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UMass Amherst research focuses on the benefits of consuming mushrooms

Next time you order a pizza or whip up a creamy risotto, go ahead and load on the mushrooms.

31 Mar 2022

The longest duration of SARS-CoV-2 positivity after initial diagnosis

An immunocompetent individual with prolonged SARS-CoV-2 shedding 221 days after their initial COVID-19 diagnosis.

31 Mar 2022

Cannabis use during pregnancy may be linked with negative health outcomes in children

Cannabis use among pregnant women is on the rise and may be associated with negative health outcomes in children, according to a new study published in the Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism.

31 Mar 2022

GE-led team uses ultrasound to prevent or reverse Type-2 diabetes in preclinical models

Are we moving closer to the day when diabetes is no longer monitored and managed with blood sugar tests, insulin injections and drug treatments? A GE Research-led team, which includes The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, UCLA Samueli School of Engineering, Yale School of Medicine, and Albany Medical College, has demonstrated the ability to prevent or reverse the onset of diabetes in studies of three different preclinical model systems.

31 Mar 2022

Impact of racial disparities on COVID-19 outcomes

A new study investigated the racial disparities in COVID-19 outcomes in Black and White patients diagnosed with cancer.

31 Mar 2022

Clinical algorithm distinguishes between untreatable and treatable form of sudden cardiac arrest

Clinician-scientists in the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai developed a clinical algorithm that, for the first time, distinguishes between treatable sudden cardiac arrest and untreatable forms of the condition.

31 Mar 2022

Puerto Rican people with diabetes and high blood pressure show greater brain structural disruptions

The high rate of diabetes and high blood pressure combined in Puerto Rican people may be linked to structural changes in the brain, according to a study published in the March 30, 2022, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

31 Mar 2022

New antidiabetic substance preserves the activity of beta cells, prevents high blood glucose in mice

High blood glucose is responsible for several complications in type 1 and type 2 diabetes. Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have identified a new antidiabetic substance that preserves the activity of insulin-producing beta cells and prevents high blood glucose in mice.

30 Mar 2022

Study supports positive link between higher avocado consumption and lower cardiovascular events

Eating two or more servings of avocado weekly was associated with a lower risk of cardiovascular disease, and substituting avocado for certain fat-containing foods like butter, cheese or processed meats was associated with a lower risk of cardiovascular disease events, according to new research published today in the Journal of the American Heart Association, an open access, peer-reviewed journal of the American Heart Association.

30 Mar 2022

Covid and schizophrenia: Why this deadly mix can deepen knowledge of the brain disease

Most of the time, the voices in Keris Myrick’s head don’t bother her. They stay in the background or say nice things. But sometimes they get loud and mean — like when a deadly pandemic descended on the world.

30 Mar 2022

The Endocrine Society announces launch of JCEM Case Reports journal

The Endocrine Society announced it will launch a new open access, online-only journal featuring reports on clinical cases and clinical problem solving from across the field of endocrinology.

29 Mar 2022

Increased levels of a microRNA in type 2 diabetes have negative effect on insulin secretion

Researchers at Lund University have discovered increased levels of of a microRNA in type 2 diabetes, which has a negative effect on insulin secretion.

29 Mar 2022

Furin inhibitors as potential therapies to combat SARS-CoV-2 and other diseases

Furin inhibitors as potential therapeutics for treating COVID-19 and other diseases, wherein furin is integral for their pathogenicity and progression.

29 Mar 2022

Good hydration may be linked with reduced risk of heart failure

Staying well-hydrated may be associated with a reduced risk for developing heart failure, according to researchers at the National Institutes of Health.

29 Mar 2022

Fourth COVID-19 vaccine dose substantially reduces mortality in the elderly

Researchers determine whether there was any reduction in the death rate in elderly COVID-19 patients following the second booster dose.

28 Mar 2022

Chaperone-mediated autophagy needed to protect against atherosclerosis

Revving up a process that slows down as we age may protect against atherosclerosis, a major cause of heart attacks and strokes.

28 Mar 2022

Climate change may push the US toward the ‘goldilocks zone’ for West Nile virus

Michael Keasling of Lakewood, Colorado, was an electrician who loved big trucks, fast cars, and Harley-Davidsons. He'd struggled with diabetes since he was a teenager, needing a kidney transplant from his sister to stay alive.

28 Mar 2022

New approach to help low- and middle-income countries reduce premature mortality from NCDs

Most of the world's countries have made little progress towards a target adopted by the United Nations in 2015, which called for the world to reduce premature mortality from non-communicable diseases by a third by 2030.

27 Mar 2022

New method for generating binding proteins solves a long-standing challenge in drug development

A team of scientists has created a powerful new method for generating protein drugs. Using computers, they designed molecules that can target important proteins in the body, such as the insulin receptor, as well as vulnerable proteins on the surface of viruses.

25 Mar 2022

Family-based behavioral treatment improves weight-related outcomes in children with severe obesity

The FABO study showed that delivered at an obesity outpatient clinic, family-based behavioral treatment improved weight-related outcomes significantly more than treatment as usual among children aged 6-18 years with severe obesity.

25 Mar 2022

Diabetes News and Research

Latest Diabetes News and Research

UMass Amherst research focuses on the benefits of consuming mushrooms

The longest duration of SARS-CoV-2 positivity after initial diagnosis

Cannabis use during pregnancy may be linked with negative health outcomes in children

GE-led team uses ultrasound to prevent or reverse Type-2 diabetes in preclinical models

Impact of racial disparities on COVID-19 outcomes

Clinical algorithm distinguishes between untreatable and treatable form of sudden cardiac arrest

Puerto Rican people with diabetes and high blood pressure show greater brain structural disruptions

New antidiabetic substance preserves the activity of beta cells, prevents high blood glucose in mice

Study supports positive link between higher avocado consumption and lower cardiovascular events

Covid and schizophrenia: Why this deadly mix can deepen knowledge of the brain disease

The Endocrine Society announces launch of JCEM Case Reports journal

Increased levels of a microRNA in type 2 diabetes have negative effect on insulin secretion

Furin inhibitors as potential therapies to combat SARS-CoV-2 and other diseases

Good hydration may be linked with reduced risk of heart failure

Fourth COVID-19 vaccine dose substantially reduces mortality in the elderly

Chaperone-mediated autophagy needed to protect against atherosclerosis

Climate change may push the US toward the ‘goldilocks zone’ for West Nile virus

New approach to help low- and middle-income countries reduce premature mortality from NCDs

New method for generating binding proteins solves a long-standing challenge in drug development

Family-based behavioral treatment improves weight-related outcomes in children with severe obesity

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

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