Cheek lining cells could fight harmful immune system responses
A team from the School of Dentistry at Cardiff University has used cheek lining tissue to create powerful new cells. These cells could prevent harmful immune responses, as they inhibit white blood...
View ArticleProtein for the treatment of type 2 diabetes validated
Researchers at the Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona) have discovered that deficiency of the protein, Mitofusin 2, in muscle and hepatic cells of mice is sufficient to cause tissues...
View ArticleWeight loss surgery can reverse diabetes
Overweight, diabetic patients who had bariatric surgery achieved significant improvement or remission of their diabetes, according to new research. Some weight loss surgery patients achieved normal...
View ArticleOne size doesn't fit all: A researcher watches his diabetes develop with a...
'One size fits all' is not a concept I ever found to be particularly true. Most hats, that are supposed to fit everyone, for example, rarely fit me. In our likes, our dislikes, our body shapes and our...
View ArticleMedical Nova Weekly: Top five trends for 3/26-3/30
Here’s the weekly collection of hot medical news! Health on trial at the Supreme Court The Supreme Court has been busy with health topics. First, they ruled that a patent claiming administration of a...
View ArticleHow a cancer drug leads to diabetes
Rapamycin is a widely used drug for cancer and transplant patients, and there are hints that it might even help us put off old age and live longer. But, it also comes with a downside: rapamycin leads...
View ArticleScientists grow three-dimensional pancreatic cell clusters
Scientists have grown three-dimensional clusters of pancreatic cells in a laboratory that live longer and secrete more insulin than single cells, according to a study published in the journal Tissue...
View ArticleScientists discover molecules that regulate liver's glucose production
Researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies have discovered a pair of molecules that regulates the liver’s glucose production. A new study published this week in Nature demonstrates that...
View ArticleNew research on old drugs: Molecular understanding of pharmaceuticals teases...
If you are one of the 48 percent of Americans that took a prescription drug in the past month, you probably read through a litany of potential side effects attributed to that pharmaceutical. Even if...
View ArticleRemission of type 2 diabetes in obese patients through sleeve gastrectomy
Researchers from the University of Rome conducted a study with 30 morbidly obese patients with type 2 diabetes who underwent laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) and 30 others who underwent...
View ArticleStem cell researchers map insulin production pathways
Scientists from the Danish Stem Cell Center at the University of Copenhagen and Hagedorn Research Institute have gained new insight into the signaling paths that control the body's insulin production....
View ArticleNew diabetes treatment combines insulin and hormone therapy
Incidence of diabetes, especially adult-onset (Type II) diabetes, is approaching epidemic proportions. The number of adults with diabetes worldwide has more than doubled since 1980, with over 347...
View ArticleStudy finds relationship between testosterone and diabetes
Scientists from University of Edinburgh are the first to discover the relationship between testosterone levels in men and the development of diabetes. Low levels of testosterone are associated with...
View ArticleResearchers observe possible link between proteins and type 2 diabetes...
Researchers from have shown that levels of certain proteins in the blood are associated with a significantly reduced risk for developing type 2 diabetes for several years. The proteins are all part...
View ArticlePaper-based diabetes test ideal for developing countries
Epidemics of Type 2 diabetes are looming in rural India, China and other areas where poverty limits the availability of health care. But researchers are reporting a new, urine-based glucose monitoring...
View ArticleNew stent comes with low risk of complications for patients with and without...
A new stent produced by Medtronic, Inc. has shown to perform strongly in coronary artery disease (CAD) patients with and without diabetes. The Resolute Integrity drug-eluting stent (DES) was approved...
View ArticleFDA to review first insulin pump with Threshold Suspend Automation
If approved by the FDA, an insulin pump that integrates a continuous glucose monitor will be the only system of its kind on the market. The MiniMed 530G system, featuring Threshold Suspend Automation,...
View ArticleTaking routine injections out of the routine
Nearly one million individuals with diabetes have to inject themselves daily with insulin. Patients with HIV and certain types of cancer also require frequent injections, a necessary inconvenience...
View ArticlePrick-free diabetes testing
Nearly 300 million people worldwide live with diabetes, and regular testing is a crucial part of many of their lives. Purdue university researcher Jonathan Claussen and his team have created a device...
View ArticleFDA Approves Prickless Glucose Monitoring System
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has announced approval of Abbott’s FreeStyle Libre flash glucose monitoring system for certain diabetes patients. The glucose monitoring tool will allow patients...
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