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Scientists Get Cells to Produce Insulin

Posted: Thursday, March 16, 2006

If a new finding by Burnham Institute and UCSD scientists holds true, millions of diabetics could someday drastically reduce their dependence on drugs and perhaps even have a cure. They discovered that when mixed with cells from pancreatic fetal tissue, non-islet pancreatic cells could be coaxed into becoming beta cells.

Seaweed Bubbles May Fight Diabetes

Posted: Thursday, March 16, 2006

Encapsulating insulin producing cells in tiny seaweed bubbles and injecting them into people with type1 diabetes could one day remove the need for daily insulin injections.

Scientists Get Cells to Produce Insulin

Posted: Thursday, March 09, 2006

If a new finding by Burnham Institute and UCSD scientists holds true, millions of diabetics could someday drastically reduce their dependence on drugs and perhaps even have a cure

Chromium Picolinate Helps Muscles Use Blood Sugar

Posted: Friday, February 24, 2006

A new published study: it is reported that chromium prompts muscles to become more efficient. Researchers found that daily use of chromium picolinate enhanced muscle sensitivity to insulin in obese, insulin-resistant rats.

New Diabetes Drugs In the Pipeline

Posted: Thursday, February 16, 2006

Six new pharma treatment strategies in controlling diabetes.

The complexity of glucose metabolism and the number of cellular processes affected by diabetes provides ample space for new drug targets and for first-in-class molecules. Some of them have reached or are close to early clinical development in type 2 diabetes.

Vibrating Insoles Improve Balance in Patients With Stroke and Neuropathy

Posted: Thursday, February 16, 2006

For the elderly, falling is the leading cause of death due to injury. Now, a biomedical engineer is studying how vibrations can help seniors keep their balance

Weight-Loss Medication Improves Cholesterol

Posted: Thursday, February 16, 2006

Using the weight-loss medication rimonabant produces modest, yet sustained, weight loss after two years and improves good cholesterol levels and triglyceride levels, according to a new study

Amylin Designing Trial of Sustained Release Byetta

Posted: Tuesday, January 24, 2006

After seeing positive results for the once-a-week Byetta and buying a new plant to produce it, Amylin is in talks with regulators preparing to launch a long-term trial

Encapsulated Pancreatic Islet Transplantation Feasible

Posted: Monday, January 23, 2006

Microencapsulated pancreatic islet transplantation into two patients with type 1 diabetes is showing promising results.
since the transplanted islets are physically immunoprotected into microcapsules, the recipients will not require pharmacologic immunosuppression -- whose long-term deleterious effects are only partially known."

Brain-Specific Leptin Signaling Reverses Obesity and Diabetes

Posted: Monday, November 21, 2005

Expression of neuron-specific leptin receptor (LEPR) transgenes can reverse the obesity, diabetes, and infertility seen in db/db mice, which carry a defective leptin receptor, new research indicates.