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Researchers analyzing social networks found that type 2 diabetic patients with mental illness had smaller social networks… Social support has been linked with successful adoption of lifestyle modifications for people with type 2 diabetes. Patients who suffer from type 2 diabetes and a mental disorder often have diminished social networks …

A new study shows liraglutide mitigates the bone loss common with low calorie diets… Weight loss is frequently tied to reduced bone mass in adults who embark on a low calorie diet, putting them at increased risk of fractures following significant weight reduction. Furthermore, the reduction in bone mass does …

This week we are excited about our exclusive interview with Dr. Janice Smiell, CMO at Alliqua BioMedical, Inc. Dr. Smiell and her team have been doing some groundbreaking work on battling chronic wounds using placental biomaterials. Steve Freed:  Welcome, Dr. Janice Smiell. Let’s begin by having you tell us a …

Vitamin D supplementation in combination with weight loss is linked to significant reduction in interleukin 6 levels… Obesity and vitamin D deficiency are associated with inflammation and activation of adipokine-related pathways thus increasing risk for several cancers. According to Paulette D. Chandler, MD, MPH, from Brigham and Women’s Hospital and …

The risk of eating disorders and disordered eating behavior is higher for female adolescents with type 1 diabetes than their non-diabetic counterparts, and remains higher well into adulthood… A recently study followed 126 adolescent girls with type 1 diabetes treated at the diabetes center of the Hospital for Sick Children …

And the longer the pioglitazone treatment the lower the risk for developing dementia…. Previous studies confirm that diabetes patients have a higher risk of developing dementia than non-diabetics. Michael Heneka and colleagues conducted a prospective cohort study in 145,928 non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus aged from 60 or older, who were …

Benefits demonstrated in mice and yeast; piloted in humans….

A protein encoded by the gene glypican-1 (GPC1) present on cancer exosomes may be used as part of a potential non-invasive diagnostic and screening tool to detect early pancreatic cancer….

Overweight and obese patients taking liraglutide (Saxenda) lost more weight than those on placebo… According to a study of 3,731 patients, those on liraglutide lost an average of 8.4±7.3 kg of body weight, and those in the placebo group lost an average of 2.8±6.5 kg (P

David Levy, MD, FRCP      Erectile dysfunction This is the commonest neuropathic complication: 20% of men have erectile dysfunction (ED) at diagnosis, increasing to 34% at 12 years (UKPDS). The prevalence in a newly diagnosed Kuwaiti population was 30%, and nearly 50% in a large survey of Canadians attending their primary-care physicians …