Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Discovery could protect high-risk COVID-19 patients
UVA Health researchers have identified a potential treatment to prevent severe COVID-19 in patients at great risk.
Mar 13, 2023
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Overweight & Obesity
Obesity puts people at higher risk of diabetes and hypertension than dyslipidemia, especially women
Obesity continues to become more common worldwide, despite the health risks and increased mortality posed by the diseases and conditions that accompany it (comorbidities). Although obesity's comorbidities (such as diabetes) ...
Mar 2, 2023
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Health
Behavior change program linked to 20% reduction in risk of diabetes
An NHS behavior-change program has been linked to a significant reduction in the risk of developing type 2 diabetes mellitus in adults with raised blood sugars.
Feb 28, 2023
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Medications
Phase 3 trial finds oral empagliflozin provides safe glycemic control in children with type 2 diabetes
Type 2 diabetes is a chronic disease in which the body does not produce enough of the hormone insulin, which regulates blood sugar, while cells in the muscle, fat and digestive system simultaneously become less sensitive ...
Feb 23, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Verified: COVID-19 infection increases diabetes risk
Investigators in the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai have confirmed that people who have had COVID-19 have an increased risk for new-onset diabetes—the most significant contributor to cardiovascular disease.
Feb 14, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
COVID-19 survivors may have higher risk of developing diabetes
COVID-19 survivors have a 66% higher risk of developing type 1 or type 2 diabetes following their diagnosis compared to those not diagnosed with COVID-19, according to a study by Penn State College of Medicine researchers. ...
Feb 13, 2023
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Diabetes
Study identifies human microRNAs linked to type 2 diabetes
MicroRNA (miRNA) molecules in pancreatic islets have been thought to play important roles in type 2 diabetes, but until now scientists have not confidently identified which miRNAs are associated with the disease in humans.
Feb 9, 2023
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Diabetes
Early anti-VEGF treatment of diabetic retinopathy yields no benefit to visual acuity
While early treatment of diabetes-related eye disease slowed progression to severe disease, it did not improve visual acuity compared with treating more severe disease once it developed, according to a clinical study from ...
Feb 7, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Pregnancy complications linked to long-term increased heart disease risk
Women who experience any of five major pregnancy complications, including preterm birth and pre-eclampsia, show an increased risk of ischemic heart disease up to 46 years after delivery, finds a study from Sweden, published ...
Feb 1, 2023
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Diabetes
Researchers unravel why episodes of low blood sugar worsen eye disease in people with diabetes
People with diabetes who experience periods of low blood sugar—a common occurrence in those new to blood sugar management—are more likely to have worsening diabetic eye disease. Now, researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine ...
Jan 26, 2023
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