by Sarah McQuate, University of Washington Microscopy image of beta cells making IAPP (left) and IAPP plus one of the team’s synthetic peptides (right). Credit: Protein Science (2023). DOI: 10.1002/pro.4854Of the 38 million Americans who have diabetes, at least 90% have type 2, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Type 2 diabetes occurs...
by Verena Schulz, Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres Central inceptor immunoreactivity is restricted to neurons, including those regulating energy and glucose metabolism. Credit: Nature Metabolism (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s42255-024-00991-3Research targeting the insulin-inhibitory receptor, or inceptor, unveils promising avenues for beta cell protection, offering hope for causal diabetes therapy. A novel study in mice with diet-induced obesity...
Drishti Agarwal TOPLINE:Once-weekly insulin icodec shows a higher glycated A1c reduction than once-daily basal insulin analogs in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D), without major safety concerns. METHODOLOGY:A meta-analysis of five phase 3 ONWARDS randomized controlled trials included 3764 patients with T2D.The trials compared the effects of the weekly insulin icodec with those of the...
Two new studies originating from the Roy Blunt NextGen Precision Health building provide promise for diabeticsPeer-Reviewed Publication UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-COLUMBIA New research at the Roy Blunt NextGen Precision Health building has discovered a potential treatment for an underlying cause of cardiovascular disease in people with Type 2 diabetes. More than 30 million Americans live with...
Researchers from Osaka University find that gargling with an antiseptic mouthwash can reduce ‘bad’ bacteria in the mouths of people with type 2 diabetes, and may lead to better control of their blood sugarPeer-Reviewed Publication OSAKA UNIVERSITY MECHANISM OF TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS IMPROVEMENT BY GARGLING WITH MOUTHWASH CREDIT: SAAYA MATAYOSHI Osaka, Japan – More...
In a rat model, the discs became stiffer and changed shape earlier than normalPeer-Reviewed Publication UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA – SAN DIEGO THE HIERARCHICAL STRUCTURE OF THE INTERVERTEBRAL DISC (APPROXIMATELY 45–55 MM DIAMETER IN THE HUMAN LUMBAR SPINE AND 2.5–5 MM IN THE RAT COCCYGEAL SPINE) IS COMPOSED OF THE OUTER FIBER-REINFORCED ANNULUS FIBROSUS AND INNER...
Peer-Reviewed Publication UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL A weight loss intervention in people with type 2 diabetes was found to alter levels of cancer-related proteins, according to the findings of a new University of Bristol-led study. The study, published in eBioMedicine, is the first to show that weight loss in people recently diagnosed with diabetes can change...
By Dr. Chinta SidharthanJan Reviewed by Lily Ramsey, LLMIn a recent study published in Communications Biology, a team of scientists investigated how type 2 diabetes and genetic susceptibility to the disease impacted the severity of and mortality risk associated with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) using data from the United Kingdom (U.K.) Biobank. Study: Type 2...
by Public Library of Science Weight loss and diabetes remission. Credit: Diana Polekhina, Unsplash (CC0, creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)A new study finds that very few patients diagnosed with type 2 diabetes are able to achieve normal blood glucose levels through weight loss alone. A team led by Andrea Luk of the Chinese University of Hong Kong, report these findings...
By Pooja Toshniwal PahariaJan 22 2024 Reviewed by Danielle Ellis, B.Sc.The researchers of a recent study published in Nature Metabolism investigated the relationship between milk consumption and type 2 diabetes (T2D) among lactase non-persistent (LNP) individuals. Study: Variant of the lactase LCT gene explains association between milk intake and incident type 2 diabetes. Image Credit:...
