Obesity and Diabetes Week

Diabetes Therapy - Sulfonylurea treatment of type 2 diabetes reviewed

Glycemic Control - Diabetes management program improves patient outcomes at modest cost

Obesity Pathogenesis - Mechanism underlying mature-onset obesity proposed

Receptor Studies - Mutation delineates role of melanocortin-4 receptor in humans

Weight Loss - Adiponectin acts in the brain to decrease body weight

Adipogenesis - RNA knockdown of phospholipase inhibits preadipocyte differentiation

Adipogenesis - Sympathetic innervation of adipose tissue regulates fat cell number

Adolescent Health - Dieting among preadolescent and young adolescent females examined

Adolescent Health - Weight-management practices among adolescents determined

Adverse Drug Effects - Quetiapine-induced diabetes with metabolic acidosis reported

Age-Related Macular Degeneration - Isis earns $1M milestone payment related to filing of Macugen NDA

Arthritis - PA Health Department presents "State of Arthritis in Pennsylvania" report

Awards - PacifiCare receives National Exemplary Practice Award for diabetes program

Bardet-Biedl Syndrome - Bardet-Biedl protein required for microtubule anchoring

Business Update - KRG Capital to acquire MPLS division

Cardiovascular Disease - Women with diabetes face higher risk of artery disease from hormones

Childhood Obesity - Low-back pain in adolescents linked to high body mass index

Collaborations - Generex announces joint venture and licensing arrangement for Oralin

Developmental Biology - Wnt protein prevents obesity by inhibiting fat cell development

Diabetes - Islet-cell transplantation studies in primates to be conducted at UC Davis

Diabetes - Officials work to change outcome of being diagnosed with diabetes

Diabetes - West Virginia program aimed at preventing type II diabetes

Diabetes Complications - Sorbitol pathway plays role in dysfunction of oocytes in diabetes

Diabetes Pathogenesis - Chemical modification of muscle protein occurs in diabetes

Diabetes Pathogenesis - E2F1-/- mice exhibit impaired beta cell mass and function

Diabetes Pathogenesis - Neomycin prevents glucose transport in 3T3-L1 adipocytes

Diabetes Survival & Mortality - Hyperglycemic crises and lactic acidosis in diabetes reviewed

Diabetes Therapy - Glumetza NDA accepted by FDA

Diabetes Therapy - Lipoic acid is therapy for diseases linked to oxidative stress

Diabetic Nephropathy - High glucose concentration stimulates intracellular renin activity

Diabetic Neuropathy - Hyperglycemia plays role in early hyperalgesia in diabetic rats

Diabetic Neuropathy - Lipoic acid and evening primrose oil prevent diabetes-induced changes

Diabetic Neuropathy - Polyneuropathy after Campylobacter infection mimics mononeuritis

Diabetic Retinopathy - High levels of insulin-like growth factor lead to diabetes-like eye disease

Diagnostics - KetoCare Ketone Test Strips launched for diabetics, low-carb dieters

Diet & Nutrition - Method to derive dietary patterns in nutritional epidemiology developed

Dieting - Public health groups warn about risks associated with low-carb diets

Disease Associations - BMI and waist/hip ratio reveal CHD risk in overweight and obese women

Endocrinology - Genetic basis for metabolic diseases detected

Endocrinology - Poor glycemic control encourages VEGF-related diabetic vascular complications

Exercise - Exercise suppresses NPY in hypothalamus of food-deprived rats

Exercise - Physical activity reduces coronary heart disease risk in childhood

Exercise - The American Council on Exercise offers tips to improve workouts