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Smoking-Related Metabolic Changes Partly Drive Type 2 Diabetes Risk
Meeting Coverage > EASD — Those with the most metabolic changes, genetic risk had a threefold higher diabetes risk by Kristen Monaco, Senior Staff Writer, MedPage Today October 6, 2023 HAMBURG, Germany -- Smokers were more likely to have a specific metabolic signature that mediated their risk for developing type 2 diabetes, a researcher reported
Diabetes, metabolic syndrome in mice treated with novel class of compounds
A study in mice -- led by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis -- shows that a new class of compounds the scientists developed can improve multiple aspects of metabolic syndrome. An increasingly common group of conditions that often occur together, metabolic syndrome includes type 2 diabetes, high cholesterol, fat buildup…
Metabolic syndrome increased risk of acute respiratory distress syndrome, death for hospitalized COVID-19 patients, study finds
Patients hospitalized with COVID-19 who had a combination of high blood pressure, obesity, diabetes, or other conditions associated with metabolic syndrome were at much higher risk of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and death, according to an international study published in the medical journal JAMA Network Open. The risk for developing ARDS, a life-threatening lung…