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Scientists Turn Human Skin Cells Into Insulin-producing Cells

Posted: Wednesday, September 24, 2008

Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine have transformed cells from human skin into cells that produce insulin, the same hormone used to treat diabetes.

Older People Who Diet without Exercising Lose Valuable Muscle Mass

Posted: Wednesday, September 24, 2008

A group of sedentary and overweight older people placed on a four-month exercise program not only became more fit, but burned off more fat, compared to older sedentary people who were placed on a diet but did not exercise.

Depressed Dialysis Patients More Likely to be Hospitalized Or Die Within a Year

Posted: Wednesday, September 24, 2008

Dialysis patients diagnosed with depression are nearly twice as likely to be hospitalized or die within a year than those who are not depressed, a UT Southwestern Medical Center researcher has found.

Exercise Reduces Fat In Livers of Diabetics: Study

Posted: Wednesday, September 24, 2008

Regular moderate exercise helps people with diabetes to reduce fat in their livers, in turn potentially preventing liver failure and heart disease, said U.S. researchers.

Pre-Meal Blood Glucose Values Best Gauge of True HbA1c

Posted: Wednesday, September 24, 2008

For patients with type 1 or type 2 diabetes, pre-prandial glucose levels are generally more closely associated with long-term HbA1c levels than post-prandial glucose levels, according to a new study.

Cannabis-Like Drugs that Help With Pain and Don't Harm the Brain

Posted: Wednesday, September 17, 2008

Medicinal cannabis is becoming an increasingly accepted form of pain treatment, but the side effects are somewhat troubling. One of the main issues is that cannabis effects cognitive function. A new drug has been developed that resembles the pain alleviating effects of cannabis, while not adversely effecting the brain.

EASD: Cardiovascular Risk Factors Prevalent in Type 2 Diabetic Adolescents

Posted: Wednesday, September 17, 2008

Adolescents and young adults with type 2 diabetes are more likely to have hypertension, generalized obesity, abdominal obesity, low HDL cholesterol, high triglycerides and microalbuminuria, than their non-diabetic counterparts.

New Gastrointestinal Treatment For Diabetes Using the EndoBarrier Liner

Posted: Wednesday, September 17, 2008

GI Dynamics announces data demonstrating immediate and sustained reduction in HbA1c in patients with type 2 diabetes using EndoBarrier® Gastrointestinal Liner. Compelling clinical data highlighted at first World Congress on Interventional Therapies for Type 2 Diabetes show improved glycemic control and weight reduction in uncontrolled diabetics.

EASD: Early Intensive Glucose Control Pays Dividends

Posted: Wednesday, September 17, 2008

A 10-year follow-up of a landmark trial of intensive glucose control in type 2 diabetes has suggested that the clinical benefit was more than durable and rose over time to a reduction or 15% for myocardial infarction and a 13% reduction in the relative risk of death from any cause.

Massage Shown to Help Muscles Following Exercise

Posted: Thursday, September 11, 2008

Intense exercise is often accompanied by simultaneous muscle lengthening and contracting, which can lead to swelling and damage. A recent study has found that massaging these muscles following the exercise limits the potential for injury.