Starch early each day helps keep glucose levels at bay
An early, starch-rich breakfast coupled with a low-starch dinner may be the key to better glycemic control, according to a new study.
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Clinical Briefs for Wednesday, December 4
Mild sleep apnea can be treated with a CPAP machine … Improving blood vessel health in the brain may help combat Alzheimer’s … Prediabetes not an immediate mortality concern in older adults … South Asians make up 60% of heart disease patients
Comorbidities quickly accumulate after rheumatoid arthritis diagnosis
Clinicians should have a low threshold to screen for chronic diseases and conditions linked to rheumatoid arthritis, say researchers.
Clinical Briefs for Monday, November 18
Common cognitive disorder often misdiagnosed as dementia … Belly fat finding may lead way to age-related metabolic disease prevention … Older adults have less diabetes distress, better blood sugar control … Nurse staffing shortage expected to get worse
Aging-related medical innovations are recognized
The Cleveland Clinic’s Top 10 Medical Innovations for 2020 include a range of discoveries and inventions that target age-related disease.
Gene therapy improves or reverses age-related disease in mice
Three longevity-associated genes dramatically improved or completely reversed multiple age-related diseases in mice, researchers have found.
Clinical Briefs for Tuesday, November 5
Weight loss counseling, low carb diet improves diabetes outcomes … Hospitalizations may hasten cognitive decline in the elderly … Psychotherapy for depression may be cost-effective over time … Heavy smoking causes faces to look older
Residents who regain weight forfeit diabetes improvements
People with diabetes who regained lost weight forfeited their lowered risk for stroke and heart disease, a Tufts University study has found.
Clinical Briefs for Thursday, October 10
Time in range is the new frontier in blood sugar monitoring: Opinion … Study retraction highlights problem of repeat COPD hospitalizations … Yoga improves balance, back pain in Parkinson’s … New overview available for knee osteoarthritis care
Sugary beverages – of all kinds – raise type 2 diabetes risk by 16%
All-natural fruit juices and soft drinks have the same effect when daily intake is increased by 4 ounces, say Harvard researchers.
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