insulin of blood vessels. It's also the first study to show men and women react differently to these changes.

27 Oct 2022

Low-carb diet may be a useful approach for preventing and treating Type 2 diabetes

While low-carb diets are often recommended for those being treated for diabetes, little evidence exists on whether eating fewer carbs can impact the blood sugar of those with diabetes or prediabetes who aren't treated by medications.

26 Oct 2022

COVID-19 and the gut

Researchers summarize current knowledge about underlying mechanisms and potential therapeutic approaches for the effects of COVID-19 on the gut.

26 Oct 2022

New evidence-based clinical guidelines expand patient eligibility for metabolic and bariatric surgery

Two of the world's leading authorities on bariatric and metabolic surgery have issued new evidence-based clinical guidelines that among a slew of recommendations expand patient eligibility for weight-loss surgery and endorse metabolic surgery for patients with type 2 diabetes beginning at a body mass index (BMI) of 30, a measure of body fat based on a person's height and weight and one of several important screening criteria for surgery.

21 Oct 2022

Exploring SARS-CoV-2-associated endothelial dysfunction

A new study described the evidence, mechanisms, and therapies for endothelial dysfunction in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

21 Oct 2022

Parental exercise improves whole-body glucose metabolism in offspring, study finds

A mouse study by Kristin Stanford, a physiology and cell biology researcher with The Ohio State University College of Medicine at the Wexner Medical Center, provides new ways to determine how maternal and paternal exercise improve metabolic health of offspring.

20 Oct 2022

Type 2 Diabetes News and Research

Latest Type 2 Diabetes News and Research

Novel drug lowers triglycerides, does not reduce cardiovascular events

Health of mothers, fetuses, and children are all affected by the maternal environment

Obesity management likely to improve the clinical outcome of MS

Intimate partner violence associated with higher risk of cardiovascular events or death

CPR training for people in public housing communities may help improve cardiac arrest survival rates

Faulty gene may explain why some people gain excessive weight despite normal food intake

Researchers find a switch to regulate the diabetes-causing gene

Study finds sexual dimorphism in the development of vascular insulin resistance induced by obesogenic lifestyle

Low-carb diet may be a useful approach for preventing and treating Type 2 diabetes

COVID-19 and the gut

New evidence-based clinical guidelines expand patient eligibility for metabolic and bariatric surgery

Exploring SARS-CoV-2-associated endothelial dysfunction

Parental exercise improves whole-body glucose metabolism in offspring, study finds

Male mice three times more likely than females to survive E. coli infection

Nutrition education needed for all healthcare professionals to better support public health, research suggests

Trigger finger most often affects patients with type 1 and type 2 diabetes

What are the predictors of new-onset diabetes in hospitalized COVID-19 patients?

Investigating plasma signatures of platelet-derived proteins in acute pulmonary embolism

Physical exercise provides positive health benefits on COVID-19 outcomes

Weight loss gadgets: They provide data to help consumers achieve diet goals, but it still won’t be easy

How microRNA is transforming science: From discovery to diagnostics

Advancing benzodiazepine detection

The Surgeon-Scientist Pioneering Regenerative Engineering

Type 2 Diabetes News and Research

Latest Type 2 Diabetes News and Research

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