Sleep patterns could help predict Alzheimer’s … Type 2 diabetes study holds promise for safe treatment … Social media better at predicting disease than demographic data
Clinical Briefs for Monday, June 17
By
Alicia Lasek
Jun 14, 2019
Young blood helps delay aging in older mice … Shoulder pain treatment promising for those with spinal cord injury … Sleep disordered breathing tied to faster aging … Exercise, weight training boosts...
Clinical Briefs for Wednesday, June 12
By
Alicia Lasek
Jun 11, 2019
Has depression drug esketamine been overhyped? … LDL cholesterol tied to early-onset AD … Undetected diabetes can affect heart and periodontal health
Early preventive treatment can help delay onset of type 1 diabetes by two years
By
Alicia Lasek
Jun 10, 2019
In an unprecedented trial, immunotherapy has proven to be effective in delaying clinical type 1 diabetes by two or more years, according to National Institutes of Health-funded research.
Clinical Briefs for Friday, June 7
By
Alicia Lasek
Jun 06, 2019
AHA releases scientific statement on diabetes and heart failure … Early advance care planning benefits dying patients … Walking speed linked with blood cancer outcomes in older people
Generic of Humalog insulin introduced
By
Elizabeth Newman
Mar 20, 2019
Eli Lilly is planning to release a generic version of its Humalog insulin pen that’s half the price of the original, the pharmaceutical company said earlier this month. Insulin Lispro’s list price...
Poor sleep and diabetes are linked to slow wound healing
By
Elizabeth Newman
Oct 19, 2018
The latest research indicates that those with type 2 diabetes and a lack of sleep likely have bodies with weaker immune systems, making them more vulnerable to infections and a slower wound healing process.
Insulin prices scrutinized
By
James M. Berklan
Jun 08, 2018
U.S. Senators and the American Diabetes Association called for greater transparency on insulin pricing, as well as other measures to help individuals with diabetes. A new American Diabetes Association...
Also in the News for Wednesday, Jan. 31
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jan 31, 2018
Residents forced out by Texas floods return to nursing home 5 months later … First trial of brain implant slows decline in some Alzheimer’s patients … Balance training, on Nintendo Wii...
Diabetes prevention program released in Spanish
Jan 10, 2017
Blue Mesa Health Inc. has created Transformemos, a Spanish-language version of its digital Diabetes Prevention Program.