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31 Oct 2017

Role of Probiotics in Diabetes: A Review of Their Rationale and Efficacy

The efficacy of probiotics in diabetes has been proven by their ability to lower fasting glucose and insulin levels in a preclinical setting as well as in human trials.
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31 Oct 2017

Favourable Adiposity’ Genes Provide Evidence that some People Are Fat on The Outside but Thin on The Inside

Higher BMI is associated with an adverse metabolic effect and a higher risk of Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), heart disease, and hypertension. However…
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31 Oct 2017

SOCS2-/- Mouse as A Potential Model of Macrosomia and Gestational Diabetes

Fetal macrosomia, a complication of gestational diabetes (GD), is associated with negative maternal and neonatal outcomes. Macrosomic newborns have…
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31 Oct 2017

Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Stem Cell Therapy: A Review

Most public health statistics outline the rapidly exploding burden of Type 2 diabetes mellitus as a chronic endemic disease related to sedentary…
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31 Oct 2017

Anti-Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Therapy in Diabetic Macular Oedema: Is It Effective?

Diabetic macular oedema is a common ocular problem among patients with diabetic retinopathy, that is sight-threatening and leads to blindness
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31 Oct 2017

Voluntary Exercise Can Modify the Preference for Palatable Food Through the Modulation of Central Reward Circuit by Peripheral Ghrelin Signal

In obese human subjects, hedonic eating is often present due to palatable foods perhaps promoting addiction in a similar way to drugs.1 It has been…
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31 Oct 2017

Anti-Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Therapy in Diabetic Macular Oedema: Is It Safe?

Over the last decade, intravitreal anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (anti-VEGF) agents have been increasingly used in the management of various…
30 Oct 2017

Call for Greater Cancer Clinical Trial Eligibility

RECOMMENDATIONS for wider eligibility criteria for cancer clinical trials are being voiced by The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) and…
30 Oct 2017

New Insights into FANCM Gene Mutations

GENETIC mutations in the FANCM gene were previously thought to be associated with development of Fanconi anaemia, a rare bone marrow disease. Now…
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27 Oct 2017

COPD Nutrition: Underutilised and Undervalued!

Some of you may have read my EMJ blog titled ‘The Four Pillars of Living Well with COPD’, which was published last year.