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New research in the FASEB Journal raises expectorations for people with chronic wounds.

A new therapy developed at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center improves transplant rates and outcomes for patients awaiting living- and deceased-donor kidney transplantation, according to a study published in the July 17 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.

Results of a meta-analysis indicate that the antiepileptic agent pregabalin is safe and effective for relieving pain in diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN).

Compared with open gastric bypass surgery, performing the procedure laparoscopically reduces postoperative complications as well as the need for reoperation and is associated with a shorter hospital stay, new research shows. Nevertheless, laparoscopic gastric bypass does incur higher total costs.

Erectile dysfunction is common among men aged more than 60 years. Its cause involves both physiologic and psychosocial factors.

The presence of a protein expressed by the liver which inhibits insulin action may identify individuals more likely to develop type 2 diabetes, according to a new study. This is a protein you will be hearing more about.

According to a report by Korean researchers that will appear in the September issue of the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, in healthy men of normal weight, relatively small weight gain can adversely affect glomerular filtration rate, an indicator of chronic kidney disease (CKD).

Adults with type 2 diabetes who eat high-fat meals may experience memory declines immediately afterward, but this can be offset by taking antioxidant vitamins with the meal, according to new research.

Patients who dropped most pounds went off diabetes meds and into remission, study found

Francesco Rubino M.D.Chief, Section of Gastrointestinal Metabolic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical College of Cornell University-New York is part of the 1st World Congress on Interventional Therapies for Type 2 Diabetes. He has done considerable work in researching surgery for diabetes control and has agreed to share his insights with you, …