July 29, 2024 by Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAdults with diabetes who meet the recommended guidelines for physical activity may offset the risk of mortality that is associated with excessive sitting time, according to a new study at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health. This is the first...
JULY 22, 2024 by Madona Azar, The Conversation Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainLiver disease is frighteningly common worldwide. Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease, or MASLD, is an umbrella term describing conditions related to a buildup of fat in the liver. Formerly known as nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, this condition affects 1 in 4 people worldwide. Among...
NEWS RELEASE 25-JUN-2024 Peer-Reviewed Publication VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER IMAGE: CO-CORRESPONDING AUTHOR AYUSH GIRI, PHD. CREDIT: VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER A genetic variation common in people of African ancestry is associated with an increased risk of complications from diabetes, including diabetic retinopathy, according to a report published June 25 in the journal Nature Medicine. The...
JUNE 25, 2024 by Flinders University Cumulative incidence of type 2 diabetes by degree of night-light exposure. Credit: The Lancet Regional Health—Europe (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.lanepe.2024.100943Avoiding bright light at night could be a simple way to reduce your risk of diabetes, a Flinders University study shows. The study, published in The Lancet Regional Health—Europe, reveals the...
MAY 16, 2024 by British Medical Journal Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Men are at greater risk than women of the major health effects of diabetes (types 1 and 2), proposes a long term study published online in the Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health. Rates of cardiovascular disease, leg, foot, and kidney complications, and the...
by University of Oxford Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainResearch led by scientists from the Universities of Oxford and Edinburgh has found that early good blood glucose control can minimize the lifetime risk of diabetes-related complications, including heart attacks, kidney failure and vision loss. These latest results from the UK Prospective Diabetes Study (UKPDS), one of the...
by McLean Hospital Credit: Wikimedia CommonsA new study led by researchers at McLean Hospital (a member of Mass General Brigham) and Washington State University used advances in digital testing to demonstrate that naturally occurring glucose fluctuations impact cognitive function in people with type 1 diabetes (T1D). Results of the study, published in npj Digital Medicine,...
by Stanford University Medical Center Metformin 500mg tablets. Credit: public domainAn “anti-hunger” molecule produced after vigorous exercise is responsible for the moderate weight loss caused by the diabetes medication metformin, according to a new study in mice and humans. The molecule, lac-phe, was discovered by Stanford Medicine researchers in 2022. The finding, made jointly by...
GERMANS TRIAS I PUJOL RESEARCH INSTITUTE IMAGE: IGTP AND AHEAD THERAPEUTICS TEAM view moreCREDIT: IGTP Researchers from Germans Trias i Pujol Research Institute (IGTP) and Ahead Therapeutics SL have been exploring a treatment based on liposome-type nanoparticles to address the autoimmunity of type 1 diabetes for years. A study recently published in the Journal of...
By Dr. Chinta SidharthanFeb 27 2024Reviewed by Susha Cheriyedath, M.Sc.In a recent study published in the journal Nature Metabolism, a team of scientists investigated whether modulation of the gut microbiome using dietary fiber supplementation in the form of resistant starch could help with insulin resistance and weight loss and offer a potential treatment avenue for...
