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Relationship between circadian misalignment and cardiovascular risk in women

In the current issue of Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications (Special Issue on Women's Cardiovascular Health, Volume 3, Number 4, 2019, Guest Editor Gladys P. Velarde) pp. 435-440(6); DOI: https://doi.org/10.15212/CVIA.2017.0070 Tracy Ashby, DO and Mariam Louis, MD, MSc, FCCP from the University of Florida, Department of Medicine, Jacksonville, FL, USA consider circadian misalignment and cardiovascular risk.

1 Mar 2019

New tool uncovers molecular causes of different diseases

Princeton University researchers are gaining new insights into the causes and characteristics of diseases by harnessing machine learning to analyze molecular patterns across hundreds of diseases simultaneously.

1 Mar 2019

CHLA awarded $1.36 million grant to adapt patient-driven model of diabetes care

Children's Hospital Los Angeles has been awarded a $1.36M grant from The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust to adapt a patient-driven model of care that Clinical Diabetes Director, Jennifer Raymond, MD, MCR, developed to increase treatment compliance among difficult to reach populations.

1 Mar 2019

Lipid-filled particle plays role in immune function and metabolism

Researchers have discovered that fat tissue releases a lipid-filled particle that has a role in immune function and metabolism. The study, in mice, was published online in the journal Science.

1 Mar 2019

Extra weekend sleep cannot repair the damage from sleep-deprived work week

Think sleeping in on the weekend can repair the damage from a week of sleepless nights? Not so, according to University of Colorado Boulder research published today in Current Biology.

28 Feb 2019

Infants born with heart defects more likely to develop heart problems later in life

An infant born with a relatively simple heart defect is far more likely to develop heart problems as an adult, researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have discovered.

28 Feb 2019

Listening to older patients who want to stop dialysis

Dr. Susan Wong sat down with an 84-year-old patient in the hospital, where he'd been admitted with a flare-up of a serious autoimmune condition and deteriorating kidney function.

28 Feb 2019

Study elucidates mechanism behind development of steroid diabetes

Steroids are used for treating various diseases such as allergic disorders, but they occasionally cause adverse effects, such as steroid diabetes and other metabolic disturbances. Since steroids act throughout the body, how these adverse effects are caused and by which organ are not well understood.

28 Feb 2019

Survey: More than 40% of GPs intend to quit in next five years

A new survey of GPs has revealed that over 40% intend to leave general practice within the next five years, an increase of nearly a third since 2014.

28 Feb 2019

Men are affected by kidney failure more often than women, new analysis shows

Our kidneys filter out toxic waste from the blood and regulate the fluid balance in the body as well as the balance of electrolytes and acid/base amongst others. Kidneys are important organs whose functions most of us take for granted, but when kidneys silently stop working this can create a life threatening situation.

27 Feb 2019

UVA expands telehealth capacity to better prevent or manage chronic conditions

The University of Virginia Health System is expanding its telehealth capacity to help patients across Virginia better prevent or manage chronic conditions that include diabetes, prediabetes and heart disease.

27 Feb 2019

Tobacco plants used as 'green bioreactors' to produce anti-inflammatory protein

Researchers at Western University and Lawson Health Research Institute are using tobacco plants as 'green bioreactors' to produce an anti-inflammatory protein with powerful therapeutic potential.

27 Feb 2019

One in ten people over 40 in the UK has Type 2 diabetes, new analysis finds

One in ten people over 40 in the UK is now living with a diagnosis of Type 2 diabetes, according to new analysis released today by Diabetes UK. The new figures show that there are 3.8 million people living with a diagnosis of diabetes in the UK, and 90 per cent of those with Type 2.

26 Feb 2019

Novel Imaging Methods for Biomedicine

Wei Min has been awarded the Pittcon 2019 Achievement Award. In this interview, he outlines the current imaging challenges in biomedicine and how his novel chemical imaging methods can overcome these.

From Pittcon 26 Feb 2019

Study shows benefits of including red raspberries in the diet of people with pre-diabetes

A study released today from the Illinois Institute of Technology shows the benefits of including red raspberries in the diet of individuals with pre-diabetes and insulin resistance.

26 Feb 2019

Study highlights debt and work-related impairments for young adult cancer survivors

Student loans aren't the only reason young adults end up in debt. One of the largest-ever studies of work-related risks in young adult cancer survivors finds that of 872 survivors, 14.4 percent borrowed more than $10,000 and 1.5 percent said they or their family had filed for bankruptcy as a direct result of illness or treatment.

26 Feb 2019

Mayo Clinic researchers identify gene that may predict pancreatic cancer risk in diabetic patients

Mayo Clinic researchers have identified a gene called "UCP-1" that may predict the development of pancreatic cancer in people with Type 2 diabetes. Their findings are published in Gastroenterology.

25 Feb 2019

Researchers discover new and rare skeletal disease

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have discovered a new and rare skeletal disease. In a study published in the journal Nature Medicine they describe the molecular mechanism of the disease, in which small RNA molecules play a role that has never before been observed in a congenital human disease.

25 Feb 2019

Obesity and severe obesity added as risk factors for premature heart disease in children

Obesity and severe obesity in childhood and adolescence have been added to the list of conditions that put children and teens at increased risk for premature heart disease, according to a new scientific statement from the American Heart Association published in the Association's journal Circulation.

25 Feb 2019

Mothers with children taken into out-of-home care more likely to receive inadequate prenatal care

Mothers whose first child was taken into care were found to have inadequate or no prenatal care during subsequent pregnancies, according to a study published in CMAJ.

25 Feb 2019

Endocrinology News and Research

Latest Endocrinology News and Research

Relationship between circadian misalignment and cardiovascular risk in women

New tool uncovers molecular causes of different diseases

CHLA awarded $1.36 million grant to adapt patient-driven model of diabetes care

Lipid-filled particle plays role in immune function and metabolism

Extra weekend sleep cannot repair the damage from sleep-deprived work week

Infants born with heart defects more likely to develop heart problems later in life

Listening to older patients who want to stop dialysis

Study elucidates mechanism behind development of steroid diabetes

Survey: More than 40% of GPs intend to quit in next five years

Men are affected by kidney failure more often than women, new analysis shows

UVA expands telehealth capacity to better prevent or manage chronic conditions

Tobacco plants used as 'green bioreactors' to produce anti-inflammatory protein

One in ten people over 40 in the UK has Type 2 diabetes, new analysis finds

Novel Imaging Methods for Biomedicine

Study shows benefits of including red raspberries in the diet of people with pre-diabetes

Study highlights debt and work-related impairments for young adult cancer survivors

Mayo Clinic researchers identify gene that may predict pancreatic cancer risk in diabetic patients

Researchers discover new and rare skeletal disease

Obesity and severe obesity added as risk factors for premature heart disease in children

Mothers with children taken into out-of-home care more likely to receive inadequate prenatal care

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