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Pilot study to evaluate advanced artificial pancreas technology under real-world situations

For several years, JDRF-funded researchers at the University of Virginia Center for Diabetes Technology have been hard at work designing an artificial pancreas system that would allow individuals with type 1 diabetes (T1D) to go about their daily lives and sleep through the night with less worry about life-threatening blood-sugar highs and lows.

24 Jun 2014

Growth hormone deficiency may protect people from developing Type 2 diabetes, cancer

People who lack growth hormone (GH) receptors also appear to have marked insulin sensitivity that prevents them from developing diabetes and lowers their risk for cancer, despite their increased percentage of body fat, new research finds.

24 Jun 2014

Engaging in physical activity before attempting weight loss helps protect MetS patients from muscle loss

Younger and older women tend to lose lean muscle mass, along with fat, unless they engage in physical activity before they attempt weight loss, a new study from Israel finds. The results were presented Sunday at the joint meeting of the International Society of Endocrinology and the Endocrine Society: ICE/ENDO 2014 in Chicago.

24 Jun 2014

UK scientists unlock untapped genetic information to better understand Intellectual Disability in children

Teams of leading UK scientists have joined forces to unlock an untapped source of genetic information in a bid to better understand and treat children with Intellectual Disability. Experts from Cambridge, Cardiff, and UCL (University College London) will be given unprecedented access to genetic information on intellectual disability from NHS Regional Genetics Centres across the UK as part of a first phase study funded by the Medical Research Council and Medical Research Foundation.

24 Jun 2014

Sen. Dick Durbin receives Biomedical Research Champion Award from Endocrine Society

The Endocrine Society presented U.S. Senate Assistant Majority Leader Dick Durbin (D-IL) with the Biomedical Research Champion Award during a ceremony today at its annual meeting.

24 Jun 2014

American Pain Society, Pain Research Forum provide grant support for PRF's "Papers of the Week"

The American Pain Society announced today it has begun a collaboration with the Pain Research Forum in which APS will provide grant support for PRF's "Papers of the Week" website postings of new papers in pain research, which are published in peer-reviewed journals covering pain, neuroscience and related disciplines.

24 Jun 2014

Researchers devise kinder, gentler way to measure newborns

After their hectic experience of delivery, newborns are almost immediately stretched out on a measuring board to assess their length.

24 Jun 2014

Improved physical fitness reduces risk of CKD in patients with Type 2 diabetes

Adults with Type 2 diabetes who improve their physical fitness lower their chances of getting chronic kidney disease (CKD), and if they already have kidney damage, they can improve their kidney function.

24 Jun 2014

Mice exposed to fungicide tolyfluanid show metabolic changes

Mice exposed to the fungicide tolyfluanid (TF) showed metabolic changes similar to those that signify the development of the metabolic syndrome. The results, which were presented Sunday at the joint meeting of the International Society of Endocrinology and the Endocrine Society: ICE/ENDO 2014 in Chicago.

24 Jun 2014

Patients receiving home oxygen therapy can lower risk of burns by shaving facial hair

Facial hair and home oxygen therapy can prove a dangerously combustible combination, a Mayo Clinic report published in the peer-reviewed medical journal Mayo Clinic Proceedings finds.

24 Jun 2014

Researchers aim to accelerate development of brain mapping techniques

The California budget signed by Gov. Jerry Brown on June 20 creates a statewide research grants program called Cal-BRAIN, an initiative led by UC San Diego.

24 Jun 2014

Scientists turn to old class of antibiotics to fight superbugs resistant to modern medicine

Scientists at the University at Buffalo are turning to an old class of antibiotics to fight new superbugs resistant to modern medicine.

24 Jun 2014

Cocoa-extract may reduce damage to nerve pathways in Alzheimer's patients' brains

A specific preparation of cocoa-extract called Lavado may reduce damage to nerve pathways seen in Alzheimer's disease patients' brains long before they develop symptoms, according to a study conducted at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and published June 20 in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease (JAD).

24 Jun 2014

Researchers develop GI microbiome modulators to treat prediabetes and diabetes

In adults with prediabetes, a new drug that alters microbial populations and their environment in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract improves glucose tolerance-the body's response to consuming carbohydrates- after four weeks of treatment and without a change in diet.

24 Jun 2014

Obese Americans report far greater overall satisfaction with weight loss surgery, medications

Obese and overweight Americans who have tried losing weight report far greater overall satisfaction with weight loss surgery and prescription weight loss medications than with diet, exercise and other self-modification methods, an Internet survey finds.

24 Jun 2014

Researchers employ mixture of saline and air bubbles to assess fallopian tubes

Many women struggling to become pregnant may suffer from some degree of tubal blockage. Traditionally, an x-ray hysterosalpingogram (HSG) that uses dye is the most common procedure to determine whether a blockage exists, but it can cause extreme discomfort to the patient.

24 Jun 2014

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Pilot study to evaluate advanced artificial pancreas technology under real-world situations

Growth hormone deficiency may protect people from developing Type 2 diabetes, cancer

Engaging in physical activity before attempting weight loss helps protect MetS patients from muscle loss

UK scientists unlock untapped genetic information to better understand Intellectual Disability in children

Sen. Dick Durbin receives Biomedical Research Champion Award from Endocrine Society

American Pain Society, Pain Research Forum provide grant support for PRF's "Papers of the Week"

Researchers devise kinder, gentler way to measure newborns

Improved physical fitness reduces risk of CKD in patients with Type 2 diabetes

Mice exposed to fungicide tolyfluanid show metabolic changes

Patients receiving home oxygen therapy can lower risk of burns by shaving facial hair

Researchers aim to accelerate development of brain mapping techniques

Scientists turn to old class of antibiotics to fight superbugs resistant to modern medicine

Cocoa-extract may reduce damage to nerve pathways in Alzheimer's patients' brains

Researchers develop GI microbiome modulators to treat prediabetes and diabetes

Obese Americans report far greater overall satisfaction with weight loss surgery, medications

Researchers employ mixture of saline and air bubbles to assess fallopian tubes

Colon has safety mechanism to restrict formation and growth of adenomas

Clusters of protein linked to cancer warp cell membranes

Patients continue to lose bone at least 2 years after bariatric surgery, shows study

Antiviral therapy can reduce risk of liver cancer in patients with chronic hepatitis B infection

Leveraging the power of automation to boost research

Automating research - solutions and best practices

How can microdialysis benefit drug development

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