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Obesity and Diabetes Week

Susan Hasty, Publisher

Table of Contents . . . September 19th, 2005

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Related Areas: Other Issues in Obesity and Diabetes Week | Other Publications

Diabetes Pathogenesis - Control of mRNA translation maintains glucose homeostasis

Diabetes Pathogenesis - GLUT2 gene polymorphisms linked to development of type 2 diabetes

Diabetes Therapy - Rosiglitazone restores renal D1A receptor-Gs protein coupling

Fitness & Wellness - Effects of weight loss on carbohydrate metabolism reviewed

Obesity and Diabetes - Gene-diet interaction in obesity and type 2 diabetes reviewed

Adipose Tissue - Metabolic implications of innervation of adipose tissue reviewed

Adipose Tissue - New findings in adipose tissue described

Atherosclerosis - Apolipoprotein E secretion by macrophages in type 2 diabetes evaluated

Atherosclerosis - Findings describe new data in atherosclerosis research

Atherosclerosis - Postprandial triglyceride linked to carotid intima-media thickness

Atherosclerosis - Recent findings in atherosclerosis provide new insights

Awards - Walter C. Willett, MD, doctor of public health, wins nutrition research award

Behavioral Medicine - Effectiveness of nutrition counseling by Australian GPs examined

Breast Cancer - Reports advance knowledge in breast cancer research

Business & Finance - Obesity drug developer adds new member to its investor group

Business Update - New disease management product announced for middle-market employers

Cardiology - Researchers' data advance cardiology research

Diabetes Pathogenesis - Researchers detail new studies and findings in the area of diabetes pathogenesis

Childhood Obesity - Beta3-adrenergic receptor polymorphism linked to cardiovascular risk

Childhood Obesity - Homocysteine levels linked to leptin and apolipoprotein B in obesity

Childhood Obesity - Prevalence of melanocortin receptor mutations in obesity examined

Collaborations - Company signs joint venture with China pharmas to develop inhalable insulin

Collaborations - License, collaboration deal signed to develop DPP-IV inhibitors

Complementary & Alternative Medicine - Goshajinkigan improves insulin resistance in type 2 diabetic patients

Diabetes Therapy - Recent studies add new data to diabetes therapy research

Coronary Artery Disease - U.S. FDA approves ACEON to reduce risk of cardiovascular mortality

Diabetes Complications - Changes reported in ovarian steroidogenesis after thyroidectomy

Diabetes Complications - Histidine and carnosine delay diabetic deterioration in mice

Diabetes Complications - IND filed for BXT-51072 for diabetics at risk for cardiovascular complications

Diabetes Epidemiology - Glucose intolerance in United Arab Emirates investigated

Diabetes Genomics & Genetics - Arg72 allele of peptide YY increases risk of type 2 diabetes

Hypertension - Reports add new data to hypertension research

Diabetes Genomics & Genetics - Candidate genes in type 2 diabetes modifier locus identified

Diabetes Genomics and Genetics - New research in the area of diabetes genomics and genetics detailed

Diabetes Pathogenesis - Findings in diabetes pathogenesis provide new insights

Diabetes Pathogenesis - Increased antioxidant expression found in KKAy but not STZ diabetes

Diabetes Pathogenesis - Insulin inhibits glucagon-induced glycogenolysis in hepatocytes

Diabetes Pathogenesis - Levels of matrix metalloproteinases altered in type 2 diabetes

Insulin Resistance - Research in insulin resistance provides new insights

Diabetes Pathogenesis - Pathophysiologic heterogeneity found in type 2 diabetes development

Diabetes Therapy - Berberine exhibits insulin sensitizing and insulinotropic actions

Diabetes Therapy - Beta cell function and therapy response in diabetic Nigerians examined

Diabetes Therapy - FGF-21 is novel metabolic regulator

Diabetes Therapy - New anti-hyperglycemic agent reduces hepatic glucose production

Obesity Surgery - Researchers describe findings in obesity surgery studies

Diabetes Therapy - Recent findings illuminate research in diabetes therapy

Diabetes Therapy - Safety and efficacy of insulin gene transfer to diabetic rats reported

Diabetic Nephropathy - C-reactive protein related to microvascular complications in diabetes

Diabetic Nephropathy - Studies add new findings to diabetic nephropathy body of knowledge

Diabetic Neuropathy - Dietary soy prevents brain Na+, K+-ATPase reduction in diabetic rats

Diabetic Retinopathy - Somatostatin deficits arise in patients with diabetes eye complications

Diagnostics - U.S. FDA grants clearance to market blood glucose monitoring system

Diet & Nutrition - HealthAllies offers deals on Jenny Craig

Diet & Nutrition - Nutrilite Brainiums DHA gummy supplement for kids introduced

Drug Delivery - Successful results reported from study of needle-free injection device

Fatty Liver Disease - Aminotransferase levels rise in many children with type 2 diabetes

Finance - Medicare products provider allows lapse of warrants to save shareholder dilution

Finance - Obesity disease management services company reports Q2 2005 financial results

Finance - Provider of weight loss services reports Q2 2005 financial results

Fitness & Wellness - Suppression of fat deposition with gene therapy discussed

Fitness & Wellness - Use of glycemic index can help maintain metabolic control between meals

Fitness and Wellness - Publication examines value of fast workouts

Gastroenterology - Weight loss surgery improves liver health in morbidly obese patients

HIV/AIDS-Associated Lipoatrophy - Lipoatrophic men 44 months post diagnosis less lipoatrophic, more hypertensive

Hypertension - Recent studies add new data to hypertension research

Insulin Resistance - Beta2 -adrenoceptor polymorphisms relate to insulin resistance

Insulin Resistance - Differences in insulin resistance in males and females reviewed

Insulin Resistance - Recent findings in insulin resistance provide new insights

Insulin Sensitivity - QUICKI is accurate surrogate index for measuring insulin sensitivity

Leptin Studies - Leptin and melanocortin play roles in signaling in cachexia

Marketing - Japanese, U.S. companies sign agreement to co-market diabetes diagnostics tools

Obesity Diagnosis - Biomarkers related to obesity and metabolic syndrome analyzed

Obesity Pathogenesis - Changes in orexin-A and neuropeptide Y in hypothalamus examined

Obesity Pathogenesis - Economics of obesity reviewed

Obesity Pathogenesis - Glucagon-like peptide-1 release reduced in obese subjects

Obesity Pathogenesis - Neuroendocrine control of food intake reviewed

Obesity Pathogenesis - Reports add new data to obesity pathogenesis research

Obesity Research - Report examines obesity treatment and reimbursement issues

Obesity Surgery - Data advance knowledge in obesity surgery research

Obesity Therapy - Current treatment approaches to overweight in adolescents reviewed

Obesity Therapy - No apparent APD356 effect seen on heart in phase IIa trial

Obesity Therapy - Tempol reduces oxidative stress and improves insulin sensitivity

Obesity and Diabetes - Reports describe recent advances in obesity and diabetes research

Ovarian Cancer Risk Factors - Body weight and body mass index related to ovarian cancer risk

Patents - Company gets patent for continuous glucose monitoring patent portfolio

Pediatric Obesity - Restaurant chain announces 3-year Little League Baseball, Softball sponsorship

Pediatric Obesity - Sweet'N Low maker, Shape Up America! launch obesity initiative

Statins - Farnesoid X receptor studied, statin role on transcriptional regulation defined

Transplant Medicine - New findings in the area of transplant medicine detailed

Type 1 Diabetes - Study on diagnosing preclinical type 1 diabetes published in journal

Type 2 Diabetes - Phase 2 study of long acting Byetta released

Type 2 Diabetes - Scientists find cell mitochondria may play role in developing insulin resistance

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