Obesity and Diabetes Week

Diabetes Therapy - PPAR activation induces tissue-specific effects on metabolism in vivo

Diabetes Therapy - Rosiglitazone plus metformin is effective therapy for type 2 diabetes

Diabetic Neuropathy - Type 2 diabetes contributes to cognitive decline in old age

Insulin Resistance -  Brassica juncea prevents development of insulin resistance in rats

Obesity and Diabetes - Metabolic syndrome treatment strategies outlined

Animal Models - Glucose homeostasis and insulin signaling characterized in mice strains

Atherosclerosis - Circulating leptin associated with oxidized LDL in postmenopausal women

Awards - U.S. NIH awards nearly $1.5 million for study of human bone precursor cells

Breast Cancer - Murine study supports hypothesis that leptin may play role in tumorigenesis

Breast Cancer Risk Factor - Link between dairy products and risk of breast cancer is weak

Business Update - Pittsburgh incubator signs Revivicor, Inc. as new tenant

Cancer Risk Factor - Childhood obesity increases hormonal changes linked to cancer risk

Cancer Therapy - Independent laboratory and Merck & Co., Inc., sign oncology research partnership

Cardiovascular Disease - FDA approves Lipitor to lower risk of heart attacks

Cardiovascular Disease - RAGE is novel target for drug intervention in diabetic vascular disease

Childhood Diabetes - Management of diabetes in childhood reviewed

Collaborations - Jubilant Biosys and visual informatics software provider partner

Complementary and Alternative Medicine - Olfactory stimulation with citrus oil may reduce weight gain

Complementary and Alternative Medicine - Plants used to treat diabetes do not possess hypoglycemic activity

Diabetes - Board kicks off new program to fight diabetes in Indian community

Diabetes Control - New book breaks ground in battle against Type 2 diabetes epidemic

Diabetes Genomics and Genetics - Nonsense mutation in GCK exon 9 co-segregates with diabetes phenotype

Diabetes Therapy -  Calamintha officinalis possesses hypoglycemic effect in diabetic rats

Diabetes Therapy - Dipeptidyl peptidase IV inhibitor plus sulfonylurea improves glycemia

Diabetes Therapy - Education and psychotherapy needed to treat poorly controlled diabetes

Diabetes Therapy - GSK3 inhibitors possess therapeutic potential for diabetes

Diabetes Therapy - New glycogen phosphorylase inhibitors characterized

Diabetic Nephropathy - Aldose reductase inhibitor slows progress of diabetic nephropathy

Diabetic Nephropathy - Brain amino acid abnormalities found in patients with kidney disease

Diabetic Nephropathy - Losartan improves glomerular structural changes in diabetic mice

Diabetic Neuropathy - Evidence for apoptosis in situ found in diabetic autonomic neuropathy

Diabetic Neuropathy - Study: Therapy cuts diabetic ulcer rate by 79%

Diet Trends - Research shows number of adults on low-carb diet remains stable

Diet and Nutrition - Alpha-lactalbumin plus regular diet increases plasma Trp-LNAA ratio

Diet and Nutrition - Angiogenesis sustains obesity

Diet and Nutrition - Mothers misunderstand questions on feeding questionnaire

Drug Design - Scientists identify compounds that mimic calorie restriction