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Olympic gold medallist opens new Leicester Diabetes Centre

Five-time Olympic gold medallist Sir Steve Redgrave will officially open the new Leicester Diabetes Centre on Thursday 7 November 2013.

6 Nov 2013

Depomed reports financial results for third quarter 2013

Total revenues were $37.5 million and included recognition of a $5.0 million milestone payment from Mallinckrodt related to the NDA filing of MNK-795. Excluding this milestone and a $10 million upfront payment from Janssen in the third quarter of 2012, total revenues of $32.5 million grew 39% compared to $23.3 million for the third quarter of 2012.

6 Nov 2013

Endocrine Society announces winners of organization's prestigious 2014 Laureate Awards

The Endocrine Society today announced it has selected 15 accomplished endocrinologists as winners of the organization's prestigious 2014 Laureate Awards.

5 Nov 2013

Weight loss surgery: The most effective weapon for obese people in the battle against diabetes

Noted bariatric surgeon Michael Feiz, M.D., F.A.C.S., believes that there's no time like American Diabetes Month to point out that weight loss surgery is the most effective weapon obese people have in the battle against diabetes.

5 Nov 2013

Ambulatory BP best for assessing diabetes CV risk

Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring should be used to monitor patients with Type 2 diabetes who have a high risk for developing cardiovascular complications, say researchers.

5 Nov 2013

Genkyotex announces initiation of GKT137831 Phase II study in patients with diabetic nephropathy

Genkyotex, the leading developer of selective NOX enzyme inhibitors, announced today the initiation of a multinational Phase II clinical study of GKT137831 in patients with diabetic nephropathy.

5 Nov 2013

Children's Hospital to participate in drug study to evaluate effects of metformin for treating type 2 diabetes

Children's Hospital Los Angeles will participate in a nationwide drug study evaluating the effects of metformin, a medication that has been shown to be safe and effective for treating type 2 diabetes.

5 Nov 2013

JDRF partners with Pfizer's CTI to support diabetes research

JDRF, the leading global organization funding type 1 diabetes research, announced today a partnership with Pfizer's Centers for Therapeutic Innovation to support the development and translation of promising diabetes research.

4 Nov 2013

GeNeuro's GNbAC1 antibody demonstrates safety profile in Phase 2a study for MS

GeNeuro announced today that its GNbAC1 humanized monoclonal antibody was found to have a very good safety profile when administered to patients with relapsing and progressive forms of Multiple Sclerosis as part of a Phase 2a study.

4 Nov 2013

ACOEM urges employers to respond to the impact of diabetes on worker health and productivity

In recognition of November as National Diabetes Month, the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM) is urging employers to identify and respond to the impact of diabetes on worker health and productivity.

4 Nov 2013

McMaster University researchers discover how metformin drug works on fat in the liver

About 120 million people around the world with Type 2 diabetes - and two million in Canada - take the drug metformin to control their disease.

4 Nov 2013

New therapeutic approach for treating type 2 diabetes

Scientists from the Helmholtz Zentrum München (HMGU) and the Technische Universität München (TUM), together with scientists in the USA, have developed a new therapeutic approach for treatment of type 2 diabetes.

31 Oct 2013

Kamada announces new data from Glassia Phase I/II study in pediatric patients with type 1 diabetes

Kamada Ltd., a plasma-derived protein therapeutics company focused on orphan indications, today reported preliminary data from the Company's ongoing extension study of a Phase I/II clinical trial with its lead product Glassia® to treat pediatric patients with a recently diagnosed type 1 diabetes (T1D).

31 Oct 2013

Scientists explain genetic and molecular basis of diabetes

In two comprehensive studies, scientists from Helmholtz Zentrum München, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München and Technische Universität München discovered new associations of two major type 2 diabetes risk genotypes and altered plasma concentrations of metabolic products.

31 Oct 2013

"Good" cholesterol improves blood glucose levels, say scientists

High density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL), the so-called "good" cholesterol improves blood glucose levels by enhancing skeletal muscle function and reducing adiposity, scientists of the Helmholtz Zentrum München report in the current issue of the renown American Heart Association Journal ‚Circulation'.

31 Oct 2013

Scientists develop new therapeutic approach for treatment of type 2 diabetes

Scientists from the Helmholtz Zentrum Muenchen and the Technische Universitaet Muenchen, together with scientists in the USA, have developed a new therapeutic approach for treatment of Type 2 diabetes. A novel single molecule hormone, which acts equally on the receptors of the insulin-stimulating hormones GLP-1 and GIP, was observed to reduce weight and improve blood sugar.

31 Oct 2013

Honey may be detrimental for patients with type 2 diabetes

Honey may be detrimental for patients with type 2 diabetes because of the great quantities of sugars it contains.

31 Oct 2013

Study: Glucose levels, vascular damage contribute to dementia

High blood-sugar levels, such as those linked with Type 2 diabetes, make beta amyloid protein associated with Alzheimer's disease dramatically more toxic to cells lining blood vessels in the brain, according to a new Tulane University study published in latest issue of the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease.

29 Oct 2013

Study affirms safety profile of Boston Scientific's Vessix System for resistant hypertension

Patients treated with the Boston Scientific Vessix Renal Denervation System experienced a significant and sustained reduction in blood pressure, according to new data presented today at the Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics Conference in San Francisco.

29 Oct 2013

Scientist wins first Harold Hamm International Prize for Biomedical Research in Diabetes

Imagine how different the lives of so many would be if diabetes were cured and the billions of dollars in annual health care costs that could be saved.

29 Oct 2013

Type 1 Diabetes News and Research

Latest Type 1 Diabetes News and Research

Olympic gold medallist opens new Leicester Diabetes Centre

Depomed reports financial results for third quarter 2013

Endocrine Society announces winners of organization's prestigious 2014 Laureate Awards

Weight loss surgery: The most effective weapon for obese people in the battle against diabetes

Ambulatory BP best for assessing diabetes CV risk

Genkyotex announces initiation of GKT137831 Phase II study in patients with diabetic nephropathy

Children's Hospital to participate in drug study to evaluate effects of metformin for treating type 2 diabetes

JDRF partners with Pfizer's CTI to support diabetes research

GeNeuro's GNbAC1 antibody demonstrates safety profile in Phase 2a study for MS

ACOEM urges employers to respond to the impact of diabetes on worker health and productivity

McMaster University researchers discover how metformin drug works on fat in the liver

New therapeutic approach for treating type 2 diabetes

Kamada announces new data from Glassia Phase I/II study in pediatric patients with type 1 diabetes

Scientists explain genetic and molecular basis of diabetes

"Good" cholesterol improves blood glucose levels, say scientists

Scientists develop new therapeutic approach for treatment of type 2 diabetes

Honey may be detrimental for patients with type 2 diabetes

Study: Glucose levels, vascular damage contribute to dementia

Study affirms safety profile of Boston Scientific's Vessix System for resistant hypertension

Scientist wins first Harold Hamm International Prize for Biomedical Research in Diabetes

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