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Bariatric surgery successes pave way for new type 2 diabetes treatment

Bariatric surgery has long yielded almost immediate health benefits for patients with type 2 diabetes, and new findings on the reasons for remission may be the key to developing drug alternatives to surgery.

25 Apr 2018

Hacking 'drug trafficking' system could increase effectiveness of diabetes treatment

Making tiny changes to existing diabetes treatments can alter how they interact with cells, and potentially make the medicines more effective.

23 Apr 2018

Study compares survival outcomes of different drugs for type 2 diabetes

In a comparison of different classes of drugs used to lower blood sugar levels for patients with type 2 diabetes, sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT-2) inhibitors or glucagon-like peptide 1(GLP-1) agonists were associated with a lower risk of death than dipeptidyl peptidase 4 (DPP-4) inhibitors or control (placebo or no treatment).

17 Apr 2018

One class of diabetes drug not associated with reduced risk of death

One class of drug used to treat type 2 diabetes may not reduce the risk of death when compared with placebo, suggests new findings.

17 Apr 2018

New diabetes drug may help obese people shed body weight

A compound that mimics a naturally occurring hormone that regulates appetite may help people who have obesity but not diabetes to lose weight, a new study suggests.

19 Mar 2018

Gastric bypass can provide better outcomes for patients with obesity and diabetes than lifestyle intervention

People with worrisome levels of obesity and poor control of their type 2 diabetes face two dramatically different options to substantially improve their health: bariatric (weight loss) surgery or intensive lifestyle management.

2 Mar 2018

Chemist finds how to control blood sugar without usual side effects

Chemist Robert Doyle in the College of Arts and Sciences at Syracuse University has figured out how to control glucose levels in the bloodstream without the usual side effects of nausea, vomiting or malaise.

11 Feb 2018

Tecan to introduce Fluent Gx Automation Workstation for clinical and regulated laboratories

Tecan’s range of advanced liquid handling solutions will soon be enhanced with the introduction of the new Fluent Gx Automation Workstation, designed specifically to meet the stringent needs of clinical and regulated laboratories.

5 Feb 2018

Diabetes drug holds promise of being developed into new treatment for Alzheimer's

A drug developed for diabetes could be used to treat Alzheimer's after scientists found it "significantly reversed memory loss" in mice through a triple method of action.

2 Jan 2018

Diabetes patients least likely to follow medical advice regarding medication due to side effects

Diabetes patients who take the most commonly prescribed diabetes drug, metformin, are the least likely to follow medical advice regarding their medication due its side effects, a new article in the journal Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism reports.

18 Dec 2017

Researchers examine human mutations' impact on therapeutic effect of medicine

Every person has a unique DNA sequence in their genome. Now researchers from the University of Copenhagen and the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology in Cambridge have tried to quantify what these differences in the genome mean in the context of the genes targeted by drugs.

15 Dec 2017

Scientists take step toward solving puzzle about heart health in type 2 diabetes

Scientists at Joslin Diabetes Center have taken another step toward solving a long-standing puzzle about heart health in type 2 diabetes, with a finding that eventually may point towards more personalized patient care.

29 Nov 2017

UB researcher explores link between signals in the brain's reward system and overeating, drug addiction

Why are some people able to stop after eating just a few potato chips, while others aren't satisfied until the bag is nothing but crumbs? The answer may lie in the signals acting in the brain's reward system.

9 Nov 2017

METTLER TOLEDO’s new white paper discusses routine tests necessary for moisture analysis

METTLER TOLEDO is pleased to present a new white paper entitled “Moisture Analyzer Routine Testing.” This informative 6-part paper discusses the routine tests necessary to ensure reliable moisture content determination using a halogen moisture analyzer.

From Mettler-Toledo International Inc. 12 Oct 2017

Novel, ultra-rare damaging genetic variants may contribute to eating disorders

By combining whole exome sequencing, machine learning, and network analysis, researchers have identified new, ultra-rare gene mutations within specific biological pathways that may contribute to eating disorders.

5 Sep 2017

Increased enzyme production by the liver causes fatty liver, obesity and insulin resistance

In mice that are given a high-fat diet, an increased production of the enzyme DPP4 by the liver promotes an increase in body fat, the development of fatty liver disease and insulin resistance.

24 Aug 2017

Common obesity and diabetes drug could be used as novel way to lower brain pressure

Research led by the University of Birmingham, published today in Science Translational Medicine, has discovered that a drug commonly used to treat patients with either obesity or Type II diabetes could be used as a novel new way to lower brain pressure.

23 Aug 2017

Diabetes drug shows promise as Parkinson’s treatment

A drug commonly used to treat diabetes could help people living with Parkinson’s disease, say researchers.

7 Aug 2017

Gene-therapy administered through skin transplants could enable treatment of many diseases

A research team based at the University of Chicago has overcome challenges that have limited gene therapy and demonstrated how their novel approach with skin transplantation could enable a wide range of gene-based therapies to treat many human diseases.

3 Aug 2017

Researchers discover differences between mice and humans in function of insulin-producing beta cells

Research from King's College in London, UK, and Lund University in Sweden could explain why diabetes drugs which have worked in animal experiments are not equally successful in humans.

4 Jul 2017

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Latest Semaglutide News and Research

Bariatric surgery successes pave way for new type 2 diabetes treatment

Hacking 'drug trafficking' system could increase effectiveness of diabetes treatment

Study compares survival outcomes of different drugs for type 2 diabetes

One class of diabetes drug not associated with reduced risk of death

New diabetes drug may help obese people shed body weight

Gastric bypass can provide better outcomes for patients with obesity and diabetes than lifestyle intervention

Chemist finds how to control blood sugar without usual side effects

Tecan to introduce Fluent Gx Automation Workstation for clinical and regulated laboratories

Diabetes drug holds promise of being developed into new treatment for Alzheimer's

Diabetes patients least likely to follow medical advice regarding medication due to side effects

Researchers examine human mutations' impact on therapeutic effect of medicine

Scientists take step toward solving puzzle about heart health in type 2 diabetes

UB researcher explores link between signals in the brain's reward system and overeating, drug addiction

METTLER TOLEDO’s new white paper discusses routine tests necessary for moisture analysis

Novel, ultra-rare damaging genetic variants may contribute to eating disorders

Increased enzyme production by the liver causes fatty liver, obesity and insulin resistance

Common obesity and diabetes drug could be used as novel way to lower brain pressure

Diabetes drug shows promise as Parkinson’s treatment

Gene-therapy administered through skin transplants could enable treatment of many diseases

Researchers discover differences between mice and humans in function of insulin-producing beta cells

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