Novo Nordisk scientists have synthesised an insulin molecule that specifically targets glucose in blood, instead of other sugars like fructose, to aid treatment of all types of diabetes.
Study published in International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition says having foods low in advanced glycation end products can mitigate burden of obesity-linked type 2 diabetes.
Health experts are now looking at whether semaglutide can also curb alcohol cravings among addicts. A look at how this GLP-1 category drug functions in humans.
Study in journal Cell says fat cells were extracted from the patient & altered to develop into any type of cell in the body. She has been insulin-independent for a yr, the 1st such case.
Key feature of guidelines is emphasis on using multiple methods to measure hypertension, including home BP monitoring. For the first time, yoga is recommended as an adjunct therapy
Tirzepatide is a type 2 diabetes and obesity drug sold by US firm Eli Lilly under the brand names Mounjaro and Zepbound. It may take around 6 months for it to be launched in India.
Semaglutide once a week reduced risk of adverse outcomes in kidney patients by 24 percent, finds study published in The New England Journal of Medicine.
International Diabetes Federation recommends 1-hr plasma glucose test, a more sensitive & practical method. A 1-hPG value of 209 mg/dL or more indicates Type 2 diabetes.
Doctors Without Borders says new class of drugs & insulin devices could be leading to ‘exorbitant corporate profiteering’. Study published in Journal of the American Medical Association.
Semaglutide mimics GLP-1 hormone released by gut after eating, which attaches itself to GLP-1 receptors in the body. Activated receptors help reduce blood sugar and curb appetite.
In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.
Troops patrolled up to Patrolling Point (PP) 10 on Monday. Though there are PP 10, 11, 12, 12A & 13 in Depsang Plains, it was decided that only one or two PPs would be patrolled.
While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.
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