Diabetes News and Research

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First Hand Experience in the Field of Clinical and Applied Mass Spectrometry

This Interview focuses on describing the Clinical and Applied Mass Spectrometry Program available at LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO

From Loyola University Chicago Health Sciences Campus 16 Sep 2022

Adopting the right attentional focus during rehab can help people living with artificial limbs

There are more than two million people living with an amputation in the United States, with about 400 being added daily. For many of them, prostheses or artificial limbs are a part of their lives, and they need to relearn how their bodies move with their new limbs all over again.

15 Sep 2022

Father of modern corneal science honored with the 2022 António Champalimaud Vision Award

Claes H. Dohlman, MD, PhD, whose pioneering research at Mass Eye and Ear and in the Department of Ophthalmology at Harvard Medical School (HMS) has forever changed the way conditions of the cornea are understood and treated, has been presented with the 2022 António Champalimaud Vision Award for his vast contributions to vision research.

15 Sep 2022

Obese children who recently lost weight more likely to show hunger-related brain activity after a meal

Children with obesity, who have recently lost weight, are more likely to show hunger-related activity in their brains after a meal, according to research presented today at the 60th Annual European Society for Paediatric Endocrinology Meeting.

15 Sep 2022

New method evaluates how mutations to SARS-CoV-2 can affect antibody recognition in rapid antigen tests

A research team funded by the National Institutes of Health has shown that commercially available rapid antigen tests can detect past and present variants of concern and has identified potential mutations that may impact test performance in the future.

15 Sep 2022

Gut microbiome associated with multiple sclerosis risk and disease development

An international research consortium led by UC San Francisco scientists has shown significant differences between the gut bacteria profiles of multiple sclerosis (MS) patients and healthy individuals, as well as between MS patients receiving different drug treatments.

15 Sep 2022

Court ruling may spur competitive health plans to bring back copays for preventive services

Tom and Mary Jo York are a health-conscious couple, going in for annual physicals and periodic colorectal cancer screening tests. Mary Jo, whose mother and aunts had breast cancer, also gets regular mammography tests.

15 Sep 2022

Defensosomes versus COVID-19

In a recent study published in the journal PLoS Biology, researchers investigated the role of angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2)-containing defensive exosomes, or 'defensosomes' against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infections.

14 Sep 2022

Extra caution needed while screening depressed teenagers with Type 1 diabetes

The scoring results of widely used depression-screening tools should be carefully adjusted to better detect the condition in teenagers with Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1D), according to a new study published in the American Diabetes Association journal Diabetes Care.

14 Sep 2022

Seven healthy lifestyle habits linked to lower risk of dementia in people with diabetes

A combination of seven healthy lifestyle habits including sleeping seven to nine hours daily, exercising regularly and having frequent social contact was associated with a lower risk of dementia in people with type 2 diabetes, according to a study published in the September 14, 2022, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

14 Sep 2022

Winners of the 2022 CURE-19 Research Pilot Grants announced

The Arnhold Institute for Global Health at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and NYC Health + Hospitals have announced the 2022 awardees of the CURE-19 Research Pilot Grants, an initiative to support collaborative, interdisciplinary COVID-19 research that will address both the pandemic and root causes of health disparities in New York City.

14 Sep 2022

Microneedle technology for low-cost, painless, and bloodless tattoos

Instead of sitting in a tattoo chair for hours enduring painful punctures, imagine getting tattooed by a skin patch containing microscopic needles.

14 Sep 2022

Culture-related educational program benefits the health and well-being of Native American youth

Native American youth in the U.S. experience higher rates of depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular disease compared to their non-Indigenous counterparts.

14 Sep 2022

Experts question the role of white mulberry in the death of Congressman’s wife

Scientists, doctors, and pathologists are questioning the Sacramento County coroner's conclusion that Lori McClintock's death was related to white mulberry, a plant that has been used as an herbal remedy for centuries — and one that the coroner's botanical consultant called "not toxic" in a letter to her office.

14 Sep 2022

Scientists identify two distinct subtypes of obesity

A team led by Van Andel Institute scientists has identified two distinct types of obesity with physiological and molecular differences that may have lifelong consequences for health, disease and response to medication.

14 Sep 2022

Bariatric surgery associated with long-term improvements in pain, physical function, work productivity

Improvements in pain, physical function and work productivity largely endure for at least seven years after bariatric surgery, despite some backsliding from the high levels of improvement seen in the years immediately following surgery, University of Pittsburgh epidemiologists report today in JAMA Network Open.

14 Sep 2022

Walnut consumption early on in life may lead to better health as we age

Researchers who reviewed 20 years of diet history and 30 years of physical and clinical measurements have found participants who ate walnuts early on in life showed a greater likelihood for being more physically active, having a higher quality diet, and experiencing a better heart disease risk profile as they aged into middle adulthood.

14 Sep 2022

Diabetes News and Research

Latest Diabetes News and Research

First Hand Experience in the Field of Clinical and Applied Mass Spectrometry

Adopting the right attentional focus during rehab can help people living with artificial limbs

Father of modern corneal science honored with the 2022 António Champalimaud Vision Award

Obese children who recently lost weight more likely to show hunger-related brain activity after a meal

New method evaluates how mutations to SARS-CoV-2 can affect antibody recognition in rapid antigen tests

Gut microbiome associated with multiple sclerosis risk and disease development

Court ruling may spur competitive health plans to bring back copays for preventive services

Defensosomes versus COVID-19

Extra caution needed while screening depressed teenagers with Type 1 diabetes

Seven healthy lifestyle habits linked to lower risk of dementia in people with diabetes

Winners of the 2022 CURE-19 Research Pilot Grants announced

Microneedle technology for low-cost, painless, and bloodless tattoos

Culture-related educational program benefits the health and well-being of Native American youth

Experts question the role of white mulberry in the death of Congressman’s wife

Scientists identify two distinct subtypes of obesity

Bariatric surgery associated with long-term improvements in pain, physical function, work productivity

Walnut consumption early on in life may lead to better health as we age

Study explores the impact of genetic risk variants on overall disease burden and healthy life years

Risk of dementia reduced 50% by walking 9,800 steps a day

UC San Diego selected to lead components of the NIH Common Fund's Bridge2AI program

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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