Wednesday 29 May 2019

Hip fracture linked to increased risk for death in T2DM patients

(HealthDay)—For patients with type 2 diabetes, hip fracture is associated with an increased risk for death, according to a study published online May 21 in the Journal of Diabetes Investigation.

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737 MAX jet grounded for at least 10-12 more weeks: IATA

The global aviation association IATA expects Boeing's troubled 737 MAX 8 plane to remain grounded for at least 10 to 12 more weeks, director general Alexandre de Juniac said Wednesday.

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Mass die-off of puffins recorded in the Bering Sea

A mass die-off of seabirds in the Bering Sea may be partially attributable to climate change, according to a new study publishing May 29 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Timothy Jones of the citizen science program COASST at University of Washington, Lauren Divine from the Aleut Community of St Paul Island Ecosystem Conservation Office, and colleagues. The birds appeared to have died from the effects of starvation.

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Analyzing a protein from cerebrospinal fluid will help diagnose patients with prion diseases

Every year in Catalonia 15 new cases of Creutzfeldt Jakob Disease are diagnosed. It is a deadly prion disease whose cause is unknown and has no treatment, though it is very similar to mad cow disease, also brought on by prions and otherwise known as CJD variant. The challenge has always been to diagnose prion diseases when a person or an animal is suffering from them, since currently the definitive diagnosis can only be made once the patient is dead.

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