The sensitivity of the GLP-1 hormone, which is secreted by the gastrointestinal tract, can predict the metabolic efficacy of a gastric bypass. The use of a GLP1 challenge could thus function as a novel predictive biomarker ...
Nov 8, 2013
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The Endocrine Society today issued a Clinical Practice Guideline (CPG) to help health care professionals provide the best care to pregnant women who have diabetes.
Nov 5, 2013
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High density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL), the so-called "good" cholesterol improves blood glucose levels by enhancing skeletal muscle function and reducing adiposity, scientists of the Helmholtz Zentrum München report ...
Oct 30, 2013
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(HealthDay)—Using a specially designed chamber, an international research team has transplanted islet cells into a patient with type 1 diabetes.
Oct 28, 2013
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(HealthDay)—Girls who start menstruating earlier than most may be more likely to develop type 2 diabetes in adulthood, a new study suggests.
Oct 25, 2013
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(HealthDay)— For people who have a lot of weight to lose, weight-loss surgery appears more effective than diet and exercise, a new review suggests.
Oct 23, 2013
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University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill researchers are testing a promising device that fights two of the most common health problems that Americans face - obesity and diabetes.
Oct 22, 2013
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Clinical researchers from Sydney's Garvan Institute of Medical Research and St. Vincent's Hospital have shown that a form of weight loss surgery, known as 'gastric banding', brings about reversal of diabetes in some patients, ...
Oct 15, 2013
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In the United States, Hispanics with kidney failure are less likely than non-Hispanic whites to receive a kidney transplant largely due to their blood type and because of where they live, according to a study appearing in ...
Oct 10, 2013
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A research team from Dana-Farber/Boston Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders Center and other institutions has discovered a new genetic target for potential therapy of sickle cell disease (SCD). The target, called an enhancer, ...
Oct 10, 2013
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