by Monash University Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain In a world first international study led by Monash University researchers in Australia, the genetic markers for people with diabetes at risk of developing kidney disease have been identified. The study opens the way for the development of a test that could predict those adults with Type 1 diabetes at...
by Jeff Hansen, University of Alabama at Birmingham Diabetic retinopathy is the leading cause of blindness in American adults. The source of this damage may lie in the belly — mainly a leaky small intestine. A novel treatment can possibly prevent or reverse this damage. Credit: University of Alabama at Birmingham The leading cause of...
by Adrianna MacPherson, University of Alberta Credit: CC0 Public Domain Researchers have found that a class of older antipsychotic drugs could be a promising new therapeutic option for people with type 2 diabetes, helping fill a need among patients who aren’t able to take other currently available treatments. “There is a growing need to find new...
by University of Coimbra Credit: CC0 Public DomainA new study by the University of Coimbra, published in Nutrients, has revealed that caffeine, polyphenols, and other natural products found in coffee may help reduce the severity of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) among overweight people with type 2 diabetes (T2D). NAFLD is a collective term for liver disorders...
COMPLEXITY SCIENCE HUB VIENNA IMAGE: PERCENTAGE OF PATIENTS WITH DIABETES MELLITUS (SOLID LINES) DIAGNOSED WITH VTE COMPARED TO PATIENTS WITHOUT DIABETES MELLITUS (DOTTED LINES) WITH VTE (IN %): THE GENDER GAP OF FEMALE (RED LINES) AND MALE PATIENTS (BLUE LINES) SUFFERING FROM VTE IS LARGER IN THE DM COHORT (FEMALE PATIENTS WITH DM) CREDIT: ©...
by Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Correlations among abundance levels of 12 species associated with insulin homeostasis traits or dysglycemia. Correlation coefficients are displayed, with shades of red representing positive values and shades of blue representing negative values. The two clusters of species are outlined with squares. *P < 0.05 and >0.01; **P < 0.01 and ≥0.0001;...
by Houston Methodist The Neovascularized Implantable Cell Homing and Encapsulation (NICHE) device is about the size of a quarter. Credit: Houston Methodist A quarter-sized device created at Houston Methodist could drastically alter the course of treatment for type 1 diabetes, a chronic condition that impacts millions of Americans and does not have a cure. In...
TOKYO MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNIVERSITY IMAGE: FIG.1: LONG-TERM CONSUMPTION OF THE XANTHAN GUM-BASED FLUID THICKENER. CREDIT: DEPARTMENT OF DYSPHAGIA REHABILITATION, TMDU Researchers from Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU) showed that xanthan gum-based fluid thickener can decrease blood glucose levels after eating Tokyo, Japan -Type 2 diabetes mellitus is a common lifestyle disease that is prevalent worldwide....
by Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore Graphical abstract. Credit: Theranostics (2022). DOI: 10.7150/thno.72947A recent study discovered a novel therapeutic target named ADAM10 that could be used to treat patients with Diabetic Retinopathy (DR), a condition that leads to blindness induced by prolonged diabetes. Abnormal blood vessel formation in the eyes of diabetic patients is...
by Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres Stem cell–derived beta cell cluster. Credit: Chenglei Tian & Henrik Semb In order to treat patients with diabetes in the best possible way it is necessary to understand the disease mechanism. MODY type 3 (MODY3) is a monogenic hereditary form of diabetes that is caused by a genetic defect in the...
