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Self-monitoring of type 2 diabetes results in considerable savings on health care costs

Self-monitoring of type 2 diabetes used in combination with an electronic feedback system results in considerable savings on health care costs especially in sparsely populated areas, a new study from the University of Eastern Finland shows.

29 Jun 2018

BWH researchers develop rapid Zika detection test using mobile health technologies

The Zika virus, which continues to cause microcephaly and other neurological complications in infants whose mothers were infected during pregnancy, remains a public health concern.

29 Jun 2018

URI researchers working to develop novel medication to treat alcohol use disorder

Alcohol abuse is among the leading causes of preventable death in the United States, killing more than 88,000 people a year, according to the Centers for Disease Control.

28 Jun 2018

Achieving the WHO’s Global Action Plan for Dementia

One year on from the WHO's Global Action Plan for Dementia, Dr. Matthew Norton from Alzheimer's Research UK discusses the steps that have been taken so far, and whether we are likely to meet the 2025 target.

28 Jun 2018

Geriatric assessments could fine-tune cancer care for older adults

In a move to improve cancer care for older adults, the American Society of Clinical Oncology is recommending that all patients age 65 and older receive a geriatric assessment when considering or undergoing chemotherapy.

28 Jun 2018

Radar and AI could help diabetics to monitor their blood sugar

People with diabetes could be able to monitor their blood sugar without drawing blood using a system now being developed at the University of Waterloo.

28 Jun 2018

Frequent handwashing and house cleaning can effectively lower exposure to flame retardants

Washing your hands and cleaning your house frequently may help to lower your contact with common flame-retardant chemicals, according to a new study by researchers at the Columbia Center for Children's Environmental Health at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health.

28 Jun 2018

Pilates and yoga can benefit people of all ages and fitness levels

The idea of going for a run or joining a gym can be intimidating for people who don't exercise. When you have a health condition that prevents you from engaging in many types of high-impact exercise, it can also be tough to know where to start.

28 Jun 2018

Pennington Biomedical awarded $4.5 million funding to evaluate treatments for childhood obesity

A research team at LSU's Pennington Biomedical Research Center has been approved for a five-year, $4.5 million funding award by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute, or PCORI, to evaluate two treatments for children who have obesity.

27 Jun 2018

Individual species of lipids may be better signatures of metabolic health

Heart disease is the number one killer in the United States, and high triglyceride levels in the blood are cited as just one of several risk factors. Millions of lipid panels, blood tests that look at cholesterol levels as well as triglycerides, are performed in clinics each year.

27 Jun 2018

Fitness may be vital to depression patient’s good health

Exercise may be just as crucial to a depression patient's good health as finding an effective antidepressant.

27 Jun 2018

Walnut consumption linked to lower prevalence of type 2 diabetes

A new epidemiological study representing more than 34,000 American adults suggests that those who consume walnuts may have about half the risk of developing type 2 diabetes compared to adults who do not eat nuts.

27 Jun 2018

Human insulin as safe and effective as expensive insulin analogs for patients with type 2 diabetes

Patients with Type 2 diabetes who were treated with the newer generation of insulin analog drugs did not have substantially better outcomes than those treated with less costly human insulin, according to a study by Yale School of Medicine researchers and colleagues at Kaiser Permanente.

27 Jun 2018

Researchers receive grant to evaluate efficacy of tobacco cessation methods

Researchers at The University of Kansas Cancer Center have received a five-year National Institutes of Health R0-1 grant to compare and evaluate the efficacy of optimized versus non-optimized tobacco cessation approaches for African American smokers.

27 Jun 2018

Researchers discover immune cells that create and sustain chronic inflammatory bowel disease

In preclinical experiments, Laurie Harrington, Ph.D., and colleagues at the University of Alabama at Birmingham have discovered a subset of immune cells that create and sustain chronic inflammatory bowel disease.

27 Jun 2018

New approach needed to treat type 2 diabetes in youth

A major study has found that medicines used to treat diabetes in adults are not effective on youth. The researchers say the finding is disturbing because type 2 diabetes among youth is a growing problem.

27 Jun 2018

Study finds byproduct of common prostate cancer drug can stimulate growth of tumor cells

A genetic anomaly in certain men with prostate cancer may impact their response to common drugs used to treat the disease, according to new research at Cleveland Clinic. The findings may provide important information for identifying which patients potentially fare better when treated with an alternate therapy.

26 Jun 2018

Study shows increased risk of cancer among US flight attendants

A new study from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health has revealed that several types of cancer are more common among US flight attendants than they are among the general population.

26 Jun 2018

MILabs announces innovative PET imaging features in its new VECTor6 system

The new VECTor6 imaging system is packed with exclusive preclinical PET imaging features including 0.6 mm 18F resolution, the elimination of positron-range blurring for e.g. 124I, simultaneous multi-isotope PET and PET/SPECT tomography, and α- and β-radiotherapy imaging.

26 Jun 2018

Chemical compounds produced by gut bacteria could help spot early stages of liver disease

Chemical compounds produced by the bacteria in our gut could be used to spot the early stages of liver disease, according to new research.

25 Jun 2018

Endocrinology News and Research

Latest Endocrinology News and Research

Self-monitoring of type 2 diabetes results in considerable savings on health care costs

BWH researchers develop rapid Zika detection test using mobile health technologies

URI researchers working to develop novel medication to treat alcohol use disorder

Achieving the WHO’s Global Action Plan for Dementia

Geriatric assessments could fine-tune cancer care for older adults

Radar and AI could help diabetics to monitor their blood sugar

Frequent handwashing and house cleaning can effectively lower exposure to flame retardants

Pilates and yoga can benefit people of all ages and fitness levels

Pennington Biomedical awarded $4.5 million funding to evaluate treatments for childhood obesity

Individual species of lipids may be better signatures of metabolic health

Fitness may be vital to depression patient’s good health

Walnut consumption linked to lower prevalence of type 2 diabetes

Human insulin as safe and effective as expensive insulin analogs for patients with type 2 diabetes

Researchers receive grant to evaluate efficacy of tobacco cessation methods

Researchers discover immune cells that create and sustain chronic inflammatory bowel disease

New approach needed to treat type 2 diabetes in youth

Study finds byproduct of common prostate cancer drug can stimulate growth of tumor cells

Study shows increased risk of cancer among US flight attendants

MILabs announces innovative PET imaging features in its new VECTor6 system

Chemical compounds produced by gut bacteria could help spot early stages of liver disease

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