September 1, 2025
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Food insecurity is linked to heart disease and diabetes in the United States

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An estimated 13.5% of U.S. households experienced food insecurity in 2023. Limited income, unemployment, transportation issues, distance to grocery stores, high housing costs, widespread health-related disasters such as the COVID-19 pandemic, natural hazards, and climate change can all contribute to inconsistent access to food. Poor diet can lead to poor health outcomes, such as cardiovascular disease and diabetes.
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A new blood test to detect diabetic kidney disease outperforms standard of care tests

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An Australian medical technology company, Proteomics International, has published a study demonstrating a new blood test significantly outperforms conventional tests in identifying the risk of diabetes-related chronic kidney disease (DKD). The blood test, called PromarkerD, has been previously validated for predicting renal decline up to four years in advance in type 2 diabetes.
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Natural defense mechanism may help slow down tumor cell metastasis

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Researchers at Karolinska Institutet, led by Dr. Helin Norberg and Dr. Erik Norberg, have identified a previously unknown mechanism that affects the ability of cancer cells to spread in the body. The study, published in EMBO Molecular Medicine, shows that a process called chaperone-mediated autophagy (CMA) may function as a natural defense mechanism against metastases.
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Bladder macrophages form immune barrier against bloodstream infections, study finds

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A research team led by Prof. Zeng Zhutian from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) has identified and named a novel population of bladder-resident macrophages, termed suburothelial perivascular macrophages (suPVMs), which can prevent hematogenous dissemination of uropathogens by releasing macrophage extracellular traps (METs). This finding has been published in Immunity.
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Compound found in common herbs inspires potential anti-inflammatory drug for Alzheimer’s disease

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The herb rosemary has long been linked with memory. “There’s rosemary, that’s for remembrance,” says Ophelia in Shakespeare’s “Hamlet.” So it is fitting that researchers would study a compound found in rosemary and sage—carnosic acid—for its impact on Alzheimer’s disease. In the disease, which is the leading cause of dementia and the sixth-leading cause of death in the US, inflammation is one component that often leads to cognitive decline.
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