by Terasaki Institute for Biomedical Innovation Fibrous aerogels contain micro/macrochannels which facilitate the ability to heal chronic diabetic wounds. A novel protein incorporated into the aerogel provides anti-microbial capabilities and promotes wound tissue coverage and new blood vessel formation. Credit: Terasaki Institute for Biomedical Innovation (TIBI) A collaborative team of scientists from the Terasaki Institute...
by JooHyeon Heo,Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology EM-based subcutaneous implant glucose sensor. (a) Illustration of EM-based implantable sensor for BGL tracking; (1) blood capillary (2) electromagnetic sensor (3) dermis (4) subcutaneous fat (5) muscle tissue. (b) Proposed implant sensor. (c) Sensor size (15 mm × 4 mm ∅) compared with a coin. (d) Sensor frequency...
by Ananya Sen, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Mass spectroscopic data acquired from multiple samples of the islets of Langerhans have been overlaid on isolated individual human islet of Langerhans that have been stained with dithizone. Credit: Stanislav Rubakhin Pancreatic islets are mini-organs that make and release insulin and several other peptide hormones to control...
by University of Glasgow Weight change from first TDR visit to final study appointment in 23 participants who commenced TDR using all available data (gray). Overall mean change and 95% (blue) based on a mixed model. Credit: The Lancet Regional Health – Southeast Asia (2022). DOI: 10.1016/j.lansea.2022.100111 People of South Asian ethnicity may be able...
BY AMY CAMPBELL, MS, RD, LDN, CDCES. Image Source: Diabetes Self-Management Call it what you will: hemoglobin A1C, glycosylated hemoglobin, HbA1c or just “A1C,” these numbers, known as A1C levels, play a huge role in how your diabetes is managed. It’s also used to diagnose diabetes, as well as prediabetes. Your A1C is a blood test that provides information about...
by Catherine Butterfield, Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Findings from a new study reveal that some unexpected conditions are leading to more hospitalizations in people living with type 2 diabetes compared to the general population. The emergence of iron deficiency anemia, mental health disorders and gastrointestinal disorders as leading reasons for...
TERASAKI INSTITUTE FOR BIOMEDICAL INNOVATION IMAGE: FIBROUS AEROGELS CONTAIN MICRO/MACROCHANNELS WHICH FACILITATE THE ABILITY TO HEAL CHRONIC DIABETIC WOUNDS. A NOVEL PROTEIN INCORPORATED INTO THE AEROGEL PROVIDES ANTI-MICROBIAL CAPABILITIES AND PROMOTES WOUND TISSUE COVERAGE AND NEW BLOOD VESSEL FORMATION. CREDIT: TERASAKI INSTITUTE FOR BIOMEDICAL INNOVATION (TIBI) (LOS ANGELES) – November 22, 2022 – A collaborative...
by National University of Singapore Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Bile acids, a digestive juice, may hold the key to a new way of treating and preventing type 2 diabetes. Bile acids do more than just helping with food digestion: They also act as signaling molecules and control various body functions, including the regulation of blood...
By Raghav Mahobe and Nandhini Srinivasan Nov 18 (Reuters) – Provention Bio Inc (PRVB.O) has priced its diabetes drug teplizumab at $13,850 a vial, it said on Friday, a day after receiving U.S. approval and far higher than some analysts’ expectations. The company’s shares reversed course from premarket gains to trade down nearly 12% as the high pricing stoked fears...
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA HEALTH SCIENCES IMAGE: A NEW STUDY FOUND THAT ANTI-HYPERGLYCEMIC MEDICATIONS USED TO TREAT TYPE 2 DIABETES RESULTED IN AN INCREASED RISK OF MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS FOR PEOPLE OLDER THAN 45, PARTICULARLY AMONG WOMEN. CREDIT: GETTY IMAGES TUCSON, Arizona — A new University of Arizona Health Sciences study found that people older than 45 whose Type...
