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Showing posts with label Medical Studies. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Medical Studies. Show all posts

New smart contact lens could monitor glucose for diabetics

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In the United States, the number of patients diagnosed with diabetes (both Type 1 and Type 2) has doubled over the last decade. Type 2 accou...

Nanoparticle Suspension and Ultrasound Deliver Insulin Without Regular Injections

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  Insulin injections are no fun for diabetics and they have to be taken as needed by the body, not by the patient’s personal schedule. This...

ABOUT INSULIN

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What is insulin? Insulin is the internal secretion of the pancreas formed by groups of cells called the islets of Langerhans. It is the hor...

Brain Discovery Could Help Schizophrenics

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English: MRI coronal view of the amygdala (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) The discovery of brain impairment in mice may eventually lead to bet...

Interspecies Transplant Works in First Step for New Diabetes Therapy

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In the first step toward animal-to-human transplants of insulin-producing cells for people with type 1 diabetes, Northwestern Medicine® scie...

Undiagnosed Pre-Diabetes Highly Prevalent in Early Alzheimer's Disease Study

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English: PET scan of a human brain with Alzheimer's disease (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) When Georgetown University neurologist R. Scot...

Banana Power

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This is interesting. After reading this, you’ll never look at a banana in the same way again. Bananas contain three natural sugars – sucrose...

Three Devastating Statistics of Diabetes Medical Malpractice

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Guest Post by Jonathan Portner It is often forgotten that the preventable consequences of diabetes are just that: preventable. While diabet...

Mixed Results On Computer-based Support For Diabetes

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Cell phones and computer programs give specific advice and support to people with diabetes, but do not do much to improve their health or qu...

High-Fat Foods May Be A Factor In Glucose Control

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In a study of patients with type 1 diabetes, Joslin researchers found that dietary fat can affect glucose levels and insulin requirement...

Disrupting Our Internal Clocks May Lead To A Complete Absence Of 24-Hour Bodily Rhythms And An Immediate Gain In Body Weight

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If you're pulling and all-nighter to finish a term paper, a new parent up all night with a fussy baby, or simply can't sleep like yo...

Direct Association Between Type 2 Diabetes And Obesity Found

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Obesity has been historically known as a risk factor for type 2 diabetes , and now a key mechanism has been found in the immune system that...

Visiting Your Doctor Following ER Care For Chest Pain Reduces Risk Of Heart Attack, Death

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Seeing a doctor within a month of an emergency room visit for chest pain significantly reduced the risk of heart attack or death among high...

Adults With Diabetes And Limited Health Literacy Less Likely To Adhere To Prescribed Antidepressants

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Adult patients with diabetes who don't understand basic health information are significantly less likely to take newly prescribed antide...

Household Income Affects Chronic Disease Control In Kids, Despite Free Health Care

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Researchers at the University of Montreal have found that the glycated hemoglobin levels of children with type 1 diabetes followed at its af...

Diabetes Trials Worldwide Are Not Addressing Key Issues In Affected Populations

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Only one in ten are studying prevention while almost two thirds focus on drug therapy An analysis of diabetes trials worldwide has found the...

Diet As Effective As Surgery For Diabetes Patients

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Patients with type 2 diabetes who follow the same strict diet required for those who undergo bariatric surgery are just as likely to see a r...

Late-Life Depression Associated With Prevalent Mild Cognitive Impairment, Increased Risk of Dementia

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Depression in a group of Medicare recipients ages 65 years and older appears to be associated with prevalent mild cognitive impairment and a...

Young people with diabetes dying due to lack of adequate healthcare

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Originally posted on: http://www.diabetes.org.uk/About_us/News_Landing_Page/Young-people-with-diabetes-dying-due-to-lack-of-adequate-healthc...

Up to Half of Gestational Diabetes Patients Will Develop Type 2 Diabetes, Study Finds

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Women who were diagnosed with gestational diabetes during pregnancy face a significantly higher risk of developing Type 2 diabetes in the ...