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Texas Biomed and UAB partnership uncovers a new, potent antibody cocktail against all coronaviruses

As SARS-CoV-2 has continued to evolve and outsmart existing treatments, scientists have not let up looking for ever-more effective tools to keep people safe and successfully recover from COVID-19, and to prepare for future outbreaks.

18 Mar 2022

World Sleep Day: Diagnosing chronic respiratory diseases from within the bedroom

For World Sleep Day 2022, News-Medical speaks to Max Sieghold, Co-Founder and CFO of Sleepiz, about their technology and its ability to diagnose sleep apnea/

18 Mar 2022

Urgent action needed to stem the rising trend of obesity in Africa

Urgent measures such as taxes and restrictions on sugary foods and drinks are needed to stem the rising trend of obesity in Africa, the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned.

18 Mar 2022

Mortality among hospitalized Iranian COVID-19 patients during Alpha and Delta waves

Scientists analyze the death proportion and risk of death among COVID-19 hospitalized patients over time and during different waves of the pandemic.

17 Mar 2022

Hispanic/Latino youth with food insecurity have worse cardiometabolic profiles, study shows

Hispanic/Latino youths with limited access to nutritionally adequate food – and especially those whose parents were foreign-born -- had worse cardiometabolic profiles than their "food secure" counterparts, according to a study published in Pediatrics.

17 Mar 2022

People with elevated blood pressure upon standing more likely to have risk for cardiovascular events

Among young and middle-aged adults with high blood pressure, a substantial rise in blood pressure upon standing may identify those with a higher risk of serious cardiovascular events, such as heart attack and stroke, according to new research published today in the American Heart Association's peer-reviewed journal Hypertension.

17 Mar 2022

Evidence of COVID-19 impacts on glycated hemoglobin levels in a real-world clinical cohort

Researchers established the impact of SARS-CoV-2 infection on glycated hemoglobin levels, type 2 diabetes risk, and diabetic ketoacidosis through data from the large real-world clinical cohort.

17 Mar 2022

Study highlights the economic burden of excessive sugar consumption in Canada

Imagine if the real cost to society of the food you buy at the grocery store was built right into each product's price. Everything with added sugar would cost a whole lot more, according to University of Alberta researchers in a new study in The Canadian Journal of Public Health.

16 Mar 2022

SLU physician-scientist receives NIH funding for Short Bowel Syndrome research

A Saint Louis University School of Medicine scientist and SLUCare physician has received funding from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to study Short Bowel Syndrome (SBS).

16 Mar 2022

Epigenetic changes could be a biomarker for early detection of type 1 diabetes

Children who develop type 1 diabetes show epigenetic changes in the cells of their immune system already before the antibodies of the disease are detected in their blood.

16 Mar 2022

Serum folate deficiency in older people may be associated with heightened dementia and death risks

Low levels of folate (vitamin B9) in the blood may be linked to a heightened risk of dementia and death from any cause in older people, suggests research published online in the journal Evidence Based Mental Health.

16 Mar 2022

Financial rewards can be a key motivator for achieving weight loss

With two in three Australian adults currently overweight or obese, and about 47 per cent of Australians now living with related chronic health conditions, an updated report from Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO, has reinforced that personal accountability coupled with financial rewards continue to be a key motivator for achieving weight loss.

16 Mar 2022

High prevalence of COVID-19 in myocardial infarction patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention

A team of scientists from Iran has recently estimated the prevalence of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in myocardial infarction patients receiving a primary percutaneous coronary intervention. A considerably high prevalence of COVID-19 has been observed among study participants. The study is currently available on the Research Square* Preprint Server.

16 Mar 2022

Good glycemic control in SARS-CoV-2 vaccinated type 2 diabetic patients reduces risk of breakthrough infection

Adequate glycemic control during the year after being vaccinated against the SARS-CoV-2 improves the relative immunological response.

15 Mar 2022

Researchers investigate loss of fitness following COVID-19

Researchers investigate if a decline in exercise capabilities is due to deconditioning during infection or long-term reductions in ability due to COVID-19.

15 Mar 2022

High childhood BMI may elevate cardiovascular risk markers in twenty-year-olds

Subjects having overweight and obesity at age 10 were found to have elevated risk markers for diabetes and cardiovascular disease by the time they reach the age of 20.

15 Mar 2022

Disability-free life expectancy improving even for people with common chronic conditions

The number of healthy years a person lives is, on average, increasing even for people with common chronic conditions, according to a new study publishing March 15th in PLOS Medicine by Holly Bennett of Newcastle University, UK, and colleagues.

15 Mar 2022

Orally-active senolytics can boost a key beneficial protein in mice and humans

Mayo Clinic researchers say senolytic drugs can boost a key protein in the body that protects older people against aspects of aging and a range of diseases.

15 Mar 2022

Food intake time may be as important as portion size, calories for the well-being of diabetic patients

The time of day that people with diabetes eat certain foods may be just as important to their well-being as portion size and calories, according to a new study published in the Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism.

15 Mar 2022

Routine mammograms may provide clues for heart disease risk in postmenopausal women

Routine mammograms may provide key insights for cardiovascular disease. Detection of breast arterial calcifications on breast mammograms was associated with a higher risk of cardiovascular disease in postmenopausal women, according to new research published today in Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Heart Association journal.

15 Mar 2022

Diabetes News and Research

Latest Diabetes News and Research

Texas Biomed and UAB partnership uncovers a new, potent antibody cocktail against all coronaviruses

World Sleep Day: Diagnosing chronic respiratory diseases from within the bedroom

Urgent action needed to stem the rising trend of obesity in Africa

Mortality among hospitalized Iranian COVID-19 patients during Alpha and Delta waves

Hispanic/Latino youth with food insecurity have worse cardiometabolic profiles, study shows

People with elevated blood pressure upon standing more likely to have risk for cardiovascular events

Evidence of COVID-19 impacts on glycated hemoglobin levels in a real-world clinical cohort

Study highlights the economic burden of excessive sugar consumption in Canada

SLU physician-scientist receives NIH funding for Short Bowel Syndrome research

Epigenetic changes could be a biomarker for early detection of type 1 diabetes

Serum folate deficiency in older people may be associated with heightened dementia and death risks

Financial rewards can be a key motivator for achieving weight loss

High prevalence of COVID-19 in myocardial infarction patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention

Good glycemic control in SARS-CoV-2 vaccinated type 2 diabetic patients reduces risk of breakthrough infection

Researchers investigate loss of fitness following COVID-19

High childhood BMI may elevate cardiovascular risk markers in twenty-year-olds

Disability-free life expectancy improving even for people with common chronic conditions

Orally-active senolytics can boost a key beneficial protein in mice and humans

Food intake time may be as important as portion size, calories for the well-being of diabetic patients

Routine mammograms may provide clues for heart disease risk in postmenopausal women

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Diabetes News and Research

Latest Diabetes News and Research

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