By Michael Irving March 21, 2023 An endoscopy procedure could help slow or prevent the progression of type 2 diabetes, suggests a new clinical trial Depositphotos A phase 2 clinical trial is currently exploring a new technique to slow the progression of type 2 diabetes. The simple outpatient surgery can be conducted in the early...
BY AMY CAMPBELL, MS, RD, LDN, CDCES | AUGUST 25, 2021 Everyone loses some hair every day. That may seem surprising, but the reality is that people shed between 50 and 100 hairs each day, according to the American Academy of Dermatology. Most of us don’t notice it. However, if you’re noticing a larger than usual amount...
by Weill Cornell Medical College A transplanted pseudoislet made from CD63hi beta cells. Credit: Weill Cornell Medicine Multiple types of beta cells produce insulin in the pancreas, helping to balance blood sugar levels. Losing a particularly productive type of beta cell may contribute to the development of diabetes, according to a new study by Weill...
by Queen Mary, University of London Credit: CC0 Public Domain New research has identified hundreds of proteins that might contribute to the onset of common, chronic metabolic diseases such as type 2 diabetes, and consequently pathways to potential treatments. The study, published in Nature Metabolism, was led by an international research team from the Medical Research Council...
Lucas Franki, Richard Franki, and Teraya Smith February 24, 2023 One-eyed, one-horned, flying purple veggie eater Big Fruits and Vegetables is at it again. You notice how they’re always like “Oh, vegetables are good for your health,” and “Eating fruits every day makes you live longer,” but come on. It’s a marketing ploy, leading us astray from our...
by Pennsylvania State University Forest plot for the overall pooled estimate for the association of COVID-19 and incident diabetes. Effect size values represent risk ratio and corresponding 95% CI. Blue squares and their corresponding lines are the point estimates of each study and 95% confidence intervals (95% CI). Maroon diamonds represent the pooled estimate (width...
BY AMY CAMPBELL, MS, RD, LDN, CDCES | MARCH 4, 2021 What’s the deal with breakfast, anyway? After all, it’s just a meal. But of all of the “three squares,” breakfast seems to be the meal most surrounded by controversy. Many of us were raised to start the day off on the right foot and eat...
SOCIETY FOR MATERNAL-FETAL MEDICINE Media Contacts: Karen Addis, APR, [email protected]; 301-787-2394; Kerri Wade, MPA, [email protected], 202-236-1780 San Francisco, Calif. ― Studies show that diabetes in pregnancy — also known as gestational diabetes — puts a pregnant person at greater risk of developing Type 2 diabetes later in life. Gestational diabetes is also a common cause of babies who are...
By MANSUR SHAHEEN DEPUTY HEALTH EDITOR FOR DAILYMAIL.COM PUBLISHED: 15:56 EST, 6 February 2023 | UPDATED: 17:39 EST, 6 February 2023 A vitamin D supplement every day can help keep diabetes away, a study suggests. In a meta-analysis of 17 studies, Tufts University researchers found that pre-diabetics could reduce their likelihood of developing the potentially-crippling condition by 15 percent. The...
by Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Correlations among abundance levels of 12 species associated with insulin homeostasis traits or dysglycemia. Correlation coefficients are displayed, with shades of red representing positive values and shades of blue representing negative values. The two clusters of species are outlined with squares. *P < 0.05 and >0.01; **P < 0.01 and ≥0.0001;...
