by Clea Simon, Harvard University “When my son was diagnosed [with Type 1], I knew nothing about diabetes. I changed my research focus, thinking, as any parent would, ‘What am I going to do about this?’” says Douglas Melton. Credit: Kris Snibbe/Harvard Staff Photographer When Vertex Pharmaceuticals announced last month that its investigational stem-cell-derived replacement...
MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA AT AUGUSTA UNIVERSITY IMAGE: DRS. PAMELA MARTIN AND RAVIRAJSINH JADEJA. CREDIT: MICHAEL HOLAHAN, AUGUSTA UNIVERSITY An ingested liquid that ultimately delivers a small dose of carbon monoxide to the eye appears to target key factors that damage or destroy vision in both type 1 and 2 diabetes, scientists say. The Medical...
by University of Toronto A pioneer of gut hormone research that led to therapies for type 2 diabetes, obesity, and short bowel syndrome, Daniel Drucker is investigating whether the same hormones can help treat everything from heart disease to Alzheimer’s. Credit: Johnny Guatto Daniel Drucker is unraveling a medical mystery. Drucker, a professor in the...
by University of Pennsylvania Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A study of “dented” internal clocks seems to have provided evidence for a theory as to why people who work late or irregular hours are susceptible to weight gain and diabetes. High rates of shift workers gain weight and develop diabetes, which has been attributed to a...
Correct and timely diagnosis of an early-stage diabetes is important in order to ensure proper patient care and correct treatment regimen while avoiding possible serious complications. For this reason, a lot of research is performed with aim to support the process of medical decision making in this area, including application of data processing models based...
by University of Oxford Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Researchers at the University of Oxford have identified a drug that could ultimately help improve heart function in people with diabetes who have heart attacks. The drug, currently in clinical trials as a potential treatment for a form of anemia, could help diabetic hearts to recover and reduce their risk...
IMAGE: LACK OF NEGR1 MAY LEAD TO PRE-DIABETES MOSTLY AMONG MALE MICE. CREDIT: CAROLIN KUUSKMÄE’S PHOTO Obesity and diabetes are international concerns that have grown worse over the years. A recent paper published by University of Tartu researchers reveals that the lack of a particular protein, NEGR1, may lead to pre-diabetes mostly among male mice,...
by Gabrielle Stewart, Pennsylvania State University Penn State researchers developed a prototype of a wearable, noninvasive glucose sensor, shown here on the arm. Credit: Jia Zhu Noninvasive glucose monitoring devices are not currently commercially available in the United States, so people with diabetes must collect blood samples or use sensors embedded under the skin to measure their blood...
by Massachusetts General Hospital Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Many variants in the human genome have been linked to type 2 diabetes, but because most do not lie within genes that code for proteins, it’s unclear how they might cause disease. Now an international team, including investigators at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), has developed a resource to...
Statin use is associated with increased likelihood of diabetes progression, according to a new matched cohort analysis of data from the Department of Veteran Affairs. Patients with diabetes who were on statins were more likely to begin taking insulin, become hyperglycemic, and to develop acute glycemic complications, and they were also more likely to be...
