Use of an artificial pancreas is associated with better control of blood sugar levels for people with type 1 diabetes compared with standard treatment, finds a review of the available evidence published by The BMJ today. The findings show that artificial pancreas…
Cell-based Therapy for Type 1 Diabetes?
Cell-based Therapy for Type 1 Diabetes has been studied by researchers at Boston Children’s Hospital has successfully reversed type 1 diabetes in a mouse model by infusing blood stem cells pre-treated to produce more of a protein called PD-L1, which is…
Hispanics and Diabetes Clinical Studies
Hispanics and Diabetes People with Hispanic or Latino backgrounds are at higher risk for developing type 2 diabetes than non-Hispanic Caucasians. This is a fact that researchers have long known. However, most research has looked at this group as a whole,…
Diabetes Research: Team Cures Diabetes in Mice Without Side Effects
Diabetes Research A potential cure for Type 1 diabetes looms on the horizon in San Antonio, and the Insulin Therapy Innovation would also allow Type 2 diabetics to stop insulin shots. The discovery, made at The University of Texas Health Science…
Over 100 New Blood Pressure Genes Could Provide Targets for Treating Hypertension
Scientists have found 107 new gene regions associated with high blood pressure, potentially enabling doctors to identify at-risk patients and target treatments. (Blood Pressure Genes) The study, led by Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) and Imperial College London, suggests that…
Analysis: US Deaths from Diabetes Significantly Underestimated
US Deaths from Diabetes The proportion of deaths attributable to diabetes in the U.S. is as high as 12 percent – three times higher than estimates based on death certificates suggest, according to a new analysis led by a Boston University…
Wearable Device Developed for Type 2 Diabetes
Although effective for the treatment of diabetes, exercise is sometimes difficult for overweight or elderly people. A new wearable medical device developed by Kumamoto University has been found to effect visceral fat loss and improve blood glucose (sugar). The current study…
Scientists Identify Potent New Anti-Obesity, Anti-Diabetes Target
Scientists Identify Promising Anti-Obesity Target for Weight Loss and Diabetes It is no secret that losing weight is difficult. Each year brings a new popular diet, “guaranteed” to succeed, yet the explosion of obesity in the United States continues. Current anti-obesity…
Diabetes Sugars and Alzheimer’s Brain Plaques Potentially Linked
Diabetes and Alzheimer’s could have a cause-and-effect connection, according to a study published this week. Elevated blood sugar levels caused increased levels of amyloid beta, a fundamental ingredient of brain plaques in Alzheimer’s brains, in mice analyzed by the team from…
FDA Approves Inhalable Diabetes Drug Afrezza
The Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved a long-delayed inhalable diabetes medication to help patients control their blood sugar levels during meals. The FDA cleared MannKind Corp.’s Afrezza, a fast-acting form of insulin for mealtime use, for adults with the…