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New Breakthrough In Fight To Combat Diabetes Posted: Wednesday, September 13, 2006

Researchers have made a breakthrough which could eventually help prevent people developing diabetes.

Experts Question the Benefits of Identifying Genes for Type 2 Diabetes Posted: Wednesday, September 13, 2006

At the same time researchers from a British medical school laid claim to genetic research that could help to prevent the illness.

Gene Variant "Powerful Predictor" of Type 2 Diabetes Posted: Friday, July 28, 2006

But lifestyle changes, such as exercise, counteract effects of this gene, study suggests.

Pres. Bush Veto’s Bill To Further Embryonic Stem-Cell Research Posted: Friday, July 28, 2006

Speaking in Washington, President Bush declared that the proposed law would have supported ' the taking of innocent human life in the hope of finding medical benefits for others and it crosses a real moral boundary that our society needs to respect.'

Cystic Fibrosis -- Related to Diabetes Posted: Friday, July 21, 2006

Diabetes in cystic fibrosis stems from a faulty gene that blocks the normal passage of salt and water through the body's cells. It is this gene deficiency that is proposed to cause insulin-producing cells to malfunction.

Discovery of Gene Plays Important Role in the Onset of Type 2 Diabetes Posted: Wednesday, May 24, 2006

In a painstaking set of experiments, scientists have discovered a gene that appears to play an important role in the onset of type 2 diabetes.

Gene Protects Against Diabetes, Heart Disease Posted: Wednesday, April 26, 2006

People lucky enough to carry a variant in a single gene get added protection against both type 2 diabetes and heart disease, a new study finds.

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.

Two "Diabetes Genes" Predict the Risk of Type 2 Diabetes Posted: Friday, November 11, 2005

Scandinavian researchers have confirmed that at least two "diabetes genes" predict the risk of Type 2 diabetes (T2D) when combined with lifestyle factors, in the largest study of its kind to date.

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

 

 

 

 

 

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