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Novel Delivery Method of Insulin Gene to Combat Juvenile Diabetes Developed

A safer method to deliver the insulin gene to diabetes patients using nanoparticles, was...iabetes is caused by autoimmune destruction of the insulin producing pancreatic -cells. As a result of the loss of insulin, blood sugar levels rise too high, c...

First-Ever Robotic Pancreatectomy Performed at UIC

...out a pancreas to produce insulin, Near would need insulin for the rest of his life. By transplanting the patient's own islets cells, there is no risk of rejection as in other organ transplants, and the cells lodge in the liver and make insulin. Compared to his first open pancreatic surgery, Near says "rec...

Pramlintide-A Boon to Restrain Fast Food Consumption

...en eating and is known to work in partnership with insulin to regulate blood sugar. Pramlintide is also under development as a potential drug for obesity. The study was carried out in 10 U.S. research sites and was reported by Steven R. Smith of the Pennington Biomedical Research Center in Baton Rouge, La....

A Novel Target for Type-2 Diabetes Atk2

...fat metabolism as a result of obesity and abnormal insulin action. Birnbaum is also the Associate Director of...a meal, the pancreas usually responds by secreting insulin that signals the liver to stop making glucose and burning fat. When a type 2 diabetic eats a meal, i...

Researchers Find New Target to Treat Type 2 Diabetes

...sylvania School of Medicine. When a person eats, insulin is secreted by the pancreas to signal the liver to...burn fat. However in the case of a type 2 diabetic insulin can only do the later job. This gives the diabetic person a double whammy as fatty acids build up fr...

Cytokine Resistance Contributes to Pathology of Type 2 Diabetes

...ed in knowing about the second pathway, called the insulin receptor substrate 2 / phosphatidylinositol-3 kina...the actions of diabetes is to create intracellular insulin resistance. Some of the cytokines that work on cells share the same pathways as the insulin receptor...

Stem Cell Treatment Offers Hope for Paralysis Patients

... the pancreas of chronic diabetes patients secrete insulin to reduce dependency on injections and pills for a lifetime," said Raj Kumar. Another wonderful aspect of the treatment is its cost. Only about Rs.150,000 is needed for stem cell therapy while other regular treatments like transplants can cost up ...

Hillary Clinton Speaks Up Strongly for Stem Cell Research

...s endured 10 to 12 blood tests a day and about 100 insulin injections a month since being diagnosed at age 4. "This is not a religious issue," he said. "It's really about a little boy who's 10 years old, and another 100 million Americans who could benefit from this research." Laura Clarks mother, Kathlee...

Fertility Rates Felled By Diabetes

... from birth, the body does not produce the hormone insulin needed for various metabolic activities. In such samples it was seen that diabetes brought about a damage of the sperms. Defective sperm DNA that was observed by the scientists in these men, is one of the leading causes of male infertility. Here an...

Intake of Cherries Could Cut the Risk of Metabolic Syndrome and Heart Disease

...ch as cherries." Metabolic syndrome (also called insulin resistance syndrome) has become increasingly commo...y lowered total cholesterol levels, triglycerides, insulin and fasting glucose levels after 90 days. All of these measures are factors that are linked to metab...

Former Official Confesses He Had Sold Steroids to Leading Baseball Players

...h pill and injectable form - human growth hormone, insulin growth factor, clomiphene, a fertility drug that can be used as a masking agent, steroid Clenbuterol, to name some of them. Federal agents also seized shipping records, financial records, correspondences and contact lists that detailed the distri...

Food Preparation may Play a Bigger Role in Chronic Disease

...and pasteurized, have been linked to inflammation, insulin resistance, diabetes, vascular and kidney disease, and Alzheimer’s disease. A new study at Mount Sinai School of Medicine reveals that AGE levels are elevated in the blood of healthy people, and even more so in older individuals than in younger pe...

Chronically Ill Prisoners Face Great Healthcare Problems

...tic prisoners told us they were able to keep their insulin and blood testing equipment with them, while others had to inject themselves in front of other prisoners in the queue at the medication hatch.' Other prisoners expressed concern that night-time health emergencies wouldn’t be handled promptly, sayin...

Genetic Flaws Leads to Diabetes

...nsulin. In diabetes, the body becomes resistant to insulin or fails to make enough insulin, causing a problematic build-up of sugar in the blood stream. The actual effect of the genetic defects has yet to be determined. Professor Andrew Hattersley of the Peninsula Medical School, said: "We now have signifi...

Researchers Identify New Genetic Risk Factors for Type 2 Diabetes

... by the resistance of target tissues to respond to insulin and a gradual failure of insulin-secreting cells i...h factor 2 is thought to play a role in regulating insulin action. CDKAL1. This gene codes for a protein called CDK5 regulatory subunit associated protein1-li...

Lifestyle changes not prescription drugs to fight diabetes, say scientists

...an 'insulin sensitizer' because it attaches to the insulin receptors on cells throughout the body and causes ...ells to become more sensitive (more responsive) to insulin and remove more glucose from the blood. Professor Montori and his colleagues, argue in the BMJ: 'I...

Humans Aren't the Only Ones With Obesity Problems

...weight gain but also endocrine problems, including insulin resistance. The equine obesity risks have been les...forced to euthanize the horse. Horses that develop insulin resistance are at an increased risk for laminitis, Johnson said. Although society views human obe...

Inhaled Insulin Study Moves Ahead

...study of Baxter Healthcare Corporation’s pulmonary insulin produced with Baxter's Promaxx microsphere technol...Paris, France. The study demonstrates that the insulin powder can be effectively administered to the deep lung using an off-the-shelf dry powder inhaler de...

HIV Infection Associated With Increased Risk of Heart Attack

...ltered levels of blood lipids such as cholesterol, insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes, and changes in fat distribution in the body. Researchers have reported that patients taking antiretroviral medications may have increased risk of heart attacks, but few studies have directly examined whether HIV-infected ...

LCT Reports Major Step for Islet Transplantation in Diabetes Patient

...and identification of live porcine islet cells and insulin production// in a human patient 10 years after rec...The transplanted cells helped reduce the patient’s insulin requirement by 34% for over a year, which provided better control and overall well-being. By 2005 th...

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