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Newswise: Pushing Kidney-Stone Fragments Reduces Stones’ Recurrence
Released: 19-Sep-2024 2:05 PM EDT
Pushing Kidney-Stone Fragments Reduces Stones’ Recurrence
University of Washington School of Medicine and UW Medicine

UW Medicine researchers found that patients who underwent the stone-moving ultrasound procedure had a 70% lower risk of such a recurrence. The Journal of Urology published the findings in August.

Newswise: One of the First of Its Kind, Uah Study Characterizes Urinary Microbes in Children
Released: 6-Sep-2024 3:05 PM EDT
One of the First of Its Kind, Uah Study Characterizes Urinary Microbes in Children
University of Alabama Huntsville

Until recently, it was believed that human urine is sterile, but advanced culturing techniques and DNA sequencing have revealed that bacteria and other microbes – such as viruses and fungi – inhabit the human bladder and urinary tract, known collectively as the “urobiome.” Now in study that is one of the first of its kind, Dr.

Newswise: FAMU-FSU College of Engineering research shows how insulin, zinc and pH can block harmful protein clumps linked to Type 2 diabetes
Released: 22-Aug-2024 11:05 AM EDT
FAMU-FSU College of Engineering research shows how insulin, zinc and pH can block harmful protein clumps linked to Type 2 diabetes
Florida State University

New research led by Ayyalusamy Ramamoorthy, a professor at the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering and the Florida State University-headquartered National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, shows how zinc, pH levels and insulin work together to inhibit the buildup of protein clumps that contribute to Type 2 diabetes.

   
Newswise: Long-Term Study Reaffirms Benefits of Covid-19 Vaccination for Organ Transplant Recipients
Released: 18-Aug-2023 12:05 PM EDT
Long-Term Study Reaffirms Benefits of Covid-19 Vaccination for Organ Transplant Recipients
Johns Hopkins Medicine

A two-year study found that spikes of post-vaccination SARS-CoV-2 viral infections (commonly known as COVID-19 breakthrough cases) remain common, yet hospitalization rates have dramatically dropped following the first wave of the virus’ omicron subvariant.

Released: 10-Aug-2023 6:30 AM EDT
Diabetes linked to functional and structural brain changes through MRI
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

A new study finds that the longer a person has type 2 diabetes, the more likely they may be to experience changes in brain structure. MRI results, researchers say, indicate the negative effects longstanding diabetes may have on brain health outcomes and emphasize the importance of preventing early onset type 2 diabetes.

Newswise: VUMC receives $28 million to lead national study of COVID-diabetes link
Released: 2-Aug-2023 1:55 PM EDT
VUMC receives $28 million to lead national study of COVID-diabetes link
Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center have received a four-year, $28 million grant from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health, to study the relationship between COVID-19 and diabetes.

Newswise: Study provides new insights into Type 2 diabetes
Released: 27-Jul-2023 1:20 PM EDT
Study provides new insights into Type 2 diabetes
Texas A&M AgriLife

New insights into the underlying mechanisms of Type 2 diabetes and novel potential therapeutic targets for the disease were revealed in a recent study.

Released: 27-Jul-2023 10:45 AM EDT
Storing fat at the waist may NOT up diabetes risk, surprise findings indicate
University of Virginia Health System

Conventional wisdom holds that storing fat around your belly puts you at increased risk for type 2 diabetes. But surprising new findings from the University of Virginia School of Medicine suggest that naturally occurring variations in our genes can lead some people to store fat at the waist but also protect them from diabetes.

21-Jul-2023 2:30 PM EDT
People with Increased Genetic Risk of Alzheimer’s May Lose Sense of Smell First
American Academy of Neurology (AAN)

People who carry the gene variant associated with the strongest risk for Alzheimer’s disease may lose their ability to detect odors earlier than people who do not carry the gene variant, which may be an early sign of future memory and thinking problems, according to a study published in the July 26, 2023, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. The gene variant associated with this increased risk of Alzheimer’s is called APOE e4.

Newswise: Neurons that track, regulate blood-sugar levels are found
Released: 11-Jul-2023 1:45 PM EDT
Neurons that track, regulate blood-sugar levels are found
University of Washington School of Medicine

Understanding how this blood-sugar detection system works and how these neurocircuits operate would give researchers and doctors greater insights into how our brains regulate our blood sugar and, perhaps, how to target them therapeutically to treat metabolic diseases like diabetes and obesity, according to the study authors.

Newswise: Study Identifies Biomarker for Allergic Reaction in Kidneys
Released: 5-Jul-2023 10:00 AM EDT
Study Identifies Biomarker for Allergic Reaction in Kidneys
Johns Hopkins Medicine

In a study led by Johns Hopkins Medicine, in collaboration with Yale School of Medicine, researchers have identified a biomarker found via a simple urine test that can be used to diagnose acute tubulointerstitial nephritis (AIN), a medical condition that causes inflammation of the kidneys and can lead to acute kidney injury (AKI) — a sudden loss of kidney function. Experts say a kidney biopsy is often required to diagnose AIN because there are no disease-specific signs or symptoms.

Newswise:Video Embedded proteins-predict-significant-step-toward-development-of-diabetes
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28-Jun-2023 3:00 PM EDT
Proteins Predict Significant Step Toward Development of Diabetes
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Scientists have taken an important step forward in predicting who will develop Type 1 diabetes months before symptoms appear.

Newswise: Study: Potential New Treatment Identified for Liver Disease
Released: 26-Jun-2023 2:05 PM EDT
Study: Potential New Treatment Identified for Liver Disease
UC San Diego Health

Researchers with UC San Diego School of Medicine identified a potential new drug that improved liver fibrosis in patients with NASH by 27%.

Newswise: Defective closure of diabetic foot ulcers is associated with higher risk of wound recurrence
Released: 26-Jun-2023 2:05 PM EDT
Defective closure of diabetic foot ulcers is associated with higher risk of wound recurrence
Indiana University

Results from a new study of diabetic foot ulcers and the risk of wound recurrence show that a new approach can help health care workers measure the likelihood that the wound will reopen in the future.

21-Jun-2023 6:50 PM EDT
The expanded Child Tax Credit led to improved health and nutrition among adults
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

Monthly cash payments to eligible families under the temporary pandemic-era expansion of the federal Child Tax Credit led to better adult health and food security, new UCLA-led research suggests.

Newswise: SLU Medical Student Receives NIH F30 Grant to Explore Autoimmune Disease, Infection in the Stomach
Released: 8-Jun-2023 5:00 PM EDT
SLU Medical Student Receives NIH F30 Grant to Explore Autoimmune Disease, Infection in the Stomach
Saint Louis University

Stella Hoft, a M.D./Ph.D. student at Saint Louis University’s School of Medicine, was recently awarded a F30 Grant through the National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases.

Newswise: SLU Researcher Receives $2.2 M to Study Link Between Inflammation, Gastric Cancer
Released: 8-Jun-2023 4:30 PM EDT
SLU Researcher Receives $2.2 M to Study Link Between Inflammation, Gastric Cancer
Saint Louis University

Rich DiPaolo, Ph.D., professor and interim chair in the Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, warns that patients with gastritis caused by autoimmunity as well as Helicobacter pylori, a type of bacteria that infects your stomach, may benefit from routine screenings to identify patients with a high risk of progressing to gastric cancer.

Newswise: Biomarkers may help ID treatment of acute kidney injury
Released: 23-May-2023 3:20 PM EDT
Biomarkers may help ID treatment of acute kidney injury
University of Washington School of Medicine and UW Medicine

Unfortunately, effective medical therapies do not exist for this population of patients, Dr. Pavan Bhatraju said. In their paper, the investigators proposed a way to classify subpopulations of AKI patients with the aim of identifying therapies specific patient populations.

Newswise: New algorithm can predict diabetic kidney disease
Released: 15-May-2023 5:00 AM EDT
New algorithm can predict diabetic kidney disease
Sanford Burnham Prebys

Researchers from Sanford Burnham Prebys and the Chinese University of Hong Kong have developed a computational approach to predict whether a person with type 2 diabetes will develop kidney disease. The findings could help doctors prevent or better manage kidney disease in people with type 2 diabetes.

Newswise: Is BCAA Catabolism a Driver of Acute Kidney Injury?
Released: 8-May-2023 7:05 AM EDT
Is BCAA Catabolism a Driver of Acute Kidney Injury?
Stony Brook University

Sian Piret, PhD, in the Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University, has received a $1.4 million grant from the National Institute of Health’s National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases to investigate a certain metabolic process called BCAA catabolism that is known to occur with acute kidney injury, but its exact role remains unknown.



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