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Is Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus A Risk Factor For Gallbladder, Biliary And Pancreatic Cancer? There are minimal data assessing the relationship between diabetes and gallbladder, biliary and pancreatic cancer. Recent small studies have suggested an elevated risk of pancreatic cancer only in patients with diabetes mellitus (DM). A research article published on November 14, 2009 in the World Journal of Gastroenterology addresses this question. The research team, lead by Dr. ...more	20 Nov 2009
American Diabetes Association Launches New Diabetes.org, Building A Community Of Help, Hope And Support To meet the changing needs of people affected by this growing epidemic, the American Diabetes Association has launched a completely redesigned http://www.diabetes.org in English and Spanish. Even though diabetes is a growing epidemic, a recent survey conducted by the Association showed that Americans received a failing grade in diabetes awareness. ...more	20 Nov 2009
Islet Cell Transplantation In Scotland The Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service has opened a new laboratory in Edinburgh to offer around 12 people a year islet cell transplant therapy. Islet cell transplant therapy is a pioneering treatment for diabetes that was part-funded by Diabetes UK in its research stages. About islets Islets are groups of cells in the pancreas that contain the insulin-producing beta cells. ...more	20 Nov 2009
Echo Therapeutics Announces Positive Results Of A Clinical Study Testing Symphony(TM) TCGM System In Patients With Type 1 And Type 2 Diabetes Echo Therapeutics, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: ECTE), a company developing its needle-free Symphony(TM) tCGM System as a non-invasive, wireless, transdermal continuous glucose monitoring (tCGM) system and the Prelude(TM) SkinPrep System for transdermal drug delivery, today announced positive results of a clinical study of its Symphony tCGM System in patients with Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes. ...more	20 Nov 2009
American Diabetes Association Convenes 3rd Annual Disparities Conference The American Diabetes Association, the nation's leading voluntary health organization in the fight against diabetes, is bringing together community leaders from around the country for a two-day meeting to discuss major challenges, and to share 'promising practices' to address health disparities faced by minority populations when it comes to the prevention, detection, and management of obesity and type 2 diabetes. ...more	19 Nov 2009
Two Thirds Of Brits Do Not Know The Difference Between Type 1 And Type 2 Diabetes New research out today reveals that less than a third of UK residents (30 per cent) know of type 1 diabetes with a further 59 per cent confusing the autoimmune condition with type 2 diabetes - which can be related to obesity and lack of exercise. Men are the most uneducated about the condition, with only 28 per cent correctly identifying it compared with 32 per cent of women. ...more	19 Nov 2009
Tackling Diabetes Bullying, UK From 16 to 20 November it is National Anti-Bullying Week, a campaign run by the Anti-Bullying Alliance to raise awareness of bullying and to send the clear message that it is neither acceptable nor inevitable. The theme this year is 'Stay safe in cyberspace', as a recent survey found that more than a third of 12- to 15-year-olds have faced some form of cyberbullying (the use of information technology such as mobile phones and the internet to upset and hurt people). ...more	19 Nov 2009
For Diabetic Patients With Heart Disease, Drug Therapy More Cost-Effective Than Angioplasty Many patients with diabetes should forego angioplasties for heart disease and just take medicine instead, according to a new National Institutes of Health study led by Stanford University School of Medicine researcher Mark Hlatky, MD. Previous research had shown that patients with type-2 diabetes and mild-to-moderate heart disease have no reduction in risk for heart attacks, strokes or death if they have an angioplasty compared with simply taking the right medications. ...more	18 Nov 2009
Sirona Biochem Says New Results From Big Pharma Shows Why SGLT2 Sugar Blockers Are A Major Opportunity In Fighting Diabetes Sirona Biochem Corp. (TSX-V: SBM), an emerging biotech company focused on diabetes and obesity drug development, says the latest results from a clinical trial with a competitor's SGLT Inhibitor demonstrates the major opportunity for the company with its unique molecules. Sirona Biochem CEO, Dr. ...more	18 Nov 2009
Recent Developments At Burnham Institute For Medical Research, November 2009 New antibiotics for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and other pesky bacteria. Andrei Osterman and collaborators have used comparisons of bacterial genomes to identify new targets for antibiotics and produced first-generation chemical inhibitors of a class of bacterial enzymes, called NadDs (nicotinate mononucleotide adenylyltransferases). Described in a recent article in Chemistry & Biology (Cell Press), the team, led by Dr. ...more	18 Nov 2009
Antioxidant Found In Vegetables Has Implications For Treating Cystic Fibrosis Scientists at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine discovered that a dietary antioxidant found in such vegetables as broccoli and cauliflower protects cells from damage caused by chemicals generated during the body's inflammatory response to infection and injury. The finding has implications for such inflammation-based disorders as cystic fibrosis (CF), diabetes, heart disease, and neurodegeneration. ...more	18 Nov 2009
Spherix Announces Positive Interim Results In Phase 3 Trial Of Novel, Oral Compound For Type 2 Diabetes Spherix Incorporated (NASDAQ CM: SPEX), an innovator in biotechnology for diabetes therapy, and a provider of technical and regulatory consulting services to food, supplement, biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies, announced positive interim Phase 3 clinical results for the planned review of the NEET (Naturlose (D-tagatose) Efficacy Evaluation Trial) trial of D-tagatose in drug naÃ¯ve patients. ...more	17 Nov 2009
GPs - Key Educators In Prevention Of Diabetes, Australia The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) warmly welcomes the two pronged themes of prevention of and education that are the focus of World Diabetes Day (14 November). "Recent research is predicting that one in seven Australians will have type 2 diabetes by 2050," said RACGP president, Dr Chris Mitchell. ...more	16 Nov 2009
800,000 People With Diabetes Risk Serious Health Problems, UK Diabetes UK warns that 797,067 people with diabetes in the UK are not achieving their recommended blood glucose levels. Data from GP practices of 2,366,363 people with diabetes over the age of 17 showed that 34 per cent are at risk of serious health problems such as blindness, heart disease, amputation and kidney failure. For people with diabetes, achieving individually agreed blood glucose levels (HbA1c) within the range of 6.5 to 7. ...more	16 Nov 2009
Link Between Fat Around Organs And Decreased Heart Function Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have shown that fat collection in different body locations, such as around the heart and the aorta and within the liver, are associated with certain decreased heart functions. The study, which appears on-line in Obesity, also found that measuring a person's body mass index (BMI) does not reliably predict the amount of undesired fat in and around these vital organs. ...more	16 Nov 2009
Columbia's 2009 Naomi Berrie Award For Diabetes Research Columbia University Medical Center presentED the 2009 Naomi Berrie Awards to a nationally recognized diabetes researcher, and a promising young investigator, for their outstanding achievements in diabetes research. The Award for Outstanding Achievement in Diabetes Research WENT to Richard Nathan Bergman, Ph.D, Professor and Chair of the Department of Physiology & Biophysics at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California (USC). Dr. ...more	16 Nov 2009
Recent Studies Suggest Benefits Of Continuous Glucose Monitoring In acknowledgement of this year's World Diabetes Day, which calls on all those responsible for diabetes care to understand diabetes and take control, Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE: MDT) highlights the growing body of clinical evidence for Personal Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) in improving glucose control for diabetes patients. ...more	15 Nov 2009
Low Birth Weight And Diabetes Have A Common Genetic Background Low birth weight increases the risk of developing type 2 diabetes later in life. Until recently scientists had attributed this to maternal malnutrition during pregnancy. However, now it seems that genetic background may also play a major role. A research team of Technische UniversitÃ¤t MÃ¼nchen and Helmholtz Zentrum MÃ¼nchen has now demonstrated, that gene variants which influence insulin metabolism can also affect birth weight. ...more	14 Nov 2009
Pioneering Discoveries About The Development Of Cells How does the developing pancreas in an embryo 'know' which cells are to produce insulin and which cells are to have other assignments? Researchers need to understand this if they want to be able to treat type-1 diabetes with stem cells developed into insulin-producing beta cells. At Lund University scientists have uncovered pioneering new knowledge, and are publishing it in the journal Cell. ...more	14 Nov 2009
Discovery Of Mechanism Of Insulin Production May Lead To Better Treatment For Diabetes How a specific gene within the pancreas affects secretion of insulin has been discovered by researchers from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, in collaboration with Japanese and American universities. Their work opens the way for a new understanding of possible paths to battle diabetes and diabetes-related health problems, which are on the rise all over the world. Blood glucose levels are tightly regulated by secretion of insulin from beta cells in the pancreas. ...more	14 Nov 2009
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