Posts Tagged ‘type 2 diabetes’
Diabetes drug liraglutide linked to lower risk of cardiovascular events
Real world data from a large Nordic study shows that use of liraglutide, a drug for type 2 diabetes, is associated with a lower risk of myocardial infarction, stroke or cardiovascular death. …
Read Full ArticleRates of chronic kidney disease, deaths outpace other diseases
Advances in treating cancer, heart disease and other major health conditions in recent decades have extended life spans for millions of people. However, chronic kidney disease is an outlier, with cases accelerating at a faster …
Read Full ArticleGenetic analysis links obesity with diabetes and coronary artery disease
A Cleveland Clinic genetic analysis has found that obesity itself, not just the adverse health effects associated with it, significantly increases the risk of Type 2 diabetes and coronary artery disease. …
Read Full ArticleAlzheimer’s and cardiovascular disease share common genetics in some patients
Genetics may predispose some people to both Alzheimer’s disease and high levels of blood lipids such as cholesterol, a common feature of cardiovascular disease, …
Read Full ArticleNovel combined therapy tackles obesity and type 2 diabetes
A new combined therapy for obesity and diabetes has been shown to suppress the appetite and at the same time increase energy expenditure. …
Read Full ArticleGut microbiota products can favor diabetes
A study published in the journal Cell shows that the gut microbiota has the ability to affect how cells respond to insulin, and can thus contribute to type 2 diabetes. The findings demonstrate a hereto unknown pathological mechanism. …
Read Full ArticleMouse study suggests dad’s exercise before conception impacts offspring’s lifelong health
Recent studies have linked development of type 2 diabetes and impaired metabolic health individuals to their parents’ poor diet, and there is increasing evidence that fathers play an important role in obesity and metabolic …
Read Full ArticleMany seemingly healthy children show signs of metabolic problems
More than a quarter of otherwise healthy six-year-old children may have metabolic risk factors that put them at increased risk for cardiovascular disease, …
Read Full ArticleFat: A new player expands our definition of diabetes
A new study by Australian researchers is challenging what we know about the causes of diabetes. The new research points to fat tissue as a source of disease and widens our understanding beyond the traditional focus …
Read Full ArticleNutrients may reduce blood glucose levels
Type 2 diabetes is driven by many metabolic pathways, with some pathways driven by amino acids, the molecular building blocks for proteins. Scientists at Joslin Diabetes Center now have shown that one amino acid, alanine, …
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