Diabetes
Potential biomarker emerging for diabetic neuropathy
An emerging biomarker may eventually lead to new approaches for treating diabetics at risk of developing nerve damage, UNSW researchers have found.
Jun 13, 2012
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Diabetic Neuropathy
Diabetes
Study highlights lack of vitamin D as cause of nerve damage in diabetes patients
People with diabetes run the risk of nerve damage if they at the same time suffer from vitamin D deficiency, research suggests.
Jun 14, 2023
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Other
Smartphones and intelligent socks to help prevent diabetic amputations
Diabetic neuropathy is a type of nerve damage associated with the development of foot ulcers in patients with diabetes. Resulting from anatomical deformation, excessive pressure and poor blood supply, it affects over 130 ...
Jan 27, 2016
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Diabetes
Research suggests seal oil could help people with Type 1 diabetes
A research team at the Krembil Neuroscience Centre in Toronto has published a paper that suggests seal oil has the potential to help promote nerve regeneration in patients with Type 1 diabetes.
Jun 13, 2017
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Diabetes
Deprivation tied to foot disease with new type 2 diabetes
(HealthDay)—Social deprivation is associated with diabetes-related foot disease (DFD) in patients newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, according to a study published online Jan. 22 in Diabetes Care.
Feb 4, 2021
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Diabetes
Drug offers new pain management therapy for diabetics
A study from the University of Calgary's Hotchkiss Brain Institute shows there is evidence to support a new drug therapy called nabilone to treat diabetic neuropathy, or nerve pain. Researchers enrolled 60 patients with diabetic ...
Oct 30, 2012
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Neuroscience
AAN issues guideline for treatment of painful diabetic neuropathy
Diabetic neuropathy refers to nerve damage due to diabetes and it may lead to pain and numbness, most often in the hands and feet. To help neurologists and other doctors determine the best treatment for people with diabetic ...
Dec 28, 2021
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Chronic pelvic pain affects up to 26% of women: New research brings us closer to better treating it
Chronic pelvic pain affects between 5% and 26% of women worldwide. It can be associated with conditions such as endometriosis (where tissue resembling the lining of the womb is found outside the womb) and interstitial cystitis ...
Sep 19, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Surging nerve system disorders now top cause of illness: Study
Conditions affecting the nervous system—such as strokes, migraines and dementia—have surged past heart disease to become the leading cause of ill health worldwide, a major new analysis said on Friday.
Mar 15, 2024
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Oncology & Cancer
Medication duloxetine helps reduce pain from chemotherapy
Among patients with painful chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy, use of the anti-depressant drug duloxetine for 5 weeks resulted in a greater reduction in pain compared with placebo, according to a study in the April ...
Apr 2, 2013
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