Poor sleep aggravates young diabetics’ condition
January 1st, 2012 - 4:05 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 1 (IANS) Young diabetics who struggle to get a good night's sleep are at greater risk as it worsens blood sugar control and leads to poorer performance and ... Read more...
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Obesity can cause resistance against insulin for diabetic patients: Study
August 16th, 2010 - 12:53 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Aug 16 (ANI): New research explains the link between obesity and diabetes - results of which could pave way for new drugs to counteract diabetes.According to The Age, researchers from the ... Read more...
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Protein important in diabetes may have an even broader role in heart disease
July 22nd, 2010 - 6:48 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 22 (ANI): A protein already known to play an important role in type 2 diabetes and cancer may have an even broader role in disease, particularly in other metabolic disorders ... Read more...
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Male obesity tied to low testosterone levels
May 4th, 2010 - 11:49 am ICT by ANI
Washington, May 4 (ANI): Obese men are more likely than others to have low levels of sex hormone testosterone, claims a new study.Published in the journal Diabetes Care, the study conducted by ... Read more...
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Enhanced blueberry juice helps combat obesity, diabetes
September 2nd, 2009 - 12:48 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sept 2 (ANI): Canadian scientists have revealed that biotransformed blueberry juice holds great promise for treating obesity and diabetes.The research team from the Universite de Montreal, the Institut Armand-Frappier and the ... Read more...
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Unfit young adults may develop diabetes in middle age
June 21st, 2009 - 3:42 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, June 21 (IANS) Men and women between 18 and 30 years with low aerobic fitness levels are more likely to develop diabetes in 20 years, a study said.
Study lead author ... Read more...
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New approach to prevent transplanted pancreatic cells from immune system
April 10th, 2009 - 4:42 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 10 (ANI): Experiments on mice conducted by American scientists have shown that transplanted pancreatic precursor cells are protected from the immune system when encapsulated in polytetrafluorethylene (PTFE).The finding, made by ... Read more...
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Further link between diabetes and TB uncovered
October 25th, 2008 - 1:12 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, October 25 (ANI): Researchers at The University of Texas School of Public Health Brownsville Regional Campus say that patients with Type 2 diabetes may be at increased risk of contracting ... Read more...
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Stem cell breakthrough offers new treatments for diabetes
April 4th, 2008 - 3:41 pm ICT by admin
Washington, April 4 (ANI): Scientists at the University of Manchester have made a breakthrough in the fight against diabetes, by discovering a new technique for turning embryonic stem cells into insulin-producing ... Read more...
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New drugs may hold hope for diseases of aging, including Type 2 Diabetes
November 29th, 2007 - 5:19 pm ICT by admin
London, Nov 29(ANI): A pharmaceutical company has developed drugs that hold the potential of treating diseases of aging, including Type 2 Diabetes, by targeting SIRT1, a gene that controls the aging process.Sirtris ... Read more...
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