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Topic: Diabetes

Type 2 diabetes looks different in lean and overweight people

Despite there being two different reasons for type 2 diabetes, the treatment and medication for the disease is the same.

Menopause and diabetes are interlinked, finds study. One worsens the other

These findings are based on an observational study conducted by The Menopause Society involving 296 women aged 40 to 64.

By 40, Indians at higher risk of diabetes-hypertension ‘double burden’, finds study of 56,000 adults

Researchers found coexistence of diabetes & hypertension starts surging at 40, climbs until late 50s & then levels off around 70. Nearly one in 20 adults in study had both conditions.

World’s first once-a-week insulin comes to India. How it could change diabetes treatment

Insulin initiation in India is often delayed due to fear of injections & pain, treatment complexity & adherence concerns. Awiqli promises to reduce no of injections from 365 a year to 52.

AI models to predict stroke, diabetes were built on unverifiable data, says study

The study published in the journal BMC Medicine was led by researchers at the Queensland University of Technology and the Australian Centre for Health Services Innovation.

Gaining weight, losing health: National survey finds India trapped between obesity & undernutrition

1 in 5 Indian men now has elevated blood sugar; obesity across genders, shows latest National Family Health Survey. Unhealthy lifestyles spreading beyond cities, driving a silent metabolic epidemic.

Genes decide who responds better to GLP-1 drugs. How Nature study findings can change obesity treatment

The study finds specific genetic variants that predict how much weight a person will lose on taking weight loss drugs, & the severity of side effects they experience.

Why India’s national diabetes screening programme must include a 10-minute liver fibrosis test

Study involving over 9,000 patients, published in The Lancet, found that one in four adults with Type 2 diabetes had significant liver scarring and one in twenty had probable cirrhosis.

FSSAI has failed to resolve diet-related issues in India—public health crisis on the rise

The key question before us is simple: Whose interest should guide food policy in India? The credibility of India's food regulatory system depends on the answer to this question.

A 5-spice mix to fight long-term diabetes & obesity complications? ICMR set to back human trials

Looking beyond blood sugar control, ICMR-NIN scientists have combined 5 regular kitchen spices in precise proportions, 'marking a shift toward integrative health solutions'.

On Camera

Srinagar’s cinemas may have gone dark. Kashmir’s love for films never did

It seemed like J&K's battered past had taken a backseat, even if it was for the four days of the international film festival.

Global funds sour on India stocks as some cut allocation to zero

Weak corporate earnings and the lack of an AI investment theme are prompting global investors to cut India exposure.

‘Society as battlefield’: NATO cites Indian military paper on cognitive warfare. What it says

In a seminal work, former military officers Lt. Gen. D.S. Hooda & Lt. Col. Pavithran Rajan put forth a framework to approach cognitive warfare, called Socio-Technical-Cognitive Battlespace.

The real BRICS story is what China, Russia want & India wishes

India, China and Russia share more contradictions than congruence. Each has a different worldview, as also a different adversary. The rude fact is that BRICS is the most irrelevant of all such groupings.