by University of Washington School of Medicine Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain New research has discovered neurons within the brain that detect and respond to changes in the level of sugar within the bloodstream. Understanding how this blood sugar detection system works and how these neurocircuits operate would give researchers and doctors greater insights into how our brains regulate...
by Lauren Rebecca Thacker, University of Pennsylvania Graphical Abstract: Current and future insulin drug delivery methods and percentage global usage: (A) Subcutaneous insulin injections: Syringes and vials—9.6%. (B) Transdermal Insulin Pen—85.6%. (C) Implantable insulin pump—< 5% (D) Insulin Inhalers—<5% (E) Transdermal insulin Patches <5% people. (F) Oral Delivery using micro or nano particles—in development. (G) Oral...
by Mary Durlak, University at Buffalo Post-operative panoramic X-ray; fixed implant-supported restoration. Credit: University at Buffalo If you’re a health care provider treating people with type 2 diabetes (T2D), University at Buffalo researcher Mehmet A. Eskan has this suggestion for you: check your patients’ teeth. In a study published in PLOS ONE on April 14, Eskan demonstrates that...
by Queensland University of Technology The forest plot demonstrates the odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for MR analyses examining the causal effects of glycemic traits on migraine (A) and headache (B). IVW Inverse variance weighted was employed as the primary analysis, GSMR Generalized summary data-based Mendelian Randomisation was used as a sensitivity...
by University of Bath Representative 24 h trace of continuous glucose trace in all 20 participants recorded by CGMS data at 15 min intervals pre- and post-bed rest. Note; all measures denoted at ‘Post’ refer to at the end of the bed rest protocol, but during its final week. Six-hourly intervals represent segmentation of the 24-h period...
LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY IMAGE: HANS ARNQVIST, PROFESSOR EMERITUS AT LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY. CREDIT: THOR BALKHED/LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY The levels of long-term blood sugar, HbA1c, can be used to accurately determine the risk of a person with type 1 diabetes developing eye- and kidney complications. A study from Linköping University, Sweden, has shown that this level should be lower than...
by American Technion Society Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A novel approach to treating type 2 diabetes is being developed at the Technion. The disease, caused by insulin resistance and reduction of cells’ ability to absorb sugar, is characterised by increased blood sugar levels. Its long-term complications include heart disease, strokes, damage to the retina that can...
by NYU Langone Health Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A set of brain signals known to help memories form may also influence blood sugar levels, finds a new study in rats. Researchers at NYU Grossman School of Medicine discovered that a peculiar signaling pattern in the brain region called the hippocampus, linked by past studies to memory...
by Cedric Ricks, University of Cincinnati APOA4 is transcribed and translated primarily in the gut and transported to adipose tissue via circulation. (A) APOA4 gene was expressed in mouse jejunum and liver tissues, but not in gonadal adipose tissue and kidney. RT-PCR for ApoA4 and β-actin was performed on total mRNA isolated from jejunum, liver, gonadal...
by University of Gothenburg Credit: CC0 Public Domain People who get type 2 diabetes need to gain control of their blood sugar levels—fast. The years immediately after diagnosis are strikingly critical in terms of their future risk for heart attacks and death. This is shown by a joint study from the Universities of Gothenburg and Oxford....
