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Making sense of diabetes
(University of Missouri-Columbia) Throughout her 38-year nursing career, Laurel Despins has progressed from a bedside nurse to a clinical nurse specialist and has worked in medical, surgical and cardiac intensive care units. She noticed diabetes is rarely referred to as a primary cause of death in itself, yet the disease is a leading contributor to deaths involving heart disease, stroke and cancer.
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - September 21, 2020 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news

Drinking coffee could lead to a longer life, scientist says
(University of Southern California) Scientists have found that people who drink coffee appear to live longer. Drinking coffee was associated with lower risk of death due to heart disease, cancer, stroke, diabetes, and kidney disease. People who consumed a cup of coffee a day were 12 percent less likely to die compared to those who didn't drink coffee. This association was even stronger for those who drank two to three cups a day -- 18 percent reduced chance of death.
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - July 10, 2017 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news

TSRI study reveals workings of mysterious 'relief valve' that protects cells from swelling
(Scripps Research Institute) Solving a long-standing mystery in cell biology, a team has shown how a key 'relief-valve' in cells keeps cells from taking in too much water and swelling excessively. The mechanism has been tentatively linked to stroke-induced brain damage, diabetes, immune deficiency and even cancer treatment resistance.
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - January 28, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news