Type 2 diabetes medication shown to benefit asthma patients

by Vanderbilt University Medical CenterCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainType 2 diabetes patients who also have asthma are benefitting from a diabetes medication, typically given to help the panc

Updated on: April 01,2024 18

Type 2 diabetes medication shown to benefit asthma patients

by Vanderbilt University Medical CenterCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainType 2 diabetes patients who also have asthma are benefitting from a diabetes medication, typically given to help the panc

Updated on:April 01,2024 18

New drug could prevent diabetic eye and kidney disease in people with diabetes

by University of BristolHS forms part of the eGlx barrier in retinal and glomerular microvasculature. Credit:Cardiovascular Diabetology(2024). DOI: 10.1186/s12933-024-02133-1New resea

Updated on: March 14,2024 18

New drug could prevent diabetic eye and kidney disease in people with diabetes

by University of BristolHS forms part of the eGlx barrier in retinal and glomerular microvasculature. Credit:Cardiovascular Diabetology(2024). DOI: 10.1186/s12933-024-02133-1New resea

Updated on:March 14,2024 18

Researcher: Almost 50% of adult South Africans are overweight or obese. Poverty and poor nutrition are largely to blame

by Thokozani Simelane,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainMalnutrition, in all its forms, includes undernutrition (wasting, stunting, underweight), inadequate vitamins or minerals,

Updated on: March 27,2024 0

Researcher: Almost 50% of adult South Africans are overweight or obese. Poverty and poor nutrition are largely to blame

by Thokozani Simelane,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainMalnutrition, in all its forms, includes undernutrition (wasting, stunting, underweight), inadequate vitamins or minerals,

Updated on:March 27,2024 0

Genetic evidence supports causal effect for diastolic BP on benign prostatic hyperplasia

by Elana GotkineThere is genetic evidence supporting a causal effect of diastolic blood pressure (DBP) on benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), according to a study published online July 16 inThe

Updated on: January 22,2024 25

Genetic evidence supports causal effect for diastolic BP on benign prostatic hyperplasia

by Elana GotkineThere is genetic evidence supporting a causal effect of diastolic blood pressure (DBP) on benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), according to a study published online July 16 inThe

Updated on:January 22,2024 25

Asthma meds have become shockingly unaffordable—but relief may be on the way

by Ana Santos Rutschman,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainTheprice of asthma medication has soaredin the U.S. over the past decade and a half.The jump—in some cases fr

Updated on: March 19,2024 10

Asthma meds have become shockingly unaffordable—but relief may be on the way

by Ana Santos Rutschman,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainTheprice of asthma medication has soaredin the U.S. over the past decade and a half.The jump—in some cases fr

Updated on:March 19,2024 10

Ten-minute scan enables detection and cure of the most common cause of high blood pressure

by Queen Mary, University of LondonCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainDoctors at Queen Mary University of London and Barts Hospital, and Cambridge University Hospital, have led research using a new

Updated on: January 28,2024 20

Ten-minute scan enables detection and cure of the most common cause of high blood pressure

by Queen Mary, University of LondonCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainDoctors at Queen Mary University of London and Barts Hospital, and Cambridge University Hospital, have led research using a new

Updated on:January 28,2024 20

Novel predictor of prediabetes in Latino youth identified in new study

byKeck School of Medicine of USCCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA team of researchers from the Keck School of Medicine of USC have identified two metabolites, substances produced by the body du

Updated on: January 09,2024 15

Novel predictor of prediabetes in Latino youth identified in new study

byKeck School of Medicine of USCCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA team of researchers from the Keck School of Medicine of USC have identified two metabolites, substances produced by the body du

Updated on:January 09,2024 15

Cycle of fasting and feeding is crucial for healthy aging, killifish study suggests

byMax Planck SocietyKillifish age in fast motion. The bright colours of their youth fade after just a few months. Credit: K. Link / Max Planck Institute for Biology of AgeingFasting intervention

Updated on: January 09,2024 9

Cycle of fasting and feeding is crucial for healthy aging, killifish study suggests

byMax Planck SocietyKillifish age in fast motion. The bright colours of their youth fade after just a few months. Credit: K. Link / Max Planck Institute for Biology of AgeingFasting intervention

Updated on:January 09,2024 9

How a gut microbe can exacerbate obesity

by RIKENGraphical abstract. Credit:Cell Metabolism(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2022.12.013RIKEN researchers have discovered how a species of gut microbe exacerbates obesity in mice fed

Updated on: January 28,2024 16

How a gut microbe can exacerbate obesity

by RIKENGraphical abstract. Credit:Cell Metabolism(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2022.12.013RIKEN researchers have discovered how a species of gut microbe exacerbates obesity in mice fed

Updated on:January 28,2024 16

Loss of cells in pancreas in the elderly may cause age-related diabetes

by Tokyo Metropolitan UniversityTwo different ways in which islet cell loss can be observed (top left and right) . The relationship between the percentage of pancreatic beta cells and islet cell

Updated on: March 14,2024 20

Loss of cells in pancreas in the elderly may cause age-related diabetes

by Tokyo Metropolitan UniversityTwo different ways in which islet cell loss can be observed (top left and right) . The relationship between the percentage of pancreatic beta cells and islet cell

Updated on:March 14,2024 20

Scientists find that supplementation with a special omega-3 lipid could treat acute kidney injury

by Dionne Seah,Duke-NUS Medical SchoolA cross-sectional view of the preclinical model's kidney revealing that the omega-3 lysolipid transporter Mfsd2a (green color) is found specifically in

Updated on: January 22,2024 11

Scientists find that supplementation with a special omega-3 lipid could treat acute kidney injury

by Dionne Seah,Duke-NUS Medical SchoolA cross-sectional view of the preclinical model's kidney revealing that the omega-3 lysolipid transporter Mfsd2a (green color) is found specifically in

Updated on:January 22,2024 11

How internal clocks control fat metabolism

byJulius-Maximilians-Universität WürzburgIn the fruit fly Drosophila, a central circadian clock in the brain controls important parameters such as daily activity or food intake. Peripheral clock

Updated on: January 17,2024 12

How internal clocks control fat metabolism

byJulius-Maximilians-Universität WürzburgIn the fruit fly Drosophila, a central circadian clock in the brain controls important parameters such as daily activity or food intake. Peripheral clock

Updated on:January 17,2024 12