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Teens and young adults with type 1 diabetes often experience stigma

Michael Wright was your average high school student, juggling the responsibilities of school and friends while taking the first steps towards finding his first real job.

12 Jun 2018

Researchers develop 'surgery in a pill' to reverse type 2 diabetes

Over the last decade, bariatric surgeons have made strides in performing weight loss surgery that not only reverses obesity but can also reverse type 2 diabetes in patients with both conditions.

11 Jun 2018

Scientists discover how certain foods can help protect against health issues

The foods we eat play a significant role in our health. Scientists are discovering how eggs, nuts, dairy products, vegetables and even coffee can help protect against health problems.

11 Jun 2018

Nature and effects of breastfeeding on health of mothers and babies

Guidelines recommend breastfeeding as the best source of nutrition for most babies. The Nutrition 2018 meeting will feature new research findings on the nature of breast milk and how breastfeeding may affect the health of both moms and babies.

11 Jun 2018

Improving the quality of American's diet could reduce health-related costs, suggests study

What we eat has important implications for our health-;and for what we spend on healthcare. New research suggests improving the quality of the average American's diet could substantially reduce costs associated with heart disease, diabetes, cancer and other major health problems.

11 Jun 2018

Study changes clinical practice for children with diabetes

Infants with diabetes can drop insulin syringes. This will be new clinical practice after a recent study, now published in Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology. Researchers from Bergen and Exeter have been leading the work, which causes children worldwide to replace insulin syringes with tablets.

7 Jun 2018

Study finds clear predictors of rising A1c levels in young people with type 1 diabetes

Managing type 1diabetes during the first two decades of life is challenging. Insulin requirements change along with the stages of life --- childhood, puberty, young adulthood, and beyond.

7 Jun 2018

Lower sleep efficiency in people with diabetes and prediabetes associated with poorer cognitive function

A study published in the journal Acta Diabetologica reports that people with diabetes and prediabetes who have lower sleep efficiency – a measure of how much time in bed is actually spent sleeping – have poorer cognitive function than those with better sleep efficiency.

7 Jun 2018

Depression in type-1 diabetes patients linked with higher levels of inflammatory protein

Depression in type-1 diabetes patients is associated with higher levels of the inflammatory protein galectin-3, according to research published in Endocrine Connections.

6 Jun 2018

Price check on drug ads: Would revealing costs help patients control spending?

President Donald Trump wants to control spending on drugs. One of his big ideas: include prices in advertisements, just like warnings about side effects.

6 Jun 2018

People with type 1 diabetes for decades show signs of mild drop in cognitive abilities

People who live with type 1 diabetes for very long duration show signs of mild decreases in cognitive abilities, primarily in memory, compared to those who don't have the disease, Joslin Diabetes Center researchers have shown.

5 Jun 2018

New WHO Global Action Plan for Physical Activity holds potential to protect millions of people from NCDs

The NCD Alliance has welcomed More Active People for a Healthier World, the new WHO Global Action Plan for Physical Activity 2018-2030, launched today in Lisbon, saying it has the potential to prevent huge numbers of deaths and disability from noncommunicable diseases across the globe.

5 Jun 2018

Light exposure during sleep acutely impacts measures of insulin resistance

According to preliminary results from a new study, nighttime light exposure during sleep may affect metabolic function. The aim of this study was to test the hypothesis that light exposure at night during sleep adversely impacts metabolic outcomes.

5 Jun 2018

Researchers discover new medicine that may fight against monogenic obesity

Around two to six per cent of all people with obesity develop obesity already in early childhood; it's in their genetic cards.

4 Jun 2018

Opdivo plus low-dose Yervoy shows promising results in treating renal cell carcinoma patients

Bristol-Myers Squibb Company today announced patient-reported outcomes data from the Phase 3 CheckMate -214 trial in intermediate- and poor-risk patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma treated with the Immuno-Oncology combination Opdivo plus low-dose Yervoy versus sunitinib over a two-year follow-up period.

1 Jun 2018

Weight gain may be the result of inefficient fat metabolism

Researchers from the Karolinska Institutet have shown that protracted weight gain can, in some cases, be attributed to a reduced ability to metabolise fat.

31 May 2018

New guidance published on managing diabetes in elderly, frail adults

New guidance has been published on managing diabetes in the elderly, including for the first time how to manage treatment for the particularly frail.

30 May 2018

CDC interventions targeting gestational diabetes may help mitigate risks for mother and baby

Diabetes in pregnant women can have serious health consequences for both mother and baby, and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has identified four target areas in which increased surveillance, screening, and preventive care can improve maternal and infant health.

29 May 2018

Combining football with dietary guidance helps improve fitness, health in older prediabetics

Twice-weekly football training combined with dietary guidance improves fitness level and cardiovascular health profile in untrained 55-70-year-old women and men with prediabetes. Also leads to healthier weight loss than through normal dieting.

29 May 2018

Study proposes a new way to reverse the aging process

A new discovery about the effects of aging in our cells could allow doctors to cure or prevent diabetes, fatty liver disease and other metabolic diseases - and possibly even turn back the clock on aging itself.

29 May 2018

Type 1 Diabetes News and Research

Latest Type 1 Diabetes News and Research

Teens and young adults with type 1 diabetes often experience stigma

Researchers develop 'surgery in a pill' to reverse type 2 diabetes

Scientists discover how certain foods can help protect against health issues

Nature and effects of breastfeeding on health of mothers and babies

Improving the quality of American's diet could reduce health-related costs, suggests study

Study changes clinical practice for children with diabetes

Study finds clear predictors of rising A1c levels in young people with type 1 diabetes

Lower sleep efficiency in people with diabetes and prediabetes associated with poorer cognitive function

Depression in type-1 diabetes patients linked with higher levels of inflammatory protein

Price check on drug ads: Would revealing costs help patients control spending?

People with type 1 diabetes for decades show signs of mild drop in cognitive abilities

New WHO Global Action Plan for Physical Activity holds potential to protect millions of people from NCDs

Light exposure during sleep acutely impacts measures of insulin resistance

Researchers discover new medicine that may fight against monogenic obesity

Opdivo plus low-dose Yervoy shows promising results in treating renal cell carcinoma patients

Weight gain may be the result of inefficient fat metabolism

New guidance published on managing diabetes in elderly, frail adults

CDC interventions targeting gestational diabetes may help mitigate risks for mother and baby

Combining football with dietary guidance helps improve fitness, health in older prediabetics

Study proposes a new way to reverse the aging process

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Type 1 Diabetes News and Research

Latest Type 1 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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