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Higher diastolic blood pressure (DBP) levels, but not systolic blood pressure (SBP) levels, can impair cognitive status in individuals without prior history of stroke or transient ischemic attack, according to the results of a large study. So being more aggressive in the treatment of hypertension can possibly prevent dementia.

“Exercise is the most potent insulin-sensitizing agent we have,” said Dr. Suzanne Craft, a geriatrician and Alzheimer’s researcher at the Veterans Administration Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, Washington.

Researchers are developing a Wearable Artificial Kidney for dialysis patients which provides continuous dialysis 24 hours a day, seven days a week. 

Even moderately elevated cholesterol levels in midlife are strongly associated with later risk of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and vascular dementia (VaD), new research suggests.    

The American Association of Diabetes Educators released a new position statement to help guide diabetes educators on how to help older adults with diabetes.  The position paper, “Special Considerations in the Management and Education of Older Persons with Diabetes,” is now available.

A drug used to remove iron from the body could help doctors fight one of diabetes’ cruelest complications — poor wound healing — which can lead to infection and amputation. 

Use of the Anodyne Therapy System (ATS) appears to elevate NO locally so that blood flow can be increased directly at the site of application. This increase in blood flow is the basis of the therapeutic benefits of the ATS on pain and neuropathy, as we discussed earlier. Recall that arterial AND venous dilation occur …

Diabetic patients, their physicians and health care providers, including certified diabetic educators, all recognize that diabetes is a disease in which blood flow slowly and insidiously decreases over time. The heart, kidneys, eyes, skin, and nerves all exhibit signs of reduced blood flow. One organ may show symptoms earlier than another, …

In previous articles we have alluded to the positive effects of NO on wound healing. In this article we address the overall implication of NO in wound prevention and wound healing.     Thomas Burke, Ph.D. In previous articles we have alluded to the positive effects of NO on wound healing. In this …

Light-mediated vasodilation was first described by R. F. Furchgott, in his nitric oxide research that led to his receipt of a Nobel Prize in 1998. Later studies conducted by other researchers confirm and extend Furchgott’s early work and demonstrate the ability of light or photo energy to influence the localized …