A recent study investigated whether anakinra for rheumatoid arthritis led to a reduction of joint damage and blood glucose levels in patients with both rheumatoid arthritis and type 2 diabetes. Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is a chronic disease affecting the joints. The disease occurs when the body’s immune system attacks the joints by mistake and causes…
Monthly Archives: September 2019
A large data analysis evaluated fat mass index and lean body mass index as indicators of cardiovascular risk in diabetes patients. Obesity is an important risk factor for several health problems, including heart disease. It is important to have an accurate method of measuring obesity, both in order to study its effects on populations and…
Advanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) brain scan analysis helps to identify patients with a high risk of developing stroke-related dementia, study finds. Strokes, which occur when blood flow to the brain is blocked, can affect the thinking abilities of the patient and also lead to dementia. When the stroke affects the small blood vessels in…
Recent technological advancements in treating type 1 diabetes have recently been described in The Lancet. Type 1, or juvenile, diabetes is an autoimmune disease where the body mistakes its own cells – β-cells in the pancreas – for foreign cells and subsequently tries to get rid of them. There are numerous treatments for the management…
Researchers investigating a new Alzheimer’s treatment gives hope for the sixth leading cause of death in the United States. A new way to combat deadly dementia. Did you know Alzheimer’s Disease is the sixth leading cause of death in the United States? Alzheimer’s disease is just one type of a group of conditions known…
Transcranial Electromagnetic Treatment (TEMT) shows promising ability to treat Alzheimer’s disease. Alzheimer’s disease was first described by Dr. Alois Alzheimer in 1906 and yet, some 113 years later, treatment for the disease is still limited to targeting symptoms. There has been a consistent failure to develop a drug that successfully modifies the disease itself. There…
A series of research studies report on the effects of blueberries on age-related health. Blueberries contain anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties; characteristics that are strongly linked with healthy aging. Previous studies conducted on rodents have identified that blueberries offer several health benefits for those facing age-related conditions such as Alzheimer’s disease, obesity, cardiovascular disease, and blood…
Study shows the benefit of resuming blood thinner drugs after a gastrointestinal bleed outweighs the risk of a rebleeding event. Gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding is a common problem affecting approximately 150 patients per 100,000 population in the United States and the United Kingdom and has a mortality rate of 5% to 10%. GI bleeding can be…
A new stem cell-derived human model reveals the role of the most common genetic risk factor, the APOE4 gene, in Alzheimer’s disease. Alzheimer’s disease is the most common cause of dementia. The brain changes associated with Alzheimer’s disease begin decades before clinical signs and symptoms are detected or observed. It is a progressive disease characterized…
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A new meta-analysis evaluated the link between breast cancer and prostate cancer risk to determine if breast cancer in first-degree relatives increased the risk of prostate cancer in men. Prostate cancer is the second most commonly diagnosed cancer in men in most western countries. Prostate cancer has high morbidity and mortality making it the fifth…