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ASCOT Study Shows that Diabetes, Strokes and Heart Attacks Can be Prevented

Posted: Monday, September 19, 2005

Results of the study showed that most strokes and heart attacks can be abolished or reduced by 50% by simply combining modern blood pressure lowering drugs as amlodipine and perindopril, plus effective lowering of cholesterol, which also reduced new cases of diabetes by 30%.

Key Regulator of Blood Glucose Levels Discovered

Posted: Monday, September 19, 2005

Scientists at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies discovered a key cellular switch that controls glucose production in liver cells.

Stem Cell Project Could Lead to Human Tissue Grown from Stem Cells in Four Years

Posted: Monday, September 19, 2005

Scientists at the University of Liverpool are leading a major European clinical engineering project that should see human tissue grown from stem cells available for transplant in the next four years.Scientists will develop the technology to target heart failure, diabetes, chronic ulcers and neurodegenerative diseases in particular

Once Weekly Byetta (Exenatide LAR) Drops A1c 2 Percent with 9 lbs Wt. Loss

Posted: Tuesday, September 06, 2005

Long acting Byetta preliminary results from Phase 2 Study announced. as a once a week therapy, Byetta can be a blockbuster.

New Diabetes Gene Discovered

Posted: Thursday, August 18, 2005

This gene, ARNT, is the first gene identified to be abnormal in the pancreatic islet cells, the cells that make insulin, in people with the common type of type 2 diabetes," said study leader Dr. C. Ronald Kah

Oral Contraceptives May Be Diabetic Nephropathy Risk Factor

Posted: Thursday, August 18, 2005

18% of oral contraceptive users developed macroalbuminuria compared with 2% of nonusers.

Exercise Has Little Influence on Weight Loss and Cholesterol Level In Identical Twins

Posted: Wednesday, August 10, 2005

Despite "extreme" differences in exercise levels in pairs of identical twins, lipoprotein and weight responses to dietary changes are remarkably concordant.
The importance of genetics shown without identifying the genes

New Discovery Shows How a Low-Calorie Diet Extends Lifespan

Posted: Wednesday, August 10, 2005

A low calorie diet extends life and also seems to protect against cancer and other aging-related diseases. A gene called SIR2 is thought to control this process

National Network for Diabetes Research Launched

Posted: Monday, August 08, 2005

Researchers at Imperial College London and the University of Oxford will lead on a £20 million initiative from the Department of Health to set up a UK Diabetes Research Network to co-ordinate diabetes research in the UK.

New Treatment for Diabetes Nerve Damage

Posted: Monday, August 08, 2005

Scientists at The University of Manchester, working with colleagues at American biotech firm Sangamo BioSciences Inc, have discovered a way of stimulating genes that prevent nerve damage caused by the disease.