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7-Jun-2022 9:00 AM EDT
Addressing Stress and Postpartum Symptoms Early May Reduce Risk for Type 2 Diabetes in Women with Gestational Diabetes
Endocrine Society

Addressing stress early on in postpartum women who recently experienced gestational diabetes might help curb an increased risk for type 2 diabetes, according to research being presented Sunday, June 12 at ENDO 2022, the Endocrine Society’s annual meeting in Atlanta, Ga.

7-Jun-2022 9:00 AM EDT
East Coast Is Home to Greatest Hot Spots for Diabetes Complications
Endocrine Society

The East Coast of the United States, especially Florida, and Texas have some of the greatest hot spots for long-term diabetes complications, according to research being presented Sunday, June 12 at ENDO 2022, the Endocrine Society’s annual meeting in Atlanta, Ga.

7-Jun-2022 9:00 AM EDT
Moderation May Disrupt Addictive Nature of Wireless Mobile Devices and Adverse Health Outcomes
Endocrine Society

Encouraging moderation, balance and real-life engagement coupled with education may combat the overuse of wireless mobile devices and subsequent adverse health outcomes, according to research being presented Sunday at ENDO 2022, the Endocrine Society’s annual meeting in Atlanta, Ga.

7-Jun-2022 1:05 PM EDT
Bias May Play a Role in Underdiagnoses of Prediabetes
Endocrine Society

The accurate diagnosis of prediabetes in the primary care setting might depend on a patient’s age, BMI, gender, race and certain comorbidities, according to research being presented at ENDO 2022, the Endocrine Society’s annual meeting in Atlanta, Ga.

7-Jun-2022 9:00 AM EDT
Empagliflozin May Decrease Risk of Kidney Stones in People with Diabetes
Endocrine Society

The diabetes drug empagliflozin may decrease the risk of kidney stones in patients with type 2 diabetes, according to a new study presented Sunday, June 12 at ENDO 2022, the Endocrine Society’s annual meeting in Atlanta, Ga.

7-Jun-2022 9:00 AM EDT
Study Links Diabetes and Worse Outcomes in Long-Term Survivors of Metastatic Breast Cancer
Endocrine Society

Women who are longer-term survivors of metastatic breast cancer may have a worse survival rate if they have diabetes and poorly controlled blood sugar levels, according to a new study presented Sunday, June 12 at ENDO 2022, the Endocrine Society’s annual meeting in Atlanta, Ga.

7-Jun-2022 11:05 AM EDT
Drinking Coffee Does Not Hinder the Absorption of Liquid Thyroid Medication
Endocrine Society

A new study conducted by Vertice Pharma confirms the absorption of an oral levothyroxine sodium solution (Thyquidity® 100g/ 5mL) was not affected by consuming coffee 5 minutes after the dose, according to research being presented Saturday at ENDO 2022, the Endocrine Society’s annual meeting in Atlanta, Ga.

7-Jun-2022 9:00 AM EDT
Testosterone Improves Quality of Life, Sexual Function, and Delayed Verbal Recall in Men with Uncontrolled Type 2 Diabetes
Endocrine Society

Testosterone replacement therapy improved sexual symptoms, libido, symptom severity, delayed verbal recall and overall quality of life among people with poorly controlled type 2 diabetes and hypogonadism, according to research being presented Monday at ENDO 2022, the Endocrine Society’s annual meeting in Atlanta, Ga.

7-Jun-2022 9:00 AM EDT
Study Finds Strong Association Between Prediabetes and Heart Attack Risk
Endocrine Society

Prediabetes appears to be a strong independent risk factor for heart attacks, according to a new study presented Saturday, June 11 at ENDO 2022, the Endocrine Society’s annual meeting in Atlanta, Ga.

7-Jun-2022 9:00 AM EDT
Stem-Cell Based Therapy Shows Promise in Treating High-Risk Type 1 Diabetes
Endocrine Society

An investigative stem cell-based therapy called PEC-Direct, designed to act as a replacement pancreas, has the potential to provide blood sugar control in patients with high-risk type 1 diabetes, suggests a clinical study presented Saturday, June 11 at ENDO 2022, the Endocrine Society’s annual meeting in Atlanta, Ga.

7-Jun-2022 9:00 AM EDT
Increased Fracture Risk in Patients Using Insulin Compared to Metformin
Endocrine Society

Patients with type 2 diabetes have an increased risk for fractures, despite their normal-to-high bone mineral density, according to research being presented Saturday, June 11 at ENDO 2022, the Endocrine Society’s annual meeting in Atlanta, Ga.

Newswise: UTSW’s Medical Student Group named Texas Medical Association Chapter of the Year
Released: 10-Jun-2022 12:35 PM EDT
UTSW’s Medical Student Group named Texas Medical Association Chapter of the Year
UT Southwestern Medical Center

A student group at UT Southwestern Medical School has been named the 2022 Chapter of the Year by the Texas Medical Association Medical Student Section.

Newswise: Older Persons with Type 1 Diabetes Face Risk of Reduced Muscle Strength and More Cardiovascular Issues, Researchers Find
Released: 9-Jun-2022 9:05 PM EDT
Older Persons with Type 1 Diabetes Face Risk of Reduced Muscle Strength and More Cardiovascular Issues, Researchers Find
McMaster University

Older adults with Type 1 diabetes (T1D) are at significantly higher risk of both muscle weakening and cardiovascular complications, say McMaster University researchers

Released: 9-Jun-2022 8:05 AM EDT
Traditional native Indian medicine is effective in treatment of type 2 diabetes, says new study
University of Nottingham

A new study, led by experts at the University of Nottingham, has found that several traditional medicines commonly used in South Asia, are effective in maintaining blood sugar levels in patients with type 2 diabetes.

Released: 3-Jun-2022 2:25 AM EDT
Cancer Increases the Risk of Developing Diabetes
University of Copenhagen

Cancer patients are at a greater risk for developing diabetes, according to a new study by the Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen, Rigshospitalet, and the University of Copenhagen.

Released: 3-Jun-2022 2:05 AM EDT
Target Protein for Diabetes Drug Linked to Reduced Risk of Alzheimer’s Disease
Karolinska Institute

Mechanisms associated with a particular diabetes drug can also help to protect against Alzheimer’s disease, a study by researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden and published in Neurology reports.

Released: 2-Jun-2022 3:05 PM EDT
Research Reveals Secrets of Baffling but All-Too-Common Type of Diabetes
Albert Einstein College of Medicine

A mysterious form of diabetes known as malnutrition-related diabetes afflicts tens of millions of people in Asian and sub-Saharan African countries. Its victims—mainly thin and impoverished adolescents and young adults—rarely live more than a year after diagnosis. Their young age and thinness suggest type 1 diabetes (T1D), but insulin injections usually don’t help and can even cause death from low blood sugar. Nor do patients seem to have type 2 diabetes (T2D), which is typically associated with obesity.

Released: 2-Jun-2022 9:40 AM EDT
Clarkston Health Fair Offers Free Screenings, Fun Family Activities for People with Diabetes
Endocrine Society

Endocrine experts will provide free health services and fun family activities to the local refugee and immigrant community of DeKalb County during EndoCares® Atlanta, an in-person health education event being held on Saturday, June 11.

Released: 31-May-2022 1:05 PM EDT
Diabetes May Weaken Teeth and Promote Tooth Decay
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Inducing Type 1 diabetes in mice significantly reduced enamel and dentin microhardness

Newswise: Telemedicine, Continuous Glucose Monitoring Mitigated Effects of Pandemic on Children with Diabetes
Released: 31-May-2022 1:05 PM EDT
Telemedicine, Continuous Glucose Monitoring Mitigated Effects of Pandemic on Children with Diabetes
UT Southwestern Medical Center

The rapid adoption of telemedicine and increased use of continuous glucose monitoring helped to attenuate the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on children with Type 1 diabetes, according to a new study from UT Southwestern researchers.

Released: 31-May-2022 11:05 AM EDT
Endocrine Society congratulates 2022 Early Investigators and Bardin Award winners
Endocrine Society

The Endocrine Society has selected five recipients for its Early Investigators Awards. The Society also selected Rimesh Pal, M.D., D.M., of the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research in Chandigarh, India as its first C. Wayne Bardin, MD, International Travel Award winner.

Newswise: The Paired Perils of Breast Cancer and Diabetes
26-May-2022 1:10 PM EDT
The Paired Perils of Breast Cancer and Diabetes
UC San Diego Health

UC San Diego researchers discover mechanism linking breast cancer and diabetes, each of which promotes development and growth of the other.

Released: 27-May-2022 4:05 PM EDT
Protein Supplement Helps Control Type 2 Diabetes
Newcastle University

Drinking a small amount of whey protein before meals has been shown to help people with type 2 diabetes control their blood sugars.

23-May-2022 2:05 PM EDT
New Research Questions Previous Link Between Diabetes Drugs and Bone Fractures
American Society of Nephrology (ASN)

• Although clinical trials have linked diabetes medications called sodium glucose transport-2 inhibitors to higher bone fracture risks, a large study found no additional risks when the medications were compared with diabetes drugs not associated with fractures. • The findings applied to older adults with normal kidney function as well as to those with mild or moderate kidney disease.

Newswise: Diabetes Drug Improves Antibacterial Treatment Speed and Effectiveness, Researchers Report
Released: 26-May-2022 2:05 PM EDT
Diabetes Drug Improves Antibacterial Treatment Speed and Effectiveness, Researchers Report
Tsinghua University Press

Old dogs may not learn new tricks, but old drugs can, according to a research team based in China.

Released: 26-May-2022 6:05 AM EDT
WashU Engineers Developing Therapy to Regenerate Blood Vessels, Muscle with NIH Grant
Washington University in St. Louis

A $2.3 million National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant will fund Jianjun Guan and Fuzhong Zhang’s effort to develop and deliver therapeutic proteins to help treat injured limbs.

   
Newswise: Leader in Diabetes Care and Technologies Joins Cedars-Sinai
Released: 25-May-2022 6:05 PM EDT
Leader in Diabetes Care and Technologies Joins Cedars-Sinai
Cedars-Sinai

Roma Gianchandani, MD, has joined Cedars-Sinai as the new medical director of Diabetes Quality and vice-chair of Quality and Innovation.

Newswise: Researchers Identify Biomarker Panel That Could Help Predict Gestational Diabetes in Early Pregnancy
Released: 25-May-2022 5:35 PM EDT
Researchers Identify Biomarker Panel That Could Help Predict Gestational Diabetes in Early Pregnancy
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

UCLA researchers have taken the initial step in identifying what may be an effective way to detect gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) earlier in pregnancy, potentially improving diagnosis and treatment for what is the most common disorder of pregnancy.

Released: 25-May-2022 3:05 PM EDT
Epigenetic markers predict complications in patients with type 2 diabetes
Lund University

A new study by researchers at Lund University in Sweden supports the notion that patients with type 2 diabetes patient should be divided into subgroups and given individualised treatment.

Released: 25-May-2022 2:05 PM EDT
Hybrid ENDO 2022 press conferences to highlight emerging diabetes, obesity, reproductive health research
Endocrine Society

Researchers will delve into the latest research in diabetes, obesity, thyroid health and other endocrine conditions during the Endocrine Society’s ENDO 2022 news conferences June 11-14.

Released: 24-May-2022 7:05 PM EDT
Drug That Lowers Blood Sugar Also Reduces Blood Vessel Dysfunction Caused by Aging
University of Missouri, Columbia

An FDA-approved drug to lower blood sugar in adults with Type 2 diabetes also may decrease blood vessel dysfunction associated with aging, according to a new study from the University of Missouri School of Medicine.

Newswise: Type 2 diabetes accelerates brain aging and cognitive decline
Released: 24-May-2022 2:35 PM EDT
Type 2 diabetes accelerates brain aging and cognitive decline
eLife

Scientists have demonstrated that normal brain aging is accelerated by approximately 26% in people with progressive type 2 diabetes compared with individuals without the disease, reports a study published today in eLife.

Released: 24-May-2022 1:05 PM EDT
Common diabetes drug not effective against early-stage breast cancer, landmark trial reveals
Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute

A widely used and inexpensive Type 2 diabetes drug, once hoped to hold enormous promise in treating breast cancer, does not prevent or stop the spread of the most common forms of the disease, according to new findings.

Released: 23-May-2022 1:00 PM EDT
Lifestyle changes, meds effective to prevent or delay Type 2 diabetes; no change in CVD
American Heart Association (AHA)

A lifestyle intervention program of increased physical activity, healthy eating and aiming for weight loss of 7% or more, or taking the medication metformin were effective long-term to delay or prevent Type 2 diabetes in adults with prediabetes.

Newswise: Surveillance Pathway Tells Cells When They Run Low on Lipids
Released: 18-May-2022 1:05 PM EDT
Surveillance Pathway Tells Cells When They Run Low on Lipids
UT Southwestern Medical Center

UT Southwestern researchers have discovered a molecular pathway that allows cells to sense when their lipid supplies become depleted, prompting a flurry of activity that prevents starvation. The findings, reported in Nature, might someday lead to new ways to combat metabolic disorders and a variety of other health conditions.

Released: 17-May-2022 11:25 AM EDT
Predictable Home Environment Protects Against Development of Heart Disease Risk Factors After Child Abuse
Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

Studies have demonstrated that exposure to physical and psychological abuse in childhood is associated with cardiovascular risk factors in adulthood, such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol and type 2 diabetes. A new study shows for the first time that well-organized households protect children who have experienced abuse from developing some precursors to heart disease.

Released: 16-May-2022 2:45 PM EDT
Artery stiffness may predict Type 2 diabetes risk better than BP and standard risk factors
American Heart Association (AHA)

Arterial stiffness was a better predictor of future risk of Type 2 diabetes than blood pressure, and people with a combination of high blood pressure and stiffer arteries had the highest risk of developing diabetes, according to new research published today in Hypertension, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Heart Association.

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11-May-2022 9:55 AM EDT
From Cavefish to Humans: Evolution of Metabolism in Cavefish May Provide Insight Into Treatments for a Host of Diseases Such as Diabetes, Heart Disease, and Stroke
Stowers Institute for Medical Research

New research examines how cavefish developed unique metabolic adaptations to survive in nutrient-scarce environments. The study created a genome-wide map of liver tissue for two independent colonies of cavefish along with river fish to understand how cavefish metabolism evolved and how this may be applicable for humans.

   
Released: 10-May-2022 10:00 AM EDT
Seattle health fair offers free screenings, wellness activities for people with diabetes
Endocrine Society

Endocrine experts will deliver free health services to underrepresented communities, including Latinx and Hispanic residents, during EndoCares® Seattle, an in-person health education event being held on May 14.

Released: 10-May-2022 9:00 AM EDT
Hammer wins inaugural Endocrine Images Art Competition
Endocrine Society

Gary Hammer, M.D., Ph.D., Millie Schembechler Professor of Adrenal Cancer at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Mich., won the Endocrine Society's Endocrine Images Art Competition, a contest celebrating the beauty of endocrine science.

Released: 5-May-2022 2:45 PM EDT
Stem cell therapy protects against the side effects of cancer drugs
Osaka University

Immune checkpoint inhibitors are widely used to treat a variety of cancers; however, one serious side effect is the onset of type 1 diabetes.

Released: 5-May-2022 7:05 AM EDT
Protect Healthy Vision with 7 Habits for Healthy Retinas
American Society of Retina Specialists

Healthy sight allows us to experience all of the world’s wonders. Our retinas make good vision possible. The American Society of Retina Specialists (ASRS) encourages the public to learn about the healthy habits that can help safeguard your retinas and your sight.

Released: 4-May-2022 12:40 PM EDT
A healthy lifestyle helps to prevent gestational diabetes in those at highest genetic risk
University of Helsinki

Gestational diabetes is the most common health-related challenge during pregnancy. Today, it is diagnosed in every fifth expectant mother in Finland.

Released: 2-May-2022 1:45 PM EDT
Reducing sedentary time mitigates the risk of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular diseases
University of Turku (Turun yliopisto)

A new study suggests that reducing daily sedentary time can have a positive effect on the risk factors of lifestyle diseases already in three months.

Released: 29-Apr-2022 11:05 AM EDT
Insulin Spray Improved Gait, Cognitive Function in Patients with and Without Type 2 Diabetes, Clinical Trial Shows
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Scientists have assessed the long-term effects of intranasal insulin on cognition and on gait in people with and without type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Released: 28-Apr-2022 11:05 AM EDT
Childhood Obesity Increases Risk of Type 1 Diabetes
University of Bristol

Being overweight in childhood increases the risk of developing type 1 diabetes in later life, according to the findings of a new study that analysed genetic data on over 400,000 individuals. The study, co-led by researchers from the Universities of Bristol and Oxford and published today in Nature Communications, also provides evidence that being overweight over many years from childhood influences the risk of other diseases including asthma, eczema and hypothyroidism.



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