Diabetes
Scientists discover new causes of diabetes
Research by the University of Exeter Medical School has revealed two new genetic causes of neonatal diabetes.
Jan 7, 2014
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Medical research
Reading the pancreas through the eye: Researchers describe innovative way to study body glucose regulation
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have found an innovative way to study glucose regulation in the body: by transferring the vital insulin-producing cells from the pancreas to the eye, the latter can serve as ...
Nov 18, 2013
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Oncology & Cancer
Deaths from pancreatic cancer rise, fall along racial lines
Pancreatic cancer death rates in whites and blacks have gone in opposite directions over the past several decades in the United States, with the direction reversing in each ethnicity during those years. The finding comes ...
Nov 12, 2013
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Genetics
Cause of genetic disorder found in 'dark matter' of DNA
For the first time, scientists have used new technology which analyses the whole genome to find the cause of a genetic disease in what was previously referred to as "junk DNA". Pancreatic agenesis results in babies being ...
Nov 10, 2013
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Medical research
Smithsonian's 'bionic man' features artificial heart, prototype body parts
Frank's skeleton looks like it was made in a bike shop, his arms and hands operate on batteries and a computer program lets him have an "almost human-like conversation."
Oct 22, 2013
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Medical research
New 3-D method used to grow miniature pancreas
An international team of researchers from the University of Copenhagen have successfully developed an innovative 3D method to grow miniature pancreas from progenitor cells. The future goal is to use this model to help in ...
Oct 15, 2013
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Oncology & Cancer
Cancer drug nexavar tied to pancreas damage in two patients
(HealthDay)—The cancer drug sorafenib, known by its trade name Nexavar, could have a toxic effect on the pancreas of patients who take it for extended periods.
Oct 9, 2013
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Oncology & Cancer
Study finds link between high-fat, high-calorie diet and pancreas cancer
(Medical Xpress)—Researchers at UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center have found that mice made obese by high-calorie, high-fat diets develop abnormally high numbers of lesions known to be precursors to pancreas cancer.
Oct 1, 2013
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Medical research
Scientists identify key regulator controlling formation of blood-forming stem cells
Stem cell scientists have moved one step closer to producing blood-forming stem cells in a Petri dish by identifying a key regulator controlling their formation in the early embryo, shows research published online today in ...
Sep 26, 2013
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Oncology & Cancer
Targeted radiation therapy safe, effective treatment for elderly with pancreatic cancer
A highly targeted cancer radiation therapy may offer a safe and effective treatment option for elderly pancreatic cancer patients unable to undergo surgery or combined chemotherapy and radiation therapy, according to researchers ...
Sep 24, 2013
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