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Diabetes

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Momentum 

Bariatric surgery helps with diabetes, leads to better COVID outcomes, study finds

February 21, 2022February 18, 2022Bariatric surgery, COVID-19, Diabetes

Dr. Samer Mattar explains how bariatric surgery can lead to improvement in the lives of diabetic patients.

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The Stitch 

Tips for Diabetic Foot Care

November 24, 2021November 29, 2021Diabetes, Foot Care, Robert Lee Abbitt

Robert Lee Abbitt shares advice for diabetic foot care.

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Momentum 

Diabetes awareness: What you need to know

November 12, 2021November 12, 2021Department of Medicine, Diabetes, endocrinology, Healthcare

Dr. Dimpi Desai discusses the different types of diabetes and what you need to know about diagnosis and treatment.

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From The Labs 

Baylor College of Medicine celebrates research excellence with DeBakey Awards

October 7, 2021October 7, 2021Allzhemier's, Autism, brain coding, brain function, COVID vaccine, DeBakey Research Awards, Diabetes, glia, liver disease, Research

The 2021 DeBakey Research Awards go to: Dr. Benjamin Deneen, Dr. Hana El Sahly, Dr. Fasiha Kanwal, Dr. Nuo Li and Dr. Zheng Sun.

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From The Labs 

Rap1 controls the body’s sugar levels from the brain, regulating it may help manage diabetes

June 22, 2021June 22, 2021Brain, Diabetes, high-fat diet, hypothalamus, Rap1, Research, VMH neurons

One day, people might be able to control diabetes from the brain.

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From The Labs 

Gene Rev-erb in the brain sets the rhythm of the liver’s response to insulin

June 15, 2021June 15, 2021Brain, Diabetes, GABA neurons, liver, Research, Rev-erb gene, suprachiasmatic nucleus

The findings support that an altered daily rhythm of expression of the Rev-erb gene in the brain may underlie dawn phenomenon in diabetes.

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Policywise 

Optimizing precision medicine in diabetes treatment

March 19, 2021March 19, 2021Diabetes, Glucose, insulin, precision medicine, public health, type 1 diabetes

What is precision diabetes medicine, and how can it reduce the worldwide burden of diabetes and its costs?

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From The Labs 

From the Labs top five most viewed posts of 2020

December 30, 2020December 29, 2020Alzheimer's, bile acids, COVID19, Diabetes, fat storage, herpes, Norovirus, Research, scents, top five most viewed posts

During 2020, research news on COVID-19 led the headlines, but significant contributions emerged in other fields as well.

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From The Labs 

Unique sugar-sensing neurons work together to prevent severe hypoglycemia in mice.

June 18, 2020June 18, 2020Diabetes, estrogen receptor, hypoglycemia, low blood sugar, Research, sugar-sensing neurons

Keeping blood sugar in balance can be a challenge, especially for people with type 1 diabetes who rely on intensive insulin therapy to prevent blood

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From The Labs 

Image of the Month: Islet of Langerhans

October 1, 2019October 2, 2019Diabetes, DNA methylation, epigenetics, insulin, Islet of Langerhans, overnutrition, Research

Cells of the Islets of Langerhans in the pancreas help regulate blood sugar. Disrupting their normal function can contribute to the development of diabetes. The

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From The Labs Image of the Month From the Labs: A closer look at tertiary lymphoid structures. Image courtesy of M. Zelazowski/ P. Castro/Baylor’s Human Tissue Acquisition & Pathology (HTAP) Core.

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