Obesity and Diabetes Week

Diet & Nutrition - Low 25(OH)D does not affect insulin sensitivity in obesity after bariatric surgery

Fitness & Wellness - Lifestyle change improved PAI-1 levels and fibrinolysis in impaired glucose tolerance subjects

Obesity Therapy - Study found family-based behavioral treatment successfully treated obesity in children

Pharmaceutical Research - Orlistat appeared to reduce need for additional diabetes drugs regardless of weight loss

Type 2 Diabetes - A TNF-alpha G-308A polymorphism may increase nephropathy risk in obese diabetics

Adipose Tissue - Extended life in lean subjects may be due to improved insulin signaling in adipose tissue

Amylin - Amylin peptide levels are raised in infants of diabetic mothers

Angiology - Blood flow in skin of type 1 diabetic patients improved after pancreas transplant

Angiology - Study suggests placing caval filter preoperatively in gastric bypass patients with past VTE

Cancer Mortality - Reduction of cancer mortality should target behavioral and environmental interventions

Cardiology - Glucose deviations in AMI patients without diabetes may be due to impaired beta cell function

Diabetes Pathogenesis - Researchers' data advance Diabetes Pathogenesis research

Cardiology - Lowering BP and TG cutoff may predict coronary heart disease and diabetes risk

Cardiology - New findings in cardiology described

Cardiovascular Disease - Abdominal fat index does not estimate cardiovascular disease risk better than waist girth

Clinical Trials - Company updates clinical trials of regenerative therapy for types 1 and 2 diabetes

Clinical Trials - Diabetics with small coronary arteries showed reduced restenosis rates after SES

Clinical Trials - Initiation of three new clinical trials in autoimmune indications announced

Diabetes Therapy - Recent findings illuminate research in Diabetes Therapy

Complementary & Alternative Medicine -  E. alatus prevents high-fat diet induced hyperglycemia and hyperlipidemia in mouse model

Complementary & Alternative Medicine - Glucomannan may be able to help decrease the prevalence of overweight and obesity

Complementary & Alternative Medicine - Nitobegiku showed antidiabetic properties in KK-Ay diabetic mice

Diabetes Complications - Abnormal circulation with normal ABI is linked to atherosclerosis and artery stiffness

Diabetes Complications - Advanced glycation end products may support early diabetic retinopathy

Diabetes Complications - Diabetes mellitus is strong, independent risk for cardiovascular disease

Diabetes Therapy - Researchers provide details of new studies and findings in the area of Diabetes Therapy

Diabetes Complications - Many diabetics are not given adequate foot care even when lower limb complications are evident

Diabetes Complications - Study finds pathogenic role of TNF-alpha system in CVD development in type 1 diabetics

Diabetes Complications - Up-regulation of glycated product receptors in diabetic brain is averted by antioxidant therapy

Diabetes Control - A dose of insulin glargine provided glycemic control as effective as NPH insulin

Diabetes Control - Poorly controlled diabetes improves with intensive multitherapy

Diabetes Epidemiology - Concurrent diabetes mellitus and atrial fibrillation requries aggressive management strategies

Diabetes Therapy - Researchers publish new studies and findings in the area of Diabetes Therapy

Diabetes Management - Phenomen study found management of risk factors in diabetic hypertensives inadequate

Diabetes Pathogenesis - AMPK alpha2 activity is not essential for all insulin-independent glucose transport

Diabetes Pathogenesis - Brain glucose transport is not altered following short episodes of recurrent hypoglycemia

Diabetes Pathogenesis - Copper chelating agent suppressed carbonyl stress in diabetic rat lenses

Diabetes Pathogenesis - Inhibition of lipase improved lipid profile while reducing plasma glucose

Diabetes Pathogenesis - Mortality from post-MI is lower in black diabetics than white diabetics

Obesity Pathogenesis - Researchers' findings advance Obesity Pathogenesis research

Diabetes Pathogenesis - New findings in the area of Diabetes Pathogenesis described

Diabetes Pathogenesis - Pathogenesis of maternal diabetes associated with neural deafness is discussed

Diabetes Pathogenesis - Reduced nNOS expression may influence apoptosis in type 2 diabetic mouse enteric neurons

Diabetes Pathogenesis - T reg cells primarily impinge on autoimmune diabetes by bringing T cells inside islets

Diabetes Therapy - Antinociceptive oxycodone effects may be mediated by mu- and kappa-opioid receptors

Obesity Pathogenesis - Studies describe new findings in Obesity Pathogenesis research

Diabetes Therapy - Extracts and fractions from Baccharis trimera showed potential antidiabetic activity

Diabetes Therapy - Findings in Diabetes Therapy provide new insights

Diabetes Therapy - Latex of Calotropis procera was comparable to glibenclamide as antidiabetic agent

Diabetes Therapy - Medical ozone treatment proposed as alternative diabetes complication treatment

Diabetes Therapy - Simvastatin treatment reduced apoB-lipoprotein secretion in diabetic dyslipidemia

Diabetes Vaccine - Protein Sciences to produce diabetes vaccine for phase III trials

Diabetic Nephropathy - Researchers describe findings in Diabetic Nephropathy studies

Diabetic Neuropathy - Electrophysiological study of neuropathy found symptoms are common in new patients

Diagnostics - Detection of cytochrome c reduction and oxygen consumption may indicate human islet quality

Diagnostics - Diagnostics company announces a new installation of the MaxLife Center for Men in Florida

Diagnostics - Study shows water-soluble upper GI is reliable in diagnosing anastomotic leaks after LGB

Diet & Nutrition - Caloric restriction decreased PPAR superfamily expression in mouse model

Diet & Nutrition - Combined vitamin E and insulin administration prevents renal damage in rat model

Diet & Nutrition - High-fat and normal diet alternation had similar fat movement as a constant high-fat diet

Diet & Nutrition - Low adiposity in BM-fed rats is linked to raised lipid oxidation and mitochondrial uncoupling

Diet & Nutrition - Relationship between calcium and dairy intake, obesity, and serum cholesterol are complex

Diet & Nutrition - Research shows eating 4-6 walnut halves before meals decreases levels of hunger