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Monoclonal antibody effective therapy for diabetic retinopathy

(HealthDay)—An antibody can reduce retinal vascular leakage and inflammation in rat models of diabetic retinopathy, according to a study published online Oct. 1 in Diabetes.

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White matter structural changes ID'd in children with T1DM

(HealthDay)—Children with type 1 diabetes have significant structural differences in the white matter of their brain compared to healthy children, which correlates with hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) values, according ...

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As diabetes emerges, researchers track disease's first steps

Scientists have taken a remarkably detailed look at the initial steps that occur in the body when type 1 diabetes mellitus first develops in a child or young adult.

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Cause of diabetes may be linked to iron transport

Scientists have been trying to explain the causes of diabetes for many years. Researchers at the University of Copenhagen and Novo Nordisk A/S have now shown that the increased activity of one particular ...

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Study finds tailored diabetes education programs can benefit African, Latin American women who are higher risk

A new study led by Ryerson University provides guidelines on how best to deliver diabetes self-management education programs to women in Black/Caribbean and Latin American communities – gender and ethnic ...

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Weight loss does not lower heart disease risk from type 2 diabetes

Intervention stopped early in NIH-funded study of weight loss in overweight and obese adults with type 2 diabetes after finding no harm, but no cardiovascular benefits

Diabetes created Oct 19, 2012 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (4) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Confusion over diabetes types adds to patients' woes

(HealthDay)—Given that about one in 12 Americans has diabetes, chances are good you know someone with some form of the disease. But you may be less informed about the different types of diabetes and their ...

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Weight-loss surgery is new diabetes foe

(HealthDay)— Though it began as a treatment for something else entirely, gastric bypass surgery—which involves shrinking the stomach as a way to lose weight—has proven to be the latest and possibly ...

Diabetes created Jan 04, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Vitamin D not tied to subclinical atherosclerosis in T1DM

(HealthDay)—For individuals with type 1 diabetes, low concentrations of vitamin D metabolites are not associated with an increased risk of subclinical atherosclerosis, according to a study published online ...

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Low HDL cholesterol ups risk of diabetic nephropathy

(HealthDay) -- High-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) is an independent risk factor for the development of diabetic nephropathy, but not retinopathy, in patients with type 2 diabetes, according to research ...

Diabetes created Aug 22, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Neonatal size unaffected by gestational diabetes drugs

(HealthDay)—Women with gestational diabetes mellitus treated with metformin or insulin have similar changes in markers of metabolic status and no differences in offspring birth weight, according to a study ...

Diabetes created Mar 08, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New mechanism regulating insulin secretion may explain genetic susceptibility to diabetes

New Zealand research revealing a new mechanism for how glucose stimulates insulin secretion may provide a new explanation for how a gene that makes people more susceptible to diabetes – called TCF7L2 – actually contributes ...

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Scientists discover likely new trigger for epidemic of metabolic syndrome

UC Davis scientists have uncovered a key suspect in the destructive inflammation that underlies heart disease and diabetes. The new research shows elevated levels of a receptor present on leucocytes of the innate immune response ...

Diabetes created Feb 22, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Fractalkine: New protein target for controlling diabetes

Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have identified a previously unknown biological mechanism involved in the regulation of pancreatic islet beta cells, whose role is to produce and release ...

Diabetes created Apr 11, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Adiposity, hyperglycemia tied to cognitive performance

(HealthDay)—Among healthy middle-aged adults, adiposity and hyperglycemia correlate with poor cognitive performance, according to a study published online Dec. 28 in Diabetes Care.

Diabetes created Feb 01, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1