Global prevalence of diabetic retinopathy about 7 percent in pediatric type 2 diabetes patients

The prevalence of diabetic retinopathy (DR) is 6.99 percent in pediatric type 2 diabetes (T2D) and increases with time since diagnosis, according to a meta-analysis published online March 17 in JAMA Network Open. Milena Cioana, from McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, and colleagues estimated the global prevalence of DR in pediatric T2D in a systematic review and meta-analysis. The […]

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Examining the factors influencing participation of Black and White Americans in Alzheimer’s disease biomarker research

hesitancy due to fear, including fear of the unknown about research and fear of potential AD diagnosis. hesitancy due to distrust of research and researchers. lack of knowledge about AD and related clinical procedures. lack of disclosure of research test results. knowledge of research, AD and related clinical procedures. perceived benefits to individuals and community. outreach from trusted sources. Source: […]

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Scientists uncover a link between cardiovascular disease and chronic kidney disease

Chronic kidney disease is linked to the formation of mineral deposits on blood vessel walls, known as "calcification", causing cardiovascular disease. Small extracellular vesicles (sEVs)-;small, enclosed structures outside cells-;can transmit signaling molecules between cells, but their biological roles are not fully understood. Now, "malicious" sEVs originating from chronic kidney disease have been shown to play a role in blood vessel […]

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Diabetes Drug Ozempic Back in Supply in US After Shortage

(Reuters) – Novo Nordisk’s best-selling diabetes treatment drug Ozempic is back on the shelves in the United States after months of shortage, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) website showed on Friday. The main active ingredient in Ozempic is semaglutide, also the key ingredient in Novo’s obesity drug Wegovy, which has been seeing supply shortage due to high demand. […]

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Lighting up tumors could help surgeons remove them more precisely

A new technique that combines highly detailed, real-time images of inside the body with a type of infrared light has, for the first time, been used during surgery to differentiate between cancerous tumors and healthy tissue. The pioneering technique, demonstrated in mice, has been developed by engineers at the Wellcome/EPSRC Centre for Interventional and Surgical Sciences (WEISS) at UCL and […]

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