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Interferon alpha can delay full onset of type I diabetes

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created Jul 01, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A low dose of oral interferon alpha shows promise in preserving beta cell function for patients with newly diagnosed type 1 diabetes, or juvenile diabetes, according to researchers at The University of Texas Medical School ...





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Cardiovascular risk in youth with type 1 diabetes linked primarily to insulin resistance

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created Dec 01, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

According to a new study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM), youth with type 1 diabetes have now been found to have abnormal insulin resistance. Having abnor ...


MRI may help physicians diagnose, stage and treat diabetes

Medicine & Health / Research

created Aug 05, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Noninvasive imaging (MRI) may aid physicians in the early diagnosis, staging and treatment of diabetes, according to a study performed at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School in Boston, MA. This is the ...


Type 1 diabetes linked to immune response to wheat

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created Aug 20, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Scientists at the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute and the University of Ottawa have discovered what may be an important clue to the cause of type 1 diabetes. Dr. Fraser Scott and his team tested 42 people with type 1 diabetes ...


Vegetables can protect unborn child against diabetes

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created Oct 27, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

New evidence is emerging for how important it is for pregnant women to eat good, nutritious food. Expecting mothers who eat vegetables every day seem to have children who are less likely to develop type 1 diabetes, is revealed ...


Large fat cells may increase risk of type 2 diabetes in women

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created Sep 21, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Middle-aged women with large abdominal fat cells have a higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes later in life compared to women with smaller fat cells. Waist circumference divided by body height can also be used to determine ...


Discovery of new gene called Brd2 that regulates obesity and diabetes

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Dec 15, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

The chance discovery of a genetic mutation that makes mice enormously fat but protects them from diabetes has given researchers at Boston University School of Medicine, USA, new insights into the cellular mechanisms that ...


Diabetes gene raises odds of lower birth weight

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created Jul 29, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Pediatric researchers have found that a gene previously shown to be involved in the development of type 2 diabetes also predisposes children to having a lower birth weight. The finding sheds light on a possible genetic influence ...


Diabetic episodes affect kids' memory

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created Oct 19, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Children who have had an episode of diabetic ketoacidosis, a common complication of diabetes, may have persistent memory problems, according to a new study from researchers at the UC Davis Center for Mind and Brain.


Popular diabetes drugs linked to increased risk of heart failure and death

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created Dec 04, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Sulphonylureas, a type of drug widely used to treat type 2 diabetes, carries a greater risk of heart failure and death compared with metformin, another popular antidiabetes drug.


Size of fat cells and waist size predict type 2 diabetes in women

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created Sep 10, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

When it comes to assessing risk for type 2 diabetes, not only do waistlines matter to women, but so does the size of their fat cells. This new discovery by a team of Swedish researchers was just published online in the FASEB Jo ...



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