Younger set of older adults willing to de-intensify diabetes treatment when recommended, report finds
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Kristen Fischer
Mar 14, 2024
Even though clinical guidelines encourage some older adults to de-intensify diabetes treatment if they’ve had the condition longer, some patients aren’t willing to take less medication, a study finds.
Study: Obesity, depression link clear, but more pronounced in women
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Kristen Fischer
Mar 13, 2024
People who were obese, had more severe depression and lower mental well-being. RElationships between weight and depression were more significant in people who were female, younger and have diabetes, according...
Clinical briefs for Friday, March 8
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Kristen Fischer
Mar 08, 2024
People with essential tremor more likely to get dementia … Test better targets pneumonia treatments … Type 2 diabetes education lacks in patients with disease … Shortages of tetanus-diphtheria shot...
Clinical briefs for Thursday, March 7
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Kristen Fischer
Mar 07, 2024
FDA OKs continuous glucose monitor for type 2 diabetes … Panel eyes trivalent — not quadrivalent — flu shots for next year … 9K to 10K steps a day is ideal for health benefits, study finds …...
Amyloid buildup, small vessel disease tied to cognitive function in older adults with type 2 diabetes
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Kristen Fischer
Feb 05, 2024
Scientists don’t have all the answers when it comes to understanding the link between diabetes and cognitive decline, especially when it comes to biomarkers for Alzheimer’s disease.
Study: Healthy lifestyle factors can lower dementia risk
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Kristen Fischer
Jan 25, 2024
A study published Jan. 10 in the Journal of Affective Disorders found that people who stick to at least some of the six lifestyle factors that support brain health can lower their risk for dementia.
Study eyes new cause of diabetes
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Kristen Fischer
Dec 11, 2023
A new study sheds light into what causes diabetes and explains a new breakthrough that could offer the potential for new disease treatments.
Clinical briefs for Friday, Dec. 1
By
Kristen Fischer
Dec 01, 2023
Switching Parkinson’s treatments when they stop working may control symptoms … Methotrexate risky in older adults with CKD … Traumatic memories differ from sad ones in people with PTSD … Faster...
Diabetes raises risk of muscle, strength loss in older adults, study finds
By
Kristen Fischer
Nov 30, 2023
Diabetes significantly increases the risk of sarcopenic obesity (SO), which is when a person has excessive fat tissue and sarcopenia (loss of muscle and strength that comes with aging), according to a...
Report: Most anti-diabetic meds can slow cognitive decline
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Kristen Fischer
Nov 29, 2023
For the most part, oral anti-diabetic (OAD) medications can help slow cognitive decline and reduce the risk and incidence of dementia as a complication of type 2 diabetes, a new report has found.