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New book provides roadmap to improve health of U.S. citizens

The U.S. is one of the wealthiest nations in the world but its citizens are far from the healthiest. In fact, the U.S. lags behind several other developed nations in life expectancy and other population health measures. These disparities persist despite the fact that the U.S. spends more money per capita than any other nation on healthcare delivery.

9 Sep 2015

Researchers find answer to continuing debate in the cardiovascular scientific world

Researchers from the University of Ottawa Heart Institute, together with the teams of Dr. Martin Farrell at Oxford University, and Dr. Sekar Kathiresan at the Broad Institute, have found the answer to an ongoing debate in the cardiovascular scientific world. Dr. Ruth McPherson and Dr. Majid Nikpay, researchers at the UOHI's Ruddy Canadian Cardiovascular Genetics Centre, report that the genetic basis of heart disease is largely derived from the cumulative effect of multiple common genetic variants, rather than from a few rare variants with large effects.

9 Sep 2015

Diabetes often goes undiagnosed in more than half of Asian Americans

More than half of Asian Americans and nearly half of Hispanic Americans with diabetes are undiagnosed, according to researchers from the National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

9 Sep 2015

AMRA, Pfizer collaborate to assess fat and muscle measurements to predict obesity, diabetes

AMRA announced that they have entered into a unique international collaboration with Pfizer Inc. to investigate the relationship between fat and muscle distribution in the body and metabolic health, including risk factors for conditions such as obesity and diabetes.

8 Sep 2015

Optimising Insulin Pump Therapy symposium to be held in Stockholm on 14 September, 2015

A symposium on optimising insulin pump therapy, particularly focused on infusion set failures, will be held in advance of the 51st European Association for the Study of Diabetes Annual Meeting on 14th September 2015 in Stockholm.

7 Sep 2015

14th APS symposium highlights role of endothelin in many biological functions

Endothelin (ET) is a peptide produced by cells in the blood vessels and has powerful vessel-constricting effects. Although endothelin is mainly associated with its role in blood pressure control and cardiovascular diseases, it continues to appear in other physiological functions and diseases.

4 Sep 2015

Inhibiting key protein involved in glucose production may help in treating type 2 diabetes

Some treatments for type 2 diabetes make the body more sensitive to insulin, the hormone that lowers blood sugar. But new research at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis suggests a different strategy: slowing the production of glucose in the liver.

4 Sep 2015

Gut bacteria play major role in diabetes, obesity depending on host’s genetic makeup

The trillions of bacteria in your digestive system play a major role in your metabolism, and they're linked to your risks of type 2 diabetes, obesity and the related conditions that make up "metabolic syndrome," which has become a global health epidemic.

4 Sep 2015

Free e-book provides advice for lowering breast cancer risk at every stage of life

Surprisingly, preventing breast cancer can begin as early as age 2. Eating right, being physically active and keeping weight in check - even at a young age - can substantially lower breast cancer risk.

4 Sep 2015

Prenatal exposure to historical Ukraine Famine increases risk for Type 2 diabetes

Men and women exposed in early gestation to the man-made Ukrainian Famine of 1932-33 in regions with extreme food shortages were 1.5 times more likely to be diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes in adulthood.

4 Sep 2015

Cipla enters into definitive agreements to acquire two US-based companies

Cipla, a global pharmaceutical company which uses technology and innovation to meet the everyday needs of all patients, today announced that its UK arm, Cipla EU has entered into definitive agreements to acquire two US-based companies, InvaGen Pharmaceuticals Inc., and Exelan Pharmaceuticals Inc.

4 Sep 2015

Trajan launches prototype blood collection and storage device, hemaPEN

In a world where health care costs are escalating and demands on health care systems are becoming overwhelming, Trajan Scientific and Medical (Trajan) today announces the innovation of hemaPEN, a prototype blood collection and storage device.

4 Sep 2015

Mitochondrial Pyruvate Carrier could potentially be a new drug target to treat diabetes

High blood sugar is a defining characteristic of Type 2 diabetes and the cause of many of the condition's complications, including kidney failure, heart disease, and blindness. Most diabetes medications aim to maintain normal blood sugar (glucose) levels and prevent high blood sugar by controlling insulin.

3 Sep 2015

New computational method reveals links between bacterial growth rates and type II diabetes, IBD

It is increasingly clear that the thousands of different bacteria living in our intestinal tract - our microbiome - have a major impact on our health. But the details of the microbiome's effects are still fairly murky.

3 Sep 2015

Preserving natural structure of dietary fibre during food production can help lower blood sugar levels

A new study led by scientists at King's College London shows that preserving the natural structure of dietary fibre during food production can help to slow the rise in blood sugar levels after a meal.

3 Sep 2015

Diabetes may be linked to buildup of brain tangles associated with Alzheimer’s disease

Diabetes may be linked to the buildup of tangles or tau in the brain, separate from Alzheimer's disease, according to a new study published in the September 2, 2015, online version of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

3 Sep 2015

Household food insecurity increases likelihood of metabolic diseases in children

New research indicates that household food insecurity dramatically increases the likelihood of metabolic diseases in children, with many showing chronic disease markers before they graduate from high school.

3 Sep 2015

TMIGD1 protein could be a novel target for restoring kidney function from kidney disease

A new discovery by Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) researchers may change how kidney disease is treated in the future.

3 Sep 2015

Smoking prevalence remains same but proportion of smokers with no intention of quitting increases

Smoking prevalence has stayed the same but the proportion with no intention of quitting has risen in the last seven years, according to results from the latest EUROASPIRE surveys presented for the first time today at ESC Congress 2015 by Professor Kornelia Kotseva, chair of the EUROASPIRE Steering Committee and senior clinical research fellow at Imperial College London, UK.

2 Sep 2015

University of Maryland Medicine offers MRI-guided focused ultrasound treatment to Parkinson's patients

University of Maryland Medicine (the University of Maryland Medical Center and the University of Maryland School of Medicine) and its Center for Metabolic Imaging and Image-Guided Therapeutics (CMIT) has begun to use MRI-guided focused ultrasound on a deep structure within the brain related to Parkinson's disease - the globus pallidus.

2 Sep 2015

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Latest Endocrinology News and Research

New book provides roadmap to improve health of U.S. citizens

Researchers find answer to continuing debate in the cardiovascular scientific world

Diabetes often goes undiagnosed in more than half of Asian Americans

AMRA, Pfizer collaborate to assess fat and muscle measurements to predict obesity, diabetes

Optimising Insulin Pump Therapy symposium to be held in Stockholm on 14 September, 2015

14th APS symposium highlights role of endothelin in many biological functions

Inhibiting key protein involved in glucose production may help in treating type 2 diabetes

Gut bacteria play major role in diabetes, obesity depending on host’s genetic makeup

Free e-book provides advice for lowering breast cancer risk at every stage of life

Prenatal exposure to historical Ukraine Famine increases risk for Type 2 diabetes

Cipla enters into definitive agreements to acquire two US-based companies

Trajan launches prototype blood collection and storage device, hemaPEN

Mitochondrial Pyruvate Carrier could potentially be a new drug target to treat diabetes

New computational method reveals links between bacterial growth rates and type II diabetes, IBD

Preserving natural structure of dietary fibre during food production can help lower blood sugar levels

Diabetes may be linked to buildup of brain tangles associated with Alzheimer’s disease

Household food insecurity increases likelihood of metabolic diseases in children

TMIGD1 protein could be a novel target for restoring kidney function from kidney disease

Smoking prevalence remains same but proportion of smokers with no intention of quitting increases

University of Maryland Medicine offers MRI-guided focused ultrasound treatment to Parkinson's patients

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How GLP‑1 Agonists Are Shaping the Future of Obesity Treatment With Dr Bryony Henderson

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Endocrinology News and Research

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Flow chemistry, AI, and NMR: A next-gen approach to scalable API production

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