In a study in mice, researchers at Karolinska Institutet have discovered a new potential therapeutic approach to facilitate neurological recovery in people with diabetes suffering from a stroke. The treatment strategy is based on the chronic normalization of hyperglycemia after stroke. The scientists hope that these new results, presented in the scientific journal Diabetes, open...
Circulation: Cardiovascular quality and outcomes journal report AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION DALLAS, June 23, 2020 — Heart failure posed the greatest 5-year risk of death for people newly diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes than any other heart or kidney diseases, according to new research published today in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, an American Heart Association...
Study by the University of Bonn identifies molecule that regulates two side effects of aging UNIVERSITY OF BONN CREDIT: (C) KATHARINA WISLSPERGER/UKBONN Increasing abdominal girth and shrinking muscles are two common side effects of aging. Researchers at the University of Bonn have discovered a receptor in mice that regulates both effects. Experiments with human cell...
Columbus, Ohio – A new study led by researchers at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center – Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute (OSUCCC – James) has identified a protein within certain immune cells that is required for optimal immune responses to cancer. The findings, reported in the journal Science Advances,...
UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN THE FACULTY OF HEALTH AND MEDICAL SCIENCES About 50,000 Danish diabetic patients are treated with GLP-1-based medicine. GLP-1 is a hormone that reduces the blood sugar and inhibits the appetite, and it is a frequent treatment for type 2 diabetes and obesity. A known side effect of this particular treatment is that...
by University of Bristol Scientists have discovered an important cell signaling pathway in the kidney which if stopped, could hold the key to treating chronic kidney disease as well as other deadly conditions, including heart attack and stroke. The pathway was already known to exist in the brain, where it helps to maintain the body’s...
Older adults with low vitamin K had higher death risk over 13 years compared to those with adequate vitamin K levels TUFTS UNIVERSITY, HEALTH SCIENCES CAMPUS BOSTON (June 15, 2020)– A new, multi-ethnic study found older adults with low vitamin K levels were more likely to die within 13 years compared to those whose vitamin...
by University of Sheffield New dressings that could be used to treat diabetic wounds and burns injuries more effectively have been developed by engineers from the University of Sheffield The cotton-based dressings, developed by Professor Sheila MacNeil from the University’s Department of Materials Science and Engineering, release an agent that promotes the formation of new...
A technology developed initially at Case Western Reserve University is behind the global launch by a Portland, Oregon, company of a new, faster and low-cost diagnostic test for sickle cell disease (SCD). The announcement by Hemex Health comes just in advance of World Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Day. SCD is the most well-known among a...
by Alistair Berry, University of Lincoln New work by a leading team of diabetes researchers has discovered how to target a problematic protein to help prevent kidney damage and significantly slow disease progression. The findings from the University of Lincoln, which could have major implications for diabetessufferers around the world, come as we mark Diabetes...
