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Ambulatory BP best for assessing diabetes CV risk

Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring should be used to monitor patients with Type 2 diabetes who have a high risk for developing cardiovascular complications, say researchers.

5 Nov 2013

Health anxiety therapies: an interview with Professor Peter Tyrer, Imperial College, London

Health anxiety is a relatively new diagnosis and has not been adopted fully. The nearest approximation and formal classification systems is ‘illness anxiety’ as diagnosed in DSM-5, published in May 2013 (DSM-5, American Psychiatric Association, p.315).

5 Nov 2013

NTU establishes new $60 million research institute in Nanomedicine

Nanyang Technological University is giving the development of nanotechnology a big boost, by establishing a new $60 million research institute in Nanomedicine, which focuses on the medical application of nanotechnology. An emerging field in drugs, nanomedicine are made up of tiny nano-sized particles thousands of times smaller than a grain of sand.

5 Nov 2013

Genkyotex announces initiation of GKT137831 Phase II study in patients with diabetic nephropathy

Genkyotex, the leading developer of selective NOX enzyme inhibitors, announced today the initiation of a multinational Phase II clinical study of GKT137831 in patients with diabetic nephropathy.

5 Nov 2013

Obese people experience substantial weight loss three years after bariatric surgery

In 3-year follow-up after bariatric surgery, substantial weight loss was observed among individuals who were severely obese, with most of the change occurring during the first year; however, there was variability in the amount of weight loss, as well as in diabetes, blood pressure, and lipid outcomes, according to a study published online by JAMA.

5 Nov 2013

Researchers report short-term complications for obese teens undergoing bariatric surgery

In the largest in-depth scientific study of its kind on the safety of teen weight-loss surgery, researchers report few short-term complications for adolescents with severe obesity undergoing bariatric surgery.

5 Nov 2013

Children's Hospital to participate in drug study to evaluate effects of metformin for treating type 2 diabetes

Children's Hospital Los Angeles will participate in a nationwide drug study evaluating the effects of metformin, a medication that has been shown to be safe and effective for treating type 2 diabetes.

5 Nov 2013

Women with poorest quality of sexual function saw greatest improvements after bariatric surgery

The first study to look extensively at sexual function in women who underwent bariatric surgery found that significant improvements in overall sexual function, most reproductive hormones and in psychological status were maintained over two years following surgery.

5 Nov 2013

Obese patients who underwent gastric bypass surgery experience weight loss 3 years

For millions of Americans struggling with obesity and considering surgical procedures to achieve weight loss and alleviate obesity-related health complications, a new study adds weight to the health benefits attributed to bariatric surgery.

5 Nov 2013

JDRF partners with Pfizer's CTI to support diabetes research

JDRF, the leading global organization funding type 1 diabetes research, announced today a partnership with Pfizer's Centers for Therapeutic Innovation to support the development and translation of promising diabetes research.

4 Nov 2013

Orthopaedic foot and ankle MDs offer tips for diabetic foot care

It's American Diabetes Month, and if you're among the 25 million Americans who have diabetes, you may know that foot care is extremely important. Nervous system impairment, also called neuropathy, is a major complication of diabetes that can cause you to lose feeling in your feet. This means you may not know right away if you have hurt yourself, which could lead to infection.

4 Nov 2013

ACOEM urges employers to respond to the impact of diabetes on worker health and productivity

In recognition of November as National Diabetes Month, the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM) is urging employers to identify and respond to the impact of diabetes on worker health and productivity.

4 Nov 2013

Researchers discover new model for how kidney repairs itself

Harvard Stem Cell Institute (HSCI) researchers have a new model for how the kidney repairs itself, a model that adds to a growing body of evidence that mature cells are far more plastic than had previously been imagined.

4 Nov 2013

McMaster University researchers discover how metformin drug works on fat in the liver

About 120 million people around the world with Type 2 diabetes - and two million in Canada - take the drug metformin to control their disease.

4 Nov 2013

Taking care of your gums by brushing could help hold heart disease at bay

Taking care of your gums by brushing, flossing, and regular dental visits could help hold heart disease at bay. Researchers at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health have shown for the first time that as gum health improves, progression of atherosclerosis slows to a clinically significant degree. Findings appear online in the Journal of the American Heart Association.

3 Nov 2013

New therapeutic approach for treating type 2 diabetes

Scientists from the Helmholtz Zentrum München (HMGU) and the Technische Universität München (TUM), together with scientists in the USA, have developed a new therapeutic approach for treatment of type 2 diabetes.

31 Oct 2013

Array BioPharma reports net loss of $0.13 per share for first quarter of fiscal 2014

Array BioPharma Inc. today reported results for the first quarter of its fiscal year ending June 30, 2014.

31 Oct 2013

Interaction between fat cells and bacterial toxins can lead to chronic inflammation

Making fat cells immortal might seem like a bad idea to most people, but for a team of University of Iowa scientists it was the ideal way to study how the interaction between bacteria and fat cells might contribute to diabetes.

31 Oct 2013

Kamada announces new data from Glassia Phase I/II study in pediatric patients with type 1 diabetes

Kamada Ltd., a plasma-derived protein therapeutics company focused on orphan indications, today reported preliminary data from the Company's ongoing extension study of a Phase I/II clinical trial with its lead product Glassia® to treat pediatric patients with a recently diagnosed type 1 diabetes (T1D).

31 Oct 2013

Scientists explain genetic and molecular basis of diabetes

In two comprehensive studies, scientists from Helmholtz Zentrum München, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München and Technische Universität München discovered new associations of two major type 2 diabetes risk genotypes and altered plasma concentrations of metabolic products.

31 Oct 2013

Endocrinology News and Research

Latest Endocrinology News and Research

Ambulatory BP best for assessing diabetes CV risk

Health anxiety therapies: an interview with Professor Peter Tyrer, Imperial College, London

NTU establishes new $60 million research institute in Nanomedicine

Genkyotex announces initiation of GKT137831 Phase II study in patients with diabetic nephropathy

Obese people experience substantial weight loss three years after bariatric surgery

Researchers report short-term complications for obese teens undergoing bariatric surgery

Children's Hospital to participate in drug study to evaluate effects of metformin for treating type 2 diabetes

Women with poorest quality of sexual function saw greatest improvements after bariatric surgery

Obese patients who underwent gastric bypass surgery experience weight loss 3 years

JDRF partners with Pfizer's CTI to support diabetes research

Orthopaedic foot and ankle MDs offer tips for diabetic foot care

ACOEM urges employers to respond to the impact of diabetes on worker health and productivity

Researchers discover new model for how kidney repairs itself

McMaster University researchers discover how metformin drug works on fat in the liver

Taking care of your gums by brushing could help hold heart disease at bay

New therapeutic approach for treating type 2 diabetes

Array BioPharma reports net loss of $0.13 per share for first quarter of fiscal 2014

Interaction between fat cells and bacterial toxins can lead to chronic inflammation

Kamada announces new data from Glassia Phase I/II study in pediatric patients with type 1 diabetes

Scientists explain genetic and molecular basis of diabetes

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