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(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 (AP) -- Marketing executives at British drugmaker AstraZeneca PLC for years blocked efforts by company scientists to raise concerns antipsychotic drug Seroquel caused weight gain and other problems, saying that would harm sales, plaintiff lawyers say. http://www.physorg.com/news162041479.html Medicine & Health Wed, 20 May 2009 12:31:43 EST news162041479 A protein from algae may have what it takes to stop Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) infections, according to new research. A recent study has found that mice treated with the protein, Griffithsin (GRFT), had a 100 percent survival rate after exposure to the SARS coronavirus (SARS-CoV), as compared to a 30 percent survival for untreated mice. http://www.physorg.com/news162040858.html Medicine & Health Wed, 20 May 2009 12:21:43 EST news162040858 Research from the Johns Hopkins Children's Center reveals that the drug most commonly used in type 2 diabetics who don't need insulin works on a much more basic level than once thought, treating persistently elevated blood sugar - the hallmark of type 2 diabetes - by regulating the genes that control its production. http://www.physorg.com/news161527158.html Medicine & Health Thu, 14 May 2009 13:39:55 EST news161527158 Scientists at The University of Manchester have developed an experiment that sheds new and fascinating light on how life on Earth might have begun. http://www.physorg.com/news161456485.html Chemistry Wed, 13 May 2009 18:02:05 EST news161456485 Here's some sweet news for honey lovers: Researchers in France are reporting development of a simple test for distinguishing 100 percent natural honeys from adulterated or impure versions that they say are increasingly being foisted off on consumers. Their study appears in ACS` Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. http://www.physorg.com/news160943241.html Chemistry Thu, 07 May 2009 19:27:41 EST news160943241 (AP) -- People with Type 2 diabetes may soon get a very different treatment approach: A drug that helps control blood sugar via the brain - an idea sparked, surprisingly, by the metabolism of migrating birds. http://www.physorg.com/news160843146.html Medicine & Health Wed, 06 May 2009 15:39:44 EST news160843146 (PhysOrg.com) -- How do ant colonies manage the nutrients in their food? Audrey Dussutour from the Centre de recherche sur la cognition animale (CNRS/Université Paul Sabatier) and Steve Simpson from Sydney University have shown that an ant colony functions like a `collective mouth and gut`. The members of a colony are capable of dealing with the nutritional needs of their social structure by sharing tasks (foraging, digestion and excretion). The results of this study were published in Current Biology on 12 May 2009. http://www.physorg.com/news160834504.html Biology Wed, 06 May 2009 13:15:23 EST news160834504 Highlights of May`s Ophthalmology, the journal of the American Academy of Ophthalmology (Academy), include a new analysis of dietary factors and risks for age-related macular degeneration (AMD), and a landmark study on glaucoma treatment cost-effectiveness as linked to vision improvement and quality of life. http://www.physorg.com/news160402133.html Medicine & Health Fri, 01 May 2009 13:17:28 EST news160402133 Smoking, high blood pressure and being overweight are the leading preventable risk factors for premature mortality in the United States, according to a new study led by researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH), with collaborators from the University of Toronto and the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington. The researchers found that smoking is responsible for 467,000 premature deaths each year, high blood pressure for 395,000, and being overweight for 216,000. The effects of smoking work out to be about one in five deaths in American adults, while high blood pressure is responsible for one in six deaths. http://www.physorg.com/news160129857.html Medicine & Health Tue, 28 Apr 2009 09:31:57 EST news160129857 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 (AP) -- Food hijacked Dr. David Kessler's brain. Not apples or carrots. The scientist who once led the government's attack on addictive cigarettes can't wander through part of San Francisco without craving a local shop's chocolate-covered pretzels. Stop at one cookie? Rarely. http://www.physorg.com/news159463890.html Medicine & Health Mon, 20 Apr 2009 16:31:54 EST news159463890 (AP) -- JoAnne Zoller Wagner's diagnosis as prediabetic wasn't enough to compel her to change her habits and lose 30 pounds. Not even with the knowledge her sister had died because of diabetes. http://www.physorg.com/news159372371.html Medicine & Health Sun, 19 Apr 2009 15:06:47 EST news159372371 Men and women who chewed Extra(R) sugar-free gum three times hourly in the afternoon chose and consumed less snacks and specifically, less sweet snacks than they did when they did not chew gum. They still reached for a variety of snacks provided but the decrease in overall snack intake was significant at 40 calories and sweet snack intake specifically was significantly lowered by 60 calories. http://www.physorg.com/news159372266.html Medicine & Health Sun, 19 Apr 2009 15:04:59 EST news159372266 Having hypoglycemic (low blood sugar level) episodes that are severe enough to require hospitalization are associated with a greater risk of dementia for older adults with type 2 diabetes, according to a study in the April 15 issue of JAMA, a theme issue on diabetes. http://www.physorg.com/news158926730.html Medicine & Health Tue, 14 Apr 2009 11:19:50 EST news158926730 Reducing sugar intake by the equivalent of one can of soda per day and increasing fiber intake by the amount equivalent to one half cup of beans per day appears to improve risk factors associated with type 2 diabetes in Latino adolescents, according to a report in the April issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine. http://www.physorg.com/news158254857.html Medicine & Health Mon, 06 Apr 2009 16:41:17 EST news158254857 (AP) -- A potential blockbuster diabetes medication from Bristol-Myers Squibb appears free from heart-related side effects that have plagued similar treatments, federal health officials said Monday. http://www.physorg.com/news157646496.html Medicine & Health Mon, 30 Mar 2009 15:43:51 EST news157646496 Scientists in China are reporting development of a low-calorie, low-sugar vegetable juice custom-designed for millions of individuals with diabetes and pre-diabetic conditions that involve abnormally high blood sugar. They reported on the new drink here at the 237th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society. http://www.physorg.com/news157289022.html Chemistry Thu, 26 Mar 2009 12:24:30 EST news157289022 Scientists from Germany today reported a major advance toward opening the doors of a carbohydrate-based medicine chest for the 21st Century. Much more than just potatoes and pasta, these carbohydrates may form the basis of revolutionary new vaccines and drugs to battle malaria, HIV, and a bevy of other diseases. http://www.physorg.com/news156953765.html Chemistry Sun, 22 Mar 2009 15:17:02 EST news156953765 Scientists are closer to understanding which proteins help control blood sugar, or glucose, during and after exercise. This understanding could lead to new drug therapies or more effective exercise to prevent Type 2 diabetes and other health problems associated with having high blood sugar. http://www.physorg.com/news156614523.html Medicine & Health Wed, 18 Mar 2009 17:04:51 EST news156614523 (AP) -- You've heard that diabetes hurts your heart, your eyes, your kidneys. New research indicates a more ominous link: That diabetes increases the risk of getting Alzheimer's disease and may speed dementia once it strikes. http://www.physorg.com/news156442403.html Medicine & Health Mon, 16 Mar 2009 17:14:23 EST news156442403 Throughout the world, nitrogen compounds are released to the atmosphere from agricultural activities and combustion of fossil fuels. These pollutants are deposited to ecosystems as precipitation, gases, and particles, sometimes many hundreds of miles downwind of their release point. The Catskill Mountains of southeastern New York are a case in point -though they contain little in the way of industrial or agricultural pollution sources, they receive some of the highest nitrogen deposition rates in North America due to pollutants drifting in from midwestern power plants and east-coast cities. http://www.physorg.com/news156434150.html Biology Mon, 16 Mar 2009 14:56:48 EST news156434150 People who sleep less than six hours a night appear to have a higher risk of developing impaired fasting glucose - a condition that can precede type 2 diabetes, researchers reported at the American Heart Association's 49th Annual Conference on Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology and Prevention. http://www.physorg.com/news156011381.html Medicine & Health Wed, 11 Mar 2009 17:30:23 EST news156011381 Men with a common genetic variant produce more than twice as much of a hormone known to increase blood pressure and blood sugar when they are angry, according to researchers from Duke University Medical Center. http://www.physorg.com/news155572711.html Medicine & Health Fri, 06 Mar 2009 14:39:18 EST news155572711 We know that lifespan can be extended in animals by restricting calories such as sugar intake. Now, according to a study published in the journal PLoS Genetics, Université de Montréal scientists have discovered that it's not sugar itself that is important in this process but the ability of cells to sense its presence. http://www.physorg.com/news155550999.html Chemistry Fri, 06 Mar 2009 08:36:51 EST news155550999 (PhysOrg.com) -- A new way to make paper more easily and cheaply from bagasse, the fibrous sugar cane waste from sugar production, than from trees has been discovered by a Queensland University of Technology researcher. http://www.physorg.com/news155537317.html Chemistry Fri, 06 Mar 2009 04:49:01 EST news155537317 (PhysOrg.com) -- The combination of stress and obesity may significantly influence the development of type 2 diabetes among African-American women, with stress having a potentially greater role, according to researchers from Duke University Medical Center. http://www.physorg.com/news155493632.html Medicine & Health Thu, 05 Mar 2009 16:41:25 EST news155493632 (PhysOrg.com) -- Female seed beetles are known for their promiscuity, a surprising fact given that the males of the species have dangerously sharp spikes on their sex organs. Now a U of T Mississauga team led by an undergraduate student has discovered that this perplexing hunger for sex may in fact be driven by a thirst for water. http://www.physorg.com/news155490031.html Biology Thu, 05 Mar 2009 15:41:07 EST news155490031