Insulin Resistance News and Research

Insulin Resistance is a condition in which the body does not respond to insulin properly. This is most common in Type II diabetes or associated with obesity, ketoacidosis, infection, and certain rare conditions. Diminished effectiveness of insulin in lowering blood glucose levels requiring 200 units or more of insulin per day to prevent hyperglycemia or ketosis.

Recent developments at Burnham Institute for Medical Research

17. November 2009 04:58

New antibiotics for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and other pesky bacteria. Andrei Osterman and collaborators have used comparisons of bacterial genomes to identify new targets for antibiotics and produced first-generation chemical inhibitors of a class of bacterial enzymes, called NadDs (nicotinate mononucleotide adenylyltransferases). [More]

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Posted in: Device / Technology News | Medical Science News

Tags: Antibiotic, Anti-Inflammatory, Blood Vessel, Brain, Cancer, Cell, Diabetes, Hydrogen Peroxide, Immunosuppression, Insulin, Insulin Resistance, Juvenile Diabetes, Metastasis, Neurological Disease, Obesity, Parkinson's Disease, Pathology, Staphylococcus aureus, Stem Cell

Environmental factors, obesity and diabetes: Long-term study launched

10. November 2009 03:09

Three Singapore biomedical institutions have launched a major, long-term study of pregnant mothers and their fetuses as well as infant children to determine just how profoundly environmental factors early in life influence the onset of diseases such as obesity and diabetes in later years. [More]

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Posted in: Medical Condition News | Women's Health News

Tags: Cancer, Cardiology, Cardiovascular Disease, Dentistry, Diabetes, Diabetes Mellitus, Education, Exercise, Gastroenterology, Gynaecology, Hepatology, Hospital, Insulin, Insulin Resistance, Medical Tourism, Metabolism, Nursing, Nutrition, Obesity, Obstetrics, Occupational Health, Oncology, Ophthalmology, Pregnancy, Type 2 Diabetes, Womb

Compugen discovers new biomarker for predisposition to type 2 diabetes using its GeneVa platform

9. November 2009 08:31

Compugen Ltd. announced today the discovery and experimental confirmation of a genetic biomarker, CGEN-40001 for predisposition to type 2 diabetes, the most common form of diabetes. [More]

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Posted in: Medical Science News | Medical Condition News

Tags: Atherosclerosis, Biomarker, Biotechnology, Blindness, Blood Vessel, Diabetes, Diabetes Mellitus, Diet, DNA, Insulin, Insulin Resistance, Type 2 Diabetes

NIH grants $1 million to study whether Transcendental Meditation can prevent future heart attacks in CHD patients

7. November 2009 00:01

The National Institutes of Health's National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute will fund a $1 million collaborative study by the Center for Natural Medicine and Prevention at Maharishi University of Management Research Institute and Columbia University Medical Center to determine whether the stress-reducing Transcendental Meditation technique can help patients with coronary heart disease (CHD) prevent future heart attacks, strokes and death. [More]

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Posted in: Medical Condition News

Tags: Angina, Angioplasty, Arrhythmia, Atherosclerosis, Cardiology, Coronary Artery Disease, Coronary Heart Disease, Education, Exercise, Insulin, Insulin Resistance, Meditation, Stress

Researchers use fruit fly model for diabetes research

4. November 2009 05:19

As rates of obesity, diabetes, and related disorders have reached epidemic proportions in the US in recent years, scientists are working from many angles to pinpoint the causes and contributing factors involved in this public health crisis. While sedentary lifestyles and diets high in sugar and fat contribute significantly to the rise in diabetes rates, genetic factors may make some people more vulnerable than others to developing diabetes. [More]

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Posted in: Medical Science News | Medical Condition News

Tags: Diabetes, Insulin, Insulin Resistance, Obesity, Physiology, Type 1 Diabetes, Type 2 Diabetes

Higher testosterone levels in older women are associated with increased health risks

4. November 2009 04:10

Postmenopausal women who have higher testosterone levels may be at greater risk of heart disease, insulin resistance and the metabolic syndrome compared to women with lower testosterone levels, according to a new study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM). [More]

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Posted in: Medical Condition News | Women's Health News

Tags: Cardiovascular Disease, Coronary Heart Disease, Endocrinology, Insulin, Insulin Resistance, Metabolic Syndrome, Metabolism, Testosterone, Veterans Affairs

Lap band surgery effective for morbidly obese adolescents, improves glucose metabolism

4. November 2009 01:34

Washington, DC-A surgeon now at Children's National Medical Center and his colleagues from New York University have found laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (Lap band) to improve the health of morbidly obese adolescents. [More]

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Posted in: Medical Procedure News | Medical Condition News

Tags: Bone, Bone Mineral Density, Diabetes, Glucose Metabolism, Insulin, Insulin Resistance, Metabolic Syndrome, Metabolism, Obesity, Weight Loss

Pico-Tesla commences pilot study of its Resonator system for treating type 2 diabetes patients

2. November 2009 11:21

Pico-Tesla, The Magneceutical™ Therapy Company, announced today that it has commenced a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled Pilot Study of up to 165 persons who have type 2 diabetes, the most common form of diabetes. [More]

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Posted in: Drug Trial News | Medical Condition News

Tags: CDC, Diabetes, Diabetes Mellitus, Endocrinology, Exercise, Hospital, Insulin, Insulin Resistance, Obesity, Parkinson's Disease, Type 2 Diabetes

Enzo Biochem announces results of EGS21 clinical trial for treatment of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis

2. November 2009 10:25

Enzo Biochem Inc. announced today that favorable results of the Company’s clinical trial for treatment of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) were presented at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases. The study was a randomized double blind placebo controlled format of EGS21, Enzo’s orally administered beta glucosylceramide formulation, designed to evaluate safety and efficacy of the study drug in patients with NASH and its associated metabolic syndrome. [More]

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Posted in: Drug Trial News | Medical Condition News

Tags: Biopsy, Bone, Cell, Cirrhosis, Crohn's Disease, Diabetes, Fibrosis, Insulin, Insulin Resistance, Metabolic Syndrome, Obesity, Osteoporosis, Pathology, Uveitis

Arena Pharmaceuticals presents data from its Phase 3 trial of LOrcaserin

28. October 2009 04:47

Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. reported today data from the pivotal BLOSSOM (Behavioral modification and LOrcaserin Second Study for Obesity Management) Phase 3 trial that demonstrate improvements in patients' body composition, cardiovascular risk factors and quality of life. These findings add to the previously announced top-line BLOSSOM data that showed highly significant weight loss with lorcaserin over one year of treatment in 4,008 patients. [More]

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Posted in: Drug Trial News | Medical Condition News

Tags: Blood Pressure, Brain, Cholesterol, Depression, Diabetes, Diabetes Mellitus, Diet, Exercise, Headache, Hospital, Hypothalamus, Insulin, Insulin Resistance, Lipids, Metabolism, Nausea, Nervous System, Obesity, Serotonin, Type 2 Diabetes, Weight Loss

Metabolon raises additional $6 million in its Series C funding round

27. October 2009 08:07

Metabolon, Inc., the leader in metabolomics-driven biomarker discovery and analysis, announced today that it has closed an additional $6 million in its Series C funding round. This brings the total funding raised in the company’s series C round to $12.3 million. [More]

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Posted in: Business / Finance

Tags: Biomarker, Cancer, Insulin, Insulin Resistance, Prostate Cancer, Toxicology

Studies highlight race- and gender-specific disparities in gastrointestinal disease

27. October 2009 06:18

Three studies presented this week at the American College of Gastroenterology's 74th Annual Scientific meeting in San Diego underscore the growing disparities in gastrointestinal disease, particularly colon cancer and Barrett's Esophagus, among certain ethnic and gender populations, including African Americans, Latinos and women. These race- and gender-specific disparities underscore the need for education and vigilance among these populations and perhaps more aggressive screening tactics than the population in general. [More]

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Posted in: Medical Condition News

Tags: Barrett's Esophagus, Cancer, Colon Cancer, Colonoscopy, Colorectal Cancer, Education, Gastroenterology, Insulin, Insulin Resistance, Sigmoidoscopy, Tobacco

Football linemen at higher risk of future health problems

27. October 2009 04:28

For today's athletes, size and strength can mean the difference between championships, scholarships and million-dollar paydays. But new research comparing the signs of metabolic syndrome in professional baseball and football players, presented at the American College of Gastroenterology's 74th Annual Scientific Meeting in San Diego, reveals that the larger professional athletes - specifically football linemen - may encounter future health problems despite their rigorous exercise routines. [More]

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Posted in: Medical Condition News

Tags: Blood Pressure, Cholesterol, Exercise, Gastroenterology, Hospital, Insulin, Insulin Resistance, Lipoprotein, Metabolic Syndrome, Obesity

Heart attacks in middle-aged women more common, says study

27. October 2009 04:22

Heart attacks appear to have become more common in middle-aged women over the past two decades, but all women and especially those younger than 55 have recently experienced a greater increase than men in their chances of survival following such a heart event, according to two reports in the October 26 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. [More]

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Posted in: Medical Condition News | Women's Health News

Tags: Blood Pressure, Cholesterol, Coronary Heart Disease, Diabetes, Diabetes Mellitus, Diet, Hospital, Insulin, Insulin Resistance, Lipoprotein, Nutrition, Obesity, Smoking, Stroke, Type 2 Diabetes

Innovative approach to build a new drug to treat a number of CNS diseases

27. October 2009 00:25

Working like an architect, Prof. Hagit Eldar-Finkelman of Tel Aviv University's Sackler School of Medicine is "building" a new drug, L803-MTS, to treat a number of central nervous system (CNS) diseases like Alzheimer's. In pre-clinical studies, it also shows promise against Parkinson's, Huntington's and diabetes. [More]

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Posted in: Medical Condition News | Pharmaceutical News

Tags: Depression, Diabetes, Insulin, Insulin Resistance, Nervous System

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Recent developments at Burnham Institute for Medical Research

Environmental factors, obesity and diabetes: Long-term study launched

Compugen discovers new biomarker for predisposition to type 2 diabetes using its GeneVa platform

NIH grants $1 million to study whether Transcendental Meditation can prevent future heart attacks in CHD patients

Researchers use fruit fly model for diabetes research

Higher testosterone levels in older women are associated with increased health risks

Lap band surgery effective for morbidly obese adolescents, improves glucose metabolism

Pico-Tesla commences pilot study of its Resonator system for treating type 2 diabetes patients

Enzo Biochem announces results of EGS21 clinical trial for treatment of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis

Arena Pharmaceuticals presents data from its Phase 3 trial of LOrcaserin

Metabolon raises additional $6 million in its Series C funding round

Studies highlight race- and gender-specific disparities in gastrointestinal disease

Football linemen at higher risk of future health problems

Heart attacks in middle-aged women more common, says study

Innovative approach to build a new drug to treat a number of CNS diseases

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