Glucose News and Research

RSS

Transfusion of older blood adversely affects patients undergoing cardiac surgery or critical care

Transfusion of donated blood more than three weeks old results in impaired blood vessel function, a new study of hospital patients shows.

11 Mar 2013

Combining mitochondrial inhibitors could improve efficacy of BRAF inhibitors in melanoma

A multi-institutional study has revealed that BRAF-positive metastatic malignant melanomas develop resistance to treatment with drugs targeting the BRAF/MEK growth pathway through a major change in metabolism.

11 Mar 2013

Artificial pancreas outperforms insulin pump in diabetes camp

An artificial pancreas system proved more effective at controlling nocturnal glucose levels than a sensor-augmented insulin pump, in a study of children with Type 1 diabetes treated outside the hospital setting in a diabetes camp, report researchers.

8 Mar 2013

Telemedicine use appears to help urban communities achieve blood pressure goals

Using a telemedicine system to engage people in underserved, urban communities to measure and report their blood pressure remotely-outside of the doctor's office-appears to help them achieve blood pressure goals and improve adherence to lifestyle changes and medication recommendations, according to research being presented at the American College of Cardiology's 62nd Annual Scientific Session.

8 Mar 2013

FES cycling associated with improvements in individuals with chronic spinal cord injury

A new study by Kennedy Krieger Institute's International Center for Spinal Cord Injury finds that long-term lower extremity functional electrical stimulation (FES) cycling, as part of a rehabilitation regimen, is associated with substantial improvements in individuals with chronic spinal cord injury (SCI).

5 Mar 2013

IDC lead author outlines critical issues that impact diabetes management

Most adults and children with type 1 diabetes are not in optimal glycemic control, despite advances in insulin formulations and delivery systems and glucose monitoring approaches. Critical barriers to optimal glycemic control remain.

3 Mar 2013

Study shows triple-negative breast cancer cells missing key enzyme

A groundbreaking new study led by the University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center's Dr. Peter Zhou found that triple-negative breast cancer cells are missing a key enzyme that other cancer cells contain - providing insight into potential therapeutic targets to treat the aggressive cancer.

2 Mar 2013

Mercury exposure raises diabetes risk later in life

People with a high level of mercury exposure in young adulthood are at an increased risk for developing diabetes later in life, report researchers.

1 Mar 2013

Exposure to BPA may increase risk of asthma in young children

Researchers at the Columbia Center for Children's Environmental Health at the Mailman School of Public Health are the first to report an association between early childhood exposure to the chemical bisphenol A (BPA) and an elevated risk for asthma in young children. BPA is a component of some plastics and is found in food can liners and store receipts.

1 Mar 2013

UMDNJ biochemist to research into mechanisms that control gene expression in mitochondria

Dmitry Temiakov, PhD, a biochemist at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-School of Osteopathic Medicine, has received a five-year, $1.5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to fund research into the molecular mechanisms that control gene expression in mitochondria, the organelles that are the "power plants" of cellular activity.

1 Mar 2013

Stem cell line could also advance research into liver cancers, cystic fibrosis

Chronic or acute, liver failure can be deadly. Toxins take over, the skin turns yellow and higher brain function slows. "There is no effective therapy at the moment to deal with the toxins that build up in your body," said Neil Talbot, a Research Animal Scientist for the USDA Agricultural Research Service. "Their only option now is to transplant a liver."

1 Mar 2013

Patients with diabetes at no increased risk of complications after total knee replacement

Patients with diabetes who undergo total knee replacement surgery do not have increased risk of surgical complications compared to those patients without diabetes, according to a Kaiser Permanente study published today in The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery.

28 Feb 2013

U-M to study how exercise, other therapies might work differently in lean and obese individuals

Researchers at the University of Michigan School of Kinesiology have received a $1 million grant to study how exercise and other therapies might work differently in lean and obese individuals.

28 Feb 2013

Elevated cell sugar concentrations increase hyaluronan production and promote cancer growth

According to a recent University of Eastern Finland (UEF) study, elevated cell sugar concentrations increase the production of hyaluronan which, in turn, promotes cancer growth. Regulating the production of hyaluronan may be a way to prevent the spreading of cancer.

28 Feb 2013

Study indicates how gastric bypass reverses diabetes

In a substudy of the STAMPEDE trial (Surgical Therapy And Medications Potentially Eradicate Diabetes Efficiently), Cleveland Clinic researchers have found that gastric bypass surgery reverses diabetes by uniquely restoring pancreatic function in moderately obese patients with uncontrolled type 2 diabetes.

28 Feb 2013

Novel immunotherapy could potentially work like a vaccine against metastatic cancers

Preclinical, laboratory studies suggest a novel immunotherapy could potentially work like a vaccine against metastatic cancers, according to scientists at Virginia Commonwealth University Massey Cancer Center.

28 Feb 2013

GLP-1 may increase risk of hospitalization for people with acute pancreatitis

People who take the newest class of diabetes drugs to control blood sugar are twice as likely as those on other forms of sugar-control medication to be hospitalized with pancreatitis, Johns Hopkins researchers report.

25 Feb 2013

Quest Diagnostics signs definitive agreement to sell HemoCue business for $300 million

Quest Diagnostics, the world's leading provider of diagnostic information services, today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to sell its HemoCue diagnostic products business to Radiometer Medical ApS for a purchase price of approximately $300 million plus customary adjustments for cash balances.

From Quest Diagnostics 25 Feb 2013

A good night's sleep can also help promote cardiovascular health

Cutting back on sodium and increasing physical activity are not the only ways to improve heart health - a good night's sleep can also help promote cardiovascular health. One expert at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) says not getting enough sleep can have harmful heart-health effects.

24 Feb 2013

Disruption in the body's circadian rhythm can increase risk of diabetes, heart disease

Disruption in the body's circadian rhythm can lead not only to obesity, but can also increase the risk of diabetes and heart disease.

22 Feb 2013

Glucose News and Research

Transfusion of older blood adversely affects patients undergoing cardiac surgery or critical care

Combining mitochondrial inhibitors could improve efficacy of BRAF inhibitors in melanoma

Artificial pancreas outperforms insulin pump in diabetes camp

Telemedicine use appears to help urban communities achieve blood pressure goals

FES cycling associated with improvements in individuals with chronic spinal cord injury

IDC lead author outlines critical issues that impact diabetes management

Study shows triple-negative breast cancer cells missing key enzyme

Mercury exposure raises diabetes risk later in life

Exposure to BPA may increase risk of asthma in young children

UMDNJ biochemist to research into mechanisms that control gene expression in mitochondria

Stem cell line could also advance research into liver cancers, cystic fibrosis

Patients with diabetes at no increased risk of complications after total knee replacement

U-M to study how exercise, other therapies might work differently in lean and obese individuals

Elevated cell sugar concentrations increase hyaluronan production and promote cancer growth

Study indicates how gastric bypass reverses diabetes

Novel immunotherapy could potentially work like a vaccine against metastatic cancers

GLP-1 may increase risk of hospitalization for people with acute pancreatitis

Quest Diagnostics signs definitive agreement to sell HemoCue business for $300 million

A good night's sleep can also help promote cardiovascular health

Disruption in the body's circadian rhythm can increase risk of diabetes, heart disease

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

Latest News