Onset of diabetes at Younger Age Tied to Risk of Dementia: JAMA MD Bureau30 April 2021 12:17 AM ISTDementia is a global epidemic; the number of people with dementia worldwide was estimated at 47.47 million in 2015 and expected to reach 135.46...
Metformin may help protect against Clostridioides difficile infection, finds study Hina Zahid29 April 2021 6:30 AM ISTRockville, Md.- Researchers from Wake Forest School of Medicine in North Carolina have demonstrated that a common diabetes drug inhibits the spread of...
Severe DKA on the rise in pediatric type 2 diabetes during COVID-19 pandemic Hina Zahid28 April 2021 11:37 PM ISTAccording to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), children generally appear to be less severely impacted by COVID-19 than adults. But...
Bariatric surgery lowers death risk in diabetics: JAMA Medha Baranwal28 April 2021 9:26 PM ISTCanada: Bariatric surgery may lower the risk of death and diabetes-specific cardiac and renal outcomes in patients with type 2 diabetes and severe...
Severe ketoacidosis doubled during COVID-19 period in diabetic children: Study Medha Baranwal27 April 2021 9:45 AM ISTCanada: The researchers in a recent study observed a significant increase in severe diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) among children presenting with...
High blood sugar tied to progression of cirrhosis in chronic hepatitis C: Study MD Bureau26 April 2021 11:25 AM ISTHepatitis C virus (HCV) mainly affects the liver, but also several tissues outside the liver have been reported to be involved, resulting in a wide...
Metformin may be potential treatment of non-diabetic CKD, finds study Dr Satabdi Saha26 April 2021 6:17 AM ISTMetformin, widely used for treatment of type 2 diabetes, inhibits mitochondrial respiratory chain complex and transiently decreases mitochondrial...
Feeling Hungry All the Time? Blood sugar dips after food may be the cause MD Bureau25 April 2021 12:45 PM ISTRecent research revealed that people who experience big dips in blood sugar levels, several hours after eating, end up feeling hungrier and consume...
GLP-1 receptor agonists lower asthma exacerbations in those with asthma and diabetes Medha Baranwal24 April 2021 11:00 AM ISTUSA: The administration of GLP-1R agonists in adults with asthma and type 2 diabetes results in lower counts of asthma exacerbations versus other...
Olfactory dysfunction predictor of dementia in elderly with diabetes, Study says Dr. Nandita Mohan23 April 2021 7:15 AM ISTResearchers from the Department of Metabolism & Endocrinology, Tokyo, Japan have recently observed that olfactory dysfunction precedes the...
HbA1C not enough to monitor diabetes in patients of African descent: Study MD Bureau22 April 2021 6:45 AM ISTAfrican descent populations in the United States have high rates of type 2 diabetes and are incorrectly represented as a single group, despite being...
Less sugar, please! New studies show low glucose levels might assist muscle repair Hina Zahid22 April 2021 6:30 AM ISTTokyo, Japan - Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have shown that skeletal muscle satellite cells, key players in muscle repair,...
