The impact of therapy on the risk of asthma in type 2 diabetes.

Background And Objectives: There are limited data about the risk of asthma in people with diabetes. We examined the incidence of asthma in subjects with type 2 diabetes (T2DM) compared to controls, and the association with metformin, sulphonylureas and insulin therapy.

Materials And Methods: We conducted a retrospective cohort study using a representative UK primary care database (N = 894 646 adults).

Type 2 diabetes: A protective factor for COPD?

Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and type 2 diabetes (T2DM) are common comorbidities. COPD is a known risk factor for incident T2DM, however few studies have examined the relationship in reverse. The primary aim of this study was to compare the incidence of COPD in people with and without T2DM.

Reduced attention-driven auditory sensitivity in hallucination-prone individuals.

Background: Evidence suggests that auditory hallucinations may result from abnormally enhanced auditory sensitivity.

Aims: To investigate whether there is an auditory processing bias in healthy individuals who are prone to experiencing auditory hallucinations.

Method: Two hundred healthy volunteers performed a temporal order judgement task in which they determined whether an auditory or a visual stimulus came first under conditions of directed attention ('attend-auditory' and 'attend-visual' conditions).