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Janssen receives complete response letter for canagliflozin/metformin FDC therapy for type 2 diabetes

Janssen Research & Development, LLC (Janssen) today announced it has received from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) a complete response letter regarding its New Drug Application (NDA) for a fixed-dose combination (FDC) of canagliflozin and immediate-release metformin to treat adults with type 2 diabetes.

16 Dec 2013

Drugs to treat type 2 diabetes may have different effects on hearts of men and women

Widely used treatments for type 2 diabetes have different effects on the hearts of men and women, even as the drugs control blood sugar equally well in both sexes, according to researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.

13 Dec 2013

Researchers caution pregnant women about eating red and processed meats

Pregnant women and women planning to become pregnant can make use of the holiday season to adjust their diets and reduce the risk of gestational diabetes, according to researchers at the University of Adelaide's Robinson Institute.

13 Dec 2013

Study shows that age and sleep deprivation induce cellular stress in pancreas

Sleep, or the lack of it, seems to affect just about every aspect of human physiology. Yet, the molecular pathways through which sleep deprivation wreaks its detrimental effects on the body remain poorly understood.

12 Dec 2013

Lund University researcher explores why type 2 diabetes raises dementia risk later in life

It is well known that type 2 diabetes raises the risk of dementia. The reasons for this are less clear, but one explanation could be insulin resistance in the brain, according to Malin Wennstr-m, a researcher at Lund University's Molecular Memory Research Unit. She has received EUR 700,000 from the Swedish Research Council to investigate her theory.

12 Dec 2013

Dementia much higher among Native Americans and African-Americans

In the first study to look at racial and ethnic differences in dementia risk among older adults with type 2 diabetes, researchers found that dementia was much higher among Native Americans and African-Americans and lowest among Asian-Americans.

12 Dec 2013

Diabetes researcher awarded 2013 JDRF Australia Lifetime Research Achievement Award

Diabetes researcher Professor Len Harrison has been awarded the 2013 JDRF Australia Lifetime Research Achievement Award for his research to improve treatments for people with diabetes, or prevent its development.

11 Dec 2013

New study aims to determine prevalence of pediatric chronic fatigue syndrome in Chicago area youth

The prevalence of chronic fatigue syndrome in children and the significant impairment it causes to their physical functioning, school attendance and performance, and extracurricular activities, are at the root of a new Chicago-based study led by DePaul University psychologist Leonard A. Jason.

11 Dec 2013

Older people with diabetes are susceptible to nonfatal cardiovascular complications, hypoglycemic events

Cardiovascular complications and hypoglycemia (low blood sugar) were common nonfatal complications in adults 60 years of age and older with diabetes, according to a study published by JAMA Internal Medicine, a JAMA Network publication.

9 Dec 2013

Genetic deficiency in males can trigger hepatocellular carcinoma, type 2 diabetes

Michigan State University researchers have uncovered a genetic deficiency in males that can trigger the development of one of the most common types of liver cancer and forms of diabetes.

9 Dec 2013

Atonomics reaches agreement to advance development of diagnostic test for lifestyle diseases

Atonomics announces today that it has entered into an agreement with Omron Healthcare, which will enable Atonomics to advance the development of the AtolyzerConsumer device for advanced diagnostic testing of lifestyle diseases in a consumer pharmacy setting. As part of the transaction Omron Healthcare is taking a minority equity stake in Atonomics.

9 Dec 2013

ENC researchers point protein's role in prevention, management of type 2 diabetes

Nearly 26 million Americans have diabetes, costing an economically devastating $245 billion per year in medical costs. Projections suggest one in three Americans will have diabetes in 2050 if present trends continue.

6 Dec 2013

Study results show insulin sensitizers reduce risk of cancer in female patients with type 2 diabetes

A Cleveland Clinic-led study shows that a specific type of diabetes drug can decrease the risk of cancer in female patients with type 2 diabetes by up to 32 percent.

5 Dec 2013

Type 2 diabetes management: an interview with Professor Klaus Dugi, Corporate Senior Vice President Medicine, Boehringer Ingelheim

The rate of Type 2 Diabetes is rapidly increasing, particularly in Asian countries which make up more than 60 percent of the world’s diabetes population. So it’s really important physicians feel confident managing this chronic condition in their daily clinical practice.

5 Dec 2013

Food expert to hold talk on healthy eating

Food expert Dr Nazanin Zand is taking her healthy eating message into the community with a talk to parents and young people in Kent.

4 Dec 2013

Linagliptin as monotherapy or in combination with metformin reduces blood glucose levels in T2D patients

Boehringer Ingelheim and Eli Lilly and Company today announced new data from a Phase IV study evaluating linagliptin (5 mg) as monotherapy and in combination with metformin (1500 or 2000 mg) in treatment-naive adults with newly diagnosed (<12 months) uncontrolled Type 2 Diabetes.

4 Dec 2013

Study supports use of EndoBarrier Therapy for patients with type 2 diabetes and obesity

GI Dynamics, Inc. today announced findings from a new meta-analysis which describes the increasingly robust efficacy and safety profile of EndoBarrier Therapy, an endoscopically-delivered device therapy approved for the treatment of type 2 diabetes and obesity.

3 Dec 2013

Bariatric surgery can potentially reverse type 2 diabetes

Although obesity is a notoriously difficult disease to treat conservatively, there is hope. Board-certified bariatric surgeon Michael Feiz, MD, FACS recommends weight loss surgery as a solution for morbidly obese adults who want to get healthy once and for all.

3 Dec 2013

New finding links obesity and high-fat, high-sugar diets with changes in inflammatory status

Scientists have moved a step closer to an "obesity drug" that may block the effects of diets high in sugar and fats. In a new research report published in the December 2013 issue of The FASEB Journal, scientists show that there is an abnormal amount of an inflammatory protein called PAR2 in the abdominal fat tissue of overweight and obese humans and rats.

3 Dec 2013

First Nations adults with diabetes more likely to face risk of end-stage kidney disease

First Nations adults with diabetes have more than double the risk of end-stage kidney disease compared with non-First Nations adults, found a new study in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).

3 Dec 2013

Type 1 Diabetes News and Research

Latest Type 1 Diabetes News and Research

Janssen receives complete response letter for canagliflozin/metformin FDC therapy for type 2 diabetes

Drugs to treat type 2 diabetes may have different effects on hearts of men and women

Researchers caution pregnant women about eating red and processed meats

Study shows that age and sleep deprivation induce cellular stress in pancreas

Lund University researcher explores why type 2 diabetes raises dementia risk later in life

Dementia much higher among Native Americans and African-Americans

Diabetes researcher awarded 2013 JDRF Australia Lifetime Research Achievement Award

New study aims to determine prevalence of pediatric chronic fatigue syndrome in Chicago area youth

Older people with diabetes are susceptible to nonfatal cardiovascular complications, hypoglycemic events

Genetic deficiency in males can trigger hepatocellular carcinoma, type 2 diabetes

Atonomics reaches agreement to advance development of diagnostic test for lifestyle diseases

ENC researchers point protein's role in prevention, management of type 2 diabetes

Study results show insulin sensitizers reduce risk of cancer in female patients with type 2 diabetes

Type 2 diabetes management: an interview with Professor Klaus Dugi, Corporate Senior Vice President Medicine, Boehringer Ingelheim

Food expert to hold talk on healthy eating

Linagliptin as monotherapy or in combination with metformin reduces blood glucose levels in T2D patients

Study supports use of EndoBarrier Therapy for patients with type 2 diabetes and obesity

Bariatric surgery can potentially reverse type 2 diabetes

New finding links obesity and high-fat, high-sugar diets with changes in inflammatory status

First Nations adults with diabetes more likely to face risk of end-stage kidney disease

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