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Researchers from the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) have discovered that restricting consumption of glucose, the most common dietary sugar, can extend the life of healthy human-lung cells and speed the death of precancerous human-lung cells, reducing cancer's spread and growth rate. http://www.physorg.com/news180298600.html Medicine & Health Thu, 17 Dec 2009 18:57:20 EST news180298600 Intensive lifestyle changes aimed at modest weight loss reduced the rate of developing type 2 diabetes by 34 percent over 10 years in people at high risk for the disease. http://www.physorg.com/news175976058.html Medicine & Health Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:16:16 EST news175976058 New primary research comparing the signs of metabolic syndrome in professional baseball and football players, reveals that the larger professional athletes -- football linemen in particular -- may encounter future health problems despite their rigorous exercise routines. http://www.physorg.com/news175776614.html Medicine & Health Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:30:02 EST news175776614 (PhysOrg.com) -- Results from comprehensive assessments of diabetes' effects on cell metabolism may aid efforts to reduce diabetic damage to nerves, blood vessels and other tissues, according to researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and elsewhere. http://www.physorg.com/news175418901.html Medicine & Health Thu, 22 Oct 2009 08:40:01 EST news175418901 By investigating a rare and severe form of diabetes in children, University of Iowa researchers have discovered a new molecular mechanism that regulates specialized pancreatic cells and insulin secretion. The mechanism involves a protein called ankyrin, which UI researchers previously linked to potentially fatal human heart arrhythmias. http://www.physorg.com/news171634645.html Medicine & Health Tue, 08 Sep 2009 13:17:54 EST news171634645 Research to be presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for the Study of Ingestive Behavior (SSIB), the foremost society for research into all aspects of eating and drinking behavior, finds that assisted reproductive techniques alter the expression of genes that are important for metabolism and the transport of nutrients in the placenta of mice. The results underscore the need for greater understanding of the long-term effects of new assisted reproductive techniques in humans. http://www.physorg.com/news167922238.html Medicine & Health Mon, 27 Jul 2009 15:40:01 EST news167922238 Compared with patients with moderately controlled glucose levels, diabetic patients who have heart failure and either too high or too low glucose levels may be at increased risk of death, said researchers at Baylor College of Medicine in a report published in the current issue of Journal of the American College of Cardiology. http://www.physorg.com/news167330402.html Medicine & Health Mon, 20 Jul 2009 17:50:01 EST news167330402 A Monash University study has proven a critical link between obesity and the onset of Type 2 diabetes, a discovery which could lead to the design of a drug to prevent the disease. http://www.physorg.com/news166270497.html Medicine & Health Wed, 08 Jul 2009 11:15:45 EST news166270497 A major study of three to 19 year-olds has provided vital data on the weight problems faced by the growing number of children and young people with type 1 diabetes, which is more prevalent in younger age groups than type 2 diabetes. http://www.physorg.com/news164883744.html Medicine & Health Mon, 22 Jun 2009 10:02:46 EST news164883744 The benefit of glinides in the treatment of type 2 diabetes is not scientifically proven. Nor do they perform better than other antidiabetics available in tablet form, such as metformin and sulfonylureas. As a result, there is also no proof of additional benefit. Although repaglinide has been approved for 10 years and nateglinide for 8 years in Germany, there have been no relevant trials to date of longer duration than 14 months. This is the conclusion of a report by the German Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG), Cologne, which was published in June 2009 and for which an English-language summary is now available. http://www.physorg.com/news164544105.html Medicine & Health Thu, 18 Jun 2009 11:42:19 EST news164544105 (PhysOrg.com) -- People with diabetes who maintain intensive, low blood sugar levels are significantly less likely to suffer heart attacks and coronary heart disease, new research published today in The Lancet has shown. http://www.physorg.com/news162743562.html Medicine & Health Thu, 28 May 2009 15:33:43 EST news162743562 People with diabetes who maintain intensive, low blood sugar levels are significantly less likely to suffer heart attacks and coronary heart disease, new research published today in The Lancet has shown. http://www.physorg.com/news162155287.html Medicine & Health Thu, 21 May 2009 20:09:52 EST news162155287 Scientists in Sydney and Boston believe they may have identified a gene that controls abnormal production of sugar in the liver, a very troublesome problem for people with diabetes. http://www.physorg.com/news162133734.html Medicine & Health Thu, 21 May 2009 14:09:22 EST news162133734 New evidence of how the elevated glucose levels that occur in diabetes damage blood vessels may lead to novel strategies for blocking the destruction, Medical College of Georgia researchers say. http://www.physorg.com/news161269678.html Medicine & Health Mon, 11 May 2009 14:09:29 EST news161269678 Making sure you see your doctor and have tests run on a regular basis can prevent serious complications of chronic kidney disease (CKD), according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society Nephrology (JASN). The results suggest that patients who follow preventive measures are more likely to stay healthy. http://www.physorg.com/news160941605.html Medicine & Health Thu, 07 May 2009 19:00:44 EST news160941605 Moderate calorie restriction causes temporal changes in the liver and skeletal muscle metabolism, whereas moderate weight loss affects muscle, according to a new study in Gastroenterology, the official journal of the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) Institute. In addition, researchers found that short-term calorie restriction (CR) with a low-carbohydrate diet caused a greater change in liver fat content and metabolic function than short-term CR with a high-carbohydrate diet. http://www.physorg.com/news160675334.html Medicine & Health Mon, 04 May 2009 17:02:42 EST news160675334 A skin patch could one day provide a less-invasive alternative for diabetics who need to take regular samples of their own blood to keep glucose levels in check. The common method of drawing blood from fingertips and using glucose testing strips and metres can be painful, inconvenient and time-consuming. http://www.physorg.com/news159789110.html Medicine & Health Fri, 24 Apr 2009 10:53:41 EST news159789110 (PhysOrg.com) -- Not only do teens with type 1 diabetes have the normal adolescent concerns of school, work and social activities, but they are responsible for taking insulin, monitoring blood glucose (blood sugar) levels and keeping doctor visits, too. Now, a new study suggests that feelings such as anger or sadness could interfere with teens` diabetes management. http://www.physorg.com/news155317717.html Medicine & Health Tue, 03 Mar 2009 15:49:53 EST news155317717 A major international diabetes study of more than 52,000 patients from eight countries has shown that using biphasic BIAsp 30 insulin resulted in significant clinical improvements and greater patient satisfaction. http://www.physorg.com/news155232398.html Medicine & Health Mon, 02 Mar 2009 16:08:18 EST news155232398 AUGUSTA, Ga. - Knocking out one gene that contributes to insulin resistance appears to prevent much of the cardiovascular damage typically associated with obesity, researchers say. http://www.physorg.com/news153578790.html Medicine & Health Wed, 11 Feb 2009 12:49:21 EST news153578790 The gene mediates insulin secretion indirectly via the release of melatonin, which implicates a previously unknown relationship between the sleep-wake rhythm and the fasting glucose level. The finding could open up new possibilities of treatment which go far beyond the primarily symptomatic therapy approaches to diabetes that have been practised until now. http://www.physorg.com/news151322823.html Medicine & Health Fri, 16 Jan 2009 10:07:03 EST news151322823 Overweight siblings of children with type 2 diabetes are four times more likely to have abnormal glucose levels compared to other overweight children. Because abnormal glucose levels may indicate risk for diabetes or diabetes itself, these children could benefit from screening tests and diabetes prevention education. http://www.physorg.com/news148067860.html Medicine & Health Tue, 09 Dec 2008 17:57:40 EST news148067860 A connection between the body clock and abnormalities in metabolism and diabetes has been suggested in new research by an international team involving the University of Oxford, the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute and the MRC Epidemiology Unit in Cambridge. http://www.physorg.com/news148053745.html Medicine & Health Tue, 09 Dec 2008 14:02:25 EST news148053745 Scientists have identified 12 new genes that are somewhat strange bedfellows: Some link gallstones and blood cholesterol levels, others link melatonin and sleep patterns to small increases in glucose levels and larger jumps in the risk of diabetes. http://www.physorg.com/news147885016.html Medicine & Health Sun, 07 Dec 2008 15:10:16 EST news147885016 When mice that lack steroid receptor-2 (SRC-2) - a master regulator gene called a coactivator - fast for a day, their blood sugar levels plummet. If they go another day without food, they will die. http://www.physorg.com/news147015809.html Medicine & Health Thu, 27 Nov 2008 13:43:29 EST news147015809 By injecting a hormone produced by fat and other tissues into mice, researchers report in the November Cell Metabolism that they significantly lowered blood sugar levels in normal and obese mice. The findings suggest that the hormone known as apelin might be a promising target for managing insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes. http://www.physorg.com/news145021686.html Biology Tue, 04 Nov 2008 11:48:06 EST news145021686