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Physiology Friday #245: Fitness Protects against Neurodegenerative Diseases—Even in Those at the Greatest Risk

Physiologically Speaking

Welcome to the Physiology Friday newsletter. Physiologically Speaking is a reader-supported publication. Insulin resistance and impaired glucose metabolism are risk factors for Alzheimer's disease, hence why the disease is sometimes referred to as ‘type 3 diabetes.’

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Physiology Friday #257: Does Training Frequency Matter for Fitness Gains?

Physiologically Speaking

Welcome to the Physiology Friday newsletter. Physiologically Speaking is a reader-supported publication. link] The training frequency debate From a physiological perspective, higher-frequency training might be beneficial because it provides more frequent stimulation of key adaptive pathways. The conclusion?

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The Case for Keto for Type 1 Diabetes with Andrew Koutnik, Ph.D.

Physiologically Speaking

Andrew is a research scientist at Sansum Diabetes Research Institute, where he’s investigating metabolic therapies for health and disease. His mission is to optimize metabolic health and patient outcomes for people living with type 1 diabetes. Andrew is unique because he himself has type 1 diabetes.

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Physiology Friday #200: Higher Aerobic Fitness is Tied to Slower Biological Aging

Physiologically Speaking

Welcome to the Physiology Friday newsletter. Physiologically Speaking is a reader-supported publication. Finally, having dyslipidemia (abnormal levels of blood lipids) and diabetes were associated with a higher age acceleration. ” Details can be found at the end of the post! The early bird gets the worm.

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FORWARD: VX-880 Could Eliminate Need for Insulin in Patients with Type 1 Diabetes

HCPLive

New phase 1/2 data suggest VX-880 islet cell therapy may restore physiological islet function and glycemic control in patients with T1D, potentially eliminating the need for insulin use.

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Use of serum long non-coding RNA expression panel as a marker for diabetic retinopathy

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

IntroductionDiabetic retinopathy (DR) is the most common chronic complication of diabetes, the leading cause of vision impairments in working-aged adults, and a significant cause of reduced quality of life for diabetic patients. In this study, we used a significantly larger sample set to validate our panel of lncRNAs.

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Physiology Friday #228: Identifying Sleep Patterns that Influence Chronic Disease Risk

Physiologically Speaking

Welcome to the Physiology Friday newsletter. We talk about the ketogenic diet as a metabolic therapy for type 1 diabetes. Physiologically Speaking is a reader-supported publication. This irregular sleep pattern misaligns circadian rhythms and disrupts physiology. “The shorter your sleep, the shorter your life.”