Diabetes

The Evaluation of the Effect of Herbal Extract on Osteoarthritis: and Study.

In this study, the anti-osteoarthritis effects of , , and extract (CPAE), observed and confirmed in previously clinical studies were further investigated by and studies. Anabolic biomarkers related to healthy cartilage maintenance, such as , type II collagen α-1 (), sex determining region Y-box-9 (), and catabolic biomarkers related to osteoarthritis, such as cyclooxygenase-2 (), matrix metallo...

Relationships among exercise capacity, dynamic balance and gait characteristics of Nigerian patients with type-2 diabetes: an indication for fall prevention.

This study investigated the relationships among exercise capacity (EC), dynamic balance (DB), and gait characteristics (GCs) of patients with type-2 diabetes (T2D) and healthy controls (HCs). This observational controlled study involved 125 patients with T2D receiving treatment at a Nigerian university teaching hospital and 125 apparently healthy patients' relatives and hospital staff recruited as...

Physiological Regulation of an Alkaline-Resistant Laccase Produced by and Efficiency in Biotreatment of Pulp Mill Effluent.

Regulation of alkaline-resistant laccase from KU-Alk4 was proved to be controlled by several factors. One important factor was the initial pH, which ...

Clinical features of childhood diabetes mellitus focusing on latent autoimmune diabetes.

PURPOSE: This study was designed to evaluate the clinical characteristics of childhood diabetes mellitus (DM) according to its classification as well ...

The effect of genistein on glucose control and insulin sensitivity in postmenopausal women: A meta-analysis.

Preclinical studies have revealed the beneficial effects of genistein in pancreatic β-cell functions. The results of randomized controlled trials (RCT...

Levels of Urinary Metabolites of Organophosphate Flame Retardants, TDCIPP, and TPHP, in Pregnant Women in Shanghai.

Flame retardants are widely used in consumer products to reduce their flammability. Previously used flame retardants have been sequentially banned due...

Raman spectroscopy and PCA-SVM as a non-invasive diagnostic tool to identify and classify qualitatively glycated hemoglobin levels in vivo.

In this study we identify and classify high and low levels of glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) in healthy volunteers (HV) and diabetic patients (DP). Overa...

Runtime Verification of Pacemaker Functionality Using Hierarchical Fuzzy Colored Petri-nets.

Today, implanted medical devices are increasingly used for many patients and in case of diverse health problems. However, several runtime problems and...

Carotid Intima-Media Thickness and Visit-to-Visit HbA1c Variability Predict Progression of Chronic Kidney Disease in Type 2 Diabetic Patients with Preserved Kidney Function.

. Subclinical atherosclerosis and long-term glycemic variability have been reported to predict incident chronic kidney disease (CKD) in the general po...

Caloric restriction and IGF-I administration promote rabbit fecundity: Possible interrelationships and mechanisms of action.

The aim of these in vivo and in vitro studies was to examine the influence of caloric restriction (CR), and the administration of insulin-like growth ...

Effect of energy balance profiles on metabolic and reproductive response in Holstein and Swedish Red cows.

This study examined the effect of two feeding levels during the antepartum and postpartum period on reproductive performance and blood metabolites (gl...

Clinical outcomes and quality of life in hemodialysis diabetic patients versus non-diabetics.

BACKGROUND: Diabetes is the leading cause of end stage renal disease (ESRD) worldwide.

Combination of Intravitreal Injection of Ranibizumab and Photocoagulation for the Treatment of Aggressive Posterior Retinopathy of Prematurity with Vitreous Hemorrhage.

To investigate the efficacy of intravitreal ranibizumab (IVR) combined with laser photocoagulation for aggressive posterior retinopathy of prematurity...

Learning Optimal Individualized Treatment Rules from Electronic Health Record Data.

Medical research is experiencing a paradigm shift from "one-size-fits-all" strategy to a precision medicine approach where the right therapy, for the ...

Development of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Phenotyping Framework Using Expert Knowledge and Machine Learning Approach.

BACKGROUND: Phenotyping is an automated technique that can be used to distinguish patients based on electronic health records. To improve the quality ...

Semiautomated Support Photoelectrochemical Immunosensing Platform for Portable and High-Throughput Immunoassay Based on Au Nanocrystal Decorated Specific Crystal Facets BiVO Photoanode.

Photoelectrochemical (PEC) measurement has been developed rapidly for bioanalysis in recent years. However, the actual application for most existed PE...

A Randomized Controlled Trial of the Effects of Febuxostat Therapy on Adipokines and Markers of Kidney Fibrosis in Asymptomatic Hyperuricemic Patients With Diabetic Nephropathy.

BACKGROUND: In observational studies, higher uric acid levels are associated with metabolic syndrome, diabetes, and kidney disease.

Moderate, Short-Term, Local Hyperglycemia Attenuates Forearm Endothelium-Dependent Vasodilation After Transient Ischemia-Reperfusion in Human Volunteers.

OBJECTIVE: Acute hyperglycemia causes endothelial dysfunction in diabetic patients, abolishes ischemic pre- and postconditioning, and is an independen...

A case of central diabetes insipidus after ketamine infusion during an external to internal carotid artery bypass.

STUDY OBJECTIVE: We report the first teenage case of ketamine-induced transient central diabetes insipidus.

Area Determination of Diabetic Foot Ulcer Images Using a Cascaded Two-Stage SVM-Based Classification.

The standard chronic wound assessment method based on visual examination is potentially inaccurate and also represents a significant clinical workload...