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Older adults receive more caregiver support at the end of life

Dying adults in the United States have 2.5 people assisting them, on average, according to a new study. Yet those caring for adults at the end-of-life, especially spouses, are likely to report that they have no one assisting them and no time for themselves.

11 Jul 2017

Using Modern Technology to Gamify Medication Adherence

Medication nonadherence is the phenomenon of people not sticking to their medication. Either stopping completely before they're supposed to, or taking it irregularly, at such a rate that it's below the optimal level.

From Perx Health 11 Jul 2017

Gut colonization linked to development and progress of heart failure

In the gut of patients with heart failure, important groups of bacteria are found less frequently and the gut flora is not as diverse as in healthy individuals.

11 Jul 2017

Study reveals link between coffee and low mortality

A study published in the July 11 issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine suggests that people who drink coffee appear to have a longer life-span.

11 Jul 2017

Intestinal viruses may affect person's chance of developing Type 1 diabetes

Doctors can't predict who will develop Type 1 diabetes, a chronic autoimmune disease in which one's own immune system destroys the cells needed to control blood-sugar levels, requiring daily insulin injections and continual monitoring.

11 Jul 2017

New program gives free legal help to families for health-related issues

Chicago families with kids who have complicated medical conditions now have easier access to legal help, thanks to a new partnership between the University of Illinois at Chicago and Legal Council for Health Justice.

11 Jul 2017

Researchers aim to examine respiratory effects of body weight in preteens

Do overweight children have more breathing limitations, intolerance for exercise, and breathlessness when exercising than normal weight children, leading to possible misdiagnosis for conditions such as asthma?

10 Jul 2017

Study compares long-term outcomes of bariatric surgery with medical, lifestyle management of diabetes

A team of Cleveland Clinic researchers is leading a first-of-its-kind multicenter clinical trial to assess the long-term outcomes of bariatric/metabolic surgery compared to medical and lifestyle therapy for treating Type 2 diabetes.

10 Jul 2017

Researchers discover that amount of Epac2A at vesicles controls insulin release

Specialized beta cells in the pancreas release the hormone insulin to control our blood glucose levels, and failure of this mechanism is central to the development of type-2 diabetes.

10 Jul 2017

Stem Cell Educator therapy found to be safe and effective for treating diabetes

New research reveals that a treatment called Stem Cell Educator therapy is safe and effective for treating type 1 and type 2 diabetes. The therapy cultures the patient's immune cells with cord blood stem cells and returns only the "educated" immune cells to the patient's circulation.

7 Jul 2017

Multiple diabetes complications increase risk of hospital readmissions, research shows

For patients with diabetes, one reason for hospitalization and unplanned hospital readmission is severe dysglycemia (uncontrolled hyperglycemia – high blood sugar, or hypoglycemia – low blood sugar), says new research published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine.

7 Jul 2017

Researchers identify fasting plasma glucose and insulin as key biomarkers for weight loss

Researchers from the Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports at the University of Copenhagen today announced the findings from a weight loss biomarker study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

7 Jul 2017

$Promising target may open door to new therapies for preventing bone fractures in diabetes patients$

Promising target may open door to new therapies for preventing bone fractures in diabetes patients

Researchers at New York University College of Dentistry have described a new target that may open the door to developing therapies for preventing bone fractures in people with type 2 diabetes.

7 Jul 2017

Study: Mindfulness-based therapy lowers stress and blood sugar in overweight, obese women

In a randomized clinical trial of women who were overweight or obese, mindfulness-based stress reduction increased mindfulness and decreased stress compared with health education. In addition, fasting blood sugar levels decreased within the MBSR group, but not within the health education group.

7 Jul 2017

Increasing diabetes burden in sub-Saharan Africa has potential to reverse health gains of recent years

As sub-Saharan African countries struggle to cope with the current burden of diabetes, new estimates suggest that costs associated with the disease could more than double and may reach up to US$59.3 billion per year by 2030 if type 2 diabetes cases continue to increase.

7 Jul 2017

Obamacare inspires unlikely political action in California’s red region

Modoc County, in the northeastern corner of California, is roughly the size of Connecticut. It's so sparsely populated, the entire county has just one stoplight.

7 Jul 2017

Nanolock-nanopore detects cancer driver mutations to facilitate early diagnosis, treatment

The moment when healthy cells turn into cancer cells is a critical point. And if caught early enough, many cancers can be stopped in their tracks.

7 Jul 2017

Opioid prescribing practices update from CDC

According to the latest Vital Signs reports issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the number of prescriptions containing an opioid was at its highest in 2010 and since then has decreased every year until 2015. The numbers are still high says the report and the variations are also noticeable between counties.

6 Jul 2017

Researchers explore maternal distraction during breast and bottle-feeding

As innovation expands the accessibility of technology, the potential for distraction increases as well. A new assesses the level and type of distractions that affect mothers during infant feeding and discusses the potential impact on mothers and babies.

6 Jul 2017

Fall among elderly patients linked to higher risk for adverse events

More than half of elderly patients (age 65 and older) who visited an emergency department because of injuries sustained in a fall suffered adverse events -- including additional falls, hospitalization, and death -- within 6 months.

6 Jul 2017

Endocrinology News and Research

Latest Endocrinology News and Research

Older adults receive more caregiver support at the end of life

Using Modern Technology to Gamify Medication Adherence

Gut colonization linked to development and progress of heart failure

Study reveals link between coffee and low mortality

Intestinal viruses may affect person's chance of developing Type 1 diabetes

New program gives free legal help to families for health-related issues

Researchers aim to examine respiratory effects of body weight in preteens

Study compares long-term outcomes of bariatric surgery with medical, lifestyle management of diabetes

Researchers discover that amount of Epac2A at vesicles controls insulin release

Stem Cell Educator therapy found to be safe and effective for treating diabetes

Multiple diabetes complications increase risk of hospital readmissions, research shows

Researchers identify fasting plasma glucose and insulin as key biomarkers for weight loss

Promising target may open door to new therapies for preventing bone fractures in diabetes patients

Study: Mindfulness-based therapy lowers stress and blood sugar in overweight, obese women

Increasing diabetes burden in sub-Saharan Africa has potential to reverse health gains of recent years

Obamacare inspires unlikely political action in California’s red region

Nanolock-nanopore detects cancer driver mutations to facilitate early diagnosis, treatment

Opioid prescribing practices update from CDC

Researchers explore maternal distraction during breast and bottle-feeding

Fall among elderly patients linked to higher risk for adverse events

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