Common Heart Drug’s Link to Diabetes Found by Researchers
Researchers may have found a novel way to suppress the devastating side effect of one of the worlds' most widely used drugs to lower cholesterol and prevent heart disease.
New Findings Change Understanding of Adult Stem Cells
Researchers have found neural stem cells in the peripheral nervous system of adult animals, where they were not believed to exist. The studies show that the intrinsic properties of neural stem cells vary according to the region of the peripheral nervous system in which the cells are located.
Potential Treatment for Skin and Corneal Wound Healing in Diabetics Discovered
Researchers recently developed several diabetic models to study impaired wound healing in diabetic corneas.
Gene Linked to Type 1 Diabetes; Appears to Affect the Function of the Thymus
A newly discovered gene plays a dramatic role in diabetes among rats, and is also present in nearly identical form in humans.
Researchers One Step Closer To Creating Oral Insulin
researchers have shown that designer molecules can interact with the body's insulin receptor.
Stem Cells Cultured from Human Bone Marrow Behave Like Those Derived from Brain Tissue
Stem cells taken from adult human bone marrow have been manipulated by scientists to generate aggregates of cells called spheres that are similar to those derived from neural stem cells of the brain.
Melatonin and Type 2 Diabetes Link Explained
Findings published in the scientific journal Cell Metabolism help explain the role Melatonin, the sleep hormone, has on type 2 diabetes risk. A new experimental...
Weight At Birth Tied to Heart Disease and Diabetes Risk
Lower weight at birth may increase inflammatory processes in adulthood, which are associated with chronic diseases such as heart disease and diabetes.
Diabetes Among Siblings, Obesity: Risk Factors For Heart Disease
Two important risk factors for metabolic syndrome, family history of Type 2 diabetes and obesity, are independent predictors of heart disease.
Postpartum Depression Symptoms Linked to Gestational Diabetes
Gestational diabetes Increases risk of postpartum depression according to recent study. The effects appear within a certain time frame during and after pregnancy...
Short Thighs Linked to Greater Likelihood of Diabetes
People with short upper legs are more likely to have glucose intolerance or diabetes, researchers have reported.
Insulin Production Restored in Type 1 Diabetic Woman with New Treatment
A new, minimally invasive transplant technique has restored natural insulin production in a woman with Type 1 Diabetes. She is now completely off insulin...
Mothers of Sons More Likely to Develop Gestational Diabetes and Type 2 Diabetes
A recent study found that women who were having sons were more likely to develop gestational diabetes or Type 2 Diabetes than women who...
Warning: Diabetes Drug and Blood Thinner Mix Leads to Serious Interaction
University of Southern California study provides evidence of potent drug-to-drug interaction between a commonly used type of blood thinner and certain diabetes drugs. A blood...
Preliminary Results of Islet Transplant Trial Confirms Potential Patient Benefits
ITN announced preliminary results from its 36-patient multicenter clinical trial of the Edmonton Protocol for islet transplantation.
Diabetes and Heart Patients Often Treated with Diabetes Medications Considered Unsafe
More than a quarter of diabetic patients hospitalized with heart failure are treated with diabetes medications not considered safe by the FDA.
