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Pharmacists play vital role in improving health of patients with Type 2 diabetes

Over the past nine years, Scot H. Simpson, professor in the faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of Alberta, has been studying the role of pharmacists on primary care teams and their impact on the health of patients with Type 2 diabetes.

16 Jun 2015

Understanding crosstalk between cells in the pancreas can help treat diabetes

Sometimes, listening in on a conversation can tell you a lot. For Mark Huising, an assistant professor in the Department of Neurobiology, Physiology and Behavior at the UC Davis College of Biological Sciences, that crosstalk is between the cells that control your body's response to sugar, and understanding the conversation can help us understand, and perhaps ultimately treat, diabetes.

16 Jun 2015

Scientists report that mouse with weak bones appears to have strong metabolism

One mouse with weak bones appears to have a strong metabolism, even on a high-fat diet, scientists report. While weaker bones are clearly not a good thing, scientists suspect that, somewhere in the conversation between the genetically engineered mouse's skeleton and the rest of its body, there may be an answer that helps obese individuals avoid some of the worst ravages of this health epidemic.

16 Jun 2015

Helmholtz Zentrum München scientists identify how Epstein-Barr virus conceals in human cells

Scientists at Helmholtz Zentrum München have now discovered how Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) conceals itself in human cells. A main culprit for its bad visibility by the immune system is the viral protein LMP2A. As published in the scientific journal PLOS Pathogens, the protein helps EBV-infected cells hide from T cells. This camouflage through the LMP2A protein may play a major role in the causation of cancer by EBV.

16 Jun 2015

Scientists find way to accelerate wound healing in diabetic mice

One of the body's own tools for preventing wound infections may actually interfere with wound healing, according to new research from Boston Children's Hospital. In a study published online in Nature Medicine, scientists from the hospital's Program in Cellular and Molecular Medicine found they could speed up wound healing in diabetic mice by keeping immune cells called neutrophils from producing bacteria-trapping neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs).

15 Jun 2015

Men's poor health costs $36.9 billion a year for Canada

Canadian Men's Health Week is kicking off with an urgent message: Unhealthy lifestyle choices are running rampant, and they are costing this country an arm and a leg.

15 Jun 2015

VENTANA ALK (D5F3) CDx Assay receives FDA approval

Ventana Medical Systems, Inc., a member of the Roche Group, today announced approval of the VENTANA ALK (D5F3) CDx Assay by the US Food and Drug Administration as a companion diagnostic to aid in the identification of patients for Pfizer's FDA approved targeted therapy, XALKORI (crizotinib).

15 Jun 2015

Researchers examine proteins on surface of naive CD4+ T cells

The team headed by Dr. Kathrin Suttner, who, together with Prof. Dr. Carsten Schmidt-Weber, heads the airway immunology research group at the Helmholtz Zentrum München and Technische Universität München, concentrated its work on the so-called naive CD4+ T cells.

15 Jun 2015

Poor sleep quality increases heart disease and stroke risks

EuroHeartCare is the official annual meeting of the Council on Cardiovascular Nursing and Allied Professions of the European Society of Cardiology. The 2015 meeting is held 14 to 15 June in Dubrovnik, Croatia, in collaboration with the Croatian Association of Cardiology Nurses.

15 Jun 2015

ABC TV's science program impacts use of statins among Australians

More than 60,000 Australians are estimated to have reduced or discontinued their use of prescribed cholesterol-lowering statin medications following the airing of a two-part series critical of statins by ABC TV's science program, Catalyst, a University of Sydney study reveals in the latest Medical Journal of Australia.

15 Jun 2015

New therapy for osteoporosis may be in the pipeline

Researchers from The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI), Florida, have reported a novel therapeutic approach that could promote the formation of new bone cells in people suffering from bone loss.

12 Jun 2015

New UNC Charlotte technology to help hospitals organize, analyze patient statistics

UNC Charlotte and a major healthcare data company have launched new technology that will help hospitals organize and analyze patient statistics.

12 Jun 2015

Lung cancer patients with comorbid conditions face higher risk of death

Lung cancer patients with comorbid conditions such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, diabetes, or congestive heart failure had a higher risk of death than lung cancer patients without comorbid conditions, according to a study published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research.

12 Jun 2015

Study shows that ankylosing spondylitis can be predicted by low birth weight

The results of a study presented today at the European League Against Rheumatism Annual Congress (EULAR 2015) Press Conference showed that a diagnosis of ankylosing spondylitis (AS) can be predicted by low birth weight, having older siblings and hospitalisation for infection between the ages of 5-16 years.

12 Jun 2015

Peanut and nut intake lowers risk of dying from major causes of death

A paper published today in the International Journal of Epidemiology confirms a link between peanut and nut intake and lower mortality rates, but finds no protective effect for peanut butter. Men and women who eat at least 10 grams of nuts or peanuts per day have a lower risk of dying from several major causes of death than people who don't consume nuts or peanuts.

11 Jun 2015

Dell extends partnership with TGen to globally expand precision medicine trial for pediatric cancer

Dell today announced its extended partnership with the Translational Genomics Research Institute to help clinical researchers and doctors globally expand the reach and impact of the world's first Food and Drug Administration-approved precision medicine trial for pediatric cancer.

11 Jun 2015

Adding high salt to high-fat diet prevents weight gain in mice

In a study that seems to defy conventional dietary wisdom, University of Iowa scientists have found that adding high salt to a high-fat diet actually prevents weight gain in mice.

11 Jun 2015

Welltok honors winners of inaugural Health Optimization Awards

Welltok Inc., developer of the CafeWell Health Optimization Platform, today announced the winners of its inaugural Health Optimization Awards for Strategic Vision, Consumer Engagement and Health Innovation. The awards honor the extraordinary work of Magellan Health, the State of Colorado and Centura Health for their commitment to optimizing consumer health.

11 Jun 2015

New web-based community portal aims to improve diagnosis and treatment for sleep apnea

A new web-based community portal, http://www.MyApnea.Org, is recruiting patients, caregivers and those at risk for sleep apnea to join a growing community of patients and researchers to better understand sleep apnea through information sharing, support and research.

11 Jun 2015

New report highlights inequities in healthy food access in Baltimore City

A new report by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future (CLF), in collaboration with the Baltimore Food Policy Initiative, found that one in four of the city's residents live in so-called food deserts with limited access to healthy foods.

11 Jun 2015

Diabetes News and Research

Latest Diabetes News and Research

Pharmacists play vital role in improving health of patients with Type 2 diabetes

Understanding crosstalk between cells in the pancreas can help treat diabetes

Scientists report that mouse with weak bones appears to have strong metabolism

Helmholtz Zentrum München scientists identify how Epstein-Barr virus conceals in human cells

Scientists find way to accelerate wound healing in diabetic mice

Men's poor health costs $36.9 billion a year for Canada

VENTANA ALK (D5F3) CDx Assay receives FDA approval

Researchers examine proteins on surface of naive CD4+ T cells

Poor sleep quality increases heart disease and stroke risks

ABC TV's science program impacts use of statins among Australians

New therapy for osteoporosis may be in the pipeline

New UNC Charlotte technology to help hospitals organize, analyze patient statistics

Lung cancer patients with comorbid conditions face higher risk of death

Study shows that ankylosing spondylitis can be predicted by low birth weight

Peanut and nut intake lowers risk of dying from major causes of death

Dell extends partnership with TGen to globally expand precision medicine trial for pediatric cancer

Adding high salt to high-fat diet prevents weight gain in mice

Welltok honors winners of inaugural Health Optimization Awards

New web-based community portal aims to improve diagnosis and treatment for sleep apnea

New report highlights inequities in healthy food access in Baltimore City

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