Diabetes
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Drug repurposing ‘fast track’ to new medicines for obesity, diabetes
“We would like to progress some of these compounds to preclinical and clinical trials, but need to raise the funds for this expensive research.”...
News
Islet transplants in type 1 diabetes durable up to 8 years
Long-term insulin independence and safety is seen with islet-cell transplant in patients with severe hypoglycemia at baseline.
Conference Coverage
Tirzepatide’s benefits expand: Lean mass up, serum lipids down
New results from the SURMOUNT-1 trial of tirzepatide in people with obesity show further positive effects.
Article
Older diabetes drugs linked to dementia risk -- one lower, one higher
“Double-blind and placebo-controlled clinical trials are needed to see whether the drug [TDZ] could help lower dementia risk in people with and...
Conference Coverage
Dapagliflozin DELIVERs regardless of systolic pressure in HFpEF
The finding may alleviate long-standing concerns that starting modestly diuretic SGLT2 inhibitors in patients with heart failure might present a...
News
Food insecurity a growing problem for many with CVD
The number of Americans with cardiovascular disease who have limited or uncertain access to food has more than doubled over the last 20 years.
Conference Coverage
How to improve diagnosis of HFpEF, common in diabetes
Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction is common in people with type 2 diabetes but is often hard to recognize. Treatments newly proven to...
Conference Coverage
Ezetimibe-statin combo lowers liver fat in open-label trial
A significant 5.8% decrease in hepatic steatosis was seen after 24 weeks’ treatment with ezetimibe and rosuvastatin comparing baseline with end of...
Conference Coverage
Emphasis on weight loss in new type 2 diabetes guidance
No major changes but several shifts in emphasis since the last update in 2019, including weight loss as a co–primary goal of management.
News
Presence of community health workers linked with better results in patients with T2D
Blood sugar levels decreased and more patients moved toward self-care when people who came from the patients’ community joined a primary care...