Type 2 Diabetes News and Research

Latest Type 2 Diabetes News and Research

Kid cholesterol

According to a new study published in the 12th July issue of the journal Pediatrics, one third of kids have blood cholesterol on the higher side and these levels might be overlooked with the current screening recommendations.

13 Jul 2010

Older adults with low levels of vitamin D more likely to experience cognitive decline: Report

Older adults with low levels of vitamin D appear more likely to experience declines in thinking, learning and memory over a six-year period, according to a report in the July 12 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

13 Jul 2010

Stanford University, OHSU receive grants to study VIAject for treating patients with diabetes

Biodel Inc. announced today the award of two research grants by the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation to Stanford University and Oregon Health & Science University to evaluate the use of VIAject (ultra-rapid-acting injectable human insulin) in the treatment of diabetes.

12 Jul 2010

Reata funds second pivotal trial of bardoxolone with $78 million equity financing

Reata Pharmaceuticals, Inc. has completed a $78 million equity financing led by existing investors CPMG, Inc. and Novo A/S. This financing brings the total raised by the Company to $180 million since inception.

12 Jul 2010

Common SNP in sequence of human genome conferring risk of vascular diseases discovered

Scientists at deCODE genetics and academic colleagues from the Netherlands and twelve other countries across Europe and North America today report the discovery of a common single-letter variation (SNP) in the sequence of the human genome conferring risk of a range of vascular diseases. The SNP confers risk of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA), early-onset heart attack, peripheral artery disease (PAD), and pulmonary embolism, independent of other known risk factors.

12 Jul 2010

Addition of fat to mouse stem cells push them to develop into subcutaneous or visceral fat storage cells

New research being presented today (12 July) at the UK National Stem Cell Network Annual Science Meeting in Nottingham shows that adding fat to mouse stem cells grown in the lab affects their response to the signals that push them to develop into one or other of the main types of fat storage cells - subcutaneous (under the skin) or visceral (around the organs).

12 Jul 2010

Hispanic and Asian Pacific Islander women have higher risk of GDM recurrence: Study

There is an increased risk of recurring gestational diabetes in pregnant women who developed gestational diabetes during their first and second pregnancies, according to a Kaiser Permanente study appearing online in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

12 Jul 2010

Diabetes reform plans do not please the AMA

In a bid to reform the way long term illnesses like diabetes are managed in Australia, the federal government announced a $436 million scheme to be introduced from 2012.

11 Jul 2010

Simple, routine test for detecting subtle onset of diabetes and prediabetes

Having discovered a dramatic increase of an easy-to-detect enzyme in the red blood cells of people with diabetes and prediabetes, Johns Hopkins scientists say the discovery could lead to a simple, routine test for detecting the subtle onset of the disease, before symptoms or complications occur and in time to reverse its course.

9 Jul 2010

Australian, Vietnamese researchers develop simple tool for identifying individuals at high risk of Type 2 diabetes

Australian and Vietnamese researchers have estimated the current prevalence of Type 2 diabetes in Vietnam, and have developed a simple tool for identifying individuals at high risk.

9 Jul 2010

Patients with hyperglycaemia during acute illness have increased risk of developing diabetes: Researchers

Hyperglycemia during critical illness may be used as a warning of future diabetes. Researchers writing in BioMed Central's open access journal Critical Care have found a significant association between acute illness complicated with hyperglycaemia and the future development of type II diabetes or glucose intolerance.

8 Jul 2010

Common glucose test accurately predicts Type II adult-onset diabetes, study finds

A common test to diagnose gestational diabetes -- a temporary condition which can harm both mother and child if left untreated -- also has predictive power for Type II adult-onset diabetes, a new Tel Aviv University study finds.

8 Jul 2010

New research shows cellular changes in fat tissue lead to type 2 diabetes

Cellular changes in fat tissue-not the immune system-lead to the "hyperinflammation" characteristic of obesity-related glucose intolerance and type 2 diabetes, according to new research from the University of Cincinnati.

7 Jul 2010

Abbott’s plans to aid diabetes research if elected

Opposition Leader Tony Abbott announced last Saturday that he would be rolling out a $35 million funding for a clinical trial network (CTN) to improve the health of Australians with diabetes if he is elected as Prime Minister. The Rudd Governments $5million to the CTN will be supplemented by these funds. “This is one Coalition commitment I would be very happy for the government to match,” he said.

4 Jul 2010

Transplanted beta cells protect themselves by adapting to their new homes

For transplanted beta cells, life is tough. Not only are the insulin-producing cells in a stranger's body, tucked into the liver rather than the pancreas, they are a bit short on oxygen and blood, and they are often exposed to raised levels of glucose.

3 Jul 2010

First US forum gathers doctors and children who no longer need insulin

Twenty-five families who have overcome diabetes caused by a defect in a single gene will gather at "Celebrating the Miracles," a University of Chicago symposium for patients, parents and physicians. The first Monogenic Diabetes Forum is designed to review scientific studies, celebrate treatment successes, stress the importance of a genetic diagnosis for children diagnosed before age one, and exchange tips on how to make the most of a new concept--life without insulin injections.

3 Jul 2010

Study: ONGLYZA and metformin improve HbA1c levels for adult patients with type 2 diabetes at 76-weeks

Bristol-Myers Squibb Company and AstraZeneca today announced results up to 76-weeks from a Phase 3 study of ONGLYZA(TM) (saxagliptin) as initial combination therapy with metformin, which produced long-term glycemic improvement (as measured by glycosylated hemoglobin level (HbA1c)) in treatment-naive adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus inadequately controlled on diet and exercise compared to treatment with an investigational 10 mg dose of saxagliptin or metformin alone.

2 Jul 2010

Sensor-augmented insulin-pump therapy effective for type 1 diabetes patients

Adding a continuous blood sugar level sensor to an insulin pump helps patients with type 1 diabetes achieve better blood sugar control compared to the common standard of care, multiple daily insulin injections, concludes a study published on-line today in the New England Journal of Medicine.

2 Jul 2010

Twelve type 2 diabetes susceptibility loci identified

An international team co-led by scientists from the University of Michigan have discovered 12 more regions on the genome with DNA variants that are associated with increased risk of type 2 diabetes, bringing the number to 38.

2 Jul 2010

Compugen's CGEN-15001 recombinant fusion protein abolishes spontaneous relapses in animal model of MS

Compugen Ltd. announced today that administration of CGEN-15001 in an animal model of multiple sclerosis (MS) has been shown to completely abolish spontaneous relapses. In addition, administration of this novel molecule prior to disease onset demonstrated a pronounced delay of disease onset and a significant decrease in disease symptoms.

2 Jul 2010

Type 2 Diabetes News and Research

Latest Type 2 Diabetes News and Research

Kid cholesterol

Older adults with low levels of vitamin D more likely to experience cognitive decline: Report

Stanford University, OHSU receive grants to study VIAject for treating patients with diabetes

Reata funds second pivotal trial of bardoxolone with $78 million equity financing

Common SNP in sequence of human genome conferring risk of vascular diseases discovered

Addition of fat to mouse stem cells push them to develop into subcutaneous or visceral fat storage cells

Hispanic and Asian Pacific Islander women have higher risk of GDM recurrence: Study

Diabetes reform plans do not please the AMA

Simple, routine test for detecting subtle onset of diabetes and prediabetes

Australian, Vietnamese researchers develop simple tool for identifying individuals at high risk of Type 2 diabetes

Patients with hyperglycaemia during acute illness have increased risk of developing diabetes: Researchers

Common glucose test accurately predicts Type II adult-onset diabetes, study finds

New research shows cellular changes in fat tissue lead to type 2 diabetes

Abbott’s plans to aid diabetes research if elected

Transplanted beta cells protect themselves by adapting to their new homes

First US forum gathers doctors and children who no longer need insulin

Study: ONGLYZA and metformin improve HbA1c levels for adult patients with type 2 diabetes at 76-weeks

Sensor-augmented insulin-pump therapy effective for type 1 diabetes patients

Twelve type 2 diabetes susceptibility loci identified

Compugen's CGEN-15001 recombinant fusion protein abolishes spontaneous relapses in animal model of MS

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