A blood sugar meter could soon tell if you have COVID-19 antibodies
Scientists from Johns Hopkins University found a simple, accurate blood-sugar-meter-based test incorporating a novel fusion protein.
They say that people could someday use this assay...
Scientists find how to reduce amputation risk in diabetes
Scientists from the University of Virginia found patients with diabetes who participate in a free Annual Wellness Visit covered by Medicare are 36% less...
Cholesterol and blood sugar levels at age 35 may affect Alzheimer’s risk
Scientists from Boston University found living your best life at 35, ignoring cholesterol and glucose levels, may impact your chances of getting Alzheimer’s disease (AD)...
Uncontrolled diabetes can worsen heart failure fast
Scientists from Johns Hopkins found among older adults with early-stage—also known as preclinical—heart failure, uncontrolled diabetes can strongly increase the risk of heart failure...
Breakthrough finding could benefit people with diabetes
Scientists from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center reported a breakthrough finding that could yield benefits for patients with diabetes.
The research is published in Nature...
Texas and Florida are big U.S. ‘diabetes spots’, study finds
Scientists from the Carle Illinois College of Medicine found that Texas and Florida are big U.S. centers for Americans dealing with short- and long-term...
You are what your parents ate
Scientists from Helmholtz Zentrum München found that diet-induced obesity and diabetes can be inherited by the offspring via both a ovary cell and the...
These drugs may help reverse blood vessel injury in type 2 diabetes
Scientists from the University of Leeds found drugs that were developed to treat Alzheimer’s Disease could be re-purposed to prevent—or even reverse—the damage done...
How much and when you can eat if you suffer from diabetes
Some people with diabetes need to eat at about the same time each day. Others can be more flexible with the timing of their...
One in 500 men carry extra sex chromosome, having higher risk of diabetes, heart...
Scientists from the universities of Cambridge and Exeter found that around one in 500 men could be carrying an extra X or Y chromosome—most...