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Researchers are developing calculator that weighs risk and benefit of taking osteoporosis drugs

Osteoporosis is a major, worsening public health problem and bisphosphonates which help restore a healthier balance of bone production and resorption, have been a relatively inexpensive, successful treatment, particularly for those at highest risk for fractures.

16 Nov 2022

Study evaluates adverse events after gastric bypass and sleeve gastrectomy in adolescents

Adolescents who underwent sleeve gastrectomy, a type of weight-loss surgery that involves removing part of the stomach, were less likely to go the emergency room or be admitted to the hospital in the five years after their operations than those who had their stomachs divided into pouches through gastric bypass surgery, according to new research.

15 Nov 2022

Utilizing marine sources to extract DHA to treat Alzheimer’s

The anti-neurodegenerative effects of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and DHA-rich phospholipids (DH-PL) derived from fisheries and aquaculture byproducts.

15 Nov 2022

Study explores the links between childhood adversity and cardiovascular disease in early adulthood

Children who experience adversity, including serious family illness or death, poverty, neglect, or dysfunctional and stressful family relationships, are at increased risk of developing diseases of the heart or blood vessels in early adulthood.

15 Nov 2022

1 in 10 new moms diagnosed with high blood pressure in the year after childbirth

In an analysis of more than 2,400 women, about 1 in 10 without a history of blood pressure issues were diagnosed with high blood pressure in the year after childbirth, according to a research article published today in Hypertension, an American Heart Association journal.

15 Nov 2022

Pancreas transplant more beneficial than other treatments for people with diabetes

Results of pancreas transplantation continue to improve and up to 90% of recipients with diabetes enjoy freedom from both insulin therapy and the need for close glucose monitoring following the procedure, according to a new paper published in the Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

15 Nov 2022

Polyphenols in Mediterranean diet may modulate COVID-19 inflammation

Researchers discuss the beneficial role of polyphenolic plant compounds in the Mediterranean diet in the prevention and treatment of COVID-19.

15 Nov 2022

Lipid screening and dyslipidemia intervention in adolescence may stop atherosclerosis progression

Consistently elevated lipids and dyslipidemia in early life were associated with worsening subclinical atherosclerosis, but simulated lipid treatment in late adolescence stopped atherosclerosis progression, a paper published in Atherosclerosis concludes.

15 Nov 2022

Ketogenic diet may show more promising results than Mediterranean diets in short-term type 2 diabetes management

Researchers evaluated the short-term impact of the very-low-calorie ketogenic diet (VLCKD) and Mediterranean diet (MD) on the gut microbiota (GM) of obese patients with new-onset type II diabetes (T2DM).

15 Nov 2022

What is the association between diabetes and SARS-CoV-2 infections?

Researchers explored whether severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) can expedite or trigger the development of diabetes mellitus (DM).

15 Nov 2022

Patients complain some obesity care startups offer pills, and not much else

Many Americans turn to the latest big idea to lose weight — fad diets, fitness crazes, dodgy herbs and pills, bariatric surgery, just to name a few. They're rarely the magic solution people dream of.

15 Nov 2022

Medicare plan finder likely won’t note new $35 cap on out-of-pocket insulin costs

A big cut in prescription drug prices for some Medicare beneficiaries kicks in next year, but finding those savings isn't easy.

15 Nov 2022

Prevalence and severity of liver enzyme alterations in COVID-19 and association with patient-centered outcomes

Researchers examined the prevalence of changes in liver enzymes in COVID-19.

15 Nov 2022

CLIMB method offers a more efficient way to uncover biologically meaningful changes in genomic data

A new statistical method provides a more efficient way to uncover biologically meaningful changes in genomic data that span multiple conditions -; such as cell types or tissues.

14 Nov 2022

Mechanically active adhesive prevents and supports the recovery from muscle atrophy

Muscles waste as a result of not being exercised enough, as happens quickly with a broken limb that has been immobilized in a cast, and more slowly in people reaching an advanced age.

14 Nov 2022

High-intensity aerobic exercise can cut metastatic cancer risk by 72%

A new study at Tel Aviv University found that aerobic exercise can reduce the risk of metastatic cancer by 72%.

14 Nov 2022

Long-term humoral response and its determinants following 2- and 3-dose COVID-19 mRNA vaccines

Researchers compared the waning of vaccine-induced immunity from two and three doses of mRNA COVID-19 Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine BNT162b2 by conducting a repeated serological study to assess the prolonged humoral response.

14 Nov 2022

World Diabetes Day 2022: The Importance of Type 1 Research and Awareness with JDRF

For World Diabetes Day 2022, News-Medical speaks to JDRF, the type 1 diabetes charity, about the importance of type 1 diabetes research and awareness, as well as dispelling the misconceptions behind this autoimmune condition.

14 Nov 2022

Flu cases continue to rise throughout the U.S.

The rate of influenza cases throughout the U.S. continues to rise.

13 Nov 2022

Unhealthy behaviors associated with poorer outcomes from COVID-19 infections

The American Journal of Medicine recently published an article recognizing the link between unhealthy lifestyle behaviors and the one million COVID-19 deaths in the United States.

10 Nov 2022

Diabetes News and Research

Latest Diabetes News and Research

Researchers are developing calculator that weighs risk and benefit of taking osteoporosis drugs

Study evaluates adverse events after gastric bypass and sleeve gastrectomy in adolescents

Utilizing marine sources to extract DHA to treat Alzheimer’s

Study explores the links between childhood adversity and cardiovascular disease in early adulthood

1 in 10 new moms diagnosed with high blood pressure in the year after childbirth

Pancreas transplant more beneficial than other treatments for people with diabetes

Polyphenols in Mediterranean diet may modulate COVID-19 inflammation

Lipid screening and dyslipidemia intervention in adolescence may stop atherosclerosis progression

Ketogenic diet may show more promising results than Mediterranean diets in short-term type 2 diabetes management

What is the association between diabetes and SARS-CoV-2 infections?

Patients complain some obesity care startups offer pills, and not much else

Medicare plan finder likely won’t note new $35 cap on out-of-pocket insulin costs

Prevalence and severity of liver enzyme alterations in COVID-19 and association with patient-centered outcomes

CLIMB method offers a more efficient way to uncover biologically meaningful changes in genomic data

Mechanically active adhesive prevents and supports the recovery from muscle atrophy

High-intensity aerobic exercise can cut metastatic cancer risk by 72%

Long-term humoral response and its determinants following 2- and 3-dose COVID-19 mRNA vaccines

World Diabetes Day 2022: The Importance of Type 1 Research and Awareness with JDRF

Flu cases continue to rise throughout the U.S.

Unhealthy behaviors associated with poorer outcomes from COVID-19 infections

Small solutions for big problems in drug discovery and delivery

Professor Nancy Ip: Pioneering New Paths in Neurodegenerative Therapy

Utilizing process Raman in optimizing cultivated meat production

Diabetes News and Research

Latest Diabetes News and Research

Small solutions for big problems in drug discovery and delivery

Professor Nancy Ip: Pioneering New Paths in Neurodegenerative Therapy

Utilizing process Raman in optimizing cultivated meat production

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