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Saliva test might someday replace needle prick for diabetics
A new type of sensor for people with diabetes is being developed to measure sugar levels in the body using saliva instead of blood, researchers report.
Jul 12, 2014
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It may take guts to cure diabetes: Human GI cells retrained to produce insulin
By switching off a single gene, scientists at Columbia University's Naomi Berrie Diabetes Center have converted human gastrointestinal cells into insulin-producing cells, demonstrating in principle that a drug could retrain ...
Jun 30, 2014
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Modified iPhone shows promise against type 1 diabetes
A device that uses a modified iPhone to help regulate the blood sugar of people with type 1 diabetes appears to work better than an insulin pump, researchers say.
Jun 16, 2014
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How leptin, the 'satiety hormone,' reverses diabetes
(Medical Xpress)—Treatment with leptin, the hormone associated with fullness or satiety, reverses hyperglycemia in animals models of poorly controlled type 1 (T1D) and type 2 (T2D) diabetes by suppressing the neuroendocrine ...
Jun 16, 2014
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New strategy for diabetes treatment: Newly-discovered compound slows natural degradation of insulin in the body
With the discovery of a compound that can slow the degradation of insulin in animals, scientists at Harvard have opened the door to a potential new treatment for diabetes.
May 21, 2014
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Mothers' sleep, late in pregnancy, affects offspring's weight gain as adults
Poor-quality sleep during the third trimester of pregnancy can increase the odds of weight gain and metabolic abnormalities in offspring once they reach adulthood, according to a new study published online May 8, 2014, in ...
May 16, 2014
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Study finds large increase in type 1 and 2 diabetes among US youth
In a study that included data from more than three million children and adolescents from diverse geographic regions of the United States, researchers found that the prevalence of both type 1 and type 2 diabetes increased ...
May 3, 2014
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Scientists identify third critical hormone in Type 2 diabetes
(Medical Xpress)—Working with mice and human blood and liver samples, scientists from the Johns Hopkins Children's Center have identified a previously unsuspected liver hormone as a critical player in the development of ...
Apr 3, 2014
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Study pinpoints protective mutations for type 2 diabetes
An international team led by researchers at the Broad Institute and Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) has identified mutations in a gene that can reduce the risk of developing type 2 diabetes, even in people who have risk ...
Mar 2, 2014
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Ingredients in chocolate, tea and berries could guard against diabetes
Eating high levels of flavonoids including anthocyanins and other compounds (found in berries, tea, and chocolate) could offer protection from type 2 diabetes - according to research from the University of East Anglia (UEA) ...
Jan 19, 2014
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