Cardiology
Researchers investigate light therapy to mitigate heart disease
Light therapy has demonstrated its usefulness in treating a variety of diseases. But can it delay the occurrence of age-related disease?
Mar 27, 2023
0
21
News tagged with factor 1
Immunology
Pretreatment with TNF inhibitors may improve outcomes of combination cancer immunotherapy
A collaborative experimental study led by researchers at Cima and Clinica Universidad de Navarra proposes a new therapeutic approach against cancer that dissociates efficacy and toxicity in the use of combined immunotherapy ...
May 3, 2019
0
197
Cardiology
Sleep, heart disease link leads from brain to bone marrow
Researchers have known for some time that poor sleep raises heart disease risk. Now, they've found a chemical chain reaction that helps explain that risk, leading from poor sleep to a white blood cell surge that promotes ...
Mar 20, 2019
0
11
HIV & AIDS
HIV-1 protein suppresses immune response more broadly than thought
Scientists have revealed how a protein produced by HIV-1 plays a broader role in suppressing the immune system's response to infection than previously thought.
Feb 5, 2019
0
3
Diabetes
Physical activity inversely tied to hypoglycemia with coma in T1DM
(HealthDay)—For patients with type 1 diabetes, regular physical activity (PA) is beneficial for glycemic control, diabetes-linked comorbidities, and cardiovascular risk factors, without apparent increase in adverse events, ...
Jun 12, 2015
0
15
Neuroscience
Is diabetes protective against amyotrophic lateral sclerosis?
A study of patients in Denmark suggests that type 2 diabetes may be associated with a reduced risk for the fatal neurodegenerative disease amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), according to an article published online by JAMA ...
Jun 1, 2015
0
15
Diabetes
Bariatric surgery in T1DM teens doesn't aid glycemic control
(HealthDay)—Despite significant weight loss, improvements in cardiovascular risk factors, and quality of life, bariatric surgery does not necessarily lead to improved glycemic control in adolescents with type 1 diabetes ...
Sep 27, 2013
0
0
Diabetes
Study shows social deprivation a key factor in mortality in type 1 diabetes
Levels of social deprivation, as well as how well a patient controls their blood sugar, is an independent risk factor for mortality in people with type 1 diabetes. These are the findings of new research presented at this ...
Sep 24, 2013
0
0
Neuroscience
Stem cells may do best with a little help from their friends
Like volunteers handing out cups of energy drinks to marathon runners, specially engineered "helper cells" transplanted along with stem cells can dole out growth factors to increase the stem cells' endurance, at least briefly, ...
Aug 27, 2013
0
0
Diabetes
Animal infection may trigger diabetes
Type 1 diabetes may be triggered by an infectious disease carried by animals, say scientists.
May 1, 2013
0
0
