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Monday, Jan 25
Insulin Research Points Way To Better Diabetes Treatments
New research that significantly improves our understanding of how insulin interacts with cells in the human body is published today.The study could have major implications for the development of treatments for Type I diabetes.By developing and analysing a range of super active insuli...
Monday, Jan 11
Diabetic Eye Disease More Severe In African-Americans Who Consume More Calories, Sodium
High intakes of calories and sodium appear to be associated with the progression of retinal disease among African American patients with diabetes, according to a report in the January issue of Archives of Ophthalmology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.Diabetic retinopathy is the l...
Thursday, Jan 7
UCLA Study Shows Metformin Is Safe For Patients With Advanced Heart Failure And Diabetes Mellitus
Drug may improve survival rates for these patientsA new 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...
Monday, Dec 28
Genetic Causes For Disturbances In Lipid Metabolism
Scientists of Helmholtz Zentrum München led by Professor Karsten Suhre have identified new gene variants associated with disturbances in the lipid metabolism. Some of these common human gene variants are already known to be risk factors for diabetes mellitus.
Wednesday, Dec 23
Good Cholesterol Not As Protective With Type 2 Diabetes
High-density lipoprotein (HDL), known as “good” cholesterol, isn’t as protective for people with type 2 diabetes, according to research reported in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association.HDL carries cholesterol out of the arteries, and high levels are associated w...
Tuesday, Dec 15
Discovery Of New Gene Called Brd2 That Regulates Obesity And Diabetes
The chance discovery of a genetic mutation that makes mice enormously fat but protects them from diabetes has given researchers at Boston University School of Medicine, USA, new insights into the cellular mechanisms that link obesity to Type 2 diabetes.
