Study links insulin resistance and advanced cell aging with childhood poverty
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Black adolescents who lived in poverty and were less optimistic about the future showed accelerated aging in their immune cells...
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Not enough men in their 40s are getting screened for diabetes: Canadian study
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Not enough men in Alberta, Canada—especially those in their 40s—are getting tested for diabetes, putting them at risk for heart...
Whether you’re 18 or 80, lifestyle may be more important than age in determining dementia risk, study reveals — ScienceDaily
Individuals with no dementia risk factors, such as smoking, diabetes or hearing loss, have similar brain health as people who are 10 to 20...
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...
SGLT2 Inhibitors Protect the Heart, New Study Reports
Sodium-glucose transport protein 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors are fairly new medications for the treatment of diabetes. The first to be approved by the U.S. Food...
Diabetes patients on Medicare Advantage plans more likely to have worse health, study finds
Credit: CC0 Public Domain While patients with diabetes on Medicare Advantage plans are more likely to receive preventive treatments, they were less likely to...
Night lights, TV left on, smart phones linked to significantly higher disease rates, study finds — ScienceDaily
In a sample of older men and women ages 63 to 84, those who were exposed to any amount of light while sleeping at...
Dopamine regulates insulin secretion through a complex of receptors, study finds
Credit: Tokyo Tech Diabetes is a lifelong, chronic health condition caused by abnormalities in the body’s production and use of the hormone insulin. Research...
Diabetes wellness visits reduce risk of amputation, study finds
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Patients with diabetes who participate in a free Annual Wellness Visit covered by Medicare are 36% less likely to need...
Study finds disparities in access to insulin pumps among youth with type 1 diabetes
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Over the past 20 years, despite the overall increase in the use of insulin pumps, there have been few improvements...