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Men with large waists urinate more frequently than their slimmer counterparts

Men with large waists urinate more frequently than their slimmer counterparts, according to research in the August issue of the urology journal BJUI.

31 Jul 2012

Gluconeogenesis severely compromised in HCC by IL6-Stat3-mediated activation of miR-23a

As liver cancer develops, tumor cells lose the ability to produce and release glucose into the bloodstream, a key function of healthy liver cells for maintaining needed blood-sugar levels.

31 Jul 2012

Sleep related diabetes risk needs attention

Strategies aimed at improving sleep quality among individuals without Type 2 diabetes may act as an additional tool in diabetes prevention, report researchers.

30 Jul 2012

Lack of physical activity and life expectancy: an interview with Dr I-Min Lee

With the approach of the Olympic Games, a group of researchers throughout the world thought that it would be a good time to draw the attention of the world to the health dangers of being physically inactive.

30 Jul 2012

High in-utero magnetic field levels may increase risk of obese or overweight in childhood

In-utero exposure to relatively high magnetic field levels was associated with a 69 percent increased risk of being obese or overweight during childhood compared to lower in-utero magnetic field levels, according to a Kaiser Permanente study that appears in the current online version of Nature's Scientific Reports.

30 Jul 2012

Long-term linagliptin effective treatment for Type 2 diabetes

Linagliptin is an effective and well-tolerated therapy for the long-term management of Type 2 diabetes, say the authors of an open-label extension study published in the International Journal of Clinical Practice.

27 Jul 2012

Diabetes cutoffs don’t quite cut it for South Asians

Individuals of South Asian origin may require closer monitoring for Type 2 diabetes, suggest researchers.

27 Jul 2012

A2bAR receptor plays a significant role in regulation of type 2 diabetes and obesity

A recent study led by Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) demonstrates that the A2b-type adenosine receptor, A2bAR, plays a significant role in the regulation of high fat, high cholesterol diet-induced symptoms of type 2 diabetes.

27 Jul 2012

Vmersion-Health introduces Gluco-Share app for people with diabetes

Vmersion-Health introduces Gluco-Share, a mobile smart device application that connects people living with diabetes with their family and friends through a private and secure social media network. The Gluco-Share app is a free download available at the Apple iTunes store.

26 Jul 2012

Roche Diabetes Care announces availability of new ACCU-CHEK Nano SmartView System

Roche Diabetes Care, makers of ACCU-CHEK products and services, is pleased to announce the availability of the new, user-friendly ACCU-CHEK Nano SmartView System.

26 Jul 2012

Studies look at surgical site infections and hyperglycemia

Two recent studies in the July issues of the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (JBJS) looked at surgical site infections and hyperglycemia, the technical term for high blood glucose, or high blood sugar.

26 Jul 2012

EC grants Marketing Authorisation to Boehringer Ingelheim and Lilly’s Jentadueto for diabetes

Boehringer Ingelheim and Eli Lilly and Company received Marketing Authorisation from the European Commission for Jentadueto which combines the DPP-4 inhibitor, linagliptin and metformin in a single tablet.

25 Jul 2012

Vanderbilt researchers receives new $2.1M grant to develop microbrain bioreactor

Take a millionth of a human brain and squeeze it into a special chamber the size of a mustard seed. Link it to a second chamber filled with cerebral spinal fluid and thread both of them with artificial blood vessels in order to create a microenvironment that makes the neurons and other brain cells behave as if they were in a living brain. Then surround the chambers with a battery of sensors that monitor how the cells respond when exposed to minute quantities of dietary toxins, disease organisms or new drugs under development.

25 Jul 2012

South Asians have higher levels of blood sugar than Europeans: New diabetes study

A new diabetes study at the University of Leicester has discovered that South Asians (people of Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi and Sri Lanka origin) have higher levels of blood sugar than white Europeans independent of risk factors that influence sugar levels.

24 Jul 2012

Two thirds of obese children have heart disease risk factors

Two out of three severely obese kids already have at least one risk factor for heart disease, suggests research published online in Archives of Disease in Childhood.

24 Jul 2012

Scientists identify mechanisms by which GLP-1 protects against kidney disease, diabetes

Scientists at Joslin Diabetes Center have identified biological mechanisms by which glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1), a gut hormone, protects against kidney disease, and also mechanisms that inhibit its actions in diabetes.

24 Jul 2012

Linagliptin safe and effective for long-term management of type 2 diabetes

An extended trial of a drug for people with type 2 diabetes has confirmed that the oral DPP-4 inhibitor linagliptin is a safe and effective means of lowering glucose levels for up to 102 weeks, either on its own or in combination with other selected oral anti-diabetic medication.

23 Jul 2012

Researchers identify high ARV drug exposure in hair samples of HIV uninfected infants

Researchers from the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) and Makerere University in Uganda have used hair and blood samples from three-month old infants born to HIV-positive mothers to measure the uninfected babies' exposure—both in the womb and from breast-feeding—to antiretroviral medications their mothers were taking. The results, they said, are surprising.

23 Jul 2012

Periodontal examination can determine risk of diabetes

A recent study published in the Journal of Dental Research at Columbia University College of Dental Medicine (CDM) and backed by The Jeffrey Epstein VI Foundation amongst others; found that a pre-diabetes determination can be made by simply going to the dentist.

23 Jul 2012

Maternal fat indicates birthweight

Measuring hip circumference during pregnancy may help to predict a child’s size at birth, report Canadian researchers.

20 Jul 2012

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Men with large waists urinate more frequently than their slimmer counterparts

Gluconeogenesis severely compromised in HCC by IL6-Stat3-mediated activation of miR-23a

Sleep related diabetes risk needs attention

Lack of physical activity and life expectancy: an interview with Dr I-Min Lee

High in-utero magnetic field levels may increase risk of obese or overweight in childhood

Long-term linagliptin effective treatment for Type 2 diabetes

Diabetes cutoffs don’t quite cut it for South Asians

A2bAR receptor plays a significant role in regulation of type 2 diabetes and obesity

Vmersion-Health introduces Gluco-Share app for people with diabetes

Roche Diabetes Care announces availability of new ACCU-CHEK Nano SmartView System

Studies look at surgical site infections and hyperglycemia

EC grants Marketing Authorisation to Boehringer Ingelheim and Lilly’s Jentadueto for diabetes

Vanderbilt researchers receives new $2.1M grant to develop microbrain bioreactor

South Asians have higher levels of blood sugar than Europeans: New diabetes study

Two thirds of obese children have heart disease risk factors

Scientists identify mechanisms by which GLP-1 protects against kidney disease, diabetes

Linagliptin safe and effective for long-term management of type 2 diabetes

Researchers identify high ARV drug exposure in hair samples of HIV uninfected infants

Periodontal examination can determine risk of diabetes

Maternal fat indicates birthweight

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