Daily consumption of caffeine in coffee, tea or soft drinks increases blood sugar levels for people with type 2 diabetes and may undermine efforts to control their disease, say scientists at DukeUniversityMedicalCenter.
Read More »2 New LDL Cholesterol Genes Found
Genes Affect Levels of LDL “Bad” Cholesterol, Study Shows
Read More »Lipoic Acid (ALA) Reduces Atherosclerosis, Weight Gain
A new study done with mice has discovered that supplements of lipoic acid can inhibit formation of arterial lesions, lower triglycerides, and reduce blood vessel inflammation and weight gain, all key issues for addressing cardiovascular disease.
Read More »Accord Study Stops Intensive Diabetes Management Due To Increase in Deaths
Treating to normal blood sugars may cause an increase in death. The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health has stopped one treatment within a large, ongoing North American clinical trial of diabetes and cardiovascular disease 18 months early due to safety concerns after …
Read More »Studies Identify Modifiable Factors Associated With Exceptionally Long Life
A healthy lifestyle during the early elderly years—including weight management, exercising regularly and not smoking—may be associated with a greater probability of living to age 90 in men, as well as good health and physical function.
Read More »Reduced Exercise Capacity Associated with Future Cardiac Events
People who have trouble exercising on a treadmill are at increased risk of suffering a heart attack or other heart-related event and of dying, according to results of a study.
Read More »Study Identifies Key Factor that Links Metabolic Syndrome
One-fourth of Americans have Metabolic Syndrome. Researchers at Joslin Diabetes Center have reported on a new study that has identified insulin resistance in the liver as a key factor in the cause of metabolic syndrome and its associated atherosclerosis, disorders that put tens of millions of Americans at high risk …
Read More »Microneedles Enhance Drug Administration With Patches
Microneedle technology will increase the availability of medications applicable for transdermal drug delivery, a pain free and patient friendly route of drug administration.
Read More »A Red Flag for Heart Disease, Yet Few Women Are Aware of PAD
Only 28 percent of American women are aware of peripheral arterial disease (P.A.D.), a common and dangerous vascular disease that affects approximately nine million Americans and as many as 4.5 million women.
Read More »Steno-2 Study Finds Aggressive Diabetes Therapy Lowers Death Risk
People with type 2 diabetes who are already showing signs of some kidney damage may be able to significantly lower their risk of death by treating multiple risk factors at once.
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