Nomogram using baseline SUA and CD4+ count predicts hyperuricemia risk in people living with HIV
What raises uric acid in HIV? New tool spots risk before symptoms start.
This retrospective single-center study in Hangzhou, China derived and internally validated a nomogram predicting time to hyperuricemia (HUA)…
A new tool predicts high uric acid risk in HIV patients using just two factors: starting uric acid levels and CD4+ T-cell counts.
Multidisciplinary management in T2DM patients yielded a 29.24% remission rate in a single-arm observational study.
Nearly 1 in 3 Reversed Type 2 Diabetes in Special Clinic
This single-arm observational study evaluated 171 patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus receiving remission-oriented treatment at a special…
A special diabetes clinic helped nearly one in three patients reach remission, meaning they no longer needed diabetes pills after six months…
Case series suggests pain relief and quality of life improvement with multimodal therapy in fibromyalgia
Small case series suggests combined therapies may help three patients with fibromyalgia
This case series evaluated 3 patients with refractory fibromyalgia using low frequency Pulsed Electromagnetic Field therapy, medical ozone i…
Three patients with tough fibromyalgia cases found lasting pain relief and better quality of life after a 30-day mix of PEMF therapy, ozone,…
Total IgG Concentration Linked to Anemia in Hemodialysis Patients
Is low immunity linked to anemia in dialysis patients, or just age?
This cross-sectional study included 351 participants, comprising 179 dialysis patients and 172 healthy controls. Total immunoglobulin G (IgG…
Dialysis patients with weaker overall immune defenses are more likely to have anemia, while protection from chickenpox offers little clue ab…
Retrospective study derives age- and sex-specific reference intervals for triglyceride-glucose index
Why do we need better standards for this common blood measurement?
This retrospective study derived and validated age- and sex-specific reference intervals (2.5th–97.5th percentiles) for the triglyceride-glu…
A common blood test for insulin resistance lacks standard reference ranges, leaving doctors without clear guidelines for interpreting result…
PON1 genetic variants rs2057681 and rs854572 modulate PONase activity and dysmetabolic risk in MASLD
Your Liver's Hidden Genetic Shield
This cohort study of 922 Portuguese individuals from the PREVADIAB2 cohort examined associations between PON1 genetic variants and metabolic…
Your specific DNA pattern for a liver enzyme predicts diabetes and liver scarring risk better than simple blood tests alone.
Stress hyperglycemic ratio shows nonlinear link to stroke in older adults with metabolic syndrome
Does stress-related blood sugar predict stroke risk in older adults with metabolic syndrome?
This prospective cohort study of 60,931 participants aged 60 or older with metabolic syndrome examined whether the stress hyperglycemic rati…
In older adults with metabolic syndrome, stress-related blood sugar spikes show a complex link to ischemic stroke risk, with risk changing d…
Tirzepatide shows greater lean body mass loss than semaglutide in first-episode GLP-1RA users with type 2 diabetes
One Weight-Loss Drug Trims More Muscle Than the Other — Here's Why
An observational study of 670,422 first-episode GLP-1RA users with type 2 diabetes found tirzepatide was associated with greater relative le…
Losing weight with a popular injection drug is not all equal — one drug may chip away at your muscle more than the other, which matters grea…
Review summarizes pre-post trial on black tea kombucha effects in obesity
Small study finds black tea kombucha linked to metabolic changes in adults with obesity
This review examines a pre-post clinical trial of black tea kombucha consumption in adults with and without obesity. The authors report sign…
Regular black tea kombucha may shift metabolic markers and inflammation genes in adults with obesity, though larger studies are needed to co…
GLP-1RA use shows sex-specific pancreatitis and hypotension risks in T2D second-line therapy study
Diabetes drugs work differently in women than men
A retrospective cohort study of 5.15 million adults with type 2 diabetes compared second-line therapies. Women initiating GLP-1RAs had highe…
Diabetes drugs work differently for women than men, revealing distinct safety and effectiveness outcomes in a massive study of 5 million adu…
First-trimester serum retinol quintiles and pregnancy outcomes in a Chinese prospective cohort
High Vitamin A Might Lower Diabetes Risk But Raise C-Section Odds
A prospective cohort of 1,077 singleton pregnancies in China examined first-trimester serum retinol by quintile. The highest quintile (Q5) v…
High vitamin A levels early in pregnancy lower diabetes and low birth weight risks but increase the chance of a C-section.
Preprint paired analysis suggests VSG may improve metabolic and renal markers in youth with T2D and obesity
Surgery Stops Kidney Damage in Obese Teens With Diabetes
This preprint paired analysis examined vertical sleeve gastrectomy (VSG) in youth with type 2 diabetes and obesity over 12 months. The autho…
This new study shows that weight-loss surgery can actually heal early signs of kidney stress in teenagers by turning off harmful chemical si…