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Fat Protein Could Lead to New Diabetes Drugs
Posted: Friday, August 05, 2005
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"We have found a molecule not previously known to have any role in insulin action and demonstrated that this protein can contribute to the development of diabetes by blocking the action of insulin
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Obesity, Diabetes-Linked Gene Found
Posted: Friday, August 05, 2005
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French researchers have identified a gene associated with increased risk of obesity and type 2 diabetes in children and adults
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Cholesterol Levels: Diet Vs. Genes
Posted: Saturday, July 23, 2005
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No matter what their lifestyle, people's genes play an overriding role in their cholesterol response, according to a new study.
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Alter Your DNA Linked to Diabetes and CVD With Exercise
Posted: Thursday, May 12, 2005
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They found that many activated genes are likely linked to diabetes and cardiovascular disease.
Muscle study reveals how physical training activates hundreds of genes.
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Brain Cells Form Insulin-Producing Cells
Posted: Thursday, May 05, 2005
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"islets and neurons share features, including common developmental programs, and in some species brain neurons are the principal source of systemic insulin
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Can Lizard Spit Treat Diabetes???
Posted: Wednesday, May 04, 2005
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A new class of a diabetes drug derived from a poisonous Gila monster, a poisonous lizard that lives in the Southwest and in Mexico has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration. The drug, called Byetta (exenatide), will be the first in a new class of drugs called incretin mimetics to reach the market for Type 2 diabetes
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Metformin Cuts Risk of Cancer in Diabetics
Posted: Monday, May 02, 2005
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Patients with type 2 diabetes who are prescribed metformin appear to be at lower risk of cancer than those not treated with metformin.
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Mother Frees Daughter From Diabetes
Posted: Monday, May 02, 2005
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By donating cells from her pancreas, a Japanese mother has ended her daughter's type 1 diabetes — at least for now — say the doctors who performed the transplant operation.
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Hemoglobin A1c Levels Vary With the Seasons, Higher in Winter
Posted: Thursday, April 21, 2005
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Seasonal variations in HbA1c were most pronounced in areas having the lowest temperature extremes during the winter, the researchers note. In fact, there were no significant seasonal variations in areas with the lowest temperatures above 50 degrees Fahrenheit
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Pharmaceutical Care Reduces Risk Factors in Type 2 Diabetes
Posted: Thursday, April 21, 2005
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A 12-month pharmaceutical care program can reduce vascular risk factors in patients with type 2 diabetes
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