Certain fruits with high glycemic index can be harmful for diabetics, affecting blood sugar levels. Bananas, grapes, and mangoes spike glucose quickly; dried fruits and dates, despite their ...

Diabetes mellitus was the eighth leading cause of death in the United States in 2022, accounting for 3.1 percent of all deaths that year. At that time, around 8.4 percent of adults living in the ...

IgA nephropathy is an autoimmune kidney disease, and complement, a component of the innate immune system, plays a role in the condition's pathogenesis. Investigators have developed and tested a novel ...

Type 1 and type 2 diabetes can lead to the vision-threatening condition known as diabetic retinopathy. High blood sugar in poorly controlled diabetes can damage vessels in the light-sensing retina in ...

In the phase III study, among the first 250 patients with IgA nephropathy who underwent randomization, the adjusted geometric mean 24-hour urinary protein-to-creatinine ratio (UPCR) was 38.3% (95% ...

Prediabetes is a condition characterized by mildly elevated blood sugar. If left untreated, prediabetes can increase the risk of developing type 2 diabetes. About 97.6 million American adults have ...

With less than two weeks until the election, a new Emerson College poll shows former President Donald Trump closing in on Vice President Kamala Harris in New Hampshire, where her lead has narrowed ...

The alternative complement pathway plays a key role in the pathogenesis of IgA nephropathy. Iptacopan specifically binds to factor B and inhibits the alternative pathway. In this phase 3 ...

Patients with IgA nephropathy and severe proteinuria have a high lifetime risk of kidney failure. The efficacy and safety of the selective endothelin type A receptor antagonist atrasentan in ...

Introduction: By using spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) to measure retinal blood vessels. The correlation between the changes of retinal vascular structure and the degree of ...

The trial met its primary endpoint showing a statistically significant reduction in 24-hour uPCR with sibeprenlimab vs placebo in patients with IgA nephropathy. Topline interim results were ...