Glycemic control and predicting diabetes complications in older adults

by Chigoziri Konkwo,Yale UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainHemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) level plays an important role in type 2 diabetes (T2D) treatment, serving as an important indicator of

Updated on: March 14,2024

Glycemic control and predicting diabetes complications in older adults

by Chigoziri Konkwo,Yale UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainHemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) level plays an important role in type 2 diabetes (T2D) treatment, serving as an important indicator of

Updated on:March 14,2024

Study links hormones, blood sugar, blood lipids, and BMI to the severity of major depressive disorder and suicide risk

byAssociation of Basic Medical Sciences of FBIHHypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal axis (HPA axis) dysfunction is one of the important biochemical changes in depression. The development of depression

Updated on: January 22,2024

Study links hormones, blood sugar, blood lipids, and BMI to the severity of major depressive disorder and suicide risk

byAssociation of Basic Medical Sciences of FBIHHypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal axis (HPA axis) dysfunction is one of the important biochemical changes in depression. The development of depression

Updated on:January 22,2024

Clinical score can guide PRRT therapy decisions for neuroendocrine tumors

by Vanderbilt University Medical CenterCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainPeptide receptor radionuclide therapy (PRRT) with lutetium dotatate is a treatment for well-differentiated neuroendocrine

Updated on: February 05,2024

Clinical score can guide PRRT therapy decisions for neuroendocrine tumors

by Vanderbilt University Medical CenterCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainPeptide receptor radionuclide therapy (PRRT) with lutetium dotatate is a treatment for well-differentiated neuroendocrine

Updated on:February 05,2024

Popular obesity drugs may lead to medical procedure complications, large study suggests

by Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainNew research from Cedars-Sinai suggests people who are scheduled for certain medical procedures should stop taking popular weight lo

Updated on: March 30,2024

Popular obesity drugs may lead to medical procedure complications, large study suggests

by Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainNew research from Cedars-Sinai suggests people who are scheduled for certain medical procedures should stop taking popular weight lo

Updated on:March 30,2024

Understanding of mechanisms behind post-exercise lack of appetite can open new paths to obesity treatment

by Luciana Constantino,FAPESPCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe complex relationship between physical activity and energy balance—food intake versus energy expenditure—is still a challenge for science

Updated on: January 18,2024

Understanding of mechanisms behind post-exercise lack of appetite can open new paths to obesity treatment

by Luciana Constantino,FAPESPCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe complex relationship between physical activity and energy balance—food intake versus energy expenditure—is still a challenge for science

Updated on:January 18,2024

Study suggests obese women have worse menopause symptoms and get less relief from hormone therapy

byThe North American Menopause SocietyCredit: CC0 Public DomainObesity has already been associated with a number of adverse health conditions and can interfere with a person's quality of lif

Updated on: January 18,2024

Study suggests obese women have worse menopause symptoms and get less relief from hormone therapy

byThe North American Menopause SocietyCredit: CC0 Public DomainObesity has already been associated with a number of adverse health conditions and can interfere with a person's quality of lif

Updated on:January 18,2024

Fruit flies could help unlock diets to treat rare disease, study finds

by Silvia Dropulich,Monash UniversityA fruit fly (Drosophila melanogaster) feeding off a banana. Credit:Sanjay Acharya/Wikimedia Commons,CC BY-SAInternational researchers led by Mona

Updated on: February 19,2024

Fruit flies could help unlock diets to treat rare disease, study finds

by Silvia Dropulich,Monash UniversityA fruit fly (Drosophila melanogaster) feeding off a banana. Credit:Sanjay Acharya/Wikimedia Commons,CC BY-SAInternational researchers led by Mona

Updated on:February 19,2024

Only walking for exercise? Here's how to get the most out of it

by Ken Nosaka,The ConversationCredit: CC0 Public DomainWe're living longer than in previous generations, withone in eightAustralians aged over 85. But the currentgapb

Updated on: March 19,2024

Only walking for exercise? Here's how to get the most out of it

by Ken Nosaka,The ConversationCredit: CC0 Public DomainWe're living longer than in previous generations, withone in eightAustralians aged over 85. But the currentgapb

Updated on:March 19,2024

Supplements may protect those with low vitamin D levels from severe COVID-19

by The Endocrine SocietyCredit: CC0 Public DomainPatients with low vitamin D levels who are hospitalized for COVID-19 may have a lower risk of dying or requiring mechanical ventilation if they re

Updated on: January 28,2024

Supplements may protect those with low vitamin D levels from severe COVID-19

by The Endocrine SocietyCredit: CC0 Public DomainPatients with low vitamin D levels who are hospitalized for COVID-19 may have a lower risk of dying or requiring mechanical ventilation if they re

Updated on:January 28,2024

Chronic steroid use could raise diabetes risk

by Dennis ThompsonTaking steroids more than doubles a person's risk of developing type 2 diabetes, a new study warns.Patients taking steroid pills, injections or infusions are 2.6 times more likel

Updated on: September 14,2024

Chronic steroid use could raise diabetes risk

by Dennis ThompsonTaking steroids more than doubles a person's risk of developing type 2 diabetes, a new study warns.Patients taking steroid pills, injections or infusions are 2.6 times more likel

Updated on:September 14,2024

Serum copeptin, urinary AQP2 lower in children with nocturnal enuresis

by Elana GotkineSerum copeptin and urinary aquaporin-2 (AQP2) levels are significantly lower in children with primary monosymptomatic nocturnal enuresis (PMNE), according to a study published in the&n

Updated on: January 22,2024

Serum copeptin, urinary AQP2 lower in children with nocturnal enuresis

by Elana GotkineSerum copeptin and urinary aquaporin-2 (AQP2) levels are significantly lower in children with primary monosymptomatic nocturnal enuresis (PMNE), according to a study published in the&n

Updated on:January 22,2024

Menopausal hormone changes linked to cognitive deficits

byUniversity of California, Los AngelesFemale mice show abrupt brain substructure volume loss after midlife compared to males, and ovariectomized females have smaller dorsal hippocampal volumes

Updated on: January 18,2024

Menopausal hormone changes linked to cognitive deficits

byUniversity of California, Los AngelesFemale mice show abrupt brain substructure volume loss after midlife compared to males, and ovariectomized females have smaller dorsal hippocampal volumes

Updated on:January 18,2024