Diabetes
Artificial pancreas helps hospitalized type 2 diabetics
(HealthDay)—Using an artificial pancreas can help hospitalized patients with type 2 diabetes maintain good blood sugar control, a new study suggests.
Jun 26, 2018
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Artificial pancreas is a safe and effective treatment for type 1 diabetes
Use of an artificial pancreas is associated with better control of blood sugar levels for people with type 1 diabetes compared with standard treatment, finds a review of the available evidence published by The BMJ today.
Apr 18, 2018
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Oncology & Cancer
Gut bacteria determine speed of tumor growth in pancreatic cancer
The population of bacteria in the pancreas increases more than a thousand fold in patients with pancreatic cancer, and becomes dominated by species that prevent the immune system from attacking tumor cells.
Mar 22, 2018
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Genetics
A gene that increases the risk of pancreatic cancer controls inflammation in normal tissue
Inflammation is a defensive response of the body to pathogens, but when it persists, it can be harmful, even leading to cancer. Hence, it is crucial to understand the relationship between inflammation and cancer. A group ...
Feb 14, 2018
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Diabetes
Big strides made in diabetes care
(HealthDay)—This past year was a busy, productive one for diabetes research and care.
Jan 5, 2018
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Diabetes
Video: Expert discusses the cause of diabetes
The numbers are staggering: 30.3 million Americans—350 million people worldwide—live with diabetes, according to the Centers for Disease Control. Nearly 1 in 4 Americans don't know they have it. U.S. health care costs ...
Nov 17, 2017
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Diabetes
Artificial pancreas performs well in clinical trial
During more than 60,000 hours of combined use of a novel artificial pancreas system, participants in a 12-week, multi-site clinical trial showed significant improvements in two key measures of well-being in people living ...
Oct 16, 2017
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Diabetes
Biochemical 'fingerprints' reveal diabetes progression
Researchers from Umeå University in Sweden describe a new method to study biochemical changes that occur in the pancreas during the development of diabetes. The method, recently published in Scientific Reports, is based ...
Aug 21, 2017
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Diabetes
The best place to treat type 1 diabetes might be just under your skin
A group of U of T researchers have demonstrated that the space under our skin might be an optimal location to treat type 1 diabetes (T1D).
Aug 14, 2017
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Diabetes
First-generation 'artificial pancreas' brings hope for people with type 1 diabetes
A new "artificial pancreas" being studied by the University of Melbourne could dramatically transform the lives of people with type 1 diabetes.
Jul 14, 2017
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