Insulin :: Lilly’s unique insulin pen HumaPen MEMOIR
Eli Lilly and Company announced the launch of the first insulin pen with memory, HumaPen(R) MEMOIR(TM), to help simplify the daily management of diabetes.
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Breast Cancer :: Gene profiling predicts resistance to breast cancer drug Herceptin
Using gene chips to profile tumors before treatment, researchers at Harvard and Yale Universities found markers that identified breast cancer subtypes resistant to Herceptin, the primary treatment for HER2-positive breast cancer.
Diabetes :: Genes for type 2 diabetes identified
A new study led by researchers at the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) has identified four genes that increase the risk of developing type 2 diabetes.
Diabetes :: Cholesterol may cause type 2 diabetes
Cholesterol can be a causative factor in Type 2 diabetes, revealed by scientists at Canada’s Vancouver Child and Family Research Institute.
Diabetes :: Breakthrough in understanding type-2 diabetes as key genes identified
The most important genes associated with a risk of developing type-2 diabetes have been identified, scientists report today in a new study.
Obesity :: Increased cardiometabolic risk in obesity
Obesity and its many related health hazards have become a serious and growing problem worldwide. While environmental and lifestyle factors play a key role in the development of obesity, genetic variation may determine an individual’s susceptibility to weight gain and to the rise of obesity-related health risks.
Diabetes :: Elucidation of the genome for diabetics with DNA chips
A CNRS team headed by Philippe Froguel (CNRS, University of Lille 2, Pasteur Institute, Imperial College London) and Rob Sladek (McGill University, Montreal, Canada) in a French-British-Canadian collaboration that accounts for about 70 percent of the genetic risk for patients with type two diabetes.
Obesity :: A chemical pathway that causes mice to overeat and gain weight
The Scripps Research team, led by neuroscientists Manuel Sanchez-Alavez and Tamas Bartfai, discovered that mice genetically altered to lack a molecule known as the EP3 receptor tend to be more active during their normal sleep cycle and to eat more. In the study, this led to weight increases of up to 30 percent relative to mice with the receptors.
Diabetes :: Type 2 Diabetes gene identified
Researchers identified five areas of DNA that could account for 70 percent of the genetic risk for type-2 diabetes.
Diabetes :: Exercise pivotal in preventing and fighting type II diabetes
One in three American children born in 2000 will develop type II diabetes, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). A new study at the University of Missouri-Columbia says that acute exercise — as little as 15 minutes a day — can have a profound influence on preventing and fighting the disease.