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ZenBio to be commercial source for popular murine 3T3-L1 cell line

ZenBio announce that they will be a commercial source for the popular murine 3T3-L1 cell line, which has been fundamental in metabolic disease research for 30 years.

10 Mar 2010

Patients taking warfarin who develop acute stroke more likely to experience brain hemorrhage

Patients already taking warfarin who develop an acute stroke appear more likely to experience a brain hemorrhage following treatment with an intravenous clot-dissolving medication, even if their blood clotting function appears normal, according to a report posted online today that will appear in the May print issue of Archives of Neurology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

9 Mar 2010

Taxing less healthful foods may steer adults toward healthier diets

Adults tend to eat less pizza and drink less soda as the price of these items increases, and their body weight and overall calorie intake also appear to decrease, according to a report in the March 8 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

9 Mar 2010

Obesity - Body's effort to protect organs from lipids' toxic effects

The collection of symptoms that is the metabolic syndrome-insulin resistance, high cholesterol, fatty liver, and a greater risk for diabetes, heart disease, and stroke-are all related to obesity, but, according to a review in the March 9th issue of the Cell Press publication Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism, not in the way you probably think they are.

9 Mar 2010

HbA1c levels help predict future diabetes more accurately than fasting glucose measurements

Measurements of hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) more accurately identify persons at risk for clinical outcomes than the commonly used measurement of fasting glucose, according to a study by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

4 Mar 2010

Blood glucose-lowering hormone FGF21 also activates brown adipose tissue metabolism

The blood glucose-lowering hormone FGF21 is also an activator of brown adipose tissue metabolism, according to the study featured on the cover of Cell Metabolism and directed by the lecturer Francesc Villarroya of the UB's Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (Faculty of Biology), the Institute of Biomedicine, and the Biomedical Research Networking Centre in Physiopathology of Obesity and Nutrition.

3 Mar 2010

Diabetics at risk: Nova Scotia limits pharmacare coverage of blood glucose test strips

The Nova Scotia government's decision to limit Pharmacare coverage of blood glucose test strips for some diabetes patients places a significant financial and health burden on these Nova Scotians and violates the fundamental principle that patients and their healthcare professionals should be able to determine how to manage treatment.

3 Mar 2010

Patient Safety Authority highlights analysis of data related to insulin medication errors

Pennsylvania healthcare facilities submitted over 2,600 event reports that involved the use of insulin products to the Patient Safety Authority where more than 52 percent led to situations in which a patient may have or actually received the wrong dose or no dose of insulin. The data raises awareness of a broader issue that is highlighted in the 2010 March Pennsylvania Patient Safety Advisory.

3 Mar 2010

Common diabetes therapies may increase cancer risk, but more research needed

The benefits of using insulin to treat diabetes far outweigh the risks, but a review just published online by IJCP, the International Journal of Clinical Practice, suggests that commonly used diabetes therapies may differ from each other when it comes to their influence on cancer risk.

3 Mar 2010

Exercising during weight regain can help improve metabolic health and disease risk

With the obesity rate rising for American adults and children, health concerns such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease are a frequent reality. Although obesity itself is a major risk factor for disease, most of the threat may be associated with a cluster of risk factors called the metabolic syndrome (MetS). Losing weight can improve health and reduce these risk factors, but many people have difficulty keeping the weight off.

3 Mar 2010

Soluble fiber in oats, apples and nuts reduces inflammation; strengthens immune system

A new University of Illinois study touts the benefits of soluble fiber-found in oats, apples, and nuts, for starters-saying that it reduces the inflammation associated with obesity-related diseases and strengthens the immune system.

3 Mar 2010

GE Healthcare to showcase next-generation eHealth Solutions platform at 2010 HIMSS conference

GE Healthcare today announced the launch of its next-generation eHealth Solutions platform – an infrastructure offering that includes expanded services for health information exchange, a clinical portal and a patient health management system.

3 Mar 2010

Daily consumption of chlorella can help maintain healthy body

Americans' dietary habits have been scrutinized for being dependent on processed, refined and incomplete foods. This has left many Americans to reassess the foods they eat and essentially reconstruct their personal food pyramids.

2 Mar 2010

Future work may uncover links between insulin use and cancer risk, say researchers

2 Mar 2010

Majority of prediabetic patients are not adopting preventive measures to avoid diabetes

Although it is known that diabetes can be prevented or delayed among adults at high risk through modest weight loss and increased physical activity, a study published in the April 2010 issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine revealed that only about half of U.S. adults with prediabetes reported that in the past year they tried to lose weight or exercise more.

2 Mar 2010

Isis Pharmaceuticals reports revenues of $32.3M for fourth-quarter 2009

Isis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced its 2009 financial results and reviewed the highlights of the year. Isis achieved its 2009 financial guidance with pro forma net income of $166.9 million and a pro forma net operating loss (NOL) of $14.2 million compared with its guidance for the year of pro forma net income of more than $145 million and a pro forma NOL in the low to mid $20 million range. Isis also achieved its cash guidance by ending 2009 with $574.3 million of cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments significantly in excess of the $550 million projected.

1 Mar 2010

Using genetic engineering techniques in pigs, scientists create new model of diabetes

The incidence of diabetes is rising worldwide. Using genetic engineering techniques in pigs, scientists at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität in Munich have created a new model of this metabolic disorder, which recapitulates many features of the disease, and promises to contribute significantly to improvements in diagnosis and therapy.

1 Mar 2010

Study associates frequent napping with elevated prevalence of type 2 diabetes in older Chinese population

A study in the March 1 issue of the journal Sleep shows that frequent napping is associated with an elevated prevalence of type 2 diabetes and impaired fasting glucose in an older Chinese population.

1 Mar 2010

Over 16% of pregnant women diagnosed with gestational diabetes

Two to three times more pregnant women may soon be diagnosed and treated for gestational diabetes, based on new measurements for determining risky blood sugar levels for the mother and her unborn baby, according to a study that was coordinated by investigators at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.

26 Feb 2010

Hospitalization may be a marker for cognitive decline or dementia in older patients, says study

Older patients hospitalized for acute care or a critical illness are more likely to experience cognitive decline compared to older adults who are not hospitalized, according to a study in the February 24 issue of JAMA.

24 Feb 2010

Glucose News and Research

ZenBio to be commercial source for popular murine 3T3-L1 cell line

Patients taking warfarin who develop acute stroke more likely to experience brain hemorrhage

Taxing less healthful foods may steer adults toward healthier diets

Obesity - Body's effort to protect organs from lipids' toxic effects

HbA1c levels help predict future diabetes more accurately than fasting glucose measurements

Blood glucose-lowering hormone FGF21 also activates brown adipose tissue metabolism

Diabetics at risk: Nova Scotia limits pharmacare coverage of blood glucose test strips

Patient Safety Authority highlights analysis of data related to insulin medication errors

Common diabetes therapies may increase cancer risk, but more research needed

Exercising during weight regain can help improve metabolic health and disease risk

Soluble fiber in oats, apples and nuts reduces inflammation; strengthens immune system

GE Healthcare to showcase next-generation eHealth Solutions platform at 2010 HIMSS conference

Daily consumption of chlorella can help maintain healthy body

Future work may uncover links between insulin use and cancer risk, say researchers

Majority of prediabetic patients are not adopting preventive measures to avoid diabetes

Isis Pharmaceuticals reports revenues of $32.3M for fourth-quarter 2009

Using genetic engineering techniques in pigs, scientists create new model of diabetes

Study associates frequent napping with elevated prevalence of type 2 diabetes in older Chinese population

Over 16% of pregnant women diagnosed with gestational diabetes

Hospitalization may be a marker for cognitive decline or dementia in older patients, says study

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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