America’s biopharmaceutical research companies currently are developing 180 new medicines to help the nearly 400 million people who have diabetes worldwide. These medicines in development — all either in clinical trials or under review by the FDA — include 30 for type 1 diabetes, 100 for type 2 and 52 …
Read More »Yearly Archives: 2014
Type 2 Diabetes Risk Lowered with Magnesium Intake
For both healthy patients and those with metabolic impairment, risk decreased when participants took the recommended daily allowance of magnesium….
Read More »High-Intensity Exercise Increases Urge to Eat Healthy and Curbs Appetite
Brain activity in region responsible for food anticipation increased while exercising upon exposure to healthy food as opposed to unhealthy alternative….
Read More »Encapsulated Betacell Therapy
JDRF announces funding of $7 million to help ensure a rapid transition of ViaCyte’s VC-01 encapsulated cell therapy product into the clinical phase of development….
Read More »Preventing Nocturnal Hypoglycemia with CGM Alarms
Prediction algorithms could provide the key….
Read More »Low-fat Yogurt May Reduce Type 2 Diabetes Risk
Replacing snacks with low-fat yogurt can cut risk nearly in half….
Read More »New Non-invasive Methods Detect Microvascular Changes in Type 1’s
Noninvasive capilaroscopy, laser Doppler flowmetry, and retinal imaging among techniques used….
Read More »Reprogramming of Fibroblasts into Pancreatic-like Betacells
Faster way to reprogram fibroblasts to bypass pancreatic-pluripotent state shown in mouse models….
Read More »Decreasing Sedentary Time Reduces T2DM Risk
Self-reported television viewing may not be an accurate measure of total sedentary time….
Read More »Nasal Spray May Help Treat Gastroparesis
Possible circumvention for anti-nausea drug, metoclopramide, shows promise….
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