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Canagliflozin Significantly Reduces the Risk of Heart Failure-Related Outcomes in Type 2 Diabetes Patients at Risk for or With a History of Cardiovascular Disease

Late-breaking exploratory analysis from the CANVAS Program presented at the American College of Cardiology’s 67th Annual Scientific Session The results of  recent analysis showed that canagliflozin significantly reduced the risk of cardiovascular (CV) death or hospitalization for heart failure (HHF) in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) at high CV risk. This exploratory analysis from...
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Research Finds Little Difference Among Diet Plans’ Long-Term Effectiveness

Endocrine Society’s Scientific Statement examines challenges of managing obesity Whether you pick low-carb, low fat or another diet plan, scientific research indicates each can help some people achieve modest long-term weight loss with potential improvement in health risks, according to the Scientific Statement the Endocrine Society issued today on managing obesity. The authors found the...
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Young Hearts Run Free

YoungHearts_586279172 A new study shows that heavier adolescents may have an increased risk of succumbing to a cardiovascular event death in middle age. What can be done earlier in life to forestall these events and should researchers take another look at what constitutes an ideal body mass index for kids? February is American Heart Month and...
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Clock Protein Controls Daily Cycle of Gene Expression by Regulating Chromosome Loops, Study Finds

The up-and-down daily cycles of a long-studied clock protein called Rev-erb coordinates the ebb and flow of gene expression by tightening and loosening loops in chromosomes, according to new research from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. The findings appear online this week in Science First Release. Over the last 15-plus years, a team led by the...
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Researchers Show Link Between Sugar-Sweetened Beverages and Health Problems

Researchers in South Africa have shown that regularly drinking sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) contributes to the development of diabetes, high blood pressure, metabolic syndrome, and other endemic health problems, according to a review recently published in the Journal of the Endocrine Society. The review’s authors, led by M. Faadiel Essop, PhD, of Stellenbosch University in Stellenbosch,...
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Long-Term Diabetes Complication: Liver Inflammation Raises Cholesterol Levels

Inflammatory processes in the liver lead to elevated cholesterol levels in people with diabetes, thus promoting subsequent vascular diseases, according to a study by researchers at Helmholtz Zentrum München, Technische Universität München (TUM) and the Collaborative Research Center SFB 1118 at Heidelberg University Hospital. The paper was recently published in Cell Reports. “Even if blood...