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Type 2 diabetics with obstructive sleep apnoea- CPAP helps regulate nocturnal glucose levels
A study in the Dec. 15 issue of the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine suggests that screening type 2 diabetes patients for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and treating those who have OSA with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy could improve the management of their hyperglycemia and might favorably influence their long-term prognosis
Dec 15, 2008 - 1:54:58 AM
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Diabetes and other sugar abnormalities have a relationship to sleep disturbances
Diabetes and high levels of blood sugar may be linked to abnormalities in a person's body clock and sleep patterns, according to a genome-wide association study published today in the journal Nature Genetics.
Dec 7, 2008 - 1:53:26 PM
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Genes for 9 health indicators
A new genome-wide study examines genetic variants associated with nine metabolic traits and is the first to draw out novel variants from a population unselected for current disease. The traits are indicators for common disease such as cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, blood pressure, inflammation and lipid levels.
Dec 7, 2008 - 5:00:00 AM
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New technique eliminates toxic drugs in islet transplant in diabetic mice
CHICAGO -- The body's immune system hates strangers. When its security patrol spots a foreign cell, it annihilates it.
Nov 20, 2008 - 5:00:00 AM
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Pure insulin-producing cells produced in mouse
Singapore researchers have developed an unlimited number of pure insulin-producing cells from mouse embryonic stem cells (ESCs).
Nov 20, 2008 - 5:00:00 AM
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Teaching tools foster science and diabetes education in Native-American schools
Schools across the country now have free access to an innovative set of teaching tools designed to increase the understanding of science, health, and diabetes among American Indian and Alaska Native students from kindergarten through the 12th grade. The comprehensive new curriculum, called Health is Life in Balance, is being launched today at the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C.
Nov 12, 2008 - 5:00:00 AM
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University of Miami biomedical engineer wins
CORAL GABLES, FL (November 12, 2008)-Cherie L. Stabler, Ph.D., assistant professor in the University of Miami College of Engineering and director of the tissue engineering program at the Diabetes Research Institute at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, is one of only ten scientists across the country to win the Type 1 Diabetes Pathfinder Award from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK). The award recognizes highly innovative research studies that offer exceptional promise for improving the understanding, prevention and treatment of Type 1 diabetes and its complications.
Nov 12, 2008 - 5:00:00 AM
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International Diabetes Federation calls for global action to keep all children with diabetes alive
The International Diabetes Federation (IDF) announced today that it is bringing together key opinion leaders to push for action to secure care for the thousands of children with diabetes in developing countries without access to care.
Oct 13, 2008 - 4:00:00 AM
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Einstein and Montefiore receive grants to expand disease-focused stem cell research
The Empire State Stem Cell Board has awarded research planning grants to Albert Einstein College of Medicine and to Montefiore Medical Center. The grants, totaling $238,000, are part of $2 million in grants announced by State Health Commissioner Richard F. Daines, M.D. The funding, awarded to 18 medical colleges, medical centers and labs will strengthen New York State's capacity for stem cell research and could lead to the development of new therapies for Alzheimer's, diabetes, Parkinson's, ALS and other conditions.
Oct 3, 2008 - 4:00:00 AM
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High blood pressure takes big toll on small filtering units of the kidney
Take a kidney out of the body and it still knows how to filter toxins from the blood.
Sep 19, 2008 - 4:00:00 AM
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Type 1 diabetes may result from good genes behaving badly
WHAT: New research from Stanford University scientists suggests that type 1 diabetes, an autoimmune disease that develops in children and young adults, may not be due to bad genes but rather to good genes behaving badly.
Sep 19, 2008 - 4:00:00 AM
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Presidential medal for technological breakthroughs earned by 2 chemical engineering professors
Two chemical engineering professors from The University of Texas at Austin have been recognized by President George W. Bush as 2007 National Medal of Technology and Innovation laureates, the nation's highest honor for technological achievement.
Aug 27, 2008 - 4:00:00 AM
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Caesarean babies more likely to develop diabetes
Babies delivered by Caesarean section have a 20 per cent higher risk than normal deliveries of developing the most common type of diabetes in childhood, according to a study led by Queen's University Belfast.
Aug 26, 2008 - 4:00:00 AM
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insulin-producing cells can give rise to stem-like cells in-vitro
The question of whether insulin-producing cells of the pancreas can regenerate is key to our understanding of diabetes, and to the further development of regenerative therapies against the disease. Dr Rosenberg from the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) and McGill University together with Dr Bernard Massie from the Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM) have just concluded that they can. The results of their study have been published in the July issue of the journal Laboratory Investigation.
Jul 21, 2008 - 11:23:18 PM
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Racial disparities exist among diabetes patients treated by the same physician
Black patients with diabetes are less likely than white patients to achieve long-term control of their blood glucose, blood cholesterol and blood pressure levels, even when they are treated by the same physician, according to a report in the June 9 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.
Jun 9, 2008 - 4:00:00 AM
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An Australian-led diabetes study shows intensive glucose control reduces serious complications
An Australian led global study, the largest of its kind, has found that the risk of developing serious kidney disease and other complications amongst our 1.2 million people living with diabetes can be significantly reduced by intensively lowering blood glucose (sugar) levels beyond what is currently standard practice.
Jun 9, 2008 - 4:00:00 AM
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New guidelines for treating resistant hypertension
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Resistant hypertension, blood pressure that remains above goal despite taking three antihypertensive medications or high blood pressure that is controlled but requires four or more medications to do so, may benefit from specialized diagnostic and therapeutic treatment by health care providers according to guidelines issued by the American Heart Association and co-authored by UAB physicians.
Jun 6, 2008 - 4:00:00 AM
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Moores UCSD Cancer Center study links vitamin D, type 1 diabetes
Sun exposure and vitamin D levels may play a strong role in risk of type 1 diabetes in children, according to new findings by researchers at the Moores Cancer Center at University of California, San Diego (UCSD) and the Department of Family and Preventive Medicine. This association comes on the heels of similar research findings by this same group regarding vitamin D levels and several major cancers.
Jun 5, 2008 - 4:00:00 AM
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International Diabetes Federation grant supports study to prevent type 2 diabetes in India
- The International Diabetes Federation (IDF) BRIDGES translational research grant programme will fund a lifestyle intervention trial that seeks to reduce the risk of for people developing type 2 diabetes in Chennai, India.
May 30, 2008 - 4:00:00 AM
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Suspected cause of type 1 diabetes caught 'red-handed' for the first time
May 8, 2008 -- Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis working with diabetic mice have examined in unprecedented detail the immune cells long thought to be responsible for type 1 diabetes.
May 9, 2008 - 4:00:00 AM
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Harmful blood glucose levels linked to defective gene
A genetic mutation that can raise the amount of glucose in a person's
blood to harmful levels is identified today in a study in the journal
Science.
May 1, 2008 - 4:00:00 AM
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Researchers uncover new genetic links to psoriasis
In the first comprehensive study of the genetic basis of psoriasis, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have discovered seven new sites of common DNA variation that increase the risk of the troublesome skin condition. They also found that variations in one genetic region link psoriasis and a related joint disorder, psoriatic arthritis, to four autoimmune diseases: type 1 diabetes, Grave's disease, celiac disease and rheumatoid arthritis.
Apr 3, 2008 - 4:00:00 AM
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How diabetes accelerates atherosclerosis
Researchers have discovered how diabetes, by driving inflammation and slowing blood flow, dramatically accelerates atherosclerosis, according to research to be published in the March 14 edition of the journal Circulation Research.
Mar 13, 2008 - 10:12:00 AM
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CRTC2 inhibitors may be needed for maintaining sugar levels
Continually revved up insulin production, the kind that results from overeating and obesity, slowly dulls the body’s response to insulin. As a result, blood sugar levels start to creep up, setting the stage for diabetes-associated complications such as blindness, stroke and renal failure. To make matters even worse, chronically elevated blood sugar concentrations exacerbate insulin resistance.
Mar 9, 2008 - 6:57:23 AM
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A focus on the ADVANCE and RISC studies in the Diabetes UK conference March 2008
In the recent Annual Professional Conference held in Glasgow(March 5-7, 2008) an interesting talk was on the late breaking trials. There was a focus on the ADVANCE trial (presented by Dr Neil Poulter, London) and the RISC trial (presented by Dr Mark Walker, Newcastle). Here is a brief overview of the studies and the thoughts of the speakers and audience.
Mar 8, 2008 - 7:22:07 AM
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Type 2 diabetes may be caused by intestinal dysfunction
NEW YORK (March 5, 2008) -- Growing evidence shows that surgery may effectively cure Type 2 diabetes -- an approach that not only may change the way the disease is treated, but that introduces a new way of thinking about diabetes.
Mar 5, 2008 - 5:00:00 AM
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Protein target for diabetes drug regulates blood pressure
University of Iowa researchers have identified a molecular pathway in blood vessels that controls blood pressure and vascular function and may help explain why certain drugs for type II diabetes also appear to lower patients' blood pressure. The study is published in the March 5 issue of Cell Metabolism.
Mar 4, 2008 - 5:00:00 AM
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Study: highly involved patients don't always see better health outcomes
Patients who prefer to be highly involved in their treatment don't necessarily have better luck managing chronic health conditions, a new study suggests.
Feb 22, 2008 - 5:00:00 AM
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Intensive blood sugar treatment in trial of diabetes and cardiovascular disease changed
The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health has stopped one treatment within a large, ongoing North American clinical trial of diabetes and cardiovascular disease 18 months early due to safety concerns after review of available data, although the study will continue.
Feb 6, 2008 - 11:40:00 PM
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Insulin inhibits resistin expression and secretion
Does resistin play a role in insulin resistance? Is insulin the major regulator of resistin? A research article to be published on January 7, 2008 in the World Journal of Gastroenterology (volume 14, issue 1) addresses these questions.
Jan 16, 2008 - 2:07:29 PM
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Oral anti diabetic substance discovered
Research in the Department of Biology at the Faculty of Science and Science Education of the University of Haifa has discovered a substance that may become an oral treatment for diabetes and its complications. The substance, which is derived from yeast, is called Glucose Tolerance Factor (GTF). The research is now at the stage where the substance has been successfully tested on diabetic rats and was found to reduce sugar and lipids in the blood of the treated animals. The next stage of the research is to evaluate GTF efficacy in humans, said Dr. Nitsa Mirsky, who is conducting the research.
Dec 24, 2007 - 5:00:00 AM
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Stanford researchers shed light on black box of gestational diabetes
STANFORD, Calif. - A protein in the pancreas is giving researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine their first chance at cracking the code that determines how diabetes develops during pregnancy, a finding that could lead to new treatments for all forms of diabetes.
Nov 1, 2007 - 4:00:00 AM
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'Knocking out' cell receptor may help block fat deposits in tissues, prevent weight gain
CINCINNATI—University of Cincinnati (UC) pathologists have identified a new molecular target that one day may help scientists develop drugs to reduce fat transport to adipocytes (fat cells) in the body and prevent obesity and related disorders, like diabetes.
Oct 25, 2007 - 4:00:00 AM
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'Twinkle after effect' can help retinal patients detect vision loss quickly and cheaply
Boston, MA—Scientists at Schepens Eye Research Institute have discovered a simple and inexpensive way for patients with retinal and other eye disease to keep track of changes in their vision loss. In a study published in this week’s PLoS One (October 24, 2007) they demonstrate that a compelling visual illusion known as the induced twinkle after-effect (TAE) can accurately identify the location and breadth of actual blind spots in people with retinal disease. The twinkle after-effect is a “twinkling” that people can see in a blind spot when they stare at a blank screen after staring at a noisy visual target such as a detuned television screen.
Oct 23, 2007 - 4:00:00 AM
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Exercise improves thinking, reduces diabetes risk in overweight children
Just three months of daily, vigorous physical activity in overweight children improves their thinking and reduces their diabetes risk, researchers say.
Oct 22, 2007 - 4:00:00 AM
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Cross-species transplant in rhesus macaques is step toward diabetes cure for humans
St. Louis, Oct. 18, 2007 — With an eye on curing diabetes, scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have successfully transplanted embryonic pig pancreatic cells destined to produce insulin into diabetic macaque monkeys – all without the need for risky immune suppression drugs that prevent rejection.
Oct 18, 2007 - 4:00:00 AM
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Low doses of a red wine ingredient fight diabetes in mice
Even relatively low doses of resveratrol—a chemical found in the skins of red grapes and in red wine—can improve the sensitivity of mice to the hormone insulin, according to a report in the October issue of Cell Metabolism, a Cell Press publication. As insulin resistance is often characterized as the most critical factor contributing to the development of type 2 diabetes, the findings “provide a potential new therapeutic approach for preventing or treating” both conditions, the researchers said.
Oct 2, 2007 - 4:00:00 AM
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Genetic 'roadblock' hoped to inspire future type 2 diabetes research
Toronto, ON (October 2, 2007) – A team of Mount Sinai Hospital researchers has found that a “genetic roadblock” identified in a recent study could pave the way toward novel treatments for type 2 diabetes.
Oct 2, 2007 - 4:00:00 AM
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Botched production of insulin molecule may lead to diabetes
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Picture a pretzel factory production line, with conveyer belts carrying the dough, formed into unbaked pretzels, down to the oven to be cooked.
Oct 1, 2007 - 4:00:00 AM
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Joslin researchers uncover potential role of leptin in diabetes
BOSTON–October 1, 2007–A new Joslin-led study has shown that leptin, a hormone known mainly for regulating appetite control and energy metabolism, plays a major role in islet cell growth and insulin secretion. This finding opens up new avenues for studying leptin and its role in islet cell biology, which may lead to new treatments for diabetes. This study appears in the October 2007 issue of The Journal of Clinical Investigation.
Oct 1, 2007 - 4:00:00 AM
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'Bad carbs' not the enemy, University of Virginia professor finds
The latest common wisdom on carbohydrates claims that eating so-called “bad” carbohydrates will make you fat, but University of Virginia professor Glenn Gaesser says, “that’s just nonsense.” Eating sandwiches with white bread, or an occasional doughnut, isn't going to kill you, or necessarily even lead to obesity, he said.
Sep 28, 2007 - 4:00:00 AM
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Discovery supports theory of Alzheimer's disease as form of diabetes
EVANSTON, Ill. --- Insulin, it turns out, may be as important for the mind as it is for the body. Research in the last few years has raised the possibility that Alzheimer’s memory loss could be due to a novel third form of diabetes.
Sep 26, 2007 - 4:00:00 AM
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Consumption of omega-3 fatty acids associated with decreased risk of type 1 diabetes
Preliminary research suggests that in children at increased risk for type 1 diabetes, dietary intake of omega-3 fatty acids was associated with a reduced risk of pancreatic islet autoimmunity, which is linked to the development of diabetes, according to an article in the Sept. 26 issue of JAMA.
Sep 25, 2007 - 4:00:00 AM
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Breath analysis offers potential for noninvasive blood sugar monitoring in diabetes
Irvine, Calif. — Breath-analysis testing may prove to be an effective, non-invasive method for monitoring blood sugar levels in diabetes, according to a University of California, Irvine study.
Sep 24, 2007 - 4:00:00 AM
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Both aerobic and resistance exercise improved blood sugar control in people with diabetes
In a new randomized controlled trial, both aerobic and resistance exercise improved glycemic/blood sugar control in people with type 2 diabetes. The greatest improvements came from combined aerobic and resistance training.
Sep 17, 2007 - 4:00:00 AM
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Immune police recognize good and bad guys in the body
Immune system police are as good at recognizing bad guys, such as bacteria and viruses, as they are our own tissue, researchers say.
Sep 14, 2007 - 4:00:00 AM
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Drug could improve pregnancy outcomes in wider range of women with insulin resistance
St. Louis, Sept. 6, 2007 — Women who are obese, have type 2 diabetes or a family history of type 2 diabetes could one day have more successful pregnancies because of a study at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.
Sep 6, 2007 - 4:00:00 AM
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Sugary drinks, not fruit juice, may be linked to insulin
BOSTON (Sept. 5, 2007) — Steady increases in consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages over the last several decades, as well as rates of Type 2 diabetes mellitus, led nutritional epidemiologists at the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging (USDA HNRCA) at Tufts University and colleagues to explore the relationship between sugar-sweetened beverage consumption and insulin resistance, a precursor to Type 2 diabetes. Their findings suggest that higher consumption of sugar-sweetened drinks, but not 100 percent fruit juice, may be associated with insulin resistance, even in otherwise healthy adults.
Sep 5, 2007 - 4:00:00 AM
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Environmental stress probed in cardiovascular disease, diabetes
How environmental stress contributes to cardiovascular disease and type II diabetes is under study at the Medical College of Georgia.
Sep 5, 2007 - 4:00:00 AM
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How insulin TORC2 blood sugar levels: glowing mice light the way
La Jolla, CA — With the help of genetically engineered mice whose livers turned into glowing light bulbs, researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies have illuminated the underpinnings of an insidious and growing health concern— type II diabetes.
Sep 5, 2007 - 4:00:00 AM
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