Obesity and Diabetes Week
Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . January 24th, 2005
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Diabetes Pathogenesis - Findings describe new data in diabetes pathogenesis research
Diabetes Pathogenesis - Studies advance knowledge in diabetes pathogenesis research
Diabetes Therapy - Pioglitazone restores impaired glucose-stimulated insulin secretion
Obesity and Diabetes - Age has independent effect on insulin sensitivity and beta-cell function
Obesity and Diabetes - Beta-cell function and insulin sensitivity associated with body fatness
Obesity and Diabetes - Free fatty acid levels modulate microvascular function
Obesity and Diabetes - Phosphatidylinositol/AKT/atypical PKC pathway improves insulin sensitivity
Angiology - Correlates of carotid artery stiffness in young adults reported
Angiology - Physiological roles of angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 reviewed
Atheroscerlosis Risk Factors - Caloric restriction significantly improves insulin sensitivity
Body Composition - Body fat values from anthropometric methods and impedance compared
Business Update - Disintegrator needle-destruction device commences global distribution
Business Update - Gordian wins 22 contracts in 6 months
Business Update - Healthy foods company introduces new CEO, discusses growth plans in 2005
Business Update - Weight loss clinic opens in Texas
Cardiovascular Disease - Complication risk with coronary catheterization low in moderate obesity
Cholesterol - Cholesterol drug co-administered with fenofibrate study results reported
Complementary & Alternative Medicine - Tinospora cordifolia restores antioxidant function in diabetic organs
Congestive Heart Failure - Heart failure registry shows differences in Hispanic Americans' health status
Contraception - Getting pregnant while on the pill: another health hazard of being overweight
Diabetes Complications - Lipid lowering agents may reduce the risk for diabetes-related vision loss
Diabetes Complications - Pancreatic islets from type 2 diabetic patients have functional defects
Diabetes Complications - TNF-alpha release negatively associated with apolipoprotein B
Diabetes Genomics and Genetics - Biethnic comparisons of autosomal genomic scan for loci linked to adiponectin
Diabetes Genomics and Genetics - Protein tyrosine phosphatase polymorphisms linked to glucose homeostasis
Diabetes Genomics and Genetics - Variation in NCB50R does not contribute to nonautoimmune diabetes
Diabetes Pathogenesis - Biological importance of peptides of calcitonin family examined
Diabetes Pathogenesis - Hyperglycemia induces vagally mediated increase in C-peptide secretion
Diabetes Pathogenesis - PPAR-gamma overexpression suppresses insulin secretory capacity in islets
Diabetes Pathogenesis - Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase inhibitors reveal enhanced insulin secretion
Diabetes Pathogenesis - Platelet-derived growth factor stimulates glucose transport in muscles
Diabetes Pathogenesis - Researchers publish new studies and findings in the area of diabetes pathogenesis
Diabetes Pathogenesis - Serine phosphorylation promotes insulin resistance
Diabetes Research - Agreement signed to secure embryonic stem cell technology for diabetes research
Diabetes Risk Factors - Gamma-glutamyltransferase predicts risk of type 2 diabetes
Diabetes Therapy - Affinity chromatography of insulin with heptapeptide ligand reported
Diabetes Therapy - Amylase inhibitor from kidney beans has hypoglycemic activity
Diabetes Therapy - Free radical scavenger protects against glucose-induced cell dysfunction
Diabetes Therapy - Glycoinsulins possess prolonged blood-sugar-lowering activity
Diabetes Therapy - New findings in diabetes therapy described
Diabetes Therapy - Phloridzin improves hyperglycemia but not hepatic insulin resistance
Diabetes Therapy - Reports describe recent advances in diabetes therapy research
Diabetes Therapy - Severe hypo-alpha-lipoproteinemia reported during rosiglitazone therapy
Diabetes Therapy - Simvastatin restores vasoconstriction via effects on oxidizing metabolism
Diabetes Therapy - Synthetic polymer stimulates insulin release from RINm5F insulinoma cells
Diabetes Type 2 Complications - Obesity and metabolic syndrome powerful predictors of diabetes type 2
Diabetic Ketoacidosis - Transcriptome and proteome expression in activated T lymphocytes described
Diabetic Nephropathy - Kidneys from nonobese diabetic mice analyzed in non-diabetic stage
Diabetic Nephropathy - New findings in the area of diabetic nephropathy detailed
Diabetic Neuropathy - Alpha-lipoic acid provides neuroprotection in diabetic rats
Diabetic Neuropathy - Hyperglycemia attenuates nerve conduction velocity in male rats
Diabetic Neuropathy - Venlafaxine provides complete pain relief in acute diabetic neuropathy
Diabetic Retinopathy - Combined risk factors accelerate vision complications in diabetics
Diagnostics - Company chosen to launch thyroid disease detection device
Diagnostics - Homogeneous competitive-type immunoassay for insulin developed
Diet & Nutrition - Company ships natural diet products to GNC for 2005 diet season
Diet & Nutrition - Diets higher in dairy, fruits, and vegetables may address pediatric hypertension
Diet & Nutrition - Elementary school awarded 3-A-Day of Dairy Nutrition Education Grant
Diet & Nutrition - Magazine names Seattle fittest city; Houston fattest
Diet & Nutrition - Man who lost more than 450 pounds scheduled to go home
Diet & Nutrition - New ebook discusses alternative therapy to reverse chronic disease
Diet & Nutrition - Research forecasts low-carbohydrate market surge in first quarter of 2005
Diet & Nutrition - Survey shows New Year's resolutions focus on wellness over weight loss
Diet & Nutrition - Survey shows adults face obstacles in getting nutritious, good-tasting meals
Diet & Nutrition - Survey shows women are striving for balance in their diet
Diet & Nutrition - Univ. of Massachusetts study aims at keeping middle school students slim
Diet & Nutritoin - Weight loss strategies work in people with prediabetes
Diet and Nutrition - Plasma glucose doesn't alter food restriction-induced hepatic gene expression
Drug Delivery - Characteristics of water-soluble phospholipid polymer hydrogels described
Drug Development - Third performance milestone in Genentech Alliance announced
Emergency Medicine - Insulin treatment in critically ill trauma patients normalizes glucose
Endocrinology - Activation of nuclear factor by hyperglycemia regulated by aldose reductase
Endocrinology - Diabetes in pregnancy appears to imprint glucocorticoid regulation in fetus
Endocrinology - Expression of mini-proinsulin in Pichia pastoris improved
Endocrinology - Insulin acts via protein kinase phosphorylation in blastocysts
Endocrinology - Link found between mitochondrial efficiency and insulin resistance
Finance - Michigan insurer provides grant to improve men's health
Finance - Pharma company provides financial update
Finance - Service provider to morbidly obese patients reports third quarter 2004 results
Fitness & Wellness - Inflatable wedge holds door open for those looking to get in shape
Fitness & Wellness - Olympic gold medallist Kristine Lilly leads kids in action pilot program
Fitness and Wellness - British marathoner releases DVD and video on power walking off the pounds
Fitness and Wellness - Health club group predicts over 10 million Americans will join club in 2005
Fitness and Wellness - Minnesota yoga instructor's 'YogaLift' program wins 'Best of Fitness' honors
Gastric Bypass Surgery - Teen twins undergo controversial gastric bypass surgery
Geriatrics - Study of diuretics in elderly people says the benefits outweigh the risks
Grants - Univ. of Oklahoma Health Center sees grant increases
Health Promotion - Medicare will help beneficiaries quit smoking
Heart Disease Risk Factors - Adiponectin reduced in acromegaly and normalized by growth hormone correction
Heart Disease Risk Factors - Endothelial dysfunction in women with PCOS related to insulin resistance
Hyperglycemia - VEGF and high glucose levels mediate placenta growth factor activity
Hypertension - New findings in the area of hypertension detailed
Information Technology - Voluntary health organizations, publishers announce information initiative
Kidney Disease - Altered podocyte-derived VEGF assembly may precipitate diabetic glomerulopathy
Legal Issues - Jury finds for Utah women in diet drug fen-phen verdict with $2.1 million award
Leptin Studies - Leptin levels are dependent on sleep duration
Leukemia - Higher BMI associated with increased risk of AML, but not CLL in older women
Liver Disease - CYP2E1 inhibitors oppose liver injury
Metabolic Syndrome - Growth hormone and placental lactogen genes linked to metabolic syndrome
Metabolic Syndrome - Hepatic lipase mRNA, protein, and enzymes increased in insulin resistance
Metabolic Syndrome - Research shows metabolic syndrome drug market to increase by 2013
Metabolic Syndrome - Studies add new findings to metabolic syndrome body of knowledge
Metabolic Syndrome - Weight, fitness and lifestyle important contributors to metabolic syndrome
Metabolic Syndrome - von Willebrand factor does not predict development of metabolic syndrome
Metabolism - Energy expenditure in elderly investigated
Obesity - Frequent fast food meals increase weight, diabetes risk
Obesity - Maker of handheld mobile devices introduces applications for weight management
Obesity Genomics and Genetics - Mutation in PPAR-gamma promoter linked to partial lipodystrophy
Obesity Pathogenesis - Adiponectin linked to increased weight gain in small infants
Obesity Pathogenesis - Brain region-specific forms of obesity linked to agouti expression
Obesity Pathogenesis - IL-6 regulates adipose tissue lipid metabolism and leptin production
Obesity Pathogenesis - New data illuminates research in obesity pathogenesis
Obesity Surgery - Gastric bypass successful in obese patient with myasthenia gravis
Obesity Surgery - Gastric outlet obstruction caused by total band erosion
Obesity Surgery - Silicone tube of gastric band causes small bowel
Obesity Surgery - Studies advance knowledge in obesity surgery research
Obesity Therapy - Findings advance knowledge in obesity therapy research
Obesity and Diabetes - Ciliary neurotrophic factor decreases weight and improves metabolism
Obesity and Diabetes - Intranasal insulin reduces body fat in men but not in women
Obesity and Diabetes - Mitochondrial remodeling in adipose tissue associated with obesity
Obesity and Diabetes - c-Cb-deficient mice have reduced adiposity and improved insulin action
Pediatrics - Obesity rising among U.S. preschoolers
Product Licensing - CTI licenses Lisofylline and related portfolio for development in diabetes
Product Licensing - License rights for gene targeting technologies granted to Johnson & Johnson
Type 2 Diabetes - 7-Hydroxystaurosporine inhibits Akt Thr308) not Ser473 phosphorylation
Type 2 Diabetes - Hepatic production of VLDL1 but not VLDL2 related to insulin resistance
Type 2 Diabetes - Stage-matched intervention promotes exercise in patients with type 2 diabetes
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