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Diabetes and Stem Cell Research: A Report From The World Ste...

Stem cells and diabetes are old friends, and if you’ve spent any time reading about diabetes, you probably have at least a vague sense that stem cells are important for a cure for diabetes. As a diabetic, then, I was pleased to atte [...]

Posted On : Oct, 12 2011 | Comments : 0

Biology of diabetes explored

Type 2 diabetes may be caused by “a chain reaction which destroys vital insulin-producing cells”, BBC News reported. The website said that a “malfunctioning protein” called amyloid could trigger the condition, in [...]

Posted On : Sep, 14 2010 | Comments : 0

Another Dozen New Genes Linked to Type 2 Diabetes Identified

Bringing the known number to a grand total of 38 is yet another dozen new genes that scientists have identified and linked to the most common form of diabetes. Researchers at Edinburgh University hope to search for better ways of prevent [...]

Posted On : Jun, 29 2010 | Comments : 0

Low Birth Weight and Adult Diabetes are Related, Research Sa...

An international study has found a relationship between low birth weight and adulthood diabetes. They have been declared to be genetically linked to each other. The discovery has been declared to be of much help to curb the disease. [...]

Posted On : Apr, 10 2010 | Comments : 0

Genetic link between low birth-weight and diabetes discovere...

A research team, including experts from the Edinburgh, has discovered a genetic link between low birth-weight and adulthood diabetes.The researchers found two genetic regions that influence birth-weight, one of which is also associated w [...]

Posted On : Apr, 09 2010 | Comments : 0

Eleven Genetic Variations Linked To Type 2 Diabetes

With one, they can cast back through generations to pinpoint the genes behind inherited illness. With another, they have isolated 11 variations within genes—called single nucleotide polymorphisms, SNPs or "snips"—assoc [...]

Posted On : Oct, 07 2009 | Comments : 0

Study links diabetes drug to heart failure

A diabetes drug prescribed to Canadians nearly 1.3 million times over the past year more than doubles the risk of heart failure, a new analysis shows.Researchers estimate there would be one additional case of heart failure -- where the hear [...]

Posted On : Sep, 13 2007 | Comments : 0

Food Supplements could prevent from Diabetes and Atheroscler...

The health benefits of cutting down on dietary saturated fatty acids and including higher levels of unsaturated fatty acids are well documented. Nutritional research is focusing on the effects of incorporating these healthier fatty acids, s [...]