Posts Tagged ‘ Blood sugar ’

Artificial Blood Vessels Prove Effective

April 27, 2009
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Scientists report today that artificial blood vessels made using a person’s own skin cells work well in patients receiving kidney dialysis. The new blood vessels mark the first vascular grafts to be derived entirely from a patient’s own tissues, which lowers the odds of a harmful immune reaction. To speed the procedure of renal...

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Diabetes might lead to poor memory

April 12, 2009
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Failure to control type 2 diabetes may lead to poorer memory and diminished brain power, a new study has found. According to University of Edinburgh team, severe hypoglycaemic episodes – hypos – occur when blood sugar levels drop dangerously low.Hypoglycaemia is caused by a lack of sugar (glucose) reaching the brain, which uses it...

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