ReShape Lifesciences has announced preclinical research demonstrating the its investigational Diabetes Bloc-Stim Neuromodulation (DBSN) proprietary device for the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) was well-tolerated and met the study endpoints. The study was conducted as a part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Small Business Innovation Research Phase I grant that was previously awarded in August 2019.

A pooled analysis of large-scale registry studies by UK researchers suggests that bariatric surgery is associated with reduced long-term all-cause mortality and incidence of obesity-related diseases (new-onset diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol and heart disease etc) in patients with obesity for the whole operated population. The outcomes highlight that broader (increased) access to bariatric surgery for people with obesity may reduce the long-term sequelae of this disease and provide population-level benefits.

Young adults with underlying conditions such as morbid obesity, diabetes and hypertension are at the highest risk of being placed on a ventilator or dying from COVID-19, according to a study of 3,000 hospitalized patients aged 18 to 34. It confirmed first and foremost that black and Hispanic people have been the worst affected by the pandemic: they accounted for 57 percent of all young adults who were hospitalized and 49 percent of those who died or needed ventilation, representing about a third of all young people.

The number of people with pre-diabetes who go on to develop type 2 diabetes has been reducing over the past two decades, according to a study led by University of Manchester epidemiologists. However, the changes, according to lead author, Dr Rathi Ravindrarajah, are likely to be attributed to changes in the definition of pre-diabetes and recording practices, as well as preventative work by the NHS., such as the NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme.

Probiotics may help children and adolescents with obesity lose weight when taken alongside a calorie-controlled diet, according to a study presented at e-ECE (European Society of Endocrinology) 2020.