Some immune cells appear to aid cancer cell growth, study finds
The immune system is normally known for protecting the body from illness. But a subset of immune cells appear to be doing more harm than good.
Sep 5, 2013
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The immune system is normally known for protecting the body from illness. But a subset of immune cells appear to be doing more harm than good.
Sep 5, 2013
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Researchers have developed a risk assessment scoring system that they believe may better identify certain adults-– especially African Americans-– at high risk of developing type 2 diabetes, heart disease and stroke than ...
Jun 18, 2013
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(Medical Xpress)—A clinical trial is underway for a potential new treatment for type 1 diabetes that could eventually mean patients are able to reduce insulin treatment from several times a day to only once or twice a week. ...
Jun 11, 2013
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Examining the UK Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD) - data that characterises about 10% of the UK population - a team of researchers from Cardiff University's School of Medicine looked at the risk of death for patients ...
Feb 4, 2013
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(HealthDay)—Microaneurysm (MA) turnover independently predicts the development of clinically significant macular edema (CSME) in patients with non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy (NPDR), according to a study published ...
Jan 8, 2013
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Researchers in Singapore have succeeded in tracking, for the first time, the molecular changes caused by type 2 diabetes that affect how the body handles glucose production in the liver. In a series of experiments in mice, ...
Dec 19, 2012
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For some people with diabetes, there may be such a thing as too much care.
Dec 18, 2012
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When a patient is diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, the disease has usually already progressed over several years and damage to areas such as blood vessels and eyes has already taken place. To find a test that indicates who ...
Nov 7, 2012
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(HealthDay)—The increase in total body fat and abdominal fat seen at menopause is due to the hormonal changes taking place, which can be improved by estrogen treatment, according to a study published in the October issue ...
Oct 24, 2012
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Researchers in Sweden have discovered that neurotensin, a satiation hormone produced in the human brain and intestine that circulates in the blood, could raise the risk of heart attack, breast cancer and diabetes in women.
Oct 19, 2012
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