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Acurian completes enrollment contribution of over 600 diabetes patients for global, 9-protocol study

Acurian, Inc., a leading, full-service provider of patient recruitment and retention solutions, announced today at the Patient Recruitment & Retention for Diabetes & Obesity Studies Conference in Amsterdam that it recently completed its enrollment contribution of over 600 diabetes patients for a global, nine-protocol diabetes study.

28 Jan 2011

Tarceva Phase III EURTAC study in NSCLC patients with EGFR activating mutations meets primary endpoint

Genentech, a member of the Roche Group and OSI Pharmaceuticals, a wholly owned subsidiary of Astellas U.S. Holding Inc., a holding company owned by Astellas Pharma Inc., today announced that an independent data monitoring committee has recommended that the Phase III EURTAC study be stopped early because the study met its primary endpoint.

28 Jan 2011

PCMD forms 6M research and analysis network to investigate role of virus infection in type 1 diabetes

The Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry (PCMD), University of Exeter, is one of 13 academic institutions and businesses across Europe to form a -6m research and analysis network, funded by the EU for a five-year period, which is designed to investigate the possible role of virus infection in the cause of type 1 diabetes.

28 Jan 2011

Diabetes Spring Conference 2011 to take place at University of Greenwich

A conference on diabetes is to take place at the University of Greenwich's Medway campus.

28 Jan 2011

Study identifies gaps in primary health care for seniors with multiple chronic conditions

The number of health care services seniors use is determined more by the number of chronic conditions they have than by their age, according to a new study from the Canadian Institute for Health Information.

28 Jan 2011

Patients and spouses experience distress related to diabetes

Older patients with diabetes who are not dealing well with the disease are likely to have symptoms of depression, and spouses of older patients also suffer distress related to diabetes and its management, according to research from Purdue University.

28 Jan 2011

Scientist identifies polymorphism that raises risk of poor outcomes in preterm infants

Researchers at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center have identified biomarkers of poor outcomes in preterm infants that may help identify new approaches to prevention.

28 Jan 2011

Study aims to determine risk of dementia, cognitive decline in middle-aged people

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill researchers are co-leading a national study to examine whether middle-aged people's physical health influences their risk of dementia later in life.

28 Jan 2011

Racial disparities exist between kidney disease patients and physicians: Study

Significant disparities exist between the race of kidney disease patients and that of the physicians who will care for them, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society Nephrology.

28 Jan 2011

Gestational diabetes raises risk of diabetes and weight problems in babies: Study

The latest Australian research suggests that women who have diabetes during pregnancy – also known as gestational diabetes, are more likely to have children who will battle diabetes and weight problems through their lives. The research is published in the journal Diabetologia, now online.

27 Jan 2011

Interferon-alpha associated with increased risk of atherosclerosis in patients with SLE

Researchers in China have demonstrated interferon-alpha (IFN-α) is associated with increased risk of atherosclerosis in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). For the first time, IFN-α priming was shown to promote lipid uptake and foam cell formation—a crucial step in plaque build-up. This activation of the IFN signaling pathway may be linked to the premature atherosclerosis risk in SLE.

27 Jan 2011

St. Michael's Hospital to build first automated high-throughput zebrafish screening facility in Canada

Zebrafish are the new fruit flies.

27 Jan 2011

NQF endorses outcome measures to improve quality of care for people with mental illnesses

The National Quality Forum has endorsed outcome measures to assess the results and thereby improve the quality of care provided to people with mental illnesses. The 4 endorsed mental health measures focus on depression and patients' satisfaction during an inpatient psychiatric hospital stay.

27 Jan 2011

Merck Canada invests in CQDM to support biopharmaceutical research

Merck Canada has renewed its partnership with the Quebec Consortium for Drug Discovery by investing a further $5 million over five years in the organization so it can continue its support of biopharmaceutical research in Quebec.

27 Jan 2011

Metanx promotes restoration of lost cutaneous sensation in Diabetic Neuropathy patients

PamLab L.L.C., developer and marketer of Metanx®, announced today that the results of a study to determine if nutritional management with Metanx® improves numbness in the feet of patients with Diabetic Neuropathy (DN) was published in the fourth quarter 2010 issue of Reviews in Neurological Diseases. The study demonstrated that Metanx®, a medical food available by prescription, promotes restoration of lost cutaneous sensation in DN patients.

27 Jan 2011

Diabetes News and Research

Latest Diabetes News and Research

Acurian completes enrollment contribution of over 600 diabetes patients for global, 9-protocol study

Tarceva Phase III EURTAC study in NSCLC patients with EGFR activating mutations meets primary endpoint

PCMD forms 6M research and analysis network to investigate role of virus infection in type 1 diabetes

Diabetes Spring Conference 2011 to take place at University of Greenwich

Study identifies gaps in primary health care for seniors with multiple chronic conditions

Patients and spouses experience distress related to diabetes

Scientist identifies polymorphism that raises risk of poor outcomes in preterm infants

Study aims to determine risk of dementia, cognitive decline in middle-aged people

Racial disparities exist between kidney disease patients and physicians: Study

Gestational diabetes raises risk of diabetes and weight problems in babies: Study

Interferon-alpha associated with increased risk of atherosclerosis in patients with SLE

St. Michael's Hospital to build first automated high-throughput zebrafish screening facility in Canada

NQF endorses outcome measures to improve quality of care for people with mental illnesses

Merck Canada invests in CQDM to support biopharmaceutical research

Metanx promotes restoration of lost cutaneous sensation in Diabetic Neuropathy patients

Researchers invent paper microfluidic device for rapid medical diagnostics, chemical analysis

Abbott fourth quarter worldwide sales increase 13.4% to nearly $10 billion

Elimination of glucagon action may help convert Type 1 diabetes into non-insulin-dependent disorder

ChemoCentryx commences CCX832 Phase I trial in patients with psoriasis

Ligand announces acquisition of CyDex Pharmaceuticals

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