Obesity and Diabetes Week

Diabetes Control - Blood glucose levels in diabetic youth should be measured frequently

Diabetes Control - Hormone modifications may improve therapeutic potential for diabetes management

Fitness & Wellness - Low fitness level is associated with increased risk of CVD mortality in diabetic men

Genetics & Genomics - Children of type 2 diabetics with the haplotype PPARGC1A are at increased risk for diabetes

Obesity Epidemiology - Distribution of waist measurements in youth are used to define pediatric abdominal obesity

Adverse Drug Reaction - Combination of metformin or thiazolidinediones and insulin in diabetes therapy is studied

Adverse Drug Reactions - Vildagliptin is effective in improving glycemic control for type 2 diabetics

Anesthesia - Morbidly obese patients respond equally to desflurane or sevoflurane when concentration is controlled

Angiology - FMD and intima-media complex data can predict vascular complications in youth

Anti-Infectives - Dutch biotech teams up with ACE BioSciences and Harvard to accelerate bacterial antibody program

Awards - Research award presented for protein therapeutics system for diabetes

Diabetes Therapy - New findings in the area of diabetes therapy described

Behavioral Medicine - Behavioral risk factors leading to obesity are reviewed

Cancer Epidemiology - Increased BMI is associated with higher risk of pancreatic cancer in men

Cancer Risk Factors - Behavioral and environmental risk factors play a major role in global cancer deaths

Cardiac Surgery Risk Factors - Hyperglycemia is independent risk factor for mortality for cardiac surgery patients

Cardiovascular Disease - G allele in adiponectin gene at SNP 276 may indicate higher CV disease risk

Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors - Metabolic syndrome and diabetes treatment is important for cardiovascular risk control

Diabetes Therapy - Reports advance knowledge in diabetes therapy research

Childhood Obesity - Data advance knowledge in childhood obesity research

Chronic Kidney Disease - ISN is pioneering the timely prevention of chronic kidney disease in Latin America

Complementary & Alternative Medicine - Lifestyle program for hypertensive therapy lowers patient weight and cardiovascular risk

Complementary & Alternative Medicine - Palm vitamin E is more potent than alpha-tocopherol in improving dermal wound healing

Diabetes Complications - Anti-infective therapy for foot ulcers in patients with diabetes requires special care

Diabetes Complications - Antioxidative therapy in pregnant diabetic rats reduces embryonic dysmorphogenesis

Obesity Pathogenesis - Reports advance knowledge in obesity pathogenesis research

Diabetes Complications - DM does not affect postoperative result for coronary bypass surgery in multivessel disease

Diabetes Complications - Link between myocardial perfusion SPECT and severe CAD is modified by LVH and diabetes

Diabetes Complications - Macular edema and ischemia are linked to visual acuity after intravitreal triamcinolone dose

Diabetes Complications - Plasma IL-6 concentration is inversely related to insulin sensitivity and lipid metabolism

Diabetes Complications - Proper care can reduce formation and complications associated with diabetic foot

Diabetes Complications - Reduction in 14-3-3 zeta expression induces PKC activation and may cause visual impairment

Diabetes Complications - Stress ^99mTc-tetrofosmin myocardial perfusion imaging is linked to higher mortality

Diabetes Complications - Survey shows nearly 70% of diabetics polled report having high blood pressure

Diabetes Complications - Type 1 and type 2 diabetes are linked to increased fracture risk

Diabetes Complications - Undiagnosed DM increases risks associated with coronary artery bypass grafting

Diabetes Control - Data show most type 2 diabetics fail to control their blood sugar

Diabetes Control - GLP-1 reduces insulin clearance in mouse model

Diabetes Control - Pedometer-registered activity is linked to aerobic capacity and self-reported fitness

Diabetes Control - Study reveals that type 2 diabetics respond better to once-daily treatments

Diabetes Epidemiology - HMW adiponectin is not linked to endothelium-dependent vasodilation in diabetic offspring

Diabetes Epidemiology - Incidence of childhood diabetes in New South Wales has risen since 1990

Diabetes Epidemiology - Inflammatory properties of LDL^- in diabetics are related to increased PAF-AH activity

Diabetes Epidemiology - Left ventricular abnormalities could be a screening target for type 2 diabetics

Diabetes Epidemiology - Low rates of public enterovirus infection increase youth type 1 diabetes risk

Diabetes Epidemiology - PPARGC1A polymorphisms are associated with early-onset type 2 diabetes mellitus

Diabetes Epidemiology - Polymorphisms in gene encoding Kruppel-like factor 7 are linked to type 2 diabetes

Diabetes Epidemiology - Report shows number suffering from diabetes likely to triple by 2025

Diabetes Epidemiology - SLC12A3 +78A(+) genotype is linked to lower albumin levels and nephropathy risk

Diabetes Epidemiology - Score statistic tests genetic correlation in proband-family design

Diabetes Epidemiology - Streptozotocin-induced diabetes in rat is linked to enhanced tissue H₂ S biosynthesis

Diabetes Epidemiology - TNF and LTA variants are unlikely to be involved in type 2 diabetes risk

Diabetes Epidemiology - Uncoupling protein 2 Ala55Val polymorphism is associated with diabetes mellitus

Diabetes Pathogenesis - CREB coactivator TORC2 is key regulator of fasting glucose metabolism

Diabetes Pathogenesis - Diabetic nephropaths exhibit increased glomerular and extracellular malondialdehyde levels

Diabetes Pathogenesis - New data illuminates research in diabetes pathogenesis

Diabetes Pathogenesis - Vitamin D deficiency may be involved in the pathogenesis of type 1 and type 2 diabetes

Diabetes Pathogenesis - cPLA₂ alpha plays a protective role in autoimmune diabetes development

Diabetes Pathology - Fem1b inactivation leads to abnormal glucose homeostasis and pancreatic islet function

Diabetes Research - Glycosphingolipids may be associated with type 1 and type 2 diabetes

Diabetes Therapy - Data advance knowledge in diabetes therapy research

Diabetes Therapy - Diabetic rat model indicates oral magnesium doses may help relieve diabetes symptoms

Diabetes Therapy - Drug target proposed in Cdk5-dependent regulation of glucose-stimulated insulin secretion

Diabetes Therapy - Evidence supports first non-injectable insulin as alternative treatment for diabetes

Diabetes Therapy - Exenatide-LAR enhanced glucose control in diabetic fatty Zucker rat model

Diabetes Therapy - Exendin-4 has beneficial effects on islet transplantation

Diabetes Therapy - Family physician organization receives 3-year grant for diabetes care

Diabetes Therapy - Novel albumin-insulin conjugate releases insulin slowly under physiological conditions