BY JOSEPH GUSTAITIS | JUNE 10, 2022 A while back we reported on how a medication (brand name Trulicity) created to treat one illness (diabetes) had been shown to be effective in treating another (heart disease). Now, according to research just published in the medical journal JAMA Ophthalmology, we now have another instance of a medication meant for...
THE ENDOCRINE SOCIETY Patients with type 2 diabetes have an increased risk for fractures, despite their normal-to-high bone mineral density, according to research being presented Saturday, June 11 at ENDO 2022, the Endocrine Society’s annual meeting in Atlanta, Ga. “Patients using insulin or sulfonylurea are at a high risk of fractures compared to metformin-only users,...
by Texas A&M University Shaodong Guo, Ph.D., in his laboratory. Credit: Texas A&M AgriLife photo Estrogen may protect diabetes patients from cardiomyopathy, according to research led by a Texas A&M AgriLife scientist and published in the June issue of Circulation: Heart Failure. The study showed that severe insulin resistance in the heart causes cardiomyopathy and death in male mice....
by The Endocrine Society A pancreatic islet from a mouse in a typical position, close to a blood vessel; insulin in red, nuclei in blue. Credit: Generated in the Solimena lab, Paul Langerhans Institute Dresden Researchers have successfully treated type 1 diabetes in mice using pancreatic beta-cell, target-specific, chimeric antigen-receptor (CAR) regulatory T cells (Tregs), and...
by Terasaki Institute for Biomedical Innovation Scientists find a new link between fructose and diabetes aggravated by dietary fat. Credit: Cell Metabolism Those who are habitually inclined to consume burgers, fries and soda may think twice about their dietary choices following scientists’ latest findings about high-fat, high-fructose diets. As reported in their recent publication in Cell Metabolism, a...
by University of Nottingham Credit: CC0 Public Domain A new study, led by experts at the University of Nottingham, has found that several traditional medicines commonly used in South Asia, are effective in maintaining blood sugar levels in patients with type 2 diabetes. Ayurveda is a traditional medical system that has been used for thousands...
An exploratory analysis of data from the SURPASS-4 trial has shown that adults with type 2 diabetes and increased cardiovascular risk receiving tirzepatide experience fewer renal complications, especially new onset of macroalbuminuria; these findings were presented at the annual meeting of the American Diabetes Association, held from June 3 to 7 in New Orleans. Hiddo...
by Oregon State University Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Researchers at Oregon State University have invented a new analytical method that sheds light on an enduring mystery regarding type 2 diabetes: Why some obese patients develop the disease and others don’t. Type 2 diabetes is a serious metabolic disease that affects roughly one in 10 Americans. Formerly known...
RUTGERS UNIVERSITY People with both Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes are prone to tooth decay, and a new study from Rutgers may explain why: reduced strength and durability of enamel and dentin, the hard substance under enamel that gives structure to teeth. Researchers induced Type 1 diabetes in 35 mice and used a Vickers microhardness tester...
by University of California – San Diego A breast cancer cell captured in the process of division, with tubulin (a structural protein) in red; mitochondria in green; and chromosomes in blue. Credit: Wei Qian\National Cancer Institute Breast cancer and type 2 diabetes would seem to be distinctly different diseases, with commonality only in their commonality....
