Diabetes News and Research

Latest Diabetes News and Research

Study suggests new strategies to stop spread of Staph infections

Staphylococcus aureus -- better known as Staph -- is a common inhabitant of the human nose, and people who carry it are at increased risk for dangerous Staph infections.

7 Jun 2015

Once-weekly Trulicity 0.75 mg shows promising results in Japanese patients with type 2 diabetes

Results from a new study of Japanese patients with type 2 diabetes showed once-weekly Trulicity 0.75 mg provided greater hemoglobin A1c (A1C) reduction compared to once-daily Victoza 0.9 mg after 52 weeks of treatment. Eli Lilly and Company will present these data at the 75th American Diabetes Association Scientific Sessions in Boston.

7 Jun 2015

Bio-Techne to acquire 100% ownership of Cliniqa

Bio-Techne Corporation announced today that it has agreed to acquire 100% ownership of Cliniqa Corporation. Cliniqa specializes in the manufacturing and commercialization of quality controls and calibrators as well as bulk reagents used in the clinical diagnostic market.

From CLINIQA - Diagnostics Division 5 Jun 2015

Food labels effective in helping people make healthier food choices, shows study

A Cornell study of food labels in dining halls shows that when people know the calories and fat content in foods, they lean toward healthier fare.

5 Jun 2015

Study can help spur beneficial lifestyle changes in patients to reduce Alzheimer's risk

Armed with new knowledge about how neurodegenerative diseases alter brain structures, increasing numbers of neurologists, psychiatrists and other clinicians are adopting quantitative brain imaging as a tool to measure and help manage cognitive declines in patients. These imaging findings can help spur beneficial lifestyle changes in patients to reduce risk for Alzheimer's disease.

5 Jun 2015

Exercise during pregnancy prevents diabetes risk, reduces excessive weight gain

Women who exercise during pregnancy are less likely to have gestational diabetes, and the exercise also helps to reduce maternal weight gain, finds a study published on 3 June 2015 in BJOG: an International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology.

5 Jun 2015

Eating less late at night may help reduce effects of sleep deprivation

Eating less late at night may help curb the concentration and alertness deficits that accompany sleep deprivation, according to results of a new study from researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania that will be presented at SLEEP 2015, the 29th annual meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies LLC.

5 Jun 2015

PQBP1 protein could improve body's immune response to HIV vaccines

In a scientific discovery that has significant implications for preventing HIV infections, researchers at Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute have identified a protein that could improve the body's immune response to HIV vaccines and prevent transmission of the virus.

5 Jun 2015

Houston Methodist Hospital and MD Anderson Cancer Center surgeons successfully perform multi-organ transplant

Surgical teams from Houston Methodist Hospital and The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center successfully transplanted, for the first time, a scalp and skull while performing kidney and pancreas transplants.

5 Jun 2015

SCIEX and Metabolon® Launch the Lipidyzer™ Platform for Complete Lipid Analysis, from Sample to Biology

The new Lipidyzer™ Platform enables you to rapidly and accurately differentiate and quantitate over a thousand lipid species, and translates your data into knowledge with ease and efficiency.

4 Jun 2015

Dexcom® announces follow App is now available for Android devices

Continuous glucose monitoring is considered the most significant breakthrough in diabetes management in the past 40 years...

4 Jun 2015

Two in one to break cycle of poor diabetes management

Now final-year design student Oscar Daws from Brunel University London has come up with a streamlined device which has been selected for a prestigious exhibition on London’s South Bank and aims to vastly improve patients’ self-management of the disease...

4 Jun 2015

Regulus Therapeutics begins RG-012 Phase I clinical study for treatment of Alport syndrome

Regulus Therapeutics Inc., a biopharmaceutical company leading the discovery and development of innovative medicines targeting microRNAs, announced today that dosing has begun in a first-in-human Phase I clinical study of RG-012, a single stranded, chemically modified oligonucleotide that binds to and inhibits the function of microRNA-21 ("miR-21").

4 Jun 2015

Profil Institute for Clinical Research forms strategic partnership with Gubra

Profil Institute for Clinical Research, an clinical research organization (CRO) focused on diabetes, obesity and NAFLD/NASH, announced today a strategic collaboration with Gubra ApS, a metabolic preclinical and drug discovery company, to combine expertise and resources to discover and translate into clinical research novel drug targets, compounds and biomarkers addressing metabolic disease.

4 Jun 2015

Using technology to protect diabetics from foot amputations: an interview with Heleen Kist, HCi Viocare

When people don’t receive the body’s natural signals due to neuropathy, they can unknowingly be exposing their feet to conditions that are known to cause foot ulcers, such as repeated pressure and shear...

4 Jun 2015

Low-cost, non-profit weight loss program offers long-term results

As America's obesity epidemic continues to grow, a new study from the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus shows that a low-cost, non-profit weight loss program offers the kind of long-term results that often elude dieters.

4 Jun 2015

Understanding link between polycystic ovary syndrome and diabetes

Nearly 50 percent of women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) develop pre-diabetes or type 2 diabetes before the age of 40, but the reasons for the correlation was unclear. In a new study in the American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism, researchers report that inflammation is the cause for the increased diabetes risk in women with PCOS.

4 Jun 2015

Keeping blood sugar levels under control can help protect hearts from diabetes-related damage

Day in and day out, for years on end, millions of people with diabetes prick their fingers to test their blood sugar level. And many may wonder if all the careful eating, exercise and medication it takes to keep those levels under control is really worth it.

4 Jun 2015

Roche announces FDA 510(k) clearance for cobas HSV 1 and 2 Test

Roche announced today that the US Food and Drug Administration has provided 510(k) clearance for the cobas HSV 1 and 2 Test for the direct detection and differentiation of HSV-1 and HSV-2 DNA in anogenital specimens from symptomatic patients. With dual target detection and automation, the cobas HSV 1 and 2 Test provides laboratories with the capability to report up to 94 results in significantly less time than traditional methods and provides a simplified workflow for sample handling in the laboratory.

4 Jun 2015

Maternal obesity increases health risks for mothers and their babies

Women with obesity have a range of increased health risks in pregnancy, both for them and their babies, compared with those in the healthy weight category, according to a new systematic review of research by academics at the School of Nursing and Midwifery, Trinity College Dublin, the University of Gothenberg, and City University London.

4 Jun 2015

Diabetes News and Research

Latest Diabetes News and Research

Study suggests new strategies to stop spread of Staph infections

Once-weekly Trulicity 0.75 mg shows promising results in Japanese patients with type 2 diabetes

Bio-Techne to acquire 100% ownership of Cliniqa

Food labels effective in helping people make healthier food choices, shows study

Study can help spur beneficial lifestyle changes in patients to reduce Alzheimer's risk

Exercise during pregnancy prevents diabetes risk, reduces excessive weight gain

Eating less late at night may help reduce effects of sleep deprivation

PQBP1 protein could improve body's immune response to HIV vaccines

Houston Methodist Hospital and MD Anderson Cancer Center surgeons successfully perform multi-organ transplant

SCIEX and Metabolon® Launch the Lipidyzer™ Platform for Complete Lipid Analysis, from Sample to Biology

Dexcom® announces follow App is now available for Android devices

Two in one to break cycle of poor diabetes management

Regulus Therapeutics begins RG-012 Phase I clinical study for treatment of Alport syndrome

Profil Institute for Clinical Research forms strategic partnership with Gubra

Using technology to protect diabetics from foot amputations: an interview with Heleen Kist, HCi Viocare

Low-cost, non-profit weight loss program offers long-term results

Understanding link between polycystic ovary syndrome and diabetes

Keeping blood sugar levels under control can help protect hearts from diabetes-related damage

Roche announces FDA 510(k) clearance for cobas HSV 1 and 2 Test

Maternal obesity increases health risks for mothers and their babies

Genomics - Industry Focus eBook (2nd edition) eBook

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

PhD researcher at LifeArc

Unveiling Hidden Potential: Organoids for Disease Modeling in Neuroscience Research

Diabetes News and Research

Latest Diabetes News and Research

Genomics - Industry Focus eBook (2nd edition) eBook

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

PhD researcher at LifeArc

Unveiling Hidden Potential: Organoids for Disease Modeling in Neuroscience Research

Newsletters you may be interested in