| The sodium glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT-2) inhibitor drug dapagliflozin, widely used to treat type 2 diabetes, also shows improvements for patients with progressive liver disease, finds a clinical trial from China published by The BMJ today. | |
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| A five-day water-only fast led to significant weight, fat, and lean muscle loss in middle-aged women, along with improved mood and marked changes in metabolic and inflammatory markers. The study also found that psychological traits like emotional intelligence and impulsivity influenced the amount of fat and muscle lost during fasting. | |
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| Over 500 million people worldwide suffer from diabetes-a disease that contributes to major complications such as stroke, kidney failure, cancer, and Alzheimer's disease. | |
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| Insulin resistance is becoming more common because of a combination of lifestyle factors, genetics, and medical conditions. A lot of those same risk factors play a role in abnormal uterine bleeding. | |
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| Pancreatic cancer is one of the deadliest forms of cancer, killing 87% of patients within five years. Previous studies have shown that obesity can increase pancreatic cancer risk by around 50%. | |
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| A Cleveland Clinic study shows that semaglutide and tirzepatide – injectable GLP-1 drugs for obesity – produce smaller weight loss in a real-world setting because patients discontinue treatment or use lower maintenance dosages. | |
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| The American College of Lifestyle Medicine (ACLM) has published the first clinical practice guideline to put lifestyle interventions at the forefront of type 2 diabetes and prediabetes care. | |
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| Even without weight loss, healthy lifestyle changes enhance heart health. This study highlights the importance of habits for cardiometabolic improvement. | |
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| New technology that allows a University of Virginia-developed artificial pancreas system to adapt to users' changing bodies – and lets users test changes to how the system operates – improved control of their type 1 diabetes, a study has found. | |
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| Northwestern University biophysicists have developed a new computational tool for identifying the gene combinations underlying complex illnesses like diabetes, cancer and asthma. | |
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| Diabetic weight loss medications are effective for people with schizophrenia without affecting psychotic symptoms, University of Queensland researchers have found. | |
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| An estimated 38.1 million adults in the United States had diagnosed diabetes in 2021, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. | |
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| Dietary fiber is essential for digestive, cardiovascular, and metabolic health, but most people fall short of daily recommendations. Understanding fiber types, benefits, and sources can help optimize gut health, weight control, and long-term disease prevention. | |
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| Human metabolism is a complex web of chemical processes and interactions between our cells and the microbes living within us. | |
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| Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a highly prevalent metabolic disorder worldwide. Beyond glucose dysregulation, it exerts significant effects on the central nervous system. | |