Brain reveals the risk for developing obesity — ScienceDaily
Obesity risk factors of family background are associated with changes in the brain function, finds a study conducted at the Finnish Turku PET Centre....
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Study finds statins lower CVD and mortality in people with RA, only modestly increase diabetes risk
Credit: CC0 Public Domain New research presented this week at ACR Convergence, the American College of Rheumatology’s annual meeting, shows that statins are associated...
Biomarker Score Helps Predict Hospitalization Risk for Heart Failure in Type 2
A new risk score using two blood tests along with widely available clinical measurements was highly effective in predicting the risk for hospitalization for...
Taking Contraceptive Pill Reduces Type 2 Risk in Women With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
Taking an oral contraceptive as a treatment for polycystic ovary syndrome — a common treatment for this disorder — has been shown to reduce...
Poorly Controlled Type 2 Diabetes Linked to Much Greater Dementia Risk
Having poorly controlled type 2 diabetes — rather than just diabetes itself — was linked to a much higher risk for cognitive impairment and...
Lowering blood insulin levels could lower your risk of getting COVID-19
Potential roles of GRP78 in COVID-19: In older and obese diabetic patients (1), hyperinsulinemia (2) causes cellular stress and induces the XBP-1-mediated overexpression of...
Cardiovascular Risk Factors Predict Type 2 Better Than Genetic Factors
Maintaining a healthy cardiovascular risk profile — including a healthy body weight — may be more important for preventing type 2 diabetes than genetic...
New discovery about diabetes may reduce the risk of organ failure
Credit: CC0 Public Domain A new research result from Aarhus University and the Steno Diabetes Center Aarhus has identified how diabetes affects stem cells...
Diabetes Support Intervention May Reduce Depression Risk
A diabetes support intervention involving text messaging was found to be helpful for blood glucose control in people with symptoms of depression, and even...
Breastfeeding linked to lower risk of type 1 diabetes
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Research on the role of diet in the development of type 1 diabetes is generally of low evidence, but there...