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£22m fundraise targeted for innovative diabetes monitoring platform
Radisens Diagnostics, an Irish medtech business, is aiming to raise £22 million to bring its innovative diabetes management platform to market...
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New WHO Collaborating Centre for Physical Activity and Health
The University of Zurich is launching a new WHO Collaborating Centre for Physical Activity and Health. The Physical Activity and Health Unit and other groups of the Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Prevention Institute will support the Physical Activity Strategy for the World Health Organization (WHO) European Region.
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Newly discovered disease mechanism for type 2 diabetes
A newly discovered mechanism behind reduced insulin production in type 2 diabetes is now being presented.
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Diabetes drug prevents cardiovascular disease in obese mouse study
A study by researchers at the University of Missouri School of Medicine found that the diabetes medication linagliptin can protect against stiffening of the left ventricle of the heart in overweight female mice. The finding may have implications for management of cardiovascular disease in humans.
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The gut microbiota plays key role in diabetes treatment
A clearer picture of how the classic diabetes medication metformin works has emerged.
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Blood marker can predict heart disease risk in type-2 diabetes patients
Measuring a blood marker, copeptin, can successfully predict the risk of heart attacks in people with type-2 diabetes.
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Exscientia to collaborate with Sanofi for EUR250mil multiple-product development
Exscientia has agreed a strategic research collaboration, and licence option agreement with Sanofi in the high-interest area of metabolic disease.
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Pathways leading to beta cell division identified, may aid diabetes treatment
Pancreatic beta cells help maintain normal blood glucose levels by producing the hormone insulin -- the master regulator of energy (glucose). Impairment and the loss of beta cells interrupts insulin production, leading to type 1 and 2 diabetes.
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Premature cell differentiation leads to disorders in pancreatic development
Neonatal diabetes mellitus (NDM), or diabetes among infants less than six months of age, is a rare form of diabetes caused by a mutation in genes crusial to the development or function of beta cells. In about half of such cases, the disease becomes permanent (PNDM). Mutations in more than…
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3D visualisation of the pancreas – new tool in diabetes research
Umeå researchers have created datasets that map the three-dimensional distribution and volume of the insulin-producing cells in the pancreas.
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Diabetic research suggests purslane herb extract mimics insulin
A new study has confirmed the anti-diabetic properties of the purslane herb extract Portulaca oleracea L.
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New drug could prevent graft loss in pancreatic islet transplantation
5 December 2016 | By Niamh Louise Marriott, Digital Editor
In a rodent model of islet transplantation, ARA 290 markedly reduced transplantation-induced inflammation, resulting in a marked increase in islet survival...
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Genetic differences in amino acid metabolism linked to high risk of diabetes
30 November 2016 | By Niamh Louise Marriott, Digital Content Producer
A study has identified the 5 genetic variants associated with higher levels of the branched-chain amino acids were associated with an increased risk...
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How to be a research scientist: A conversation with Novo Nordisk’s Rahul Kapur
23 November 2016 | By Rahul Kapur, Head of Medical Affairs, Novo Nordisk UK and Ireland
We caught up with Novo Nordisk’s Rahul Kapur, to find out what it’s like to be at the forefront of diabetes research and what it takes to get there...
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D is for Diabetes
17 November 2016 | By Niamh Louise Marriott, Digital Content Producer
D is for Diabetes - the next instalment of our daily pharmaceutical alphabet bringing you up to date with all the latest news and research into Diabetes...