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Transplanting human umbilical cord blood-derived endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) has been found to “significantly accelerate” wound closure in diabetic mouse models…. 

Older people with larger waistlines, high blood pressure and other risk factors that make up metabolic syndrome may be at a higher risk for memory loss….

Metabolic: Hyperosmolar Hyperglycemic Nonketotic Syndrome Steve V. Edelman, MD Robert R. Henry, MD This acute metabolic complication is a life-threatening crisis with a high mortality rate that usually is seen in: Elderly patients with Type 2 diabetes (particularly those in nursing homes without access to free water) People with undiagnosed …

Gait speed correlated with expected years of life remaining to people aged 65 years and older, with increased walking speed predicting longer life expectancy….

Men with long index fingers have a lower risk of prostate cancer….

Americans living in the southern “stroke belt” states consume more fried fish, which may contribute to the region’s high stroke mortality rate….

Individuals with psoriasis have a high prevalence of the metabolic syndrome….

Almost half of women in the US who suffer from Type 1 or 2 diabetes report that it has a negative impact on their sex lives….

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….

Psychiatric disorders, particularly depression, have been previously correlated with diabetes….