Testosterone therapy associated with BMI increase in transgender males: Study Medha Baranwal15 Feb 2021 8:49 AM ISTUSA: Transgender males who received testosterone therapy experience a significant increase in BMI over time as compared to cisgender females, finds a...
Researchers discover new drugs for treatment of diabetic retinopathy Medha Baranwal15 Feb 2021 8:30 AM ISTUSA: BCL-xL inhibitors could be developed as a potential treatment for diabetic retinopathy, suggests a recent study in the journal Cell...
Study compares effectiveness of SGLT2i and GLP-1RA in elderly diabetics MD Bureau15 Feb 2021 7:41 AM ISTSodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT-2is) and glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs) are two classes of glucose-lowering...
Normal blood sugar levels in gestational diabetes may not reduce CVD risk Medha Baranwal13 Feb 2021 11:45 AM ISTUSA: Attaining normal blood sugar levels (normoglycemia) does not reduce the risk of midlife cardiovascular disease (CVD) in women with previous...
Liraglutide effective for Weight loss in Patients With Severe Mental Illness MD Bureau12 Feb 2021 7:48 PM ISTThe prevalence of overweight and obesity is 2-3 times higher among people with schizophrenia than in the general population. In a recent study,...
Structural and Functional Abnormalities of Retina may signal Cognitive Impairment in T1DÂ MD Bureau12 Feb 2021 7:45 PM ISTCognitive dysfunction is a growing and understudied public health issue in the ageing type 1 diabetic population and is difficult and time-consuming...
Semaglutide may effect weight loss upto 20% in obese: NEJM Medha Baranwal12 Feb 2021 11:45 AM ISTUK: Once-weekly semaglutide (2.4 mg) in adjunct with diet and exercise, is effective for weight loss in non-diabetic obese or overweight adults, finds...
Lower anti-Mullerian hormone levels tied to higher diabetes risk in women: Study Medha Baranwal11 Feb 2021 6:30 PM ISTNetherlands: Lower levels of age-specific anti-Mullerian hormone (AMH) is associated with a higher risk of type 2 diabetes (T2D) in women, reveals a...
Aerobic exercise best for blood sugar control in type 1 diabetes patients: Study Medha Baranwal11 Feb 2021 9:30 AM ISTIreland: Aerobic exercise may be the best approach of all exercise modalities for reducing delayed hypoglycemia risk in people with type 1 diabetes...
Young children with T1D at risk for cognitive dysfunction: Study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli11 Feb 2021 9:00 AM ISTJACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Researchers from the Diabetes Research in Children Network (DirecNet) have found in a new study that young children with T1D at...
Obesity reduction may prevent up to half of new Type 2 diabetes cases: US study Hina Zahid11 Feb 2021 7:30 AM ISTDALLAS - Reducing the prevalence of obesity may prevent up to half of new Type 2 diabetes cases in the United States, according to new research...
Risk of progression of Prediabetes to Diabetes minimal in elderly: JAMA Dr Kartikeya Kohli10 Feb 2021 6:49 AM ISTThe concept of prediabetes (and similar concepts of impaired fasting glucose and impaired glucose tolerance) formally emerged in the 1990s to better...
