Study suggests insulin receptor genetic variants may protect from type 2 diabetes
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Diabetes mellitus is one of the most prevalent chronic diseases in the United States and around the world and is...
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Genetic risk scores help predict type 2 diabetes in people of south Asian origin, study finds — ScienceDaily
Combining a genetic risk score with a clinical risk score improved the prediction of type 2 diabetes in British Pakistani and British Bangladeshi individuals,...
Genetic risk scores help predict type 2 diabetes in people of south Asian origin
Researchers from Queen Mary University find that genetic risk scores help predict type 2 diabetes in people of south Asian origin. Credit: Genes &...
A healthy lifestyle helps to prevent gestational diabetes in those at highest genetic risk
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Gestational diabetes is the most common health-related challenge during pregnancy. Today, it is diagnosed in every fifth expectant mother in...
A healthy lifestyle helps to prevent gestational diabetes in those at highest genetic risk — ScienceDaily
Researchers have developed a genetic-risk score for identifying individuals who would benefit the most from lifestyle counselling to prevent gestational and postpartum diabetes. Gestational...
Poor diet associated with increased diabetes risk across all gradients of genetic risk
Interplay between genetics and diet on the development of type 2 diabetes. Credit: Jordi Merino, Merino J. et al., 2022, PLOS Medicine, CC-BY 4.0...
A poor diet, irrespective of genetic risk factors, is associated with a 30 percent increased risk of diabetes — ScienceDaily
Genetic risk factors and diet quality are independently associated with type 2 diabetes; a healthy diet is linked to lower diabetes risk across all...
Newly developed genetic risk scores could help patients, physicians make health decisions — ScienceDaily
A person’s risk of developing diseases such as type 2 diabetes or breast cancer may be influenced by thousands of genetic differences. Looking at...
Black adults may be at higher risk of diabetes due to genetic variations and social health determinants
3D-model of DNA. Credit: Michael Ströck/Wikimedia/ GNU Free Documentation License In a recent study published in Circulation: Genomic and Precision Medicine, University of Alabama...
Boosting function and survival of stem cell-derived pancreatic cells by genetic engineering
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Recent advances in the transplantation of stem cell-derived insulin-producing beta cells (SC-beta cells) to treat type 1 diabetes (T1D) has...