by Aaron Wagner, Pennsylvania State University Sepsis is a life-threatening medical emergency that occurs when an infection causes a chain reaction throughout the body that can lead to the failure of multiple organs in rapid succession. In the United States about 350,000 people die from sepsis each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and … Read more
You feel unwell, and visit your doctor. They ask some questions and take some blood for testing; a few days later they call to say you have been diagnosed with a disease. What are the chances you actually have the disease? For some common diagnostic tests, the answer is surprisingly low. Few medical tests are 100% accurate. … Read more
Researchers from the University of Salerno, Italy, have found that a simple blood test for tTG-IgA concentrations could be used as a diagnostic threshold in predicting duodenal villous atrophy, a hallmark of celiac disease. In their paper, “Serum anti-tissue transglutaminase IgA and prediction of duodenal villous atrophy in adults with suspected celiac disease without IgA … Read more
New research published today in Nature Genetics describes the largest-ever study into the genetics of random “round-the-clock” blood glucose levels. The study, involving almost half a million people of diverse backgrounds, describes new DNA variants influencing blood sugar levels measured “at random.” The team of researchers, led by Professor Inga Prokopenko at the University of Surrey on … Read more
Advancements that could lead to earlier diagnosis and treatment for diabetic retinopathy, a common complication that affects the eyes, have been identified by a multi-department research team from Michigan State and other universities. Their findings were recently published in the journal Diabetologia. Additional contributors are from the University of Alabama at Birmingham, Case Western Reserve University … Read more
