Albuminuria and an eGFR below 60 mL/min per 1.73 m2 are independent predictors of the risk for cognitive decline with albuminuria the stronger predictor of the two….

Since sequencing the human genome, genetic researchers have searched intensively but unearthed little evidence to suggest that inherited genes cause common diseases….

Research that followed nearly 15,000 people has shown that a class of older generation antidepressants is linked to an increased risk of CVD….

An FDA advisory committee voted 8 to 2 that Allergan’s Lap-Band device is safe enough to use in patients with a BMI as low as 30 which increases the patients eligible for the surgery to another 27 million Americans….

CETP inhibitor anacetrapib shows major effects on LDL and HDL-cholesterol levels without the adverse safety profile that plagued its predecessor….

Loud snoring, difficulty falling asleep and “un-refreshing” sleep may each predict development of the metabolic syndrome….

Despite medical advances, a 50-year-old with the disease still can expect to live 8.5 years fewer years, on average, than a 50-year-old without the disease….

The liver’s sweet spot for glucose production is controlled by SRC-1, a steroid receptor coactivator….

Diastolic blood pressure less than 70 mm Hg in patients with Type 2 diabetes is linked to increased CV risk, even when systolic BP is in target ranges….

Bariatric surgery may appear to cure diabetes based on measurements such as fasting plasma glucose and A1c but postprandial glucose may tell a different story….