News tagged with sensitization


Type 2 diabetes progresses faster in kids, study finds

(HealthDay)—Type 2 diabetes is more aggressive in children than adults, with signs of serious complications seen just a few years after diagnosis, new research finds.

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Treatment of sleep apnea improves glucose levels in prediabetes

Optimal treatment of sleep apnea in patients with prediabetes improves blood sugar (glucose) levels and thus can reduce cardiometabolic risk, according to a study to be presented at the ATS 2013 International Conference in ...

Sleep apnea created May 20, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Allergic disease worsens respiratory symptoms and exacerbations in COPD

Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who also have allergic disease have higher levels of respiratory symptoms and are at higher risk for COPD exacerbations, according to a new study from researchers ...

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Basophils required for the induction of Th2 immunity to haptens and peptide antigens

Researchers from Kyoto University have reported that basophils play a central role in Th2 induction.

Medical research created May 07, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Teens targeting strength, cardio fitness battle insulin resistance

(HealthDay)—Lower levels of abdominal muscle strength and cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) in youth are independently associated with adverse levels of fasting insulin, insulin sensitivity, and β-cell function ...

Diabetes created Apr 25, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Cannabis: Pill better than smoking for pain relief

Marijuana provides greater pain relief when taken in pill form than when it is smoked, according to a study published on Monday that touches on a controversial medical issue.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Apr 22, 2013 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 2

Pot smoking linked to some metabolic changes

(HealthDay)—Regularly smoking pot is associated with visceral adiposity and adipose tissue insulin resistance, but not other metabolic changes such as impaired β-cell function or hepatic steatosis, according ...

Diabetes created Apr 19, 2013 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 2

Study suggests dexmedetomidine before surgery reduced remifentanil-induced hyperalgesia

Surgical patients who demonstrated heightened pain sensitivity, or hyperalgesia, induced by high doses of a synthetic opioid had their symptoms alleviated by co-treatment with dexmedetomidine, according to new research. Study ...

Medications created Apr 12, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

PET scans monitor brain circuits activated by light, opening new window to brain diseases

(Medical Xpress)—Building on their history of innovative brain-imaging techniques, scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory and collaborators have developed a new way ...

Neuroscience created Apr 11, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Resveratrol has no effect in healthy obese men, study finds

(HealthDay)—Resveratrol appears not to have a metabolic effect in obese men, according to a study published in the April issue of Diabetes.

Diabetes created Apr 08, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Key link between obesity and type 2 diabetes discovered

(Medical Xpress)—New research published in the journal Cell Metabolism has identified a key mechanism in the immune system involved in the development of obesity-linked type 2 diabetes. The findings open u ...

Medical research created Apr 04, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Our internal clocks can become ticking time bombs for diabetes and obesity

If you're pulling and all-nighter to finish a term paper, a new parent up all night with a fussy baby, or simply can't sleep like you once could, then you may be snoozing on good health. That's because new research published ...

Medical research created Apr 01, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

From GI issues to weight loss: A breakdown of gluten-free eating

In the ever-present search to identify and address bad nutrition habits, gluten-free eating has been receiving a lot of attention. But experts at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) say it is not ...

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The visual system as economist: Neural resource allocation in visual adaptation

(Medical Xpress)—It has long been held that in a new environment, visual adaptation should improve visual performance. However, evidence has contradicted this expectation: Adaptation sometimes not only ...

Neuroscience created Mar 30, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 9 | with audio podcast feature

Study shows dietary fat can affect glucose levels and insulin requirements in type 1 diabetes

In a study of patients with type 1 diabetes, Joslin researchers found that dietary fat can affect glucose levels and insulin requirements. These findings, which appeared in the April edition of Diabetes Care, have major ...

Diabetes created Mar 27, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast