Obesity and Diabetes Week
Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . February 23rd, 2004
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Diabetes Pathogenesis - Expression of adiponectin receptors in pancreatic beta cells reported
Cardiovascular Disease - Role of angiotensin II in atherosclerosis pathogenesis reviewed
Collaborations - Merck and partner to develop small molecule cancer drugs
Collaborations - Partnership to apply systems biology to metabolic diseases
Complementary and Alternative Medicine - Capsaicin, tea extract, and chicken essence reduces body fat in humans
Diabetes Pathogenesis - Calcium channels in pancreatic beta cells are heterogeneous
Diabetes Pathogenesis - OX40 ligand dampens anti-islet self-reactivity but promotes diabetes
Diabetes Pathogenesis - PPAR-gamma and PPAR-alpha polymorphisms interact on glucose homeostasis
Diabetes Pathogenesis - Reducing plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 is potential diabetes therapy
Diabetes Trends - Glucose self-monitoring: Tough challenges in a high growth market
Diabetic Nephropathy - PPAR-gamma agonist reduces urinary albumin excretion in diabetic mice
Morbid Obesity - Ruptured appendicitis reported after laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass
Diagnostics - CE Mark certification granted for diabetes, allergy tests
Diagnostics - Sensitive method for detecting rare autoantigen-specific T cells developed
Diet - High-carb diet works without cutting calories, study shows
Disease Associations - Obesity linked to increased cancer rates
Drug Development - Structural necessities of beta3 -adrenoceptor antagonists identified
Eating Disorders - Group urges people with anorexia, bulimia to have real expectations
Erectile Dysfunction - Diabetes impairs relaxation of human penile vascular tissues
Exercise - Congress approves $70M for physical education programs
Gestational Diabetes - Fetus size helps determine gestational diabetes treatment, study shows
Glycemic Control - Pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase 2 inhibitor improves glycemic control
Hypertension - Aldosterone antagonism attenuates obesity-induced hypertension
Health - Tea drinking may help fight off serious ailments
Heart Disease - Patent allows claims that rice bran derivatives may help reverse heart disease
Hemochromatosis - Storing too much iron may put healthy women at increased risk for type 2 diabetes
Hypertension Risk Factor - Physical activity reduces hypertension risk in obese men and women
Insulin Resistance - Diatest study results published
Insulin Resistance - Insmed obtains patent rights for IGF-I therapy
Insulin Sensitizer - Production facility designed for supply of Sucanon drug
Lipid Studies - Conjugated linoleic acids affect lipid metabolism differently in adipocytes
Mental Illness - Antipsychotic drugs raise obesity, diabetes, heart disease risks
Mergers and Acquisitions - Acquisition creates systems biology platform for life sciences discovery
Obesity Epidemiology - Epidemiologic trends in overweight and obesity released
Metabolic Syndrome - Low adiponectin concentrations linked to metabolic syndrome
Nutrition - Group urges that dietary guidelines be science-based, promote behavioral change
Nutrition - Loss of familiar produce may increase obesity risk for some elderly Hispanics
Obesity - Kansas looks for ways to address obesity issue
Obesity Risk Factor - Low-cost, energy-dense foods contribute to obesity in low-income groups
Obesity Surgery - Postoperative rhabdomyolysis reported after bariatric surgery
Oncogenesis - Oncogenic ras-p21 proteins induce different isoforms of protein kinase C
Pediatric Obesity - Soda sales banned in Philadelphia schools
Physical Fitness - Emphasis on mastery and performance goals promotes fitness in women
Physical Fitness - Physical fitness moderates psychological and physical distress
Type 2 Diabetes Pathogenesis - Superoxide-activated uncoupling protein 2 causes beta cell dysfunction
Preventive Medicine - Health risks, obesity interact to raise medical costs
Prostate Cancer - Prostate tumors contain alternations of growth factor receptor genes
Proteomics - Human zipcode-binding protein IMP1 attaches to target mRNA in nucleus
Stem-Cell Research - Bone marrow-derived endothelial cells aid islet transplant survival
Transplant Medicine - Study: Gene therapy technique could aid islet transplants for diabetes
Type 1 Diabetes - Endothelial progenitor cell dysfunction contributes to diabetes complications
Type 2 Diabetes Therapy - Thiazolidinediones do not need to increase weight in patients with diabetes
Vitreous Hemorrhage - Vitrase phase III data presented at Hawaiian Eye meeting
Atherosclerosis - Roles of insulin resistance and thiazolidinediones in heart disease discussed
Breast Cancer - Enhanced insulin signaling occurs via Shc in human breast cancer
Business Update - IPM Wound Gel maker opens Beijing office
Cancer Therapy - Thiazolidinediones have the potential to treat a vast array of cancers
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