Obesity and Diabetes Week

Diabetes Pathogenesis - Munc18c heterozygous knockout mice susceptible to glucose intolerance

Diabetes Therapy - Pioglitazone benefits patients with diabetes and metabolic syndrome

Diet and Nutrition - Caloric restriction effects on insulin-signaling system examined

Obesity Pathogenesis - Apolipoprotein C3 deficiency results in diet-induced obesity

Obesity and Diabetes - Activation of rapamycin pathway target involved in insulin resistance

Abdominal Obesity - GH treatment reduces abdominal visceral fat in postmenopausal women

Adipogenesis - Corepressors selectively control transcriptional activity of PPAR-gamma

Adipogenesis - Removal of serum factors promotes adipogenesis

Atherosclerosis - Effects of silencing leukocyte-type 12/15-lipoxygenase reported

Atherosclerosis - Expression of scavenger receptor enhanced under diabetic conditions

Atherosclerosis - Recent findings in atherosclerosis provide new insights

Diabetes Therapy - Recent findings in diabetes therapy provide new insights

Breast Cancer - Collagen VI encourages proliferation, survival of malignant tumor cells

Business Update - Dr. James W. Ryan, IP company, collaborate to commercialize key genomic patents

Business Update - Pharma company acquires Tarpan Therapeutics; names chief executive officer

Cardiology - Exposures to air pollution are associated with decreased heart rate variability

Cardiology - Women with PCOS at increased risk for cardiovascular disease, study shows

Cardiovascular Disease - Role of therapies in preventing heart disease in diabetes outlined

Metabolic Syndrome - Researchers' data advance metabolic syndrome research

Childhood Obesity - Consensus statement on childhood obesity released

Clinical Trials - U.S. National Institutes of Health grant for telemedicine trial approved

Complementary & Alternative Medicine - Glucotize launched for treatment of diabetes complications

Diabetes Genomics and Genetics - Missense mutations in insulin promoter factor not linked to diabetes

Diabetes Genomics and Genetics - No clear link found between nuclear factor 4-alpha gene and diabetes

Diabetes Pathogenesis - Activation of rapamycin pathway target inhibits insulin signaling

Obesity Pathogenesis - Findings in obesity pathogenesis provide new insights

Diabetes Pathogenesis - Common adiponectin polymorphisms predict development of type 2 diabetes

Diabetes Pathogenesis - Enzyme subunit deletions have opposite effects on insulin sensitivity

Diabetes Pathogenesis - Hyperglycemic activation of protein kinase C requires aldose reductase

Diabetes Pathogenesis - Insulin alone increases hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal activity

Diabetes Pathogenesis - Loss of glucagon response to hypoglycemia in diabetes explained

Diabetes Pathogenesis - Researchers' work adds to diabetes pathogenesis body of knowledge

Obesity Pathogenesis - Reports describe recent advances in obesity pathogenesis research

Diabetes Pathogenesis - Sphingolipids play role in producing common features of type 2 diabetes

Diabetes Therapy - Automated protein-tyrosine phosphatase 1B inhibition assay developed

Diabetes Therapy - Chimeric rice seeds stimulate beta-cell insulin secretion

Diabetes Therapy - Coronary revascularization procedures in diabetic patients compared

Diabetes Therapy - Docosahexaenoic acid metabolites reported as antidiabetic agents

Diabetes Therapy - European Commission extends marketing authorization of diabetes treatments

Obesity Pathogenesis - Studies describe new findings in obesity pathogenesis research

Diabetes Therapy - Findings in diabetes therapy provide new insights

Diabetes Therapy - Glimepiride enhances intrinsic PPAR-gamma activity in 3T3-L1 adipocytes

Diabetes Therapy - Glutamate inhibits protein phosphatases and promotes insulin exocytosis

Diabetes Therapy - Importance of treating both diabetes and hypertension outlined

Diabetes Therapy - Palmitate-derivitized analogues of GIP have antihyperglycemic activity

Diabetes Therapy - Private company to produce iron-binding drugs for use in U.S. clinical studies

Obesity and Diabetes - Reports add new data to obesity and diabetes research

Diabetes Therapy - Thiazolidinediones upregulate fatty acid uptake in adipose tissue

Diabetic Foot - Pressure dressing and antibiotics for diabetic foot treatment reviewed

Diabetic Nephropathy - Angiotensin blockade attenuates development of renal injury in diabetes

Diabetic Nephropathy - Mechanical stretch induces monocyte chemoattractant activity

Diabetic Nephropathy - Mechanisms of bradykinin promotion of glomerular injury outlined

Obesity and Diabetes - Researchers describe findings in obesity and diabetes studies

Diabetic Nephropathy - Myotubes use saturated palmitate and unsaturated oleate differently

Diabetic Nephropathy - Nuclear ribonucleoprotein F modulates angiotensinogen gene expression

Diabetic Nephropathy - Recent studies add new data to diabetic nephropathy research

Diabetic Neuropathy - Damage caused by diabetic neuropathy may be irreparable

Diabetic Neuropathy - Poverty increases lower-extremity amputation rates of minorities

Diet & Nutrition - "Motherwell babies" study may provide clues to adult diseases

Diet & Nutrition - Drinking alcohol reduces breast milk supply, study shows

Diet and Nutrition - After-school program effectively promotes healthful diets and exercise

Diet and Nutrition - New study documents the detrimental impact of teen beverage choices

Diet and Nutrition - Study compares absorption rates of different types of nutritional chromium

Diet and Nutrition - Study shows effectiveness of conjugated linoleic acid supplement in weight loss

Endocrinology - Insulin's stimulation of VEGF promotes angiogenesis and fat accumulation

Endocrinology - Reports add new data to endocrinology research

Enzymology - Crystal structure provides insights into glucocorticoid interconversion