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Diabetes drugs
Most diabetes drugs work to lower blood sugar levels. Mechanisms of action of diabetes drugs can be: stimulating the pancreas to release more insulin, inhibiting release of glucose from the liver, and blocking the enzymes which break down carbohydrates in the stomach.
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DEC 20, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
A cheap and commonly used diabetes drug may also treat and prevent preeclampsia. Preeclampsia is a medical condition tha ...DEC 19, 2017Genetics & Genomics
The field of personalized medicine studies how individual differences in genes impact drug efficacy.Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 18, 2017Cardiology
Screening men with erectile dysfunction (ED) for traces of heart disease may help medical professionals reach low and in ...Written By: Kara MarkerDEC 15, 2017Cannabis Sciences
A recent study revealed the potential for treating sleep apnea with medical cannabis.Written By: Loren DeVitoDEC 13, 2017Cancer
Spurred by previous results involving repurposed drugs, researchers wanted to test whether a cancer drug can help patien ...DEC 11, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Years of effort have been spent mapping the mechanisms that underlie yeast metabolism, and now that project is complete.Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 11, 2017Cardiology
So-called “death receptors” found in the blood are predictive of an individual’s risk of heart disease ...Written By: Kara MarkerDEC 05, 2017Cardiology
Being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes doubles a person’s risk of developing heart disease compared to people withou ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 28, 2017Immunology
Macular degeneration is considered to be an incurable eye disease, but a new discovery from University of Virginia scien ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 23, 2017Cardiology
Two diets that independently lower blood pressure have a greater synergistic effect on blood pressure when combined. Fro ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 12, 2017Cardiology
Consistently high blood pressure is an infamous warning sign for future heart problems, but the newest study from the In ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 12, 2017Drug Discovery & Development
Repurposing already approved drugs for new therapeutic indications to expedite new drugs being used in the clinicWritten By: Courtney SchaalNOV 09, 2017Immunology
Regulatory T cells control the activity of other cells, but who regulates the regulatory T cells? Scientists from the Sa ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 06, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
We usually do our best to hide our sweating, but chemicals in perspirations can offer important clues about our health. ...NOV 01, 2017Cardiology
Some people receive a warning from their body that a serious stroke is on the way, a warning that comes in the form of a ...Written By: Kara MarkerOCT 31, 2017Immunology
People with type 2 diabetes are particularly prone to ulcers on the bottom of the foot, which can increase the risk of d ...Written By: Kara MarkerOCT 28, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Humans are not alone in developing Alzheimer's Disease, although it is seen in very few other species.Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 16, 2017Microbiology
E. coli harboring the plasmid-mediated colistin resistance gene (mcr-1) isolated from retail vegetables in ChinaWritten By: Sarah HertrichSEP 14, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
The latest dieting trend sweeping the Silicon Valley is so extreme that some may liken it to self-inflicted torture. Peo ...AUG 15, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Weight gain is an unfortunate side effect of many antipsychotic drugs like olanzapine, and researchers are learning why.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 14, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Cures are extremely rare in medicine, so news that scientists are attempting a functional cure for type 1 diabetes has g ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 09, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
A common diabetes drug could help slow down the progression of Parkinson’s disease, the second most common neurode ...AUG 03, 2017Neuroscience
"It's all in your head!" Many people say this when they think of diet, exercise or kicking a bad habit. It ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAUG 01, 2017Cardiology
The idea that aspirin, prescribed as a blood-thinning drug, may be dangerous for people with heart failure isn’t n ...Written By: Kara Marker
DEC 20, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
A cheap and commonly used diabetes drug may also treat and prevent preeclampsia. Preeclampsia is a medical condition tha
...
DEC 19, 2017
Genetics & Genomics
The field of personalized medicine studies how individual differences in genes impact drug efficacy.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 18, 2017
Cardiology
Screening men with erectile dysfunction (ED) for traces of heart disease may help medical professionals reach low and in
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 15, 2017
Cannabis Sciences
A recent study revealed the potential for treating sleep apnea with medical cannabis.
Written By:
Loren DeVito
DEC 13, 2017
Cancer
Spurred by previous results involving repurposed drugs, researchers wanted to test whether a cancer drug can help patien
...
DEC 11, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Years of effort have been spent mapping the mechanisms that underlie yeast metabolism, and now that project is complete.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 11, 2017
Cardiology
So-called “death receptors” found in the blood are predictive of an individual’s risk of heart disease
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 05, 2017
Cardiology
Being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes doubles a person’s risk of developing heart disease compared to people withou
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 28, 2017
Immunology
Macular degeneration is considered to be an incurable eye disease, but a new discovery from University of Virginia scien
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 23, 2017
Cardiology
Two diets that independently lower blood pressure have a greater synergistic effect on blood pressure when combined. Fro
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 12, 2017
Cardiology
Consistently high blood pressure is an infamous warning sign for future heart problems, but the newest study from the In
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 12, 2017
Drug Discovery & Development
Repurposing already approved drugs for new therapeutic indications to expedite new drugs being used in the clinic
Written By:
Courtney Schaal
NOV 09, 2017
Immunology
Regulatory T cells control the activity of other cells, but who regulates the regulatory T cells? Scientists from the Sa
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 06, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
We usually do our best to hide our sweating, but chemicals in perspirations can offer important clues about our health.
...
NOV 01, 2017
Cardiology
Some people receive a warning from their body that a serious stroke is on the way, a warning that comes in the form of a
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
OCT 31, 2017
Immunology
People with type 2 diabetes are particularly prone to ulcers on the bottom of the foot, which can increase the risk of d
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
OCT 28, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Humans are not alone in developing Alzheimer's Disease, although it is seen in very few other species.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 16, 2017
Microbiology
E. coli harboring the plasmid-mediated colistin resistance gene (mcr-1) isolated from retail vegetables in China
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
SEP 14, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
The latest dieting trend sweeping the Silicon Valley is so extreme that some may liken it to self-inflicted torture. Peo
...
AUG 15, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Weight gain is an unfortunate side effect of many antipsychotic drugs like olanzapine, and researchers are learning why.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 14, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Cures are extremely rare in medicine, so news that scientists are attempting a functional cure for type 1 diabetes has g
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 09, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
A common diabetes drug could help slow down the progression of Parkinson’s disease, the second most common neurode
...
AUG 03, 2017
Neuroscience
"It's all in your head!" Many people say this when they think of diet, exercise or kicking a bad habit. It
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
AUG 01, 2017
Cardiology
The idea that aspirin, prescribed as a blood-thinning drug, may be dangerous for people with heart failure isn’t n
...
Written By:
Kara Marker