Obesity and Diabetes Week
Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . February 21st, 2005
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Diabetes Therapy - Amylin agonists show promise for diabetes treatment
Diabetes Therapy - Oral diabetes treatment reviewed
Diet & Nutrition - Low-carbohydrate/high-fat diet improves glucoregulation in diabetes
Heart Disease - Cardiovascular disease in diabetes reviewed
Leptin Studies - Metformin inhibits leptin via protein kinase signaling pathway
Adipose Tissue - Nuclear factor 1 regulates adipose tissue expression in GLUT4 gene
Adipose Tissue - Paracrine role for adipose tissue in regulating arterial tone discussed
Atherosclerosis - Foam cells generated by hyperglycemia and hyperlipemia in rats
Bariatric Surgery - New York hospital partners to launch surgical weight loss program
Breast Cancer - Obesity and weight gain are associated with poorer survival
Business & Finance - Drug development company reports fourth quarter and 2004 results
Business Update - Health products developer and marketer provides R&D update
Business Update - Nutraceutical company announces partnership with Planta Analytica
Business Update - Report: Cholesterol drugs still poised for OTC switch despite Mevacor setback
Cancer Risk Factors - Obesity increases the risk of renal cell carcinoma
Cancer Therapy - Phase III data shows Tarceva plus gemcitabine significantly improves survival
Cardiology - Studies focused on cardiac function in Trypanosoma cruzi-infected mice
Childhood Obesity Risk Factors - Junk food consumption increasing obesity in children of Chile
Childhood Obesity Risk Factors - Soft drinks contribute to obesity in children
Cognition - Relations among glucose tolerance, diabetes, and cognition explored
Collaborations - Joint stem-cell research program launched
Diabetes Complications - Oral manifestations of endocrine dysfunction reviewed
Diabetes Diagnosis - Method discriminates diabetic patients from healthy controls
Diabetes Pathogenesis - CD18 deficiency protects against streptozotocin-induced diabetes
Diabetes Pathogenesis - Depolarizing insulin secretagogues desensitize insulin secretion
Diabetes Pathogenesis - Diurnal rhythms in glucose production in type 2 diabetes investigated
Diabetes Pathogenesis - Fat storage in pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes outlined
Diabetes Pathogenesis - Gene polymorphisms predict development of type 2 diabetes
Diabetes Pathogenesis - Molecular mechanisms of increased glucose production reviewed
Diabetes Pathogenesis - New data illuminates research in diabetes pathogenesis
Diabetes Pathogenesis - Recent findings illuminate research in diabetes pathogenesis
Diabetes Pathogenesis - Semicarbazide-sensitive amine oxidase in diabetes investigated
Diabetes Therapy - Adenoviral transfection of islet cells requires a monolayer configuration
Diabetes Therapy - Benzoxazole-containing thiazolidinedione derivatives synthesized
Diabetes Therapy - Findings in diabetes therapy provide new insights
Diabetes Therapy - Kinetics-effect relations of insulin-releasing drugs reported
Diabetes Therapy - New components of target of rapamycin signaling network reported
Diabetes Therapy - New research in the area of diabetes therapy detailed
Diabetes Therapy - Patient noncompliance with diabetes self-care regimens investigated
Diabetes Therapy - Recent findings in diabetes therapy described
Diabetes Therapy - Reports describe recent advances in diabetes therapy research
Diabetes Therapy - Researchers' data advance diabetes therapy research
Diabetes Therapy - Researchers' findings advance diabetes therapy research
Diabetic Foot - Autologous cultured skin substitutes reviewed
Diabetic Foot - Growth factors and matrix metalloproteinases in diabetic foot reviewed
Diabetic Nephropathy - Insights into pathophysiology of diabetic nephropathy reported
Diabetic Nephropathy - New data illuminates research in diabetic nephropathy
Diabetic Nephropathy - Renin-angiotensin system modulation protects vascular system
Diabetic Nephropathy - Researchers describe findings in diabetic nephropathy studies
Diabetic Nephropathy - Researchers provide details of new studies and findings in the area of diabetic nephropathy
Diabetic Neuropathy - Erythrocytic sorbitol in diabetes correlates with plasma glucose levels
Diet & Nutrition - Fighting back, the bread industry hopes for a comeback in 2005
Diet & Nutrition - Food company launches plan to help Americans achieve dietary guidelines
Diet & Nutrition - Food company promotes potential heart healthy benefits of chocolate
Diet & Nutrition - Health-based natural products store announces additions, realignments
Diet & Nutrition - High-protein diets pose risk for patients with chronic kidney disease
Diet & Nutrition - IntegraGen to participate in Diet, Obesity and Genes project
Diet & Nutrition - Meat processor completes removal of transfat from retail and school products
Diet & Nutrition - Metabolic adaptation to high-fat diet linked to lipid fluxes in liver
Diet & Nutrition - New Mexico lawmakers want to restrict junk food in schools
Diet & Nutrition - Online nutrition tracking system uses camera phone to keep diary of diet
Diet & Nutrition - Popular diets tout new `good carb' government advice
Diet & Nutrition - Smoothies pass the health test, as Texas cracks down on junk food in schools
Diet & Nutrition - Wesleyan scientist credited with being first to measure calories
Drug Delivery - Healthcare company offers liquid growth hormone in disposable pen in U.S.
Endocrinology - Dietary arginine influences anabolic effects of androgens
Endocrinology - Research in endocrinology provides new insights
Energy Expenditure - High ghrelin levels linked to low thermogenesis
Enzymology - Obesity-associated enzymes discovered by proteome reactivity profiling
Erectile Dysfunction - Nitrergic relaxation in anococcygeus muscle of diabetic rats studied
Estrogen - Role of estrogens in adipocyte development and function reviewed
Fatty Liver Disease - Obese young people have a higher risk for developing liver disease
Finance - RNAi-focused company agrees to $21.3 million private placement of common stock
Fitness & Wellness - Daily exercise decreases age-related increases in abdominal obesity
Fitness & Wellness - Family doctor loses 80 pounds, becomes fitness trainer, produces wellness video
Fitness & Wellness - Mandate for school gym class may be over before it starts
Geriatrics - Article examines increased risk of death in elderly surviving spouses
Glycemic Control - Glycohemoglobin raised in patients with ESRD receiving hemodialysis
Health Promotion - Jeans too tight? University study shows 50% of adults can blame their genes
Health Promotion - Online children's health web site offer tips on 2005 Dietary Guidelines
Health Promotion - Online diet site, Discovery Health Channel partner for National Body Challenge
Health Promotion - Surgeon General Richard H. Carmona rolls out 'The Year of the Healthy Child'
Heart Disease Risk Factor - Toe blood pressure can identify lower extremity arterial disease
Insulin Resistance - Insulin and adipocytokines in regulating endothelial function outlined
Legal Issues - Canadian says Lilly drug gave him diabetes
Lipid Studies - Researchers detail new studies and findings in the area of lipid studies
Obesity - Doppler waveform of hepatic veins in obese population examined
Obesity - Researchers call for preventative measures to curb obesity epidemic
Obesity Pathogenesis - Adiposity signaling and biological defense against weight gain examined
Obesity Pathogenesis - Concept of fat balance in human obesity revisited
Obesity Pathogenesis - Ectopic fat storage may impair function of organs
Obesity Pathogenesis - Estrogen-related receptor alpha controls lipid handling in intestine
Obesity Pathogenesis - New data illuminates research in obesity pathogenesis
Obesity Therapy - Pathogenetically based adiposity therapy developed
Obesity Therapy - RU486 induces UCP1 expression in brown adipocytes
Obstetrics - GDM incidence higher in Indian urbanites
Obstructive Sleep Apnea - New sleep apnea at-home prescreening test introduced
Overweight - By age 6, children of overweight mothers are also prone to obesity
Patents - U.S. awards patent for peptide homologs to inhibit antigen presentation
Pediatric Obesity - New Hampshire First lady puts spotlight on childhood obesity
Personnel - Diabetes association names national director, federal government affairs
Personnel - Fred Miller named manager of sports marketing by weight loss supplement company
Personnel - Pharma company appoints new chief executive officer
Philanthropy - Healthcare company supports diabetes prevention camp for Native American youth
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome - Researchers report details of new studies and findings in the area of polycystic ovary syndrome
Type 2 Diabetes - FBPase diabetes target available for structure-based drug design
Type 2 Diabetes - Insulin-focused therapeutics company expands trials of type 2 diabetes treatment
Type 2 Diabetes - Long-term efficacy of insulin 70/30 mix in type 2 diabetes shown in study
Type 2 Diabetes - Trial shows effectiveness of Diochrome in treating type 2 diabetes
Weight Loss - Vertical abdominoplasty optimizes body contour in weight loss patients
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