Cardiology & Metabolic Health

8+ hour, 48+ min ago   (320+ words) The company began an exchange offer to split off at least 80.1% of the remaining shares in its former diabetes business. Medtronic has begun a voluntary exchange offer to split off at least 80.1% of its shares (225,361,295) in MiniMed, formerly its Diabetes…...

6+ hour, 29+ min ago   (236+ words) Advanced iPS cell- derived heart muscle cell therapies designed to restore lost heart muscle and bring new possibilities to patients with severe heart failure. Using high-purity heart muscle cells made from iPS cells, Heartseed forms tiny cell clusters called cardiomyocyte…...

1+ hour, 49+ min ago   (521+ words) Tensions between the American Diabetes Association and several editors of its flagship journal — who have boycotted the group over its handling of a protest at the association’s June conference — have again boiled over, this time on the website of the…...

5+ hour, 45+ min ago   (179+ words) A 16-week intervention reduced systolic blood pressure by 3.3 mmHg among high-risk workers for diabetes in Loja, Ecuador Credit: Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja (UTPL) A study of employees at organizations connected to the Ecuadorian Social Security Institute (IESS) in Loja…...

6+ hour, 37+ min ago   (664+ words) A gene previously linked to coronary artery disease risk appears to serve as a powerful protector of the heart’s arteries, according to researchers at the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University. In a new study published in Circulation, researchers…...

7+ hour, 4+ min ago   (154+ words) Schematic overview of the development of the Angiotensin II certified reference material. The reference material was characterized using isotope dilution mass spectrometry and the mass balance method, with an assigned value of 0.8734 g/g and a relative expanded uncertainty of…...

6+ hour, 15+ min ago   (458+ words) To maintain fitness, not only what you eat is important, but also when you eat can affect the body. This is why interest in the relationship between meal timing and the body’s biological clock has grown in recent years. Tamil…...

1+ hour, 30+ min ago   (420+ words) CGMs are gaining popularity beyond diabetes management, and may potentially have benefits for people without the condition. Though research is promising, it’s still in its early stages. A CGM is a small wearable device that tracks glucose levels throughout the…...

1+ hour, 7+ min ago   (260+ words) New findings suggest that when it comes to diabetic macular edema (DME), the long-used Amsler grid—a simple, inexpensive way for patients to monitor central visual distortion at home—may not be sensitive enough to reliably spot early disease. In…...

9+ hour, 4+ min ago   (457+ words) Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs), widely used to treat diabetes and support weight loss, may also have benefits for mental health, particularly among people with bipolar disorder, according to new research from Griffith University. Diabetes, obesity, and bipolar disorder frequently…...