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A class of medications commonly prescribed to lower blood sugar in diabetic patients appears to protect them from developing heart failure, according to a study at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-diabetic-medication-patients-heart-failure.html Cardiology Sun, 10 Mar 2013 12:53:17 EST news282138790 Using a telemedicine system to engage people in underserved, urban communities to measure and report their blood pressure remotely—outside of the doctor's office—appears to help them achieve blood pressure goals and improve adherence to lifestyle changes and medication recommendations, according to research being presented at the American College of Cardiology's 62nd Annual Scientific Session. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-patient-telemedicine-result-blood-pressure.html Cardiology Thu, 07 Mar 2013 12:48:54 EST news281882927 (HealthDay)—In patients with type 2 diabetes and nephropathy, a lower creatinine excretion rate (CER) is associated with higher all-cause mortality, according to research published online Jan. 8 in Diabetes Care. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-creatinine-excretion-linked-higher-mortality.html Diabetes Tue, 12 Feb 2013 12:30:09 EST news279891948 A research team in Israel has devised a novel approach to identifying the molecular basis for designing a drug that might one day decrease the risk diabetes patients face of developing Alzheimer's disease. The team will present its work at the 57th Annual Meeting of the Biophysical Society (BPS), held Feb. 2-6, 2013, in Philadelphia, Pa. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-ii-diabetes-alzheimer.html Alzheimer's disease & dementia Fri, 01 Feb 2013 16:44:17 EST news278959450 New research has shown the presence of a disease affecting small blood vessels, known as microangiopathy, in the bone marrow of diabetic patients. While it is well known that microangiopathy is the cause of renal damage, blindness and heart attacks in patients with diabetes, this is the first time that a reduction of the smallest blood vessels has been shown in bone marrow, the tissue contained inside the bones and the main source of stem cells. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-diabetes-distresses-bone-marrow-stem.html Diabetes Thu, 31 Jan 2013 16:00:01 EST news278869521 (Medical Xpress)—Research by University of Notre Dame biochemist Anthony S. Serianni is providing new insights that could have important implications for understanding and treating diabetes. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-important-implications-combating-diabetes.html Diabetes Tue, 11 Dec 2012 09:10:01 EST news274438045 In a study in mice, scientists at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have discovered a new potential therapy that may reduce brain damage following stroke in type 2 diabetic patients. The suggested drug is already approved for the treatment of type 2 diabetes. However, the scientists hope that this new results, presented in the scientific journal Diabetes, also opens up the possibility to decrease brain injury after stroke in other patient groups with a high stroke risk. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-diabetes-drug-brain.html Diabetes Mon, 03 Dec 2012 19:00:01 EST news273758427 Between 600,000 and 800,000 Austrians have diabetes mellitus. This "sugar disease", as it is known, can itself already be treated very effectively. The later consequences of diabetes, however, which mostly affect the blood vessels and cause cardiovascular conditions such as myocardial infarctions or strokes, are more likely to be fatal. Diabetes expert Michael Resl from the University Department of Internal Medicine III at the MedUni Vienna, on the occasion of World Diabetes Day on 14th November, is keen to draw people's attention to this threat. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-diabetes-mellitus-life-threatening-late-complications.html Diabetes Wed, 14 Nov 2012 08:30:03 EST news272103165 While it is well recognized that patients with diabetes are at risk of developing Coronary Artery Disease (CAD), on World Diabetes Day the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) highlights the fact that patients with CAD are also at great risk of developing diabetes mellitus (DM). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-esc-dont-screen-diabetes-cad.html Diabetes Wed, 14 Nov 2012 04:41:05 EST news272090457 Diabetic patients who suffer from a common complication of diabetes called gastroparesis may find that chronic electrical stimulation (ES) at specific acupuncture points could relieve gastroparesis symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, early satiety, abdominal fullness, upper abdominal pain and bloating, according to study results unveiled today at the American College of Gastroenterology's (ACG) 77th Annual Scientific meeting in Las Vegas. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-chronic-electrical-acupressure-relieve-stomach.html Diabetes Mon, 22 Oct 2012 09:29:05 EST news270116913 Restoring diminished levels of a protein shown to prevent and reverse heart failure damage could also have therapeutic applications for patients with critical limb ischemia (CLI), suggests a new preclinical study published online October 9 in Circulation Research from researchers at the Center for Translational Medicine at Thomas Jefferson University . http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-loss-heart-failure-protein-linked.html Medical research Wed, 10 Oct 2012 13:10:51 EST news269093441 Loyola University Medical Center researchers are conducting a first-of-its kind study of marathon runners to determine if there is link between foot injuries and ill-fitting shoes. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-link-runners-foot-injuries-ill-fitting.html Health Tue, 09 Oct 2012 18:57:59 EST news269027867 The key to restoring production of insulin in type I diabetic patients, previously known as juvenile diabetes, may be in recovering the population of protective cells known T regulatory cells in the lymph nodes at the "gates" of the pancreas, a new preclinical study published online October 8 in Cellular & Molecular Immunology by researchers in the Department of Bioscience Technologies at Thomas Jefferson University suggests. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-recovering-bodyguard-cells-pancreas-insulin.html Immunology Tue, 09 Oct 2012 10:06:39 EST news268995982 Patients of doctors who are more empathic have better outcomes and fewer complications, concludes a large, empirical study by a team of Thomas Jefferson University and Italian researchers who evaluated relationships between physician empathy and clinical outcomes among 20,961 diabetic patients and 242 physicians in Italy. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-physician-empathy-positive-clinical-outcomes.html Health Mon, 10 Sep 2012 11:54:38 EST news266496734 In individuals with type 2 diabetes, any degree of measurable urinary protein excretion—even in what is considered the normal range—increases their risk of experiencing heart problems, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of new study in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (JASN). The findings could help identify patients who should be treated with cardioprotective medications. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-urinary-protein-excretioneven-rangeraises-diabetics.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 30 Aug 2012 17:00:01 EST news265559700 (Medical Xpress) -- Ginger, the common spice and ancient Asian remedy, could have the power to help manage the high levels of blood sugar which create complications for long-term diabetic patients, a University of Sydney study reports. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-ginger-muscles-diabetes.html Diabetes Mon, 06 Aug 2012 04:15:16 EST news263445308 (Medical Xpress) -- Research led by the University of Birmingham has shown that a specialised drug prescribing system could help to prevent a repetition of the notorious 2002 killings of elderly patients by nurse Colin Norris. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-drug-boost-patient-safety.html Medications Tue, 31 Jul 2012 07:15:54 EST news262937740 Scientists at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine have used injections of antibodies to rapidly reverse the onset of Type I diabetes in mice genetically bred to develop the disease. Moreover, just two injections maintained disease remission indefinitely without harming the immune system. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-antibodies-reverse-diabetes-immunotherapy.html Diabetes Thu, 05 Jul 2012 16:48:57 EST news260725717 Being physically fit may improve survival rates among diabetes patients with a particular type of heart abnormality, a new study determines. The results will be presented at The Endocrine Society's 94th Annual Meeting in Houston. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-physical-survival-diabetes-patients-heart.html Diabetes Mon, 25 Jun 2012 10:14:42 EST news259838044 An emerging biomarker may eventually lead to new approaches for treating diabetics at risk of developing nerve damage, UNSW researchers have found. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-potential-biomarker-emerging-diabetic-neuropathy.html Diabetes Wed, 13 Jun 2012 06:48:44 EST news258788905 (Medical Xpress) -- Research from North Carolina State University demonstrates that a relatively new microscopy technique can be used to improve our understanding of human tissues and other biomedical materials. The study focused specifically on eye tissues, which are damaged by scarring in diabetic patients. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-technique-human-tissues.html Medical research Thu, 07 Jun 2012 08:48:58 EST news258277523 (HealthDay) -- Healthier lifestyles and better disease management led to a sharp drop in death rates for Americans with diabetes between 1997 and 2006, especially deaths caused by heart disease and stroke, a new federal government report shows. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-deaths-linked-diabetes.html Diabetes Tue, 22 May 2012 18:40:02 EST news256929395 The Japanese Pancreas and Islet Transplantation Association (JPITA) is preparing for the nation's first transplantation of pancreatic islets from a brain-dead donor to a patient with Type 1 diabetes, it was learned Saturday. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-pancreatic-islets-infusion-diabetes-patient.html Diabetes Wed, 16 May 2012 18:50:01 EST news256409395 ACE2, a molecule that has been shown to prevent damage in the heart, is now proving to be protective of the major organs that are often damaged in diabetic patients. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-molecule-ace2-worth-diabetic-patients.html Diabetes Wed, 16 May 2012 12:20:45 EST news256389634 (HealthDay) -- Thiazolidinediones are associated with a lower risk of liver and colorectal cancer in patients with type 2 diabetes, according to a study published in the May issue of Hepatology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-thiazolidinediones-tied-cancer-diabetes-patients.html Cancer Fri, 27 Apr 2012 08:40:01 EST news254720415 (HealthDay) -- Cardiovascular autonomic neuropathy (CAN) appears to affect the risk of cardiovascular disease even in type 1 diabetes patients with normal albumin excretion rates, according to a study published online April 12 in Diabetes. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-cv-autonomic-neuropathy-cvd-albumin.html Cardiology Thu, 19 Apr 2012 04:30:01 EST news254024521 Autologous (self-donated) mononuclear cells derived from bone marrow (BMMNCs) have been found to significantly induce vascular growth when transplanted into patients with diabetes who are suffering from critical limb ischemia caused by peripheral artery disease (PAD), a complication of diabetes. The team of researchers in Seville, Spain who carried out the study published their results in a recent issue of Cell Transplantation (20:10), now freely available on-line. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-autologous-bone-marrow-derived-mononuclear-cell.html Medical research Wed, 18 Apr 2012 13:14:02 EST news253973634 (Medical Xpress) -- The current thinking around following a high fat, low carb diet to encourage weight loss in diabetics with Type 2 Diabetes, may be misguided say researchers from Warwick Medical School. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-diabetics-urged-high-fat-diet.html Diabetes Tue, 27 Mar 2012 05:41:28 EST news252045678 An emerging body of research suggests that Alzheimer's disease may be linked to insulin resistance, constituting a third type of diabetes. This model is based on several observations including an increased risk of developing Alzheimer's disease for diabetic patients, and reduced insulin levels in the brain tissue of Alzheimer's disease patients. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-evidence-links-alzheimer-disease-diabetes.html Alzheimer's disease & dementia Tue, 20 Mar 2012 12:33:01 EST news251465563 UT Southwestern Medical Center cardiologists have uncovered how a specific protein's previously unsuspected role contributes to the deterioration of heart muscle in patients with diabetes. Investigators in the mouse study also have found a way to reverse the damage caused by this protein. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-cardiologists-mechanism-heart-disease-worse.html Diabetes Thu, 01 Mar 2012 17:04:42 EST news249843869