Type 2 Diabetes News and Research

Latest Type 2 Diabetes News and Research

Stem cell research that could help diabetics

University of Florida adult stem cell experts have restored normal blood sugar levels in diabetic mice for three months by chemically coaxing bone marrow cells to produce insulin, a hormone normally made in the pancreas.

22 Mar 2004

Risk of kidney stones increases higher if overweight

Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas have found that the more overweight a person is the more at risk he or she is for forming uric acid kidney stones.

22 Mar 2004

Study of three treatments of type 2 diabetes in children and teens has begun in US

A clinical study comparing three treatments of type 2 diabetes in children and teens has begun in 12 medical centers and their affiliated sites around the country, HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson announced today.

22 Mar 2004

Side Effects of Diabetes Drugs Involve Unsuspected Brain Region

A brain region involved in emotional and intellectual processes appears to also play an unsuspected role in the body’s visceral response to dangerously low blood sugar levels, according to research at Washington University School of Medicine in St Louis. Low blood sugar, called hypoglycemia, is a common and dangerous side effect of drugs that control insulin levels in people with diabetes.

22 Mar 2004

Gene Responsible for The Most Common Form of Diabetes

International research teams studying two distinct populations have found variants in a gene that may predispose people to type 2 diabetes, the most common form of the disease. The researchers, who collaborated extensively in their work, report their findings in companion articles in the April issue of Diabetes.

22 Mar 2004

Type 2 Diabetes News and Research

Latest Type 2 Diabetes News and Research

Stem cell research that could help diabetics

Risk of kidney stones increases higher if overweight

Study of three treatments of type 2 diabetes in children and teens has begun in US

Side Effects of Diabetes Drugs Involve Unsuspected Brain Region

Gene Responsible for The Most Common Form of Diabetes

Exploring the intersection of biology and proteomics

Unlocking the Secrets of Multiple Sclerosis Progression: Brain-Immune Cell Communication

Passing on Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: Health risks for male offspring of women with PCOS

Type 2 Diabetes News and Research

Latest Type 2 Diabetes News and Research

Stem cell research that could help diabetics

Risk of kidney stones increases higher if overweight

Study of three treatments of type 2 diabetes in children and teens has begun in US

Side Effects of Diabetes Drugs Involve Unsuspected Brain Region

Gene Responsible for The Most Common Form of Diabetes

Exploring the intersection of biology and proteomics

Unlocking the Secrets of Multiple Sclerosis Progression: Brain-Immune Cell Communication

Passing on Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: Health risks for male offspring of women with PCOS

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