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Momentum

Debunking Diabetes

November 3, 2022 Diabetes,  medicine-endocrinology

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 37 million people in the U.S. have diabetes and 1 in 5 don’t know

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From The Labs

Findings support repurposing rheumatoid arthritis drug auranofin for diabetes

October 18, 2022 auranofin,  Diabetes,  insulin,  Obesity,  Research,  rheumatoid arthritis,  white fat

A detailed exploration of the association between inflammation and diabetes revealed the potential of auranofin.

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Momentum

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

February 21, 2022 Bariatric 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, 2021 Diabetes,  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, 2021 Department 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, 2021 Allzhemier'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, 2021 Brain,  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, 2021 Brain,  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, 2021 Diabetes,  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, 2020 Alzheimer'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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