Patients and their doctors should be aware that the onset of diabetes, or a rapid deterioration in existing diabetes that requires more aggressive treatment, could be a sign of early, hidden pancreatic cancer, according to research presented at the European Cancer Congress 2017 today (Monday). Ms Alice Koechlin, from the International Prevention Research Institute in...
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Wearable biosensors can flag illness, Lyme disease, risk for diabetes; low airplane oxygen
Smart watches and similar portable devices are commonly used for measuring steps and physiological parameters, but have not generally been used to detect illness, until now. Can your smart watch detect when you are becoming sick? A new study from Stanford, publishing January 12th, 2017 in PLOS Biology, indicates that this is possible. By following 60...
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A diabetic drug controlling tumor division
Outline: Metformin is an FDA- approved drug to control blood glucose in type 2 diabetes. But a study by Massachusetts General Hospital found it also controls cancer The drug shuts off molecules needed for cancer to invade and grow in cells Metformin targets the liver to lower blood glucose in type 2 diabetes patients. But...