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Obesity and Diabetes Week

Susan Hasty, Publisher

Table of Contents . . . August 9th, 2004

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Diabetes Pathogenesis - Lipid-induced mitochondrial damage plays role in type 2 diabetes development

Diabetes Pathogenesis - RyR2 and calpain-10 delineate a novel apoptosis pathway in pancreatic islets

Diabetes Therapy - Novel PPAR-alpha/-gamma agonists are antihyperglycemic and hypolipidemic

Obesity & Diabetes - Normal and insulin-resistant models respond differently to linoleic acid

Obesity and Diabetes - Catabolic action of insulin not enhanced by exogenous 'tub' expression

Atherosclerosis Therapy - Probucol and ticlopidine aid hyperlipidemic patients with type 2 diabetes

Breastfeeding - Obese mothers have weaker biological response to infant suckling

Diabetes - CHA Health of Kentucky chooses diabetes management program

Diabetes - Low-carbohydrate, diabetic friendly products launched on television retailer

Diabetes - National diabetes prevention and control program integrates science and health

Diabetes - Nutraceutical company launches web-based case history program for diabetes

Diabetes - Third-generation beta-blocker reduces side effects in diabetes type 2 patients

Diabetes Complications - Awareness urged for diabetic sclerosing lymphocytic lobulitis of the breast

Diabetes Complications - Skin changes in diabetes reviewed

Diabetes Epidemiology - Diabetes burden increasing in the United States

Diabetes Genomics & Genetics - Diabetes-associated mutations in insulin identify invariant receptor contacts

Diabetes Genomics & Genetics - Susceptibility locus for type 2 diabetes found on chromosome 1q21-q25

Diabetes Pathogenesis - Cyclic adenosine monophosphate contributes to mast cell responsiveness

Diabetes Pathogenesis - Disruption of beta-cell lipid rafts modifies insulin exocytosis

Diabetes Therapy - Adult hepatic progenitor cells induced into insulin-producing cells

Diabetes Therapy - Bioengineering improving surrogate beta cells for diabetes therapy

Diabetes Therapy - Diabetes translation research improves diabetes care

Diabetes Therapy - Economic analysis applied to diabetes and diabetes care

Diabetes Therapy - Glucagon-like peptide 1 agonists aid in development of pancreatic beta-cells

Diabetes Therapy - Glucagon-like peptides regulate cell proliferation and apoptosis

Diabetes Therapy - Lipids and lipoproteins in patients with type 2 diabetes reviewed

Diabetes Therapy - Mechanism of enhanced absorption of oral immobilized insulin proposed

Diabetes Therapy - Pancreatic duct cells exert tissue factor-dependent procoagulant activity

Diabetes Therapy - Pathway from embryonic stem cells to beta cells proposed

Diabetes Therapy - Potent inhibitors of protein-tyrosine phosphatase beta designed

Diabetes Therapy - Substituted pyridines and purines possess hypoglycemic activity

Diabetes Therapy - Vanadium maltol complexes possess anti-hyperglycemic effects

Diabetic Angiopathy - Restrained nitric oxide cascade prevents diabetic complications

Diabetic Neuropathy - Amputation rate decreases in Turkish diabetic foot population

Diabetic Neuropathy - Microvascular recruitment regulates skeletal muscle glucose uptake

Diabetic Neuropathy - Muscle strength reduced in type 2 diabetic patients

Diagnostics - Advocacy groups agree on importance of urine protein albumin as disease marker

Diet and Nutrition - Obese patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease benefit from weight loss

Drug Development - Accumin test for diabetes more sensitive than urine test, study shows

Exercise - Anaerobic exercise increases lean to fat body mass ratio

Fitness & Wellness - Arkansas Governor talks fitness at Piston's basketball camp

Fitness & Wellness - Arkansas governor to pen book about weight loss

Fitness & Wellness - Better-tasting, lower calorie soymilk formula developed by TIAX

Fitness & Wellness - Iowa State University research says fat is good with vegetables

Glucose Metabolism - Glucagon receptor antisense oligonucleotide reverses diabetic phenotypes

HIV/AIDS Managed Care - Solid organ transplantation in HIV-infected patients feasible in era of HAART

Hepatocyte - Pdx-1 enables insulin secretion by regulating synaptotagmin 1 gene expression

Insulin Resistance - Conjugated linoleic acid useful in insulin resistance-associated heart disease

Legal Issues - Court dismisses claims against anti-obesity medication

Legal Issues - CytRx provides update on Massachusetts Ethics Commission preliminary inquiry

Legal Issues - Wyeth, lawyers for fen-phen users propose new settlement

Leptin Studies - CNS roles of insulin and leptin involve memory and reward

Leptin Studies - Intranasal leptin allows rapid access to central nervous system

Leptin Studies - Leptin increases hepatic insulin sensitivity

Leptin Studies - Leptin receptor gene polymorphisms affect glucose homeostasis

Lipid Studies - Fatty acid transport altered when muscle activity is changed

Lipid Studies - Waist circumference is predictor of serum lipid levels in premenopausal women

Morbid Obesity - Incomplete reversal of enoxaparin toxicity by protamine reviewed

Mutagenesis - MCH receptor mutations aren't common in those with severe early onset obesity

Obesity - Alternate measure of obesity epidemic sensitive to changes in BMI distribution

Obesity - High fructos corn syrup not unique contributor to obesity, scientists conclude

Obesity Genomics & Genetics - Congenic mouse line with obesity and body length phenotypes identified

Obesity Pathogenesis - Glucocorticoid effects on food intake and abdominal obesity reviewed

Obesity Pathogenesis - Nuclear receptor corepressor RIP140 regulates fat accumulation

Obesity Pathogenesis - Proopiomelanocortin and energy balance reviewed

Obesity Pathogenesis - Sirt1 promotes fat mobilization in adipocytes by repressing PPAR-gamma

Obesity Risk Factor - Abuse history increases risk of obesity among women

Obesity Risk Factor - Matrix metalloproteinase 19-deficient mice at increased obesity risk

Obesity Surgery - Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding plus gastric bypass not advised

Obesity Surgery - Purpura fulminans reported due to sepsis following gastric bypass

Obesity Surgery - Thyrotoxicosis reported after gastric bypass

Obesity Therapy - Dietary conjugated linoleic acid and body composition reviewed

Obesity Therapy - Effects of conjugated linoleic acid in obesity reviewed

Obesity Therapy - Gut and regulation of body weight reviewed

Obesity Therapy - Gut peptides regulating satiety reviewed

Obesity Therapy - High-fat diet down-regulates 11beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase

Obesity Therapy - Metabolic effects of conjugated linoleic acid in humans reviewed

Obesity Therapy - Safety and effectiveness of conjugated linoleic acid reviewed

Obesity Therapy - Successful phase Ia trial results reported on anti-obesity compound

Obstetrics - Murine study suggests maternal diabetes and alcohol imbibing affect fetus

Personnel - Biotechnology company announces new board members

Personnel - Insulin delivery system developer names new VP, sales and marketing

Type 1 Diabetes - Recombinant gene therapy prevents diabetes in murine models

Type 2 Diabetes - ABri peptide forms annular and ring-like protofibrillar structures

Type 2 Diabetes - Ameliorating insulin resistance stabilizes glycemia in Hispanic women

Type 2 Diabetes Therapy - Research collaboration to develop candidate drug for type 2 diabetes

Weight Control - Targeted ablation of adipose tissue vessels reverses obesity

Weight Loss - Clinical trials to begin on ProAlgaZyme

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