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Vegan diet helps promote beneficial gut hormones, study finds

A study published in the journal Nutrients finds that a vegan diet helps to promote beneficial gut hormones that are responsible for regulating blood sugar, satiety, and weight.

30 Jan 2019

New study analyzes health outcomes of switching patients from analog to human insulin

In the United States, the drug price for insulin has skyrocketed over the last two decades. While the price has increased for all forms of insulin, newer, "analog" insulin medications such as glargine and lispro have become especially expensive.

30 Jan 2019

Congress wades into emotional debate over high-cost prescription drugs

Senators railed against pharmaceutical executives Tuesday for declining to testify before Congress about out-of-control drug prices, as lawmakers on both sides of the U.S. Capitol kicked off investigations sure to rattle one of the nation's most powerful industries.

30 Jan 2019

Human trials set to begin for testing new 'fat pill' in overweight patients

Are you overweight and living in the South East of England? If so, you could help scientists who need volunteers to test a new 'fat pill'.

29 Jan 2019

Scientists use integrative approach to study how COQ9 binds and interacts with lipids

The synthesis and transport of biological lipids across the mostly water-filled interior of the cell is a longstanding problem in biology.

28 Jan 2019

New study uncovers key protein in the production of insulin

The crucial hormone insulin needs help acquiring the right structure. A protein that assists in the process of insulin folding has just been discovered in a new study conducted by researchers at the Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Copenhagen.

25 Jan 2019

NIH funds first artificial pancreas trial for pregnant women with type 1 diabetes in the U.S.

The National Institutes of Health has awarded a R01 grant to a multi-institutional team to develop and evaluate a pregnancy-specific Artificial Pancreas in a sequence of in-clinic and transitional environment clinical trials.

25 Jan 2019

Positive personality traits may help to reduce risk of developing type 2 diabetes

It has been said that a good personality can help one succeed in life. But can it also guard against disease risk? A new study based on data from the Women's Health Initiative shows that positive personality traits, such as optimism, actually may help to reduce the risk of developing type 2 diabetes.

24 Jan 2019

Planet friendly diets are not only good for the environment, but also your health

A study of the diets of more than 16,000 Americans has revealed that low-carbon diets are not only good for the planet, they're also healthier.

24 Jan 2019

Zinc deficiency may play critical role in hypertension

Lower-than-normal zinc levels may contribute to high blood pressure (hypertension) by altering the way the kidneys handle sodium. The study is published ahead of print in the American Journal of Physiology--Renal Physiology.

24 Jan 2019

LJI awarded $22 million contract renewal to host and expand Immune Epitope Database

La Jolla Institute for Immunology has been awarded a $22 million contract renewal over seven years from the National Institutes of Health to host and expand the Immune Epitope Database.

24 Jan 2019

Maternal shift work can result in reduced fetal growth and longer pregnancies

New research published in The Journal of Physiology indicates shift work exposure in mothers can result in reduced fetal growth and longer pregnancies, even when the shift work is only carried out early in pregnancy.

23 Jan 2019

Study: Only a minority of patients in the U.S. with type 1 diabetes achieve treatment goals

A new study has shown that only a minority of patients in the U.S. with type 1 diabetes achieve target levels of hemoglobin A1c, a measure of blood glucose management over time.

23 Jan 2019

Low-sugar diet leads to significant improvement in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in boys

Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine and Emory University School of Medicine found that a diet low in free sugars resulted in significant improvement in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in adolescent boys.

23 Jan 2019

Price disclosure legislation unlikely to help control drug prices

The Trump administration's proposal to require pharmaceutical companies to publish drug prices in TV ads is unlikely to help control drug prices, according to a study publishing Jan. 22, 2019, in JAMA Internal Medicine.

23 Jan 2019

Three in five people struggle to find nutritional information when eating out

Diabetes UK is today calling on the out-of-home sector to recognize their responsibility to help consumers eat more healthily, after a survey commissioned by the charity revealed that more than three in five UK adults (61%) say they struggle to find information on nutritional contents of food brought from restaurants, cafes and takeaways.

22 Jan 2019

High fat reduces efficiency of the immune system to fight infectious disease

APC Microbiome Ireland scientists based at University College Cork have shown for the first time that a high fat "western" diet reduces the efficiency of the immune system to fight infectious disease particularly in the gut, and to infection with the foodborne pathogen, Listeria monocytogenes.

21 Jan 2019

Type I Diabetes News and Research

Vegan diet helps promote beneficial gut hormones, study finds

New study analyzes health outcomes of switching patients from analog to human insulin

Congress wades into emotional debate over high-cost prescription drugs

Human trials set to begin for testing new 'fat pill' in overweight patients

Scientists use integrative approach to study how COQ9 binds and interacts with lipids

New study uncovers key protein in the production of insulin

NIH funds first artificial pancreas trial for pregnant women with type 1 diabetes in the U.S.

Positive personality traits may help to reduce risk of developing type 2 diabetes

Planet friendly diets are not only good for the environment, but also your health

Zinc deficiency may play critical role in hypertension

LJI awarded $22 million contract renewal to host and expand Immune Epitope Database

Maternal shift work can result in reduced fetal growth and longer pregnancies

Study: Only a minority of patients in the U.S. with type 1 diabetes achieve treatment goals

Low-sugar diet leads to significant improvement in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in boys

Price disclosure legislation unlikely to help control drug prices

Three in five people struggle to find nutritional information when eating out

High fat reduces efficiency of the immune system to fight infectious disease

Obesity can be risk factor for developing renal cell carcinoma, confirms study

Newly developed risk score more effective at identifying type 1 diabetes

New project finds how endocrine disruptors interfere with thyroid functions

Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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