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Metabolic Syndrome Linked to Increased Risk for Parkinson Disease

THURSDAY, Aug. 21, 2025 – Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is associated with an increased risk for Parkinson disease (PD), according to a study published online Aug. 20 in Neurology. Xinjie Zhang, from...

Diabetes Risk Commonly Clustered Within Households

TUESDAY, Aug. 19, 2025 – Diabetes risk is commonly clustered within households, according to a study scheduled to be presented at the annual meeting of the European Association for the Study of...

High Metabolic Syndrome Severity Linked to Development of CKD

FRIDAY, Aug. 15, 2025 – High metabolic syndrome (MetS) severity, expressed by the continuous metabolic syndrome severity score (cMetS-S), is associated with development of chronic kidney disease...

New Health Record System Aims to Make Sharing Info Easier, Trump Says

FRIDAY, Aug. 1, 2025 — President Donald Trump has introduced a new effort to help Americans more easily share their health records with doctors, using new technology and artificial intelligence (AI) t...

New Subtype of Diabetes Identified in Sub-Saharan Africans, Black Americans

FRIDAY, Aug. 1, 2025 – A new diabetes subtype has been identified in Sub-Saharan Africans and Black Americans, according to a study published online July 21 in The Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology....

Patients With Diabetes More Likely to Experience Adverse Financial Outcomes

MONDAY, July 28, 2025 – Patients with type 2 diabetes may experience substantially more adverse financial outcomes compared with patients without diabetes, according to a study published online July...

Similar Reduction Seen in Mortality for Exercise Patterns in Diabetes

TUESDAY, July 22, 2025 – For patients with self-reported diabetes, weekend warrior and regular activity patterns meeting current physical activity recommendations are associated with similarly...

Male Virility Affected By Minimal Rises In Blood Sugar, Study Says

MONDAY, July 21, 2025 — Even small increases in blood sugar might put a dent in a man’s virility, a new study says. Minimally elevated blood glucose levels are linked to a decline in sperm movement an...

About 1 in 3 U.S. Teens Now Have Prediabetes, New CDC Data Shows

FRIDAY, July 11, 2025 — A new government estimate shows that nearly 1 in 3 U.S. teens have prediabetes, putting them at risk for Type 2 diabetes and other serious health problems. In a new analysis, t...

American Diabetes Association, June 20-23

The annual meeting of the American Diabetes Association was held this year from June 20 to 23 in Chicago, drawing more than 15,000 participants, including clinicians, academicians, allied health p...

Muscle Ultrasound Can Detect Insulin Resistance

MONDAY, June 30, 2025 – Muscle ultrasound can detect insulin resistance and lower muscle mass, according to a study published online June 12 in the Journal of Ultrasound Medicine. Steven B. Soliman,...

Hyperinsulinemia Linked to Abnormal Uterine Bleeding

TUESDAY, June 10, 2025 – In premenopausal women, hyperinsulinemia is associated with abnormal uterine bleeding (AUB), with body mass index (BMI) playing a role in this association, according to a...

High Insulin Linked To Irregular Periods

WEDNESDAY, June 4, 2025 — Elevated insulin levels could be causing irregular menstrual bleeding in women, a new study says. Women with excess levels of insulin are three times more likely to suffer f...

Hyperglycemia, Insulin Resistance in Teens Linked to Worsening Cardiac Damage at Age 24

FRIDAY, May 9, 2025 – Adolescent hyperglycemia and worsening insulin resistance (IR) are associated with an increased risk for worsening structural and functional cardiac damage, according to a...

Childhood High Blood Sugar Can Cause Heart Problems In Young Adults

WEDNESDAY, May 7, 2025 – Persistently high blood sugar among teenagers can lead to heart disease by young adulthood, a new study says. Teenagers had up to three times the risk of developing a heart...

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