Adding engineered human blood vessel-forming cells to islet transplants boosted the survival of the insulin-producing cells and reversed diabetes in a preclinical study led by Weill Cornell Medicine investigators. The new approach, which requires further development and testing, could someday enable the much wider use of islet transplants to cure diabetes.
Adolescents who spend more than three hours a day engaged in sedentary behaviors—including playing video games, reading for leisure or spending a lot of time distracted by screens—have a higher risk of facing psychological distress in the future, according to a study published in the Journal of Adolescent Health.
Texas has one of the highest rates of diabetes in the country, with more than 2.7 million Texans diagnosed with the condition. About one in six people in San Antonio have type 2 diabetes, and a third of residents are prediabetic, according to the American Diabetes Association.
Do you see the glass as half empty or half full? If you rewind to the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, chances are you experienced some level of pessimism. And who could blame you? With social isolation, health concerns and economic uncertainty, fear and anxiety became a daily reality for many.
The vast majority of people who have a substance use disorder (SUD) never seek treatment. At most, 10% of adults with a drug or alcohol use disorder have entered any type of inpatient or outpatient treatment program, as reported by SAMHSA.
Got milk? It turns out, plain cow’s milk, water and a bit of veggie juice are still the best drink choices for kids and teens.
One of the NBA’s most exciting rising stars will spend the rest of the 2024–2025 season on the bench.
Higher calcium intake is associated with reduced colorectal cancer (CRC) risk across tumor sites and calcium sources, according to a study published online Feb. 17 in JAMA Network Open.
For patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) and chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD), sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors (SGLT-2is) and glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) are associated with a reduced risk for moderate or severe COPD exacerbations compared with dipeptidyl peptidase 4 inhibitors (DPP-4is), according to a study published online Feb. 10 in JAMA Internal Medicine.
Persistence of stigma toward people living with HIV has puzzled scientists looking at the numerous destigmatization campaigns that have taken place in the U.S. in the four decades since its initial discovery. Scientists have explained the presence of stigma with the fact that people with HIV have in the past been legally excluded and marked as criminals, and because of the overlap in LGBTQ+ populations and HIV-positive people.