Native Hawaiians face higher rates of accelerated biological aging, study finds

October 8, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

We normally associate our age with the year we are born. However, what if your age could be better associated with other factors like health, diet, exercise, occupation and education

Feeling judged by your doctor? You might be right

October 7, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

When an individual visits their doctor, they aren’t supposed to keep secrets. Unless patients are forthcoming about their symptoms, behaviors, and health-related beliefs, it’s hard for healthcare professionals to effectively

State-level, out-of-pocket insulin caps do not substantially increase utilization

October 7, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

In a first-of-its-kind study, a cohort of researchers, led by the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, evaluated the effects of state-level insulin out-of-pocket costs across states and payers and

Type 2 diabetes cases more than doubled seven decades after exposure to famine

October 7, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

Researchers at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and at the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine used the setting of

Possible explanation for link between diabetes and Alzheimer’s

October 7, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

People with type 2 diabetes are at increased risk of Alzheimer’s disease and other cognitive problems. A new study led by UmeĆ„ University, Sweden, shows that the reason may be

Significant link found between heme iron, found in red meat and other animal products, and type 2 diabetes risk

October 7, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

Higher intake of heme iron, the type found in red meat and other animal products — as opposed to non-heme iron, found mostly in plant-based foods — was associated with

Say ‘aah’ and get a diagnosis on the spot: is this the future of health?

October 7, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

A computer algorithm has achieved a 98% accuracy in predicting different diseases by analysing the colour of the human tongue. The proposed imaging system developed by Iraqi and Australian researchers

Type 2 diabetes increased by almost 20% over a decade in U.S., study finds

October 7, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

Type 2 diabetes increased by almost 20% between 2012 and 2022, according to a new study from the University of Georgia. The researchers found an increase in diabetes among all

Deadly sea snail toxin could be key to making better medicines

October 7, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

Scientists are finding clues for how to treat diabetes and hormone disorders in an unexpected place: a toxin from one of the most venomous animals on the planet. A multinational

Red and processed meat consumption associated with higher type 2 diabetes risk, study of two million people finds

October 7, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

Meat consumption, particularly consumption of processed meat and unprocessed red meat, is associated with a higher type 2 diabetes risk, an analysis of data from 1.97 million participants, published today