Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Researchers help develop highly accurate, 30-second coronavirus test
With any highly infectious disease, time can be a killer.
Apr 7, 2022
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News tagged with blood glucose test
Medical research
Researchers report novel findings for breast cancer patients with obesity, diabetes
Obesity, insulin resistance and Type 2 diabetes are risk factors for breast cancer in post-menopausal women. The metabolic and inflammatory complications of obesity have a role in the formation of cancer. However, the cellular ...
Nov 23, 2021
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Diabetes
New research improves screening efficiency for type 1 diabetes
Melbourne researchers have led a global collaboration to develop a simplified blood test that increases the overall screening efficiency for type 1 diabetes (T1D).
Sep 6, 2021
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Cardiology
Prediabetes may not be as benign as once thought
People with prediabetes were significantly more likely to suffer a heart attack, stroke or other major cardiovascular event when compared with those who had normal blood sugar levels, according to research being presented ...
May 5, 2021
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Inflammatory disorders
Sensor tracks cortisol levels in real time
Skoltech researchers have developed a prototype of a fluorescence-based sensor for continuous detection of cortisol concentrations in real time, which can help monitor various health conditions. The paper was published in ...
Apr 13, 2021
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Biomedical technology
New blood-test device monitors blood chemistry continually
For even the most routine of medical checkups, a blood test is often the first order of business. But, for all its diagnostic power, this common test provides only a snapshot of the blood during a single moment in time.
Dec 22, 2020
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Diabetes
Study shows that analysing tears could allow for non-invasive diabetes monitoring
A new study presented at this year's Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) shows that analysing the tears of people with diabetes could be a potential method to monitor their blood sugar ...
Sep 25, 2020
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Diabetes
Elevated fasting blood sugar in pregnancy linked to harmful outcomes for mothers, babies
Pregnant women diagnosed with diabetes who have elevated fasting (pre-meal) blood sugar levels are more likely to face complications than those who have only elevated post-meal glucose levels, according to a new study by ...
Feb 3, 2020
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Diabetes
Algorithm can predict gestational diabetes using nutritional and lifestyle changes
A new computer algorithm can predict in the early stages of pregnancy, or even before pregnancy has occurred, which women are at a high risk of gestational diabetes, according to a study by researchers at the Weizmann Institute ...
Jan 14, 2020
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Diabetes
Study finds problems with gestational diabetes test in rural areas
A number of pregnant women in rural and remote areas may be missing out on being diagnosed with gestational diabetes due to problems with blood testing, according to new research by The University of Western Australia, Kimberley ...
Nov 19, 2019
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