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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