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Kyushu University, Japan

Studies from Japan, Norway and Italy advance knowledge in diabetes research

Published in Pharma Investments, Ventures and Law Weekly, September 24th, 2006

Diabetes research advances have been reported from Japan, Norway and Italy.

Study 1: Serum brain-derived neurotrophic factor level is increased and associated with obesity in newly diagnosed female patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.

"Previous studies have demonstrated that brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) played a role in the eating behavior and glucose and lipid metabolism. In this study we measured the serum BDNF levels in newly diagnosed female patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (n=24, aged 34-59 years) and female subjects with normal glucose tolerance (n=7, aged 34-56 years)," scientists writing in the journal Metabolism -...

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