Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Research bolsters link between diabetes and Alzheimer's disease
A team of UNLV neuroscientists has strengthened the link between Type II diabetes and Alzheimer's disease.
Sep 28, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Insulin resistance doubles risk of major depressive disorder, study finds
Stanford Medicine scientists have linked insulin resistance to an increased risk of developing major depressive disorder.
Sep 23, 2021
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Diabetes
Researchers identify potential cause and treatment for obesity and insulin resistance
Monash University researchers have shown for the first time that mesenteric (gut) lymphatic dysfunction is a potential cause of and therapeutic target for obesity and insulin resistance.
Sep 21, 2021
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Diabetes
Differences in cellular signaling offer clues to insulin resistance
In what could be a starting point for new therapeutics to tackle insulin resistance, a major driver of type 2 diabetes and metabolic syndrome present in 20–30 percent of the general U.S. population, researchers recently ...
Sep 15, 2021
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Diabetes
Why do people with diabetes develop severe COVID-19?
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, clinicians have noted that certain patients are at especially high risk of developing severe illness or dying from coronavirus infection. Type 2 diabetes—a condition affecting more than ...
Sep 7, 2021
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Diabetes
Building a better bioartificial pancreas
More than 40 million people worldwide are affected with type 1 diabetes (T1D) mellitus, an autoimmune disease in which insulin producing β-cells in the pancreas are destroyed by the immune system. Today, there are several ...
Sep 6, 2021
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Diabetes
Oxygen-delivering hydrogel accelerates diabetic wound healing
About one-fourth of people with diabetes develop painful foot ulcers, which are slow to heal due to low oxygen in the wound from impaired blood vessels and increased inflammation. These wounds can become chronic, leading ...
Aug 30, 2021
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Genetics
New genetic markers for a rarer form of type 1 diabetes
While most cases of type 1 diabetes are classified as autoimmune diseases, a minor proportion of these patients have non-immune-mediated type 1 diabetes, sometimes referred to as type 1 B diabetes. Researchers from Children's ...
Aug 27, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
How migraines protect against diabetes
People who get migraines are less likely to develop type 2 diabetes, while some people who develop diabetes become less prone to migraines. Today, scientists studying the link between these conditions report how the peptides ...
Aug 26, 2021
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Diabetes
Self-powered diaper sensors that monitor urine sugar levels
Thanks to science and modern medicine, we know a lot more now about the early signs of certain diseases and which biomarkers to check. Most importantly, we have the necessary devices and techniques to conveniently sample ...
Aug 23, 2021
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