Diabetes
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Raising awareness about diabetes, a costly ailment
With over 75 million diabetic people, India is the second most affected country in the world after China! According to recent surveys, one in six people in the world with…
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Dilip Kumar’s younger brother Aslam Khan dies of COVID-19
Mumbai: Veteran actor Dilip Kumar’s younger brother Aslam Khan, who tested positive for COVID-19 last week, has died. He was 88. The cinema icon’s two brothers, Ehsaan Khan, 90, and Aslam…
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Plant-based diets high in carbs improve type 1 diabetes: Study
New York:Â Plant-based diets rich in whole carbohydrates can improve insulin sensitivity and other health markers in individuals with type 1 diabetes, say researchers. Two case studies, published in the Journal…
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Genes, diabetes and treatment: Are we any close to solution?
M Somasekhar Our genes tell many tales. They hold many secrets too. Scientists have been unlocking useful data to find answers to many issues and finding important clues to find…
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Study shows genetics could help diagnose diabetes in Indians
Hyderabad: Recent research has concluded a new way of using genetics to diagnose diabetes could pave the way for better diagnosis and treatment in Indians. Misdiagnosis of diabetes could be an…
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Study unveils novel strategy for diabetes treatment
Washington D.C.: Combining a once-popular but largely abandoned treatment for Type 2 diabetes with another drug could be used again to eliminate problematic side effects, say the findings of a…
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Hypertension & diabetes mellitus linked to Coronavirus infection
In an article written by Lei Fang, George Karakiulakis, Michael Roth published in The Lancet on March 11, the authors have found links of COVID-19 infection with cerebrovascular diseases, diabetes,…
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Type 1 diabetes is two different conditions: Study
London:Â Researchers have revealed that children under the age of seven, who are diagnosed with with Type 1 diabetes have a different form of the condition compared with those diagnosed aged…
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Even damaged livers can handle medicines for diabetes, BP
New York: People with diabetes, hypertension and depression might be able to continue taking life saving medications in small doses even while they heal from drug-induced liver injuries, suggests new…
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Higher testosterone levels ups diabetes risk in women
London: Researchers have revealed that having genetically higher testosterone levels increases the risk of metabolic diseases such as type 2 diabetes in women, while reducing the risk in men. Higher…
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Diabetes drug linked to increased risk of heart problems
New York: Researchers have found that rosiglitazone — a drug used to treat type 2 diabetes — is associated with an increased risk of heart problems, especially heart failure. Rosiglitazone…
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Phantom genes are secret to keep away diabetes
Washington: Phantom genes are not the ones that help produce protein in our cells and eventually in our bodies. Earlier scientists suggested that LncRNAs had no pivotal role in cells.…
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Algorithm developed to predict gestational diabetes in women
Jerusalem: Researchers have developed a new computer algorithm which will be able to identify women who are at high risk of gestational diabetes — even before they get pregnant. For…
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Diabetes can independently lead to heart failure
New York: Heart problems are a common development for people with diabetes and now researchers have found that diabetes is an independent risk factor for the development of heart failure…
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Longer exposure to obesity linked to high diabetes risk
New York: Researchers have found that longer and sustained exposure to obesity is linked to an increased risk of type 2 diabetes. For the findings, published in the journal Diabetologia,…
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Overspill of fat shown to cause Type 2 diabetes: Study
London: Researchers have been able to observe people developing Type 2 diabetes – and confirmed that fat over-spills from the liver into the pancreas, triggering the chronic condition. “We saw…
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Artificial sweeteners may be contributing to type 2 diabetes
Sydney: A $2.2 billion industry to help people lose weight through artificial sweeteners may be contributing to type 2 diabetes, researchers have warned. The study, published in th journal Current…
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Eating within 10-hour window may help stave off diabetes: study
Washington: Metabolic syndrome affects nearly 30 per cent of the US population and increases the risk for type 2 diabetes, heart disease and stroke. But lifestyle interventions such as adopting…
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Time-restricted eating benefits those at risk for diabetes
New York: Researchers have found that people who are at high risk of developing diabetes improved their health when they consumed all of their meals over a span of just…
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Diabetes-related stress more harmful for young adults
New York: Young people diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes experience high psychological distress, resulting in worse health outcomes and poor blood sugar control, find researchers from Carnegie Mellon University. Age…
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Taller people may develop atrial fibrillation: Study
Washington: Taller people are more likely to develop atrial fibrillation (AFib), an irregular and often rapid heartbeat that can lead to stroke, heart failure, and other complications, says a recent…
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Diabetes drug relieves nicotine withdrawal symptoms: Study
Washington: A new research reveals that commonly used drugs to treat type II diabetes mitigate the characteristic signs of nicotine withdrawal in rats and mice. The finding may offer an…
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India’s life expectancy rises; diabetes, BP rate high: Report
New Delhi: Life expectancy in India has increased from 49.7 years in 1970-75 to 68.7 years in 2012-16, as per the National Health Profile 2019 released on Wednesday. For the…
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India’s life expectancy rises; diabetes, hypertension rate high
New Delhi: Life expectancy in India has increased from 49.7 years in 1970-75 to 68.7 years in 2012-16, as per the National Health Profile 2019 released on Wednesday. For the…
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Avocados beneficial in managing obesity, diabetes: Study
Washington: Avocados known to be a delicious and satisfying food can according to researchers also help in delaying or preventing diabetes. For the first time, researchers led by Prof. Paul…
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Obesity causes diabetes in women, kidney disease in men
London: Obesity poses a higher risk of type 2 diabetes in women, and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and chronic kidney disease in men, said a new study from the…
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Sleep apnea linked to blindness in diabetic patients
New York: Severe sleep apnea is a risk factor for developing diabetic macular edema, a complication of diabetes that can cause vision loss or blindness, a study said. For the…
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Rotavirus linked to lower rates of type 1 diabetes
Canberra: Researchers from the University of Melbourne have found that rotavirus infection might play a role in the development of type 1 diabetes. Rotavirus remains the major cause of infantile…
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Nutrition survey finds rising diabetes risk in children
New Delhi:There is a growing risk of non-communicable diseases among children aged 5 to 9 years and adolescents aged 10-19 years in India. As per the Comprehensive National Nutrition Survey…
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Early signs of type 2 diabetes can be seen in kids: Study
London: Researchers have found that early signs of adulthood type 2 diabetes can be seen in children as young as 8 years old. Type 2 diabetes is most often diagnosed…
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