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Monday, Jan 25
Insulin research points way to better diabetes treatments
University of York ) New research significantly improves our understanding of how insulin interacts with cells in the human body with implications for the treatments of diabetes.
Thursday, Jan 7
UCLA study shows metformin is safe for patients with advanced heart failure and diabetes mellitus
University of California - Los Angeles ) A new UCLA study has shown that metformin, a drug often used in the treatment of diabetes mellitus, is safe for use in treating patients who have both diabetes and advanced heart failure.
Monday, Jan 4
Childhood metabolic measurements may predict diabetes development years later
A child's blood pressure, body mass index, blood glucose level and other laboratory tests and simple office measures may predict the risk of developing type 2 diabetes nine and 26 years later, according to a report in the January issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicin...
Tuesday, Dec 22
Good cholesterol not as protective in people with type 2 diabetes
American Heart Association ) HDL, known as "good cholesterol," helps protect blood vessels and the heart, but a small European study shows that HDL in men with type 2 diabetes lacks this protective capacity. However, preliminary results indicate that extended-release niacin may help...
Is nicotinamide overload a trigger for type 2 diabetes?
World Journal of Gastroenterology ) Type 2 diabetes is a major global health problem. Although the underlying mechanism of the pathogenesis is not clear, generally it is accepted that type 2 diabetes is a result of gene-environment interactions. A research group from China investigate...
Monday, Dec 14
UNC scientists coordinate study of link between insulin use and cancer in people with diabetes
University of North Carolina School of Medicine ) Scientists at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill are coordinating a large, multi-site retrospective study on insulin users with type 2 diabetes. The study is designed to determine if diabetic patients exposed to insulin gl...
Wednesday, Jan 21
Opinion: Cell transplantation and diabetes: New sites, new devices
Cell Transplantation Center of Excellence for Aging and Brain Repair ) Two review articles examining the best sites for islet cell transplantation, value of porcine islet cells, and engineering of a bioartificial pancreas demonstrate that problems of poor engraftment and immune re...
