The first major breakthrough in understanding type 1 diabetes (T1D) was in 1889 when Von Mering & Minkowski at the University of Strasbourg showed that removing the pancreas of dogs caused diabetes (1). It took 33 years for this knowledge to translate into the isolation of insulin for ...
Inflammation diets have been trendy for a long time. But new research is revealing exactly how your diet can affect the gut microbiome—and ultimately ward off chronic disease.
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In this review, we shortlisted timely leaps in the management of type 2 diabetes—advances that we believe are ready for “prime time.” We provide context for selected updates that have already been incorporated into guidelines—context that we feel will edify the rationale for readers and speed...
The MELD and Child-Pugh scores are two tools that determine the health of your liver based on different medical markers. The MELD assigns you a score that ranges from 6 to 40. It gives doctors an idea of where you should be on the liver transplant waiting list if you’re 12 or older...
Within the blood are also numerous molecules formed as byproducts of normal biochemical functions. When these molecules indicate how your cells areresponding to disease, injury or stress, scientists often refer to them asbiological markers, or biomarkers. Thus, biomarkers in a blood sample can repre...
1. People with diabetes are more likely to be more unwell with Covid-19. 2. Foot care services were severely disrupted during the pandemic. 3. Lessons learned from the pandemic give avenues to investigate for footcare services in future. ...
casei CHCC3139–induced up-regulation of dendritic cell costimulatory markers (58). Similarly, studies of the effects of Bifidobacterium species on dendritic cell function have shown marked variation between species (59). Studies in humans provide confirmation of the significance of these murine and ...
How a Ketogenic Diet Reduces the Risk of Heart Disease A high fat, ketogenic diet naturally provides more copper, vitamin D, magnesium and selenium because the foods it emphasizes are higher in those nutrients. In addition, a ketogenic dietimproves the metabolic markers for heart diseaserisk. It...
The older term “juvenile-onset” is no longer used because so many people develop Type 1 as adults. Unfortunately, many Type 1 adults do not immediately require insulin for treatment and are often mistakenly told they have Type 2 diabetes. One in every seven to ten people diagnosed as havin...