Obesity and Diabetes Week
Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . February 9th, 2004
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Diabetes Pathogenesis - Mechanisms of oxidative stress in diabetes reviewed
Diabetes - Overweight Hispanic youth face increased risk of diabetes, metabolic syndrome
Diabetes Complications - Models project links between diabetic retinopathy and kidney disease
Diabetes Pathogenesis - Autoantibodies target beta cell retroviral protein in diabetic mice
Diabetes Pathogenesis - Co-transfer system in young prediabetic BB rats developed
Diabetes Pathogenesis - IL-18 promotes diabetes development in young nonobese diabetic mice
Diabetes Pathogenesis - Insulin resistance found in offspring of rats using alcohol while pregnant
Diabetes Surgery - Maternal pancreatic islet transplant prevents hypothalamic defect in rat pups
Diabetes Therapy - Transfer of flt-3L-derived dendritic cells delays diabetes development
Diabetic Nephrology - Bosentan protects against diabetic nephrology in diabetic rats
Diabetic Neuropathy - Hyperbaric oxygen is effective adjuvant therapy for diabetic foot ulcers
Weight Loss - Dieting for weight loss decreases memory ability
Diabetic Retinopathy - Gene mutations correlate with proliferative eye disease in diabetes patients
Diet and Nutrition - Chongkukjang improves glucose, lipid levels in diabetic rats
Fatty Liver Disease - The etiology of liver steatosis is often virus-related
Finance - Metabolic-focused company raises $4M in second close of private financing
Finance - Pharmaceutical company raises $3.7 million in private placement
Foot Ulcers - Initial dosing complete in phase I chronic diabetic neuropathic foot ulcer trial
Glucose Testing - Florida Medicaid selects provider of monitoring system
HIV/AIDS Therapy - Phototherapy ameliorates nanobacteria-related peripheral neuropathy
Immunology - Fat cells fight disease
Infection Control - Current hospital infection control methods merit updates
Antioxidants - Curcumin has properties known to shutter diabetes complications
Legal Issues - Colorado lawmakers want to head off barrage of fast food lawsuits
Leptin Studies - Leptin may play direct role in bone metabolism
Leptin Studies - Leptin overexpression decreases basal lipolysis, PKA activity, and perilipin
Lipid Studies - Intramyocellular lipid levels decrease during aerobic exercise
Lipid Studies - Mice lacking ARID transcription factor Mrf-2 resist weight gain
Lipid Studies - Thiazolidinediones effective for dyslipidemia in type 2 diabetic patients
Mental Health - National study indicates obesity is linked to major depression
Mycobacteria - IFN-gamma autoantibodies can increase susceptibility to mycobacterial infection
Nutrition - Schools asked to aid in ending junk food craze; implementing healthy diets
Nutrition - Utah students may get longer lunch periods
Cardiology - Sorcin gene therapy reverses cardiac function in diabetes-linked heart disease
Obesity - CDC: Obesity costs states billions in medical expenses
Obesity - Physical fitness, nutrition are hot topics for West Virginia coalition
Obesity - U.S. Surgeon General calls obesity "the terror within"
Obesity Genomics & Genetics - -308 Nco I polymorphism of TNF-alpha does not affect weight loss
Obesity Genomics & Genetics - Analysis of obesity in diabetes confirms loci on chromosomes 1q and 11q
Obesity Prevention - Governments back WHO's anti-obesity plan
Obesity Surgery - Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding effective for massive superobesity
Obesity Surgery - Massachusetts probing death of man following obesity surgery
Organ Transplant - Grants to fund new organ transportation devices and cryopreservation methods
Patient Education - Better info could help American Indians/Alaska Natives receive recommended care
Obesity Genomics & Genetics - SLC6A14 gene linked to obesity
Peripheral Arterial Disease - Diabetics are urged to check legs
Sleep Apnea - Upper airway EMG responses to acute hypoxia impaired in diabetic rats
Weight Loss - Ephedra alternatives reviewed
Wound Repair - Angiotensin peptides accelerate wound healing in diabetic mice
Asthma - Disappointing phase IIa clinical trial results reported for oral asthma drug
Biosample Archiving - BioServices division wins contract to establish NIDDK biosample repository
Cardiology - Enhanced permeability explains reduced calcium uptake in cardiac mitochondria
Corporate Update - Genome5000 program has yielded more than 40 drug discovery programs
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