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Blood sugar concentration, or glucose level, refers to the amount of glucose present in the blood of a human or animal. Normally, in mammals the blood glucose level is maintained at a reference range between about 3.6 and 5.8 mM (mmol/l). It is tightly regulated as a part of metabolic homeostasis.

Novel DiaRem scoring system can predict diabetes remission after gastric bypass surgery

US Scientists have developed a simple scoring system (DiaRem), based on four readily available preoperative patient characteristics, that can predict which candidates for gastric bypass surgery are likely to achieve diabetes remission within 5 years.

13 Sep 2013

Diabetes Mellitus Incidence Cohort Registry study reveals mixture of diabetes phenotypes

The DiMelli (Diabetes Mellitus Incidence Cohort Registry) study examines the frequency and characteristics of diabetes phenotypes in children and young adults below the age of 20. The study was commissioned to investigate the increasing incidence of diabetes mellitus, particularly in childhood and early adulthood. The project is funded by the German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD).

13 Sep 2013

Cardiologist receives $1.9M grant from PCORI to study mHealth services

Richard Katz, M.D., Bloedorn Professor of Cardiology, professor of medicine, and director of the division of cardiology at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS), has been awarded $1.9 million by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) for a three-year project to study the combined use of mobile phones and community health workers to enhance patient management of chronic disease.

13 Sep 2013

Hormonal disorder causes irregular periods among teenage girls

While irregular periods are common among teenage girls, an underlying hormonal disorder may be to blame if this problem persists.

12 Sep 2013

Women veterans at risk for heart disease recruited for mindfulness-based stress reduction study

Loyola University Chicago Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing researchers and Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital are recruiting women veterans at risk for heart disease for a mindfulness-based stress reduction study. MBSR is a form of complementary medicine that combines yoga and meditation.

10 Sep 2013

Ferritin protects kidneys against damage by controlling iron

A protein, ferritin, protects kidneys against a damaging after-effect of injury, heart failure or hardened arteries by controlling levels of iron, according to a study published today by researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham in the Journal of Clinical Investigation.

10 Sep 2013

Sam's Club Pharmacy to host free health screenings for diabetes

To promote early detection and an overall healthy lifestyle that can help prevent the onset of diabetes, Sam's Club Pharmacy will host free health screenings Saturday, Sept. 14, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

7 Sep 2013

Abraxane drug gets FDA approval for patients with advanced pancreatic cancer

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Abraxane for patients with advanced pancreatic cancer, following 7 years of rigorous clinical trials overseen by Scottsdale Healthcare and the Translational Genomics Research Institute.

7 Sep 2013

Short-term blood sugar control in diabetes patients has limited effect on risk of cardiovascular problems

An international study has shown that short-term blood sugar control in patients with diabetes has a limited effect on their risk of cardiovascular problems, such as heart disease and stroke.

6 Sep 2013

Diabetic patients could benefit from breakthrough cell study

Diabetic patients could benefit from a breakthrough that enables scientists to take cells from the pancreas and change their function to produce insulin.

30 Aug 2013

GW researcher to receive $1.3M NIDDK grant to study how type 2 diabetes develops

A George Washington University researcher will receive $1.3 million over the next five years from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases for research that will help better understand how type 2 diabetes develops, possibly informing the development of novel treatments to reverse the disease.

30 Aug 2013

Mount Sinai scientists receive NIH grant to study clinical benefit of IGF-1 in children with PMS

Scientists at the Seaver Autism Center at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have received a grant from the National Institutes of Health to study Insulin-Like Growth Factor-1, a promising treatment for a subtype of autism called Phelan McDermid Syndrome.

27 Aug 2013

UAB study points to protein pathway that could lead to new treatments for diabetes

The same protein tells beta cells in the pancreas to stop making insulin and then to self-destruct as diabetes worsens, according to a University of Alabama at Birmingham study published online today in the journal Nature Medicine.

27 Aug 2013

Scientists receive NIH grant to study commercially-available drug for treatment of PMS

Scientists at the Seaver Autism Center at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have received a grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to study Insulin-Like Growth Factor-1 (IGF-1), a promising treatment for a subtype of autism called Phelan McDermid Syndrome (PMS).

26 Aug 2013

Appetite-Controlling Hormone Leaves Obese People Still Hungry

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22 Aug 2013

Oramed starts patient recruitment in Israel for ORMD-0801 clinical trial for patients with T1DM

Oramed Pharmaceuticals Inc., a developer of oral drug delivery systems, announced today that it has initiated patient recruitment for a new clinical trial of its orally ingestible insulin capsule, ORMD-0801 for patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus in Israel.

22 Aug 2013

Glucagon loses its ability to help obese people, but continues to suppress hunger pangs

Glucagon, a hormone involved in regulating appetite, loses its ability to help obese people feel full after a meal, but it continues to suppress hunger pangs in people with type 1 diabetes, according to a recent study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM).

21 Aug 2013

Insulin pumps more effective at controlling blood sugar in children with type 1 diabetes

The longest and largest study of the effectiveness of insulin pumps to treat type 1 diabetes in children has shown that the pumps are more effective at controlling blood sugar than insulin injections and cause fewer complications.

20 Aug 2013

Diabetic patients taking oral fluoroquinolones may have high risk of severe blood sugar-related problems

Diabetic patients taking oral fluoroquinolones, a frequently prescribed class of antibiotics, were found to have a higher risk of severe blood sugar-related problems than diabetic patients taking other kinds of antibiotics, according to a recent study from Taiwan published in Clinical Infectious Diseases.

16 Aug 2013

Researchers develop smartwatches to uncover reasons behind sleeping problems

Tonight will be another sleepless night for countless people, who will toss and turn for hours. And when they finally drift off, they will wake up with a start a short while later. If their disorder becomes chronic, sufferers often take part in medical sleep studies in an attempt to uncover the reasons behind their sleeping problems.

14 Aug 2013

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Novel DiaRem scoring system can predict diabetes remission after gastric bypass surgery

Diabetes Mellitus Incidence Cohort Registry study reveals mixture of diabetes phenotypes

Cardiologist receives $1.9M grant from PCORI to study mHealth services

Hormonal disorder causes irregular periods among teenage girls

Women veterans at risk for heart disease recruited for mindfulness-based stress reduction study

Ferritin protects kidneys against damage by controlling iron

Sam's Club Pharmacy to host free health screenings for diabetes

Abraxane drug gets FDA approval for patients with advanced pancreatic cancer

Short-term blood sugar control in diabetes patients has limited effect on risk of cardiovascular problems

Diabetic patients could benefit from breakthrough cell study

GW researcher to receive $1.3M NIDDK grant to study how type 2 diabetes develops

Mount Sinai scientists receive NIH grant to study clinical benefit of IGF-1 in children with PMS

UAB study points to protein pathway that could lead to new treatments for diabetes

Scientists receive NIH grant to study commercially-available drug for treatment of PMS

Appetite-Controlling Hormone Leaves Obese People Still Hungry

Oramed starts patient recruitment in Israel for ORMD-0801 clinical trial for patients with T1DM

Glucagon loses its ability to help obese people, but continues to suppress hunger pangs

Insulin pumps more effective at controlling blood sugar in children with type 1 diabetes

Diabetic patients taking oral fluoroquinolones may have high risk of severe blood sugar-related problems

Researchers develop smartwatches to uncover reasons behind sleeping problems

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