http://www.physorg.com/ en-us Physorg.com internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. (PhysOrg.com) -- You may be wondering at this point whether to toss those vitamins into your mouth or into the trash. That's not surprising since several recent reports have called the value of vitamins into question, leaving people to wonder if it's time to ditch their supplements all together. http://www.physorg.com/news154023079.html Medicine & Health Mon, 16 Feb 2009 16:12:00 EST news154023079 Taking clues from their stem cell research, investigators at the University of California San Diego (UC San Diego) and Burnham Institute for Medical Research (Burnham) have discovered that a signaling pathway involved in normal pancreatic development is also associated with type 2 diabetes. Their findings, published online January 9 in Experimental Diabetes Research, could provide a potential new target for therapy. http://www.physorg.com/news153686015.html Medicine & Health Thu, 12 Feb 2009 18:34:49 EST news153686015 Results of a recent study conducted by researchers at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center and colleagues show that cognitive functioning abilities drop as average blood sugar levels rise in people with type 2 diabetes. http://www.physorg.com/news153574019.html Medicine & Health Wed, 11 Feb 2009 11:27:38 EST news153574019 We may be a long way off from using genetics to reliably gauge our risks for specific diseases, say researchers at the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health in a study published on Feb. 5 in the online journal PLoS Genetics. Yet, many companies currently offer personalized genetic testing for diseases like cancer, heart disease and diabetes, and tout the ability of DNA testing to predict future health risks. http://www.physorg.com/news153145607.html Medicine & Health Fri, 06 Feb 2009 12:27:26 EST news153145607 The idea is to teach the immune system of children at high risk for type 1 diabetes not to attack the insulin-producing cells of the pancreas. http://www.physorg.com/news152973665.html Medicine & Health Wed, 04 Feb 2009 12:42:29 EST news152973665 Researchers have found what appears to be a major culprit behind the loss of insulin-producing β cells from the pancreases of people with diabetes, a critical event in the progression of the disease. http://www.physorg.com/news152893015.html Biology Tue, 03 Feb 2009 14:17:58 EST news152893015 Infants born with a rare form of inherited diabetes might avoid irreversible damage to their pancreases if they are treated immediately with sulfonylurea drugs rather than insulin, according to a new report in the February 4th issue of Cell Metabolism. http://www.physorg.com/news152892857.html Medicine & Health Tue, 03 Feb 2009 14:14:41 EST news152892857 A century-old drug that failed in its original intent to treat tuberculosis but has worked well as an antileprosy medicine now holds new promise as a potential therapy for multiple sclerosis and other autoimmune diseases. http://www.physorg.com/news152560827.html Medicine & Health Fri, 30 Jan 2009 18:00:58 EST news152560827 Screening a chemical library of 200,000 compounds, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have identified two new classes that can be used to study and possibly manipulate a cellular pathway involved in many types of cancer and degenerative diseases. http://www.physorg.com/news152540976.html Biology Fri, 30 Jan 2009 12:30:34 EST news152540976 A regular high-intensity, three-minute workout has a significant effect on the body`s ability to process sugars. Research published in the open access journal BMC Endocrine Disorders shows that a brief but intense exercise session every couple of days may be the best way to cut the risk of diabetes. http://www.physorg.com/news152344736.html Medicine & Health Wed, 28 Jan 2009 05:59:27 EST news152344736 Perhaps surprisingly, the number of copies of the carcinogenic human papillomavirus type 18 (HPV18) relative to cellular DNA is not associated with the likelihood of progression to advanced precancerous lesions of the cervix, according to a study in the January 27 online issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. http://www.physorg.com/news152297410.html Medicine & Health Tue, 27 Jan 2009 16:51:05 EST news152297410 Stressful experiences in early childhood can have long-lasting impacts on kids' health that persist well beyond the resolution of the situation. http://www.physorg.com/news152213411.html Medicine & Health Mon, 26 Jan 2009 17:30:41 EST news152213411 Joslin Diabetes Center scientists are taking groundbreaking research on the role of inflammation in type 2 diabetes to a new level with the launch of a national clinical trial to investigate whether salsalate, an anti-inflammatory drug used for years to manage arthritis pain, can reduce blood glucose levels in people with type 2 diabetes. If successful, the trial could lead one day to an inexpensive way to treat this most common form of diabetes, which has been increasing at epidemic rates in recent years. http://www.physorg.com/news151765572.html Medicine & Health Wed, 21 Jan 2009 13:07:01 EST news151765572 Q. I purchased a new PC with Vista Home Premium installed. Windows Photo Gallery came preinstalled with a bundle of programs. Previously I used Picasa2, which I prefer now that I have tried Photo Gallery. The problem is that I can neither disable nor uninstall the Windows program. I have searched for a solution but am unable to find one. Help! (M.C., Raleigh, N.C.) http://www.physorg.com/news151764535.html Technology Wed, 21 Jan 2009 12:49:28 EST news151764535 (PhysOrg.com) -- In an invited, peer-reviewed journal article on how prenatal exposure to toxic substances are linked to a host of diseases in later life -- from atherosclerosis to cancer -- a Cornell toxicologist calls for changing how safety testing is done to better protect infants and children. http://www.physorg.com/news151688225.html Medicine & Health Tue, 20 Jan 2009 15:37:32 EST news151688225 Scientists in Oregon and India are reporting an advance toward developing the first saliva test to diagnose and monitor effectiveness of treatment for Type 2 diabetes. Their report was published in the Jan. 2 issue of ACS' Journal of Proteome Research. http://www.physorg.com/news151582147.html Chemistry Mon, 19 Jan 2009 10:09:07 EST news151582147 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 More than 20 million Americans are living with diabetes, and that number is expected to increase by more than 5 million by 2010. One complication related to diabetes, Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy, (DM+PN), can cause individuals to develop foot ulcers and, in extreme cases, amputation might be necessary. Previously, doctors and scientists have recommended that individuals with this complication stay off their feet. Now, a University of Missouri researcher has concluded that individuals with DM+PN might be able to engage in a graduated walking program under close supervision of a medical professional and thus prevent other life threatening illnesses. http://www.physorg.com/news151072478.html Medicine & Health Tue, 13 Jan 2009 12:34:38 EST news151072478 A study from a team of researchers led by Dr. Andrew P. Makrigiannis, Director of the Molecular Immunology Research Unit at the IRCM, has identified a new mechanism regulating interferon production. This discovery, co-authored by scientists from the International Medical Center of Japan (Tokyo), the National Cancer Institute at Frederick (Maryland) and the McGill Centre for the Study of Host Resistance, was published on December 22, 2008 in the Journal of Experimental Medicine. http://www.physorg.com/news150996491.html Medicine & Health Mon, 12 Jan 2009 15:28:11 EST news150996491 Vitamin D is quickly becoming the "it" nutrient with health benefits for diseases, including cancer, osteoporosis, heart disease and now diabetes. http://www.physorg.com/news150993319.html Medicine & Health Mon, 12 Jan 2009 14:35:19 EST news150993319 Scientists have identified the structure of a key component of the bacteria behind such diseases as whooping cough, peptic stomach ulcers and Legionnaires' disease. The research, funded by the Wellcome Trust and the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), sheds light on how antibiotic resistance genes spread from one bacterium to another. The research may help scientists develop novel treatments for these diseases and novel ways to curtail the spread of antibiotic resistance. http://www.physorg.com/news150646319.html Medicine & Health Thu, 08 Jan 2009 14:11:59 EST news150646319 Men with type 2 diabetes and men with previous heart attack or stroke had a 3 to 4 fold risk of cardiovascular death compared to men without either disease in the years following the first acute event, according to a study in CMAJ. http://www.physorg.com/news150398280.html Medicine & Health Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:18:00 EST news150398280 In a six-month comparison of low-carb diets, one that encourages eating carbohydrates with the lowest-possible rating on the glycemic index leads to greater improvement in blood sugar control, according to Duke University Medical Center researchers. http://www.physorg.com/news150397364.html Medicine & Health Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:02:44 EST news150397364 In a finding that could significantly influence the way type 1 diabetes is treated, researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have developed a technique for transplanting insulin-producing pancreatic cells that causes only a minimal immune response in recipients. http://www.physorg.com/news149947779.html Medicine & Health Wed, 31 Dec 2008 12:09:39 EST news149947779 Human parechovirus is a harmless virus which is encountered by most infants and displays few symptoms. Suspected of triggering type 1 diabetes in susceptible people, research methods need to take this "silent" virus into consideration. This comes from findings in a study from the Norwegian Institute of Public Health. http://www.physorg.com/news148816892.html Medicine & Health Thu, 18 Dec 2008 10:01:32 EST news148816892 Finnish scientists have reported a breakthrough in the attempts to understand the development of type 1 diabetes. They discovered disturbances in lipid and amino acid metabolism in children who later progressed to type 1 diabetes, also known as juvenile diabetes. The alterations preceded the autoimmune response by months to years. The study may prompt new approaches for prediction and prevention of type 1 diabetes in pre-autoimmune phase of the disease. http://www.physorg.com/news148735459.html Medicine & Health Wed, 17 Dec 2008 11:24:19 EST news148735459 A study in the Dec. 15 issue of the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine suggests that screening type 2 diabetes patients for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and treating those who have OSA with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy could improve the management of their hyperglycemia and might favorably influence their long-term prognosis. http://www.physorg.com/news148563465.html Medicine & Health Mon, 15 Dec 2008 11:37:45 EST news148563465 Type 1 (juvenile) diabetes and celiac disease appear to share a common genetic origin, scientists at the University of Cambridge and Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, have confirmed. http://www.physorg.com/news148152103.html Medicine & Health Wed, 10 Dec 2008 17:21:43 EST news148152103 A group of drugs commonly used to treat diabetes can double the risk of bone fractures in women, according to a new study by the University of East Anglia (UEA) and Wake Forest University. http://www.physorg.com/news148103914.html Medicine & Health Wed, 10 Dec 2008 03:58:34 EST news148103914 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