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Scientific American December 12, 2005 Philip E. Ross |
Grow Your Own Getting a diabetic pancreas to regrow its islets -- growth factors could restore beta cells lost in type 1 diabetes. |
Science News April 14, 2007 Janet Raloff |
Cinnamon and Diabetes--Disease Type Appears to Matter Many teens with type 1 diabetes need help maintaining tight control of their blood sugar. Cinnamon isn't the answer, a new study finds, even though the spice appears to help moderate blood sugar in persons with type 2 diabetes. |
Chemistry World July 30, 2007 James Mitchell Crow |
Cell Transplant Hope for Diabetes Sufferers Iron-based 'magnetocapsules' of insulin-producing cells could help doctors use cell transplants to treat type I diabetes. |
Nursing November 2009 Christine Kessler |
Glycemic control in the hospital: How tight should it be? Based on recent studies, the answer to that question remains controversial. This article will explore this issue and present current best practices for caring for a patient in the hospital who has diabetes or hyperglycemia. |
AskMen.com April 29, 2001 Joshua Levine |
Do You Have Diabetes? Diabetes is not contagious; people cannot "catch" it from one another. However, certain factors can increase one's risk of developing the disease... |
American Family Physician September 15, 2006 Havas & Donner |
Tight Control of Type 1 Diabetes: Recommendations for Patients Physicians play an important role in helping type 1 diabetes patients make essential lifestyle changes to help reduce the risk of microvascular and macrovascular complications. |
Chemistry World August 23, 2013 Jessica Cocker |
Plant protein regulates diabetes treatment A plant protein has been used to make a new class of glucose-responsive polymer nanogels that could one day negate the need for diabetes patients to constantly monitor their blood glucose levels and inject themselves with insulin. |
Food Processing December 2007 Mark Anthony |
Nutrition Beyond the Trends: Cinnamon and Blood Sugar Science connects cinnamon to the stabilization of blood sugar for many individuals. |
Chemistry World October 5, 2008 Victoria Gill |
Diabetic Sugar Highs Trigger Heart Disease A new study by researchers in the US and Australia could explain why diabetics are at higher risk of heart disease. |
Chemistry World April 8, 2014 Sarah Kenwright |
Olive oil may offer diabetes protection Spanish scientists say increasing the amount of olive oil in your diet could reduce your risk of developing metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes. |
American Family Physician May 1, 2001 |
Treatment Options for Type 2 Diabetes -- What's Available? What are the different steps in managing my diabetes? What are the different types of medicines used to treat type 2 diabetes and how do they work? |
Nursing Management January 2012 Lawrence et al. |
Type 2 Diabetes: Growing to Epic Proportions Affecting all age groups and all aspects of a person's life, diabetes is a major public health issue worldwide, requiring lifelong behavioral and lifestyle changes and support. |
Managed Care December 2003 Thomas Morrow |
Can Amylin Analogue Lead To Better Diabetes Control? Maintaining tight glucose control is difficult to accomplish, but adding amylin to the mix may be the answer. |
Food Processing August 2013 Mark Anthony |
The Condemnation of Carbohydrates: A Food Manufacturers Guide to Understanding Diabetes The commonly held notion that sugar intake equals diabetes is a kind of unofficial dogma. But like many dogmas, this one falls apart upon closer examination. |
Pharmaceutical Executive February 1, 2007 Iaquinto & Palmisano |
Medical Education: A Platform for Success By pumping the science behind a brand, pharmaceutical companies can garner early loyalist - before a drug even hits the market. |
American Family Physician May 1, 2005 |
Diabetic Ketoacidosis: What It Is and How to Prevent It An informative patient hand-out on the condition, its causes, triggers, prevention and instructions on what do if the conditions presents. |
Chemistry World December 18, 2013 Sarah Kenwright |
Excess glucose limits blood transfusion success Reducing the level of glucose in solutions used to process blood donations could benefit patients receiving blood transfusions, new research shows. |
Nurse Practitioner May 2011 Stacey A. Seggelke |
Hitting the target for inpatient glycemic management An understanding of glycemic treatment options for hospitalized patients is essential for good patient outcomes. |
Scientific American December 2006 Philip E. Ross |
Putting Up with Self Critics warned of bad experiments and false hope. But Denise Faustman seems to be right about a strategy to regrow insulin-making cells killed off in diabetes |
AskMen.com Alex Santoso |
What You Should Know About Diabetes Not many men understand what diabetes is, why it's very bad for them (it is one of the leading causes of impotence), what they can do to avoid getting it or how to treat it. |
The Motley Fool July 17, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson |
Medtronic's Evolutionary Revolution Step by step, Medtronic may change how diabetes is treated. |
Chemistry World October 10, 2012 Elinor Hughes |
Batteries not included Enzyme-based biofuel cells have been plugged into lobsters and they generated enough power to run a digital watch. |
Chemistry World June 26, 2013 Emma Stoye |
Glucose-sensing contact lens could run on power of tears Diabetics could one day be able to monitor their blood sugar levels using bionic contact lenses. Researchers have developed a fuel cell that runs on tears, which they say could power lens-mounted glucose sensors. |
The Motley Fool November 9, 2004 Charly Travers |
Are Stem Cells a Rule Breaker? Does the science offer real hope or just hype? Biotech investors take on enough risk in the normal course of drug development that they do not need to worry about whether or not the underlying technology even works. |
Reactive Reports Issue 67 David Bradley |
Fairytale Insulin Substitute People with type I diabetes could one day be prescribed an extract from pumpkins that will drastically cut their reliance on daily insulin injections. |
American Family Physician November 1, 2000 |
Diabetes: Flexible Insulin Regimens for People with Type 1 Diabetes What is insulin?... How do I use insulin?... What is a flexible insulin regimen?... When should I take insulin?... |
Chemistry World May 7, 2009 Phillip Broadwith |
Polymers release insulin in response to glucose trigger Chinese researchers have developed polymer nanoparticles that can release insulin in response to changes in glucose concentration, creating a potential treatment for diabetes. |
IEEE Spectrum February 2005 Carol Ezzell Webb |
The Body Shops Part human, part machine, replacement organs may one day extend your life |
Chemistry World July 1, 2012 Mellisae Fellet |
3D printed sugar network to feed engineered organs US researchers can build vessels into a cell-containing gel -- the beginnings of a thick tissue. Scientists form the gel around a lattice of printed sugar fibers. The fibers dissolve after the gel sets, leaving a network of channels that carry nutrients like blood vessels. |
Scientific American August 2007 Thania Benios |
Updates: Whatever Happened to...? Quantum cryptography can be hacked... Lycopene does not appear to prevent prostate cancer as once hoped... Otzi Iceman's cause of death identified... Transplants for diabetes... |
HHMI Bulletin Aug 2011 Richard Saltus |
T-Cell Booster Kits A bioengineer remodels cell surfaces to prod the immune system. |
American Family Physician January 1, 2003 Jennifer B. Marks |
Perioperative Management of Diabetes Diabetic patients who require surgery present special challenges in perioperative management. Special attention must be paid to prevention and treatment of metabolic derangements. |
The Motley Fool August 21, 2007 Brian Orelli |
Sweet Phase 3 Data Although diabetes drugs have come under fire lately, insulin maker Novo Nordisk is moving full steam ahead with its newest drug to help fight type 2 diabetes. |
Popular Mechanics January 28, 2010 Cassie Rodenberg |
Next-Gen Transplant Techniques Can Stop Organ Rejection About 77 organ transplants are performed each day in the U.S., and more than 101,000 people are on a wait list for body parts such as hearts, skin and veins, according to the Mayo Clinic. |
American Family Physician September 15, 2006 |
Type 1 Diabetes: What You Should Know A patient guide: What is type 1 diabetes?... What should I do if I have type 1 diabetes?... How do I control my blood sugar level?... What if my blood sugar level gets too low or too high?... etc. |
The Motley Fool February 2, 2005 Rich Duprey |
Aastrom to Leap Into Trials The biotech firm advances to the next stage of clinical studies in stem cell research. Investors, take note. |
Managed Care October 2005 Thomas Morrow |
Incretin Hormones Poised For Better Control of Diabetes Enhanced management continues due to a greater understanding of the intricate glucose balance and the shortfalls of existing medications. |
Scientific American January 17, 2007 Charles Q. Choi |
A Stroke for Stem Cells The brain becomes a target in stem cell clinical trials. |
IEEE Spectrum August 2006 Schoenbach et al. |
Zap Extreme voltage could be a surprisingly delicate tool in the fight against cancer. The list of effects that scientists have achieved using nanoseconds-long pulses is growing rapidly, though their actual use as a medical treatment is still years away. |
American Family Physician August 1, 2004 Mayfield & White |
Insulin Therapy for Type 2 Diabetes: Rescue, Augmentation, and Replacement of Beta-Cell Function New insulin preparations and a better understanding of insulin physiology provide more options for family physicians attempting to effectively tailor insulin therapy to the needs of individual patients. |
BusinessWeek November 12, 2007 Reena Jana |
My iPod, My Cell, My Insulin Pump In an effort to provide better care for the world's surging population of diabetics, medical device makers are teaming up with industrial designers and seeking inspiration in popular consumer products such as MP3 players and cell phones. |
American Family Physician October 15, 2000 Matthew Neff |
Conference Highlights Lifestyle Modifications Can Prevent Onset of Type 2 Diabetes... Efficacy of Metformin Is Similar in Children and Adults... Glycemic Control Improves Quality of Life in Patients with Diabetes... Test Strip Proves Effective, Less Painful Alternative to Fingerstick... |
Science News October 6, 2007 Janet Raloff |
Food for Thought: Diminishing Obesity's Risks Mouse data suggest that, properly managed, obesity can be benign. |
Chemistry World February 9, 2012 Harriet Brewerton |
Pressurizing red blood cells for information Scientists in Canada have developed a method to study the changes in red blood cells caused by the most common malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum. |
Science News October 13, 2007 Janet Raloff |
Food for Thought: Diminishing Obesity's Risks Mouse data suggest that, properly managed, obesity can be benign. |
Technology Research News July 30, 2003 Kimberly Patch |
Fractals support growing organs A method for making intricate networks of artificial blood vessels brings the decades-old dream of growing replacement organs a big step closer. The networks are designed to provide the support structure needed for organ cells to coalesce into something greater than the sum of its parts. |
HHMI Bulletin Fall 2012 Sarah C. P. Williams |
The Fat You Can't See Without the liver acting as a filter and energy producer, a person can't survive, and no artificial organ can perform all of its duties. But in one in three Americans -- and similar numbers in other developed nations -- the liver has lost its luster. |
Chemistry World October 4, 2010 Rajendrani Mukhopadhyay |
Glowing glucose tracker goes skin deep Japanese researchers have developed microscale beads that visibly glow under the skin in response to blood glucose levels |
Science News August 7, 2004 Janet Raloff |
Got Diabetes? Try Ditching Caffeine A study shows blood glucose concentrations remained 21 percent higher among participants who had taken caffeine pills than when they had received the placebo pills. |
Scientific American March 2009 Elaine Schattner |
A Chip against Cancer: Microfluidics Scrutinizes T Cells With just a blood sample, a device could determine whether cancer is about to spread or monitor the progress of treatment |