Low-intensity home exercise program improves physical performance in dialysis patients… Heart disease is the leading cause of death in patients with chronic kidney disease. Patients with chronic kidney disease have reduced capacity for exercise due to their conditions. Sharlene Greenwood, MD, and her colleagues examined the effect of 12 months …

Prevention methods differ from standard stroke and myocardial infarction presentations in T2DM patients… Type 2 diabetes patients are considered to be at increased risk for cardiovascular diseases. While the incidence of stroke and myocardial infarction has been decreasing in type 2 diabetes patients, these disease states continue to be the …

The use of a discharge algorithm based on admission HbA1c results in lowered HbA1c levels….

Sixty-five percent of patients with type 2 diabetes showed no indication of diabetes two years after surgery and were able to stop their diabetic medications… Figures released recently show that bariatric surgeons in the UK are increasingly successful at helping people control their weight even though they are operating on …

Penn Medicine study has implications for 100 top-selling US drugs, half of which target daily-oscillating genes…

Patients with vitiligo found to have higher prevalence of diabetes and thyroid dysfunction…

A new study from scientists at Penn State University shows that low-calorie sweeteners, when used in amounts typical for preparing foods and beverages, do not overstimulate a person’s sweet taste buds. These results provide additional evidence that low-calorie sweeteners do not lead to sweet cravings and can be a helpful …

A new study found that diabetes patients who had sleep apnea lost kidney function more rapidly than those who did not have the sleep disorder. Researchers found that 61 percent of the patients had a high-risk score for obstructive sleep apnea and a much greater loss of kidney function. Sleep …

Researchers have discovered that a chemical compound commonly found in coffee may help prevent some of the damaging effects of obesity. Scientists found that chlorogenic acid, or CGA, significantly reduced insulin resistance and accumulation of fat in the livers of mice who were fed a high-fat diet. The researchers believe …

A Hard Pill to Swallow? How to Make It a Little Easier to Take It’s a common complaint: previous research has indicated that more than half of all people experience swallowing difficulties when taking tablets or capsules. Now, a research brief offers some techniques to make hard-to-swallow pills go down a …