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Closed-loop artificial pancreas could fight against Type 1 diabetes

Engineering researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute are combining automation techniques from oil refining and other diverse areas to help create a closed-loop artificial pancreas. The device will automatically monitor blood sugar levels and administer insulin to patients with Type 1 diabetes, and aims to remove much of the guesswork for those living with the chronic disease.

8 Jun 2011

Eating at wrong time of the day reduces fertility in fruit flies

Dieticians will tell you it isn't healthy to eat late at night: it's a recipe for weight gain. In fruit flies, at least, there's another consequence: reduced fertility.

8 Jun 2011

Consumption of high-fat food causes more insulin to be released by the pancreas and leads to obesity

Fat-rich food makes you fat. Behind this simple equation lie complex signalling pathways, through which the neurotransmitters in the brain control the body's energy balance.

7 Jun 2011

Moderate consumption of desserts with low glycemic index and glycemic load may help treat pediatric obesity

Overweight girls lose more weight and can better stay on a healthy diet if they eat sugar-free, low-fat desserts several times weekly, as opposed to any dessert once a week, a new study finds. The results will be reported Monday at The Endocrine Society's 93rd Annual Meeting in Boston.

7 Jun 2011

Consumption of moderately reduced carbohydrate diet can help reduce total body fat

A modest reduction in consumption of carbohydrate foods may promote loss of deep belly fat, even with little or no change in weight, a new study finds. Presentation of the study results will be Sunday at The Endocrine Society's 93rd Annual Meeting in Boston.

6 Jun 2011

Moderately reduced carbohydrate diet may promote loss of deep belly fat

6 Jun 2011

Daily fruit consumption helps prevent diabetes

Before people develop type 2 diabetes, they almost always have "prediabetes," defined as blood glucose levels that are higher than normal but not yet high enough to be diagnosed as diabetes. There are 79 million people in the United States who have prediabetes. Recent research has shown that even during prediabetes both heart and circulatory long-term damage to the body may already be occurring.

2 Jun 2011

New study: Low-carb, higher-fat diets do not harm vascular health

Overweight and obese people looking to drop some pounds and considering one of the popular low-carbohydrate diets, along with moderate exercise, need not worry that the higher proportion of fat in such a program compared to a low-fat, high-carb diet may harm their arteries, suggests a pair of new studies by heart and vascular researchers at Johns Hopkins.

1 Jun 2011

Effective weight loss tips for summer

With the summer fast approaching, it's time to get ready for the swimsuit season. My Weight Doctor medical weight loss and age management clinics, offers some helpful hints to get on the right track.

1 Jun 2011

Energy and Sports drinks not for children

According to pediatricians, children must not be given energy drinks with potentially harmful caffeine levels. They need to understand the difference between energy drinks and sports drinks. Most kids don't need energy drinks that are heavily marketed to them, the American Academy of Pediatrics said in a report published in Monday's issue of the journal Pediatrics.

31 May 2011

Scientists develop carbohydrate-based vaccine against C. difficile infection

There is now a promising vaccine candidate for combating the pathogen which causes one of the most common and dangerous hospital infections. An international team of scientists from the Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces in Potsdam has developed a vaccine based on a carbohydrate against the Clostridium difficile bacterium, which is known to cause serious gastrointestinal diseases mainly in hospitals.

31 May 2011

Nutribar, CBCF partner to support breast cancer research

Are you still on that lifelong search for the proverbial 'Fountain of Youth' that delays the effects of getting older? If so, you may be overlooking an important aspect of the aging process itself - the best route to healthy aging can simply be a healthy lifestyle.

27 May 2011

Pro-Pharmaceuticals announces name change to Galectin Therapeutics

Pro-Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced that it has changed its name to Galectin Therapeutics Inc. to more accurately reflect the Company's core expertise in galectin science and its leading platform for the creation of galectin inhibitors to treat serious diseases including fibrosis and cancer.

27 May 2011

Study: Protein drinks after aerobic activity help older people build more formidable muscles

A new research report appearing online in the FASEB Journal shows that what someone drinks after exercise plays a critical role in maximizing the effects of exercise.

26 May 2011

Fluorinated glucosamine blocks synthesis of key sugar linked to skin inflammation, cancer progression

Charles J. Dimitroff, MS, PhD and colleagues in the Dimitroff Lab at Brigham and Women's Hospital, have developed a fluorinated analog of glucosamine, which, in a recent study, has been shown to block the synthesis of key carbohydrate structures linked to skin inflammation and cancer progression. These findings appear in the April 14, 2011, issue of the Journal of Biological Chemistry.

24 May 2011

Diet quality, not quantity, can make a difference in risk for type 2 diabetes

Small differences in diet - even without weight loss - can significantly affect risk for diabetes, according to research from the University of Alabama at Birmingham published online May 18, 2011, by the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

20 May 2011

Techulon receives U.S. patent protection for Glycofect Discovery and Therapeutic Delivery Platform

Techulon, Inc. announced today that its Glycofect Discovery and Therapeutic Delivery Platform has been awarded United States patent protection. The patented invention provides a new class of non-viral transfection vectors based on synthetic carbohydrate containing polyamides that can be used for both in vivo and in vitro applications.

16 May 2011

Abbott receives CE Mark approval for new blood glucose monitoring system

Abbott today announced that it has received CE Mark for its new FreeStyle InsuLinx Blood Glucose Monitoring System, the first blood glucose monitoring device from Abbott that includes a mealtime insulin calculator for calculating suggested insulin doses.

10 May 2011

Interleukin Genetics introduces new free weight loss tools in Inherent Health website

Interleukin Genetics, Inc. today announced the launch of a comprehensive suite of new free and subscriber-based weight loss web-based tools on the Inherent Health website.

10 May 2011

Research offers further evidence that diet affects gastrointestinal illnesses

Research being presented at Digestive Disease Week- offers further evidence that diet affects gastrointestinal illnesses, such as gallstones and celiac disease, and that some patients who think their digestive problems are caused by lactose intolerance are actually reacting to a psychological disorder.

9 May 2011

Carbohydrate News and Research

Latest Carbohydrate News and Research

Closed-loop artificial pancreas could fight against Type 1 diabetes

Eating at wrong time of the day reduces fertility in fruit flies

Consumption of high-fat food causes more insulin to be released by the pancreas and leads to obesity

Moderate consumption of desserts with low glycemic index and glycemic load may help treat pediatric obesity

Consumption of moderately reduced carbohydrate diet can help reduce total body fat

Moderately reduced carbohydrate diet may promote loss of deep belly fat

Daily fruit consumption helps prevent diabetes

New study: Low-carb, higher-fat diets do not harm vascular health

Effective weight loss tips for summer

Energy and Sports drinks not for children

Scientists develop carbohydrate-based vaccine against C. difficile infection

Nutribar, CBCF partner to support breast cancer research

Pro-Pharmaceuticals announces name change to Galectin Therapeutics

Study: Protein drinks after aerobic activity help older people build more formidable muscles

Fluorinated glucosamine blocks synthesis of key sugar linked to skin inflammation, cancer progression

Diet quality, not quantity, can make a difference in risk for type 2 diabetes

Techulon receives U.S. patent protection for Glycofect Discovery and Therapeutic Delivery Platform

Abbott receives CE Mark approval for new blood glucose monitoring system

Interleukin Genetics introduces new free weight loss tools in Inherent Health website

Research offers further evidence that diet affects gastrointestinal illnesses

The future of automation: Machine learning–driven hepatocyte and organoid counting

From street to lab: Advancing controlled substance testing with handheld Raman and FTIR

Reimagining light scattering for biotherapeutics

Carbohydrate News and Research

Latest Carbohydrate News and Research

The future of automation: Machine learning–driven hepatocyte and organoid counting

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