Nutrition apps can help build healthy habits. For some users, their gaming features carry risks
Green means go, red means stop. Trophies or confetti come with good performance, and people who fall behind get nudged to do better.
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Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases: News and Research on Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases
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Newer insulin may reduce low blood sugar in youth with type 1 diabetes
A trial led by University of Pittsburgh researchers and published today in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology adds nuance to the question of whether older human insulins are as effective as insulin analogs in low-resource ...
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African genetic data could change how essential medicines are prescribed
The dosage information for drugs used in HIV treatment, malaria, cancer care, pain management and transplantation is largely based on data from European patients and fails to include vital information about how essential ...
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Growing evidence shows sugar substitutes disrupt gut health and metabolism
Since the first introduction of saccharin, an array of artificial and other non-nutritive (i.e., low-calorie or calorie-free) sweeteners have become ubiquitous in the U.S. food supply. However, a growing body of research ...
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Rare aging disorder links 'biological clock' to disease
Scientists have discovered a rare genetic condition that causes people to age at a much faster rate, offering fresh insights into the aging process. The study shows for the first time how a "biological clock" present in every ...
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Two studies point to beta cells as active players in type 1 diabetes
Type 1 diabetes is widely understood as an autoimmune disease, with the immune system attacking the insulin-producing beta cells of the pancreas. But two new studies suggest those cells may be more than passive victims. Together, ...
Study links sleep apnea with poor memory and greater dementia risk burden in midlife
Better identification and management of sleep apnea and associated vascular risk factors in midlife may provide an important opportunity to support long-term brain health, according to new research from Monash University.
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Cardiovascular disease risk tied to vision loss in Latino adults
In the U.S., Hispanic/Latino populations are disproportionately at risk for eye diseases like glaucoma and diabetic retinopathy, or vision loss tied to diabetes. But the association between heart and eye health in Hispanic/Latino ...
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Poor sleep raises liver disease risk in adults with type 2 diabetes
Poor nocturnal sleep is independently associated with a substantially higher risk of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) in adults with type 2 diabetes (T2D), according to a study published online ...
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Unlocking diabetes' secrets: Pediatric organ donors help map a path to a cure and prevention
The autoimmunity associated with type 1 diabetes often begins in the first years of life, and the diagnosis of type 2 diabetes is rapidly rising among children and teens.
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