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Disparities exist in colorectal cancer screenings, study finds

Patients with one or more health conditions are more likely to be screened for colorectal cancer than those without comorbidities, according to new research in the Journal of Osteopathic Medicine.

3 May 2021

Study finds one-third of COVID-19 patients experience neurological symptoms

The research on the short and long-term effects of COVID-19 disease is ongoing. Still, scientists have found severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) affects the brain causing loss of smell and taste, dizziness, muscle pain, fatigue, and other cognitive impairments. However, it remained unknown why certain people developed neurological symptoms while others did not.

3 May 2021

FDA approves new drug for treatment of adults with chronic kidney disease

Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Farxiga (dapagliflozin) oral tablets to reduce the risk of kidney function decline, kidney failure, cardiovascular death and hospitalization for heart failure in adults with chronic kidney disease who are at risk of disease progression.

30 Apr 2021

The Lancet study: Minority ethnic groups in the UK at increased risk for poor COVID-19 outcomes

Minority ethnic groups had higher risk of testing positive for SARS-CoV-2 and of COVID-19-related hospitalizations, intensive care (ICU) admissions and death compared with white groups in England, according to an observational study published in The Lancet.

30 Apr 2021

India must stop mass gatherings and consider postponing elections, leading doctors say

As India reports record high daily covid-19 cases and deaths, a group of leading doctors say India must stop mass gatherings and consider postponing its forthcoming elections.

30 Apr 2021

New device uses harmless light particles for real-time monitoring of newborn babies' brains

An estimated 500,000 babies born around the world each year develop unnecessary brain damage that could be treated if caught in time – but monitoring these infants' delicate brains is extremely difficult.

30 Apr 2021

New medical publication offers guidelines on how to manage patients with unexplained low blood sugar

A collaboration between experts and a Danish-based, global reaching patient organization has resulted in a groundbreaking medical publication, where guidelines are being presented on how to manage patients with unexplained low blood sugar.

30 Apr 2021

Wearable devices offer new insights into the progression of Type 2 diabetes in Latino adults

In one of the first studies of its kind, medical and engineering researchers have shown wearable devices that continuously monitor blood sugar provide new insights into the progression of Type 2 diabetes among at-risk Hispanic/Latino adults.

30 Apr 2021

Guidance on diagnosis and management of cerebral venous sinus thrombosis after a COVID-19 vaccine

Last Friday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the U.S. Food & Drug Administration lifted the pause in administration of the Johnson & Johnson (Janssen) COVID-19 vaccine in the U.S.

29 Apr 2021

Novel compound in avocados may offer a route to better leukemia treatment

A compound in avocados may ultimately offer a route to better leukemia treatment, says a new University of Guelph study.

29 Apr 2021

Geisinger wins $3.6 million contract to study the role of genetic variation in cancer

The National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health, has awarded a 5-year, $3.6 million contract to Geisinger to study the role of genetic variation in cancer.

29 Apr 2021

Obesity and high-salt diet pose bigger, seemingly synergistic cardiovascular risks for females

Obesity and a high-salt diet are both bad for our hearts but they are bigger, seemingly synergistic risks for females, scientists report.

29 Apr 2021

Study examines risk phenotypes of diabetes and their association with COVID-19 severity

People with diabetes are at increased risk of developing a severe course of COVID-19 compared to people without diabetes.

29 Apr 2021

Prenatal POP exposure may increase the risk of metabolic disorders in adolescence

Exposure before birth to persistent organic pollutants (POPs)-- organochlorine pesticides, industrial chemicals, etc.--may increase the risk in adolescence of metabolic disorders, such as obesity and high blood pressure.

29 Apr 2021

Lifestyle education program helps increase moderate-to-vigorous intensity physical activity

D-CLIP, a lifestyle education program to prevent diabetes in South Asians with prediabetes, increased moderate-to-vigorous intensity physical activity (MVPA) by up to nearly an hour a week, researchers at the Rush Institute for Healthy Aging have found.

29 Apr 2021

City of Hope initiates Phase 2 clinical trial to investigate if mushroom tablets could slow prostate cancer

City of Hope, a world-renowned independent research and treatment center for cancer, diabetes and other life-threatening diseases, is now recruiting patients for a Phase 2 clinical trial to investigate whether pills containing white button mushroom extract could regulate the immune system, affecting prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels to either remain stable or decline.

29 Apr 2021

Non-traditional risk factors impact African American patients with coronary artery disease

A retrospective analysis of risk factors for coronary artery disease (CAD) in young African American patients is being presented today at the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions 2021 Virtual Scientific Sessions.

28 Apr 2021

New method could be used to develop more effective treatments for cancer, metabolic disorders

Researchers from the University of Copenhagen have developed a new method that makes it possible to control human hormones and metabolism.

28 Apr 2021

Purified exosomal product accelerates wound healing in preclinical models

Difficult-to-treat, chronic wounds in preclinical models healed with normal scar-free skin after treatment with an acellular product discovered at Mayo Clinic.

28 Apr 2021

Processed diets may promote diseases characterized by low-grade infection and inflammation

Processed diets, which are low in fiber, may initially reduce the incidence of foodborne infectious diseases such as E. coli infections, but might also increase the incidence of diseases characterized by low-grade chronic infection and inflammation such as diabetes, according to researchers in the Institute for Biomedical Sciences at Georgia State University.

28 Apr 2021

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Endocrinology News and Research

Latest Endocrinology News and Research

Disparities exist in colorectal cancer screenings, study finds

Study finds one-third of COVID-19 patients experience neurological symptoms

FDA approves new drug for treatment of adults with chronic kidney disease

The Lancet study: Minority ethnic groups in the UK at increased risk for poor COVID-19 outcomes

India must stop mass gatherings and consider postponing elections, leading doctors say

New device uses harmless light particles for real-time monitoring of newborn babies' brains

New medical publication offers guidelines on how to manage patients with unexplained low blood sugar

Wearable devices offer new insights into the progression of Type 2 diabetes in Latino adults

Guidance on diagnosis and management of cerebral venous sinus thrombosis after a COVID-19 vaccine

Novel compound in avocados may offer a route to better leukemia treatment

Geisinger wins $3.6 million contract to study the role of genetic variation in cancer

Obesity and high-salt diet pose bigger, seemingly synergistic cardiovascular risks for females

Study examines risk phenotypes of diabetes and their association with COVID-19 severity

Prenatal POP exposure may increase the risk of metabolic disorders in adolescence

Lifestyle education program helps increase moderate-to-vigorous intensity physical activity

City of Hope initiates Phase 2 clinical trial to investigate if mushroom tablets could slow prostate cancer

Non-traditional risk factors impact African American patients with coronary artery disease

New method could be used to develop more effective treatments for cancer, metabolic disorders

Purified exosomal product accelerates wound healing in preclinical models

Processed diets may promote diseases characterized by low-grade infection and inflammation

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