All Posts: diabetes research

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Inflammation and Diabetic Kidney Disease: Why Mitochondria Matter

Komuraiah Myakala, PhD, a research instructor at Georgetown University, is conducting research on Type 2 diabetic disease progression that helps demonstrate the importance of…

March 12, 2024

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Drinking Kombucha May Reduce Blood Sugar Levels in People with Type 2 Diabetes

People with Type 2 diabetes who drank the fermented tea drink kombucha for four weeks had lower fasting blood glucose levels compared to when they consumed a similar-tasting…

August 1, 2023

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Unique “Home Built” Device Provides Fast Disease Analysis in Kidneys Affected by Diabetes

WASHINGTON (May 28, 2020) — The amount of scarring in damaged kidneys as a result of diabetes or acute injury is a key factor in determining treatment. But it has not been…

May 28, 2020