A new strategic plan to guide diabetes-related research over the next decade was announced recently by the National Institutes of Health. The plan, developed by a federal work group led by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), identifies research opportunities with the greatest potential to benefit the millions of Americans who are living with or at risk for diabetes and its complications.
Will You Win or Lose? Getting People Tested for Diabetes
January 28, 2011 | by
Do you respond better to scary messages or those telling you what you’ll gain? This question has concerned health promoters and researchers for many years. A recent study in the UK has shown that the response is related to gender [1]. Men responded better to messages that focus on the negatives or “losses”.
Blueberry Extracts Improve Insulin Sensitivity in Obese Adults
November 18, 2010 | by
In the United States, 23.6 million children and adults — 7.8% of the population — have diabetes and one-third of U.S. adults are obese [1-2]. Obesity is associated with an increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes as well as insulin resistance, a condition that precedes the development of type 2 diabetes. New research published in the Journal of Nutrition now suggests that blueberries can help improve insulin sensitivity in obese, non-diabetic and insulin-resistant people [3].
Lifestyle Intervention Improves Risk Factors in Type 2 Diabetes
October 2, 2010 | by
An intensive lifestyle intervention program designed to achieve and maintain weight loss improves diabetes control and cardiovascular disease risk factors in overweight and obese individuals with type 2 diabetes, according to four-year results of the Look AHEAD study, funded by the National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The results are published in the Sept. 27, 2010, issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine.
Health Highlights – September 8th, 2009
September 9, 2009 | by
Health Highlights is a biweekly summary of particularly interesting articles from credible sources of health and medical information that we follow & read. For a complete list of recommeded sources, see our links page.
- Vaccines TV News Spots | Doctor Anonymous
In Ohio, the videographer Doctor Anonymous hits airwaves with his local CBS affiliate to talk about immunizations.
- The Obesity Epidemic | fundscience.org
It's amazing what has happened in the U.S. over the last 15 years. With the food and healthcare industries focused on profits, obesity-associated conditions today include heart disease and stroke, type 2 diabetes, cancer, gall stones and osteoarthritis.
- Beware of Top 50 “Great Tools to Double Check your Doctor” or whatever Lists | Laika’s MedLibLog
Jacqueline posts a warning about top 50 or top 100 health lists – some may not be as innocent as they seem. Linker beware!
- The Neural Basis of Multitasking | dlPFC
Michael Waskom describes a study that imaged brain activity in an attempt to understand why people have trouble doing more than a single thing at once.
- Medical Research, Research!America Featured in This Week’s PARADE Magazine | Research!America
How has medical research changed your life? PARADE magazine lists a number of breakthroughs from NIH-funded research.
- A new website for the rapid sharing of influenza research | Official Google Blog
PLoS Currents is a new and experimental website for the rapid communication of research results and ideas. The first research theme: influenza.
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