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Rapid-acting insulin in inhaled form
Scientists today described a new ultra-rapid acting mealtime insulin (AFREZZA™) that is orally inhaled for absorption via the lung. Because the insulin is absorbed so rapidly, AFREZZA's profile closely mimics the normal early insulin response seen in healthy individuals.
Mar 23, 2010 - 10:40:28 AM
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Frequent napping associated with an increased prevalence of type 2 diabetes
A study in the March 1 issue of the journal Sleep shows that frequent napping is associated with an elevated prevalence of type 2 diabetes and impaired fasting glucose in an older Chinese population.
Mar 1, 2010 - 1:24:24 PM
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Changes during menopause increases risk of heart disease and stroke
CHICAGO- When women hear the word menopause, they often think about hot flashes, hormone shifts and mood swings. But what about heart disease? Studies show a woman's risk of heart disease intensifies drastically around the time of natural menopause, which for most women is around the age of 50. This news may come as a surprise, but experts explain that understanding risk factors is an important first step, and reassure women that there are ways to lower your risk.
Feb 23, 2010 - 4:59:36 AM
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First-generation artificial pancreas system used overnight can improve diabetes control
In a landmark study in children and teenagers with type 1 diabetes, JDRF-funded researchers at the University of Cambridge showed that using a first-generation artificial pancreas system overnight can lower the risk of low blood sugar emergencies while sleeping, and at the same time improve diabetes control.
Feb 6, 2010 - 12:48:29 PM
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UCSF diabetes, brain tumor stem cell grants to drive development of therapies
Two teams of UCSF scientists have received grants from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine to advance their stem cell based strategies for treating diabetes and brain tumors. The intent of the grants is for teams to file new drug applications to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration within four years, driving potential therapies toward clinical trials.
Oct 29, 2009 - 3:59:36 AM
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Obesity expert named Life Scientist of the Year
A Monash University physiologist, whose research into weight management, obesity and diabetes has led to significant medical breakthroughs and drug design, has been awarded one of the nation's top research honours.
Oct 28, 2009 - 3:59:36 AM
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ERC Starting Grant for the researcher of kidney diseases
The European Research Council (ERC) expects to fund some 240 top researchers in its second prestigious ERC Starting Grant competition. This new wave of grantees follows the 299 researchers who received grants in the first Starting Grant competition in 2007.
Sep 11, 2009 - 3:59:36 AM
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DNA mutations linked to diabetes
Genes that regulate the energy consumption of cells have a different structure and expression in type II diabetics than they do in healthy people, according to a new study from the Swedish medical university Karolinska Institutet published in
Sep 3, 2009 - 3:59:12 AM
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Scarring key to link between obesity and diabetes
The team, in collaboration with University Hospital Aintree, the University of Warwick and researchers in Sweden, found that people classified as obese and those with pre-diabetes have raised levels of a protein called SPARC, that can cause tissue scarring. The research revealed that an increase in insulin, a hormone that controls blood sugar levels, and leptin, a hormone that regulates appetite, can trigger an increase in SPARC, which can prevent the proper storage of fat in fat tissue cells.
Aug 13, 2009 - 3:59:36 AM
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New powder can heal diabetic foot sores
Foot complications, such as open wounds, can be difficult to treat or heal. However, a study has revealed that a new dressing powder, which acts exactly like a layer of skin, is cutting down healing time and reducing the quantum of pain ensuing from serious foot ulcers.
Aug 3, 2009 - 4:11:32 PM
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Lap-band weight-loss surgery can reverse metabolic syndrome in obese teens
NEW YORK (June 30, 2009) -- A new study of obese adolescents has shown that laparoscopic gastric banding surgery -- the Lap-Band procedure -- not only helps them achieve significant weight loss but can also improve and even reverse metabolic syndrome, reducing their risk for cardiovascular disease and diabetes.
Jul 1, 2009 - 3:59:36 AM
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Polycystic ovarian syndrome: New light on its causes and its effect on brothers
Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Researchers have found evidence that chronic disease in either a mother or father can create unfavourable conditions in the womb that are associated with the development of polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) in daughters. In another study, researchers found that brothers of women with PCOS and insulin resistance are themselves at greater risk of developing insulin resistance or diabetes, suggesting that factors associated with the condition can be passed down to sons as well as daughters.
Jun 30, 2009 - 3:59:36 AM
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Snoring pregnant women at higher risk for gestational diabetes
CHICAGO --- If you are pregnant and your mate complains your frequent snoring is rattling the bedroom windows, you may have bigger problems than an annoyed, sleep-deprived partner.
Jun 11, 2009 - 3:59:36 AM
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Nicotine induces prediabetes, likely contributes to high prevalence of heart disease in smokers
Researchers have discovered a reason why smoking greatly increases the risk of heart disease and stroke. Nicotine promotes insulin resistance, also called prediabetes, which is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease, according to the new study, which was presented at The Endocrine Society's 91st Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C.
Jun 11, 2009 - 3:59:36 AM
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Gene triggers for diabetes found
Sydney, May 12 - An international team of scientists has identified more than 40 genes, including 25 new ones, that could be factors in triggering type-1 diabetes.
May 13, 2009 - 2:54:33 PM
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Increased food intake alone explains the increase in body weight in the United States
Amsterdam, the Netherlands: New research that uses an innovative approach to study, for the first time, the relative contributions of food and exercise habits to the development of the obesity epidemic has concluded that the rise in obesity in the United States since the 1970s was virtually all due to increased energy intake.
May 8, 2009 - 3:59:36 AM
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Study: Vibration plate machines may aid weight loss and trim abdominal fat
Amsterdam, the Netherlands: New research suggests that, if used properly, vibration plate exercise machines may help you lose weight and trim the particularly harmful belly fat between the organs.
May 8, 2009 - 3:59:36 AM
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Gene therapy appears safe to regenerate gum tissue
ANN ARBOR, Mich.---Scientists at the University of Michigan have developed a method of gene delivery that appears safe for regenerating tooth-supporting gum tissue---a discovery that assuages one of the biggest safety concerns surrounding gene therapy research and tissue engineering.
Apr 7, 2009 - 3:59:36 AM
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Scientists closer to understanding how to control high blood sugar
ANN ARBOR, Mich.---Scientists are closer to understanding which proteins help control blood sugar, or glucose, during and after exercise. This understanding could lead to new drug therapies or more effective exercise to prevent Type 2 diabetes and other health problems associated with having high blood sugar.
Mar 18, 2009 - 3:59:36 AM
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Team-based diabetes care fetches more value for dollar
Diabetes patients undergoing team-based care do not save more in treatment costs under Medicare and Medicaid than other patients, but they are healthier, according to a recent study.
Feb 26, 2009 - 4:59:36 AM
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PAI-1 is the link between diabetes and cardiovascular disease
Researchers at the University of Vermont Cardiovascular Research Institute, Colchester, Vermont have found that increased expression in the heart of plasminogen activator inhibitor type-1 (PAI-1) is profibrotic. The results, which appear in the March 2009 issue of Experimental Biology and Medicine, implicate PAI-1 overexpression, known to accompany insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes, as a factor contributing to the high incidence of heart failure after myocardial infarction in people with diabetes.
Feb 25, 2009 - 12:30:03 AM
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ORNL, UT project could save vision of millions
OAK RIDGE, Tenn., Feb. 17, 2009 -- In the blink of an eye, people at risk of becoming blind can now be screened for eye diseases such as diabetic retinopathy and age-related macular degeneration.
Feb 17, 2009 - 4:59:36 AM
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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 - 1:54:35 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 - 1:53:03 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 - 4:59:37 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 - 4:59:37 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 - 4:59:37 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 - 4:59:37 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 - 4:59:37 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 - 3:59:37 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 - 3:59:37 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 - 3:59:37 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 - 3:59:37 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 - 3:59:37 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 - 3:59:37 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 - 11:22:55 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 - 3:59:37 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 - 3:59:37 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 - 3:59:37 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 - 3:59:37 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 - 3:59:37 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 - 3:59:37 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 - 3:59:37 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 - 3:59:37 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 - 10:11:37 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 - 6:57:00 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 - 7:21:44 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 - 4:59:37 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 - 4:59:37 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 - 4:59:37 AM
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