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Renaissance in drug development for rare diseases

Once famously described as "orphan diseases, too small to be noticed, too small to be funded" in the Hollywood drama Lorenzo's Oil, rare diseases are getting unprecedented attention today among drug manufacturers, who are ramping up research efforts and marketing new medicines that promise fuller lives for children and other patients with these heartbreaking conditions.

14 May 2013

Study suggests that a blood protein contributes to early development of atherosclerosis

It's on Saturday that the Journal of the American Heart Association published the conclusive results from a study directed by Dr. Éric Thorin of the Montreal Heart Institute (MHI), which suggests for the first time that a blood protein contributes to the early development of atherosclerosis.

14 May 2013

Research letter examines nutritional profile of meals from sit-down restaurants

A research letter by Mary R. L'Abbe, Ph.D., of the University of Toronto, Canada, and colleagues examined the nutritional profile of breakfast, lunch, and dinner meals from sit-down restaurants.

14 May 2013

More than 80% of parents, grandparents prefer hospital that does medical research about children: Study

Four out of five parents and grandparents in Michigan say they'd rather take children to a hospital that does medical research for children than one that does not, according to a new poll from the University of Michigan.

14 May 2013

Medicaid opinions: Several state leaders come in for heat for not moving toward expansion

Editorials and columnists in several papers around the country pressed officials toward accepting a Medicaid expansion and offered suggestions about implementation. Also, comments continued about a recent study on Medicaid.

14 May 2013

Noninvasive imaging tests may play bigger role in diabetes management

New approaches to applying noninvasive imaging tests such as computed tomography, magnetic resonance, and positron emission tomography may play a bigger role in evaluating and managing patients with diabetes.

14 May 2013

Telcare receives CE Mark approval to market mHealth glucose meter in the European Union

Telcare, Inc., the leader in mobile diabetes management solutions, today announced it has received CE Mark approval to market its cellular-enabled blood glucose meter, the first FDA-cleared mHealth glucose meter, in the European Union.

13 May 2013

Viewpoints: The threat from 'contagion exhaustion;' An economist sees humor in hospital pricing

There has been a flurry of recent attention over two novel infectious agents: the first, a strain of avian influenza virus (H7N9) in China that is causing severe respiratory disease and other serious health complications in people; the second, a coronavirus, first reported last year in the Middle East, that has brought a crop of new infections.

13 May 2013

Researchers identify link between GPR126 gene and adolescent idiopathic scoliosis

Researchers from the RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences in Japan have identified the first gene to be associated with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (also called AIS) across Asian and Caucasian populations.

13 May 2013

Study: Metformin may not improve survival rates after breast cancer

Despite previous scientific studies that suggest diabetes drug metformin has anti-cancer properties, a new, first-of-its-kind study from Women's College Hospital has found the drug may not actually improve survival rates after breast cancer in certain patients.

10 May 2013

Echo Therapeutics reports net loss of $7.0 million for first quarter 2013

Echo Therapeutics, Inc., a company developing its needle-free Symphony CGM System as a non-invasive, wireless, transdermal continuous glucose monitoring system, today announced financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2013.

10 May 2013

Lexicon Pharmaceuticals advances Phase 2 clinical trial of LX4211 in patients with type 1 diabetes

Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced today that it is progressing into the placebo-controlled portion of its Phase 2 clinical trial of LX4211 in patients with type 1 diabetes, having successfully completed the open-label, pioneer portion of the trial.

10 May 2013

Work conditions can predict development of diabetes over the long term, research finds

Cases of type 2 diabetes continue to rise in the US. And while the development of the disease is more commonly associated with risk factors such as obesity, high blood pressure, and physical inactivity, research has shown that stress can also have a significant impact.

10 May 2013

Newly engineered biomaterials could lead to possible cure for Type 1 diabetes, find researchers

Researchers have made a significant first step with newly engineered biomaterials for cell transplantation that could help lead to a possible cure for Type 1 diabetes, which affects about 3 million Americans.

10 May 2013

Study finds disparity in live-donor kidney transplants in African Americans

While the percentage of kidney transplants involving live donors has remained stable for other minority populations, African Americans have seen a decline in live donors even as more of them receive kidney transplants, according to a study by Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit.

9 May 2013

Abbott receives CE Mark for ARCHITECT HbA1c test

Abbott today announced CE Marking (Conformité Européenne) for the ARCHITECT clinical chemistry Hemoglobin A1c test, which may aid physicians in diagnosing and monitoring diabetes as well as identifying patients at risk for developing diabetes.

9 May 2013

Researchers discover that microRNAs link two defining characteristics of fit muscles

Researchers discovered that small pieces of genetic material called microRNAs link the two defining characteristics of fit muscles: the ability to burn sugar and fat and the ability to switch between slow- and fast-twitch muscle fibers.

9 May 2013

GHS patients to have access to doctors' notes through MyGeisinger online patient portal

More than 100,000 Geisinger Health System patients will have access to their doctors' notes for the first time through the secure MyGeisinger online patient portal when Geisinger expands OpenNotes in May due to the initiative's overwhelming success.

9 May 2013

Researchers identify genetic mutations that appear to underlie rare syndrome

Researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital and Duke University have identified genetic mutations that appear to underlie a rare but devastating syndrome combining reproductive failure with cerebellar ataxia - a lack of muscle coordination - and dementia.

9 May 2013

PCORI awards $2M to UNC med school for diabetes research

The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute has approved a research award to the University of North Carolina School of Medicine to study the role of glucose monitoring in patients with type 2 diabetes using oral medications.

9 May 2013

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Latest Endocrinology News and Research

Renaissance in drug development for rare diseases

Study suggests that a blood protein contributes to early development of atherosclerosis

Research letter examines nutritional profile of meals from sit-down restaurants

More than 80% of parents, grandparents prefer hospital that does medical research about children: Study

Medicaid opinions: Several state leaders come in for heat for not moving toward expansion

Noninvasive imaging tests may play bigger role in diabetes management

Telcare receives CE Mark approval to market mHealth glucose meter in the European Union

Viewpoints: The threat from 'contagion exhaustion;' An economist sees humor in hospital pricing

Researchers identify link between GPR126 gene and adolescent idiopathic scoliosis

Study: Metformin may not improve survival rates after breast cancer

Echo Therapeutics reports net loss of $7.0 million for first quarter 2013

Lexicon Pharmaceuticals advances Phase 2 clinical trial of LX4211 in patients with type 1 diabetes

Work conditions can predict development of diabetes over the long term, research finds

Newly engineered biomaterials could lead to possible cure for Type 1 diabetes, find researchers

Study finds disparity in live-donor kidney transplants in African Americans

Abbott receives CE Mark for ARCHITECT HbA1c test

Researchers discover that microRNAs link two defining characteristics of fit muscles

GHS patients to have access to doctors' notes through MyGeisinger online patient portal

Researchers identify genetic mutations that appear to underlie rare syndrome

PCORI awards $2M to UNC med school for diabetes research

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