Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . May 31st, 2004
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Diabetes - Preliminary optimal indication for nateglinide released
Diabetes Pathogenesis - PPAR-alpha deficiency does not alter insulin sensitivity in mice
Diabetes Therapy - Prevention of type 2 diabetes reviewed
Diet and Nutrition - Glucose and insulin preprandial profiles differentiate meals and snacks
Insulin Resistance - Mouse models of insulin resistance evaluated
Adiposity - Central obesity increases risk for elevated liver enzymes and disease
Anxiety Disorder - Case of anxiety disorder related to diabetes reported
Appetite - Ghrelin receptor activity is signaling set-point in appetite regulation
Bone Mineral Density - Inverse relation found between leptin and BMD in hip-fractured women
Breast Cancer - Diagnosis of breast cancer more difficult in obese Korean women
Bulimia - Finger pulse amplitude is predictor of food intake
Business & Finance - Biotech plans IPO
Cardiovascular Disease - Women with diabetes at higher risk for CVD, but they receive inadequate care
Diabetes - Diabetics more likely to suffer cardiovascular illnesses than nondiabetics
Diabetes Diagnosis - Reproducibility of diabetes diagnosis in women reported
Diabetes Genomics and Genetics - Hepatocyte nuclear factor-1-alpha gene mutation linked to diabetes
Diabetes Pathogenesis - Cytokine gene expression in diabetes pathogenesis discussed
Diabetes Pathogenesis - Mammalian target of rapamycin regulates IRS-1 serine phosphorylation
Diabetes Pathogenesis - Oxidative stress in hypertensive rat livers decreases after diabetes
Diabetes Pathogenesis - c-Maf and MafA activate insulin gene expression in beta-cells
Diabetes Risk Factor - Hepatitis C virus may be a diabetes trigger in liver transplant recipients
Diabetes Risk Factor - Maternal immunity to insulin does not affect diabetes risk in progeny
Diabetes Therapy - Boerhaavia diffusa leaves possess antidiabetic activity
Diabetes Therapy - Doxazosin useful in patients with type 2 diabetes and hypertension
Diabetes Therapy - Palmitate-derivatized GLP-1 analogues exhibit antihyperglycemic action
Diabetes Therapy - Puerarin mediates beta-endorphin to reduce glucose in diabetic rats
Diabetes Therapy - Sarpogrelate inhibited atherosclerosis progression in diabetic patients
Diabetic Nephropathy - Beta-cell replacement therapy for diabetic nephropathy reviewed
Diabetic Nephropathy - Evidence of apoptosis in human diabetic kidney found
Diabetic Neuropathy - Apoptosis of vasopressinergic hypothalamic neurons occurs in diabetes
Diabetic Retinopathy - Ridge-based vessel segmentation defines retinal nuances
Diet and Nutrition - High-protein, low-fat diets effective for weight loss
Drug Delivery - Transdermal drug delivery accomplished with pressure wave
Eating Disorder - Night-time eating in adults with binge eating disorder described
Endocrinology - Annexin II is gene involved in insulin-induced glucose transport
Endocrinology - Cholecystokinin-mediated suppression of feeding involves melanocortin
Endocrinology - Glucose and alcohol exert different effects on reactive oxygen species
Endocrinology - Increased islet mass is linked to decreased islet blood flow during pregnancy
Endocrinology - Method to determine incretin hormone levels in human plasma developed
Endocrinology - Phosphorylation site in elongation factor 2 kinase modulates activity
Endocrinology - Stomach can be considered an endocrine organ
Exercise - Aerobic exercise may attenuate age-related decline in protein synthesis
Exercise - Program improves physical fitness in adults with Down syndrome
Finance - Biopharmaceutical company reports first quarter financial results
Finance - Biopharmaceuticals company discusses Q1 results, impact of ACCESS acquisition
Gender and Disease - Uncoupling proteins are gender dependent and affect weight control
Generic Drugs - Par Pharmaceutical begins shipment of generic Glucovance tablets
Health Care - dbaza presents interactive-based chronic illness self-management skills
Healthcare Costs - Humana partners with Gordian Health Solutions to reduce healthcare costs
Heart Disease Risk Factor - Gender-dependent attenuation of cardiac K currents reported in diabetes
Heart Disease Risk Factor - Profilin acts to mediate diabetic endothelial cell dysfunction
Hypertension Therapy - Olmesartan medoxomil effective for hypertension treatment in diabetes
Insulin Delivery - P(MAA-g-EG) hydrogels used for oral insulin delivery
Insulin Resistance - Muscle fat oxidative capacity not impaired by age but by inactivity
Insulin Resistance - Muscle insulin receptor knockout mice provide new model diabetes study
Insulin Therapy - Combination therapy with Actos improves components of diabetic dyslipidemia
Legal Issues - Missouri legislation would block lawsuits over obesity
Leptin Studies - Leptin rapidly rewires arcuate nucleus feeding circuits
Leptin Studies - Leptin responsiveness not affected by variation in leptin receptor gene
Lipid Studies - Atrial natriuretic peptide contributes to control of lipid mobilization
Lipid Studies - Dietary protein modulates effect of CLA on lipid metabolism in rats
Lipid Studies - Fatty acid metabolism and vascular disease reviewed
Lipid Studies - Soy protein affects serum insulin and reduces fatty liver in rats
Lipid Studies - Soybean beta-conglycinin diet reduces triglyceride levels in obese mice
Mental Health - Cannabinoid CB1 receptor inverse agonist has antidepressant effects
Morbid Obesity - Retroperitoneoscopic radical nephrectomy successful in super-obese
Myeloma - IL-6 and IGF-1 highly express IL-6 receptor alpha in myeloma cells
Neurodegeneration - Mechanisms of insulin and neurodegenerative disease reviewed
Obesity - Discoveries show how obesity kills
Obesity - PPARs targets for obesity and related disorders
Obesity - Weight loss is critical to effective management of obesity hypertension
Obesity Pathogenesis - Body-weight regulation in children reviewed
Obesity Pathogenesis - MRI represents food texture and oral fat in the human brain
Obesity Pathogenesis - Mice overexpressing GH secretagogue receptor 1A remain lean
Obesity Surgery - Options in bariatric surgery reviewed
Obesity Survival and Mortality - Obesity does not compromise survival in women with breast cancer
Obesity Therapy - Exercise lowers the body weight gain and adiposity in obese rats
Obesity Therapy - Melanin-concentrating hormone antagonists are novel anti-obesity agents
Obesity Therapy - Neuropeptide receptor antagonists are potential anti-obesity agents
Obesity Therapy - Role of 11-beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase in obesity outlined
Obesity Therapy - Role of diet relapses in dieting investigated
Obesity Therapy - Stearoyl-CoA desaturase inhibitors show promise as anti-obesity agents
Obesity and Diabetes - Protein restriction affects fetal and adult rat pancreas differently
Obesity and Diabetes - Retinoids offer novel strategies for obesity and diabetes treatment
Pain Therapy - Cymbalta reduces diabetic neuropathic pain
Personnel - Diabetes-focused company announces key additions to scientific team
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome - Hormones predict ovulation in polycystic ovary syndrome
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome - Increased risk of cardiovascular disease shown in PCOS patients
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome - Insulin resistance not essential component of polycystic ovary syndrome
Public Health - Cost analysis of bike and pedestrian trails outlined
Tobacco Use - Body weight and cigarette prices affect adolescent smoking
Type 1 Diabetes Pathogenesis - Mutant Stat5b defines key defective pathway in diabetic mice
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