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Heterogeneity of Dietary practices in India: current status and implications for the prevention and control of type 2 diabetes

7 hours ago | European Journal of Clinical Nutrition | 2 articles

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Published online: 17 January 2022; doi:10.1038/s41430-021-01067-1 Heterogeneity of Dietary practices in India: current status and...
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Higher Cardiorespiratory Fitness Cuts Incident Diabetes Risk

13 hours ago | Medscape

A single-center, retrospective, observational study of more than 8700 adults in Saudi Arabia showed that increased cardiorespiratory fitness reduced the risk for incident type...
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5 Ways Aging Affects Your Fitness and How to Counteract Them

1 day ago | Cathe Friedrich

You can't package it into a pill, but physical activity is the best anti-aging medicine, and when you stay physically active, you're less likely to need prescription...
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Discovery could hold the key to alleviating metabolic disease

2 days ago | ScienceDaily

A newly characterized fat protein could provide the missing link to explain a rare metabolic disease while offering fresh insight into common disorders such as obesity and type...
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New Discovery Holds the Key to Alleviating Metabolic Disease

2 days ago | Medindia Health

Mice lacking Tmem120a protein, primarily found in fat cells, have similar symptoms as FPLD2. Familial Partial Lipodystrophy Type 2 or FPLD2 is a rare disorder causing diabetes.
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Injectable Drug Wegovy Can Help People Lose 35 Pounds in Over a Year

3 days ago | PopSugar

For those considering medication to help with weight loss, Wegovy , a new injectable prescription weight-loss drug, is proving to be highly promising option. Approved by the...
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Disparities in GLP-1 Receptor Agonist Use in Type 2 Diabetes

3 days ago | Medscape | 3 articles

White and more affluent patients with type 2 diabetes are significantly more likely to receive GLP-1 receptor agonist therapy than individuals who are Black, Asian, Hispanic or...
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The unexpected benefits of fat in type 2 diabetes

3 days ago | ScienceDaily | 3 articles

With nearly 10% of the world's population affected, type 2 diabetes is a major public health issue. An excessively sedentary lifestyle and a too-caloric diet encourage the...
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Pancreatic Cancer Test Validated for Newly Diagnosed Diabetes

4 days ago | Medscape | 2 articles

Researchers derived and validated a proprietary screening test to detect pancreatic cancer in people with new-onset diabetes. The test uses an epigenetic analysis of a 20 mL...
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Benefits of Fat in Type 2 Diabetes

5 days ago | Medindia Health

A cycle of fat storage and mobilization allows cells to adapt to excess sugar, stressing an incredible biological mechanism that could be used as a lever to slow the onset of...
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Can Supercomputers Really Keep Up With the Human Brain?

Data scientists face new challenges as their efforts to examine every single neuron in the human brain place extreme processing demands on supercomputers. Medscape Medical News Read more ...

Concussion Sequelae Boost Alzheimer's Risk

Post-traumatic amnesia and chronic vascular lesions are risk factors for subsequent Alzheimer's disease following traumatic brain injury, new research suggests. Medscape... Read more ...

How To De-Stress in the New Year and Improve Your Mental Health

Around the beginning of the year, many of us turn our focus to how we can better improve our lives. New Year's resolutions are often centered around physical health, such as... Read more ...

Stroke-Related Restless Legs Syndrome an 'Emerging Entity'

Researchers uncover patterns that could help clinicians diagnose this common neurologic condition after stroke. Medscape Medical News Read more ...

Vapers Risk More Symptoms From COVID-19

E-cigarette users infected with the coronavirus may be more likely than infected non-vapers to experience COVID-19 symptoms, according to research published in the Journal of... Read more ...

Many People Could Still Be Infectious After 5-Day Quarantine

After a 5-day quarantine, about a third of people infected with SARS-CoV-2 might still be infectious, according to new data. Reuters Health Information Read more ...

South African Study Suggests Omicron Less Severe Even for Unvaccinated

Unvaccinated people infected with the Omicron variant of coronavirus may be less prone to severe illness and requiring hospital care or dying than was the case with previous... Read more ...

Burned by COVID Supply Crunch, Hospitals Invest in US Mask-Making

Two days before Christmas, a cargo ship left Mumbai with a mask-making machine bound for Illinois-based OSF HealthCare, which will use the equipment to make its own N95... Read more ...