Review of UK Biobank data identifies plasma protein mediators in cardiometabolic disease progression.
New Blood Test Clues Could Predict Diabetes Complications Years Earlier
This observational review analyzes UK Biobank data from 53,030 participants to evaluate plasma proteins as mediators in secondary disease de…
A new blood test spots specific proteins that warn of heart, kidney, and brain problems years before they happen in people with diabetes or …
Adjuvanted RSV vaccine shows efficacy against RSV disease in older adults with comorbidities
One RSV Shot Protects High-Risk Older Adults for Three Full Seasons
This post-hoc analysis of a phase 3 trial evaluated an adjuvanted RSVPreF3 dose in medically stable adults aged 60 and older with underlying…
One RSV shot cuts illness risk by 63% to 75% for older adults with COPD, asthma, diabetes, or obesity over three full seasons.
Narrative review assesses AI/ML adherence prediction in chronic disease patients globally with noted limitations.
AI Can Now Predict Who Will Stop Taking Their Medication — Before They Do
This narrative review evaluates artificial intelligence and machine learning approaches for prospective adherence risk prediction in chronic…
AI tools can now predict which patients with chronic diseases like diabetes or HIV will stop taking their medication before it happens, allo…
Bayesian network meta-analysis evaluates antidiabetic medications and dementia risk in 4,382,897 patients.
Could diabetes drugs lower dementia risk, or raise it for some patients?
This Bayesian network meta-analysis synthesized data from 28 articles involving 4,382,897 patients to assess antidiabetic drugs and dementia…
Insulin and metformin cut dementia risk, but DPP4 inhibitors may double Alzheimer's risk compared to SGLT2 drugs in diabetes patients.
Atherogenic index of plasma shows non-linear association with mortality in diabetic AKI patients
Research finds blood marker linked to death in diabetic kidney injury
A retrospective cohort study of 1046 diabetic patients with acute kidney injury found that the atherogenic index of plasma (AIP) had a non-l…
Higher levels of a specific blood marker are linked to a greater risk of death in people with diabetes and acute kidney injury.
Retrospective cohort identifies risk factors and predicts postherpetic neuralgia risk in patients with herpes zoster.
New model predicts nerve pain risk following shingles outbreaks in patients.
This retrospective cohort study evaluated 846 patients with herpes zoster to predict postherpetic neuralgia risk. The XGBoost model achieved…
A new computer model predicts who will develop long-term nerve pain after shingles by spotting key risks like older age, diabetes, and sever…
Meta-analysis of 7,048 first-time stroke patients across six countries reports post-stroke cognitive impairment incidence rates.
Half of stroke survivors face memory loss
This systematic review and meta-analysis evaluated 7,048 first-time stroke patients from six countries to determine the incidence of post-st…
Nearly half of first-time stroke patients develop memory and thinking problems, a silent crisis that often goes unnoticed after physical rec…
Existing cognitive frailty models show good discrimination in older adults with diabetes but suffer high bias risk.
Can A Simple Score Predict Memory Loss In Older Diabetics?
This systematic review and meta-analysis evaluated 2,947 diabetic patients to assess the predictive performance and risk of bias of existing…
Simple risk scores may soon flag older diabetics who are sliding toward combined memory and muscle decline — but today's tools still need wo…
Narrative synthesis reviews bidirectional links between diabetes and mental disorders.
Diabetes and Mental Health: Breaking the Cycle Together
This narrative synthesis examined epidemiological evidence, bidirectional mechanisms, and integrated management models for diabetes and ment…
High blood sugar changes brain chemistry while stress raises blood sugar, creating a tough cycle that makes managing diabetes and mental hea…
Higher UACR associates with Gram-negative dominance and worse inflammation in diabetic foot infections.
A Simple Urine Test Could Predict Your Diabetic Foot Infection
This retrospective cross-sectional observational study evaluated 325 diabetic foot infection patients from a northern Chinese tertiary hospi…
A common check for kidney health may also act as a crystal ball for foot infections, helping doctors pick the winning antibiotic from the st…
Ticagrelor Not Noninferior to Prasugrel in Diabetes Patients With Multivessel CAD After PCI
New study shows ticagrelor did not beat prasugrel for heart attack prevention in diabetics
This randomized clinical trial of 1,800 patients with diabetes and multivessel coronary artery disease undergoing PCI compared ticagrelor pl…
For diabetics with heart stents, a new study found ticagrelor offered no clear advantage over prasugrel in preventing death, heart attacks, …
Produce Prescription Program Shows No Benefit for Cardiometabolic Outcomes in Food-Insecure Diabetes Patients
Produce prescription program did not improve health outcomes for patients with diabetes facing food insecurity
A randomized clinical trial of 2,155 patients with diabetes at risk for food insecurity found that a 12-month produce prescription program p…
A produce prescription program failed to improve health outcomes for patients with diabetes facing food insecurity in a major study.