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Empagliflozin: Another SGLT-2i in HFrEF armamentarium

07 Dec 2020 by

Adding empagliflozin to recommended therapy in patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) reduced the risk of HF hospitalization and slowed renal function decline, the EMPEROR-Reduced* trial showed.

Empagliflozin: Another SGLT-2i in HFrEF armamentarium

07 Dec 2020

Mean corpuscular volume tied to body composition

06 Dec 2020

A lower mean corpuscular volume is associated with worse body composition in people without anaemia, a recent study has found. This includes lower muscle quality and quantity, visceral obesity, and sarcopoenia.

Mean corpuscular volume tied to body composition

06 Dec 2020

Obesity, physical inactivity appear protective against death

06 Dec 2020

A recent study has found that the obesity paradox only persists in patients who are physically inactive, indicating that physical activity (PA) may be associated with the development of the obesity paradox.

Obesity, physical inactivity appear protective against death

06 Dec 2020

High BMI, urate levels reduce risk of dementia

05 Dec 2020

Body mass index (BMI) and serum urate are independently associated with the risk of developing dementia, showing an inverse monotonic and dose-response relationship with the neurocognitive syndrome, a prospective cohort study has found.

High BMI, urate levels reduce risk of dementia

05 Dec 2020

Diabetic men with high progesterone prone to diabetic retinopathy

05 Dec 2020

High serum progesterone is indicative of diabetic retinopathy (DR) in men with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), a new study finds.

Diabetic men with high progesterone prone to diabetic retinopathy

05 Dec 2020

Can HIV drugs prevent diabetes?

04 Dec 2020 by

Nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs), a class of drugs approved for treating HIV-1 and hepatitis B, may be repurposed for the prevention of type 2 diabetes (T2D), a study suggests.

Can HIV drugs prevent diabetes?

04 Dec 2020

Diabetes associated with no improvement in COVID-19 patients

03 Dec 2020 by

Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) appears to prevent improvement in patients with COVID-19 and contributes to a severe and critical condition of the infectious disease, according to a study.

Diabetes associated with no improvement in COVID-19 patients

03 Dec 2020

Plasma xanthine oxidoreductase tied to liver transaminase level in T2DM patients

01 Dec 2020

Among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), plasma levels of xanthine oxidoreductase (XOR) share a close relationship with circulating levels of liver transaminases, a new study has found. This interaction suggests that XOR may find use as an indicator of liver damage in these patients.

Plasma xanthine oxidoreductase tied to liver transaminase level in T2DM patients

01 Dec 2020

Anlotinib a new treatment alternative for thyroid cancer?

30 Nov 2020 by

Anlotinib demonstrated high survival benefit and treatment response rates in patients with locally advanced and metastatic radio-iodine-refractory differentiated thyroid carcinoma (RAIR-DTC), a phase II study from China has shown.

Anlotinib a new treatment alternative for thyroid cancer?

30 Nov 2020

$BMD, TBS higher in elderly hip fracture patients with vs without T2DM$

BMD, TBS higher in elderly hip fracture patients with vs without T2DM

30 Nov 2020 by

When presenting with hip fractures, both bone mineral density (BMD) and trabecular bone score (TBS) are higher in elderly type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients with severe osteoporosis, according to a recent Singapore study.

BMD, TBS higher in elderly hip fracture patients with vs without T2DM

30 Nov 2020

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Empagliflozin: Another SGLT-2i in HFrEF armamentarium

Empagliflozin: Another SGLT-2i in HFrEF armamentarium

Mean corpuscular volume tied to body composition

Mean corpuscular volume tied to body composition

Obesity, physical inactivity appear protective against death

Obesity, physical inactivity appear protective against death

High BMI, urate levels reduce risk of dementia

High BMI, urate levels reduce risk of dementia

Diabetic men with high progesterone prone to diabetic retinopathy

Diabetic men with high progesterone prone to diabetic retinopathy

Can HIV drugs prevent diabetes?

Can HIV drugs prevent diabetes?

Diabetes associated with no improvement in COVID-19 patients

Diabetes associated with no improvement in COVID-19 patients

Plasma xanthine oxidoreductase tied to liver transaminase level in T2DM patients

Plasma xanthine oxidoreductase tied to liver transaminase level in T2DM patients

Anlotinib a new treatment alternative for thyroid cancer?

Anlotinib a new treatment alternative for thyroid cancer?

BMD, TBS higher in elderly hip fracture patients with vs without T2DM

BMD, TBS higher in elderly hip fracture patients with vs without T2DM