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Kiwi cafés sizzle with success on meat-free mondays, cooking up environmental change

Study explores the implementation and support of Meat-Free Mondays in New Zealand's hospital cafés, finding strong participation and environmental concerns as key drivers while identifying knowledge gaps and taste preferences as main barriers to its success.

20 Nov 2023

Study reveals surprising trends in non-diabetic adults' use of artificial sweeteners in Brazil

The study investigates the widespread use of non-nutritive sweeteners (NNS) among non-diabetic Brazilian adults, revealing that higher education, income, and BMI increase the likelihood of regular NNS consumption, challenging the perception of NNS as a healthy alternative.

19 Nov 2023

UK's national health service diabetes program proves effective in managing prediabetes, major study finds

Researchers examined the original framework of the NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme (DPP) implemented in the UK.

19 Nov 2023

Falk Trust awards $1.35 million to Case Western Reserve researchers for cancer and diabetic retinopathy treatments

A combined $1.35 million from the Dr. Ralph and Marian Falk Medical Research Trust was awarded to two researchers from the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine to advance their work on finding more effective treatments-;and better options-;for two debilitating diseases.

17 Nov 2023

Pioneering collaboration aims to fight against pancreatic cancer

In a significant global initiative coinciding with World Pancreatic Cancer Day on Thursday, November 16, the soon-to-launch Botton-Champalimaud Pancreatic Cancer Centre in Portugal, in partnership with the Jreissati Pancreatic Centre at Epworth in Australia and the Cancer Research UK Cambridge Centre - Pancreatic Cancer Programme in the United Kingdom, announces a pioneering collaboration.

17 Nov 2023

Consumption of UPFs increases the risk of cancer and cardiometabolic multimorbidity

The association between UPF consumption and cancer, cardiovascular disease, and type 2 diabetes.

17 Nov 2023

Beyond insulin: Medi-Cal expands patient access to diabetes supplies

June Voros sprang from her couch as a high-pitched beep warned her that she needed a quick dose of sugar.

17 Nov 2023

Ketogenic diets and diabetes: A promising match or a questionable pair?

A recent research article in "Diabetes Therapy" examines the effectiveness of ketogenic diets in managing Type 1, Type 2, and gestational diabetes. Despite potential benefits like weight loss and improved glycemic control, the study highlights unresolved issues and the need for more extensive research before incorporating ketogenic diets into clinical guidelines for diabetes management.

16 Nov 2023

Diabetes linked to higher colorectal cancer risk in low-income African-Americans, study shows

JAMA Network Open study finds that diabetes increases colorectal cancer risk among low-income African-American individuals, with stronger associations observed in women, smokers, and those recently diagnosed, suggesting that glycemic control and colonoscopy screenings could mitigate risk.

16 Nov 2023

Maternal smoking linked to reduced childhood type 1 diabetes risk, effects fade in adulthood

The Lancet Regional Health-Europe study finds that maternal smoking during pregnancy may lower the risk of type 1 diabetes in children, but this protective effect diminishes in adulthood, with adult smoking showing no significant impact on type 1 diabetes risk.

16 Nov 2023

Study suggests optimal blood pressure targets for Asian adults with type 2 diabetes

Keeping blood pressure in check could save lives among Asian adults with type 2 diabetes, suggests a sizable new study of more than 80,000 patients in Singapore. But how low should it go?

16 Nov 2023

Insulin manufacturers extend market exclusivity through additional patents, study finds

Over the last four decades, insulin manufacturers have extended their periods of market exclusivity on brand-name insulin products by employing several strategies, including filing additional patents on their products after FDA approval and obtaining many patents on delivery devices for their insulin products.

16 Nov 2023

Intestinal hormones hold promise for halting liver scarring

Hormone therapy may be associated with menopause and fertility treatment, but now an SDU-led research team reports that certain intestinal hormones seem to have a beneficial effect on the processes behind the formation of scar tissue in the liver (liver fibrosis).

16 Nov 2023

Study challenges health benefits of artificially sweetened beverages, links to increased health risks

An umbrella review in Advances in Nutrition, examining previous systematic reviews and meta-analyses, reveals that regular consumption of artificially sweetened beverages (ASBs) is associated with increased risks of obesity, all-cause mortality, hypertension, type 2 diabetes, and cardiovascular disease, challenging the perception of ASBs as a healthier alternative to sugar-sweetened beverages.

15 Nov 2023

Study links lifestyle choices and gender to severity of fatty liver disease in workers

Study investigates the correlation between lifestyle factors, gender, inflammation, liver dysfunction, and metabolic abnormalities with fatty liver disease severity, revealing that men are at higher risk and lifestyle choices significantly impact the disease's progression.

15 Nov 2023

Study reveals weight-related differences in daily energy burning

Weight influences how and when bodies burn energy, new research indicates.

15 Nov 2023

World-first type 1 diabetes risk screening study in adults opens for recruitment

A world-first research programme led by the University of Bristol that will identify adults at high risk of developing type 1 diabetes opens for recruitment.

15 Nov 2023

UVA researchers receive NIH grant to optimize online weight-management programs for rural residents

University of Virginia School of Medicine public health researchers, together with colleagues at the University of South Carolina, have received a $3.37 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to determine if online behavioral weight-management programs for rural residents can be improved by adding a human touch.

15 Nov 2023

Biden administration’s limit on drug industry middlemen backfires, pharmacists say

The Biden administration's first major step toward imposing limits on the pharmacy benefit managers who act as the drug industry's price negotiators is backfiring, pharmacists say.

15 Nov 2023

Life expectancy gap between men and women widens in the U.S.

We've known for more than a century that women outlive men. But new research led by UC San Francisco and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health shows that, at least in the United States, the gap has been widening for more than a decade.

14 Nov 2023

Diabetes News and Research

Latest Diabetes News and Research

Kiwi cafés sizzle with success on meat-free mondays, cooking up environmental change

Study reveals surprising trends in non-diabetic adults' use of artificial sweeteners in Brazil

UK's national health service diabetes program proves effective in managing prediabetes, major study finds

Falk Trust awards $1.35 million to Case Western Reserve researchers for cancer and diabetic retinopathy treatments

Pioneering collaboration aims to fight against pancreatic cancer

Consumption of UPFs increases the risk of cancer and cardiometabolic multimorbidity

Beyond insulin: Medi-Cal expands patient access to diabetes supplies

Ketogenic diets and diabetes: A promising match or a questionable pair?

Diabetes linked to higher colorectal cancer risk in low-income African-Americans, study shows

Maternal smoking linked to reduced childhood type 1 diabetes risk, effects fade in adulthood

Study suggests optimal blood pressure targets for Asian adults with type 2 diabetes

Insulin manufacturers extend market exclusivity through additional patents, study finds

Intestinal hormones hold promise for halting liver scarring

Study challenges health benefits of artificially sweetened beverages, links to increased health risks

Study links lifestyle choices and gender to severity of fatty liver disease in workers

Study reveals weight-related differences in daily energy burning

World-first type 1 diabetes risk screening study in adults opens for recruitment

UVA researchers receive NIH grant to optimize online weight-management programs for rural residents

Biden administration’s limit on drug industry middlemen backfires, pharmacists say

Life expectancy gap between men and women widens in the U.S.

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Diabetes News and Research

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