News articles tagged with 'diabetic' (Page 7)
Bypassing the insulin highway
— 28 Apr 2008 15:27 | HealthAn immune cell known as a neutrophil releases a protein that can suppress glucose production in the liver - without targeting insulin, researchers have found…
Uric acid may provide early clues to diabetic kidney disease
— 18 Mar 2008 19:11 | HealthFor patients with type 1 diabetes, increased levels of uric acid in the blood may be an early sign of diabetic kidney disease - appearing before any significant change in urine albumin…
Protein reverses macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy in mice
— 16 Mar 2008 18:00 | HealthTwo major eye diseases and leading causes of blindness - age-related macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy - can be reversed or even prevented by drugs that activate a protein…
Chronically elevated blood sugar levels disable 'fasting switch'
— 6 Mar 2008 19:00 | HealthContinually revved up insulin production, the kind that results from overeating and obesity, slowly dulls the body's response to insulin. As a result, blood sugar levels start to creep…
Vanderbilt University-Peruvian partnership addresses silent epidemic
— 7 Feb 2008 16:12 | HealthMobile cameras, high-resolution digital imaging and funding from the Centre for the Americas at Vanderbilt University are among the key components of a cross-cultural pilot program…
Type 1 diabetes triggered by lazy regulatory T-cells
— 17 Jan 2008 06:44 | HealthA research team led by Dr Ciriaco A. Piccirillo of McGill University's Department of Microbiology and Immunology has discovered that in some individuals, the specialised immunoregulatory…
Researchers trigger insulin production in diabetic mice
— 10 Jan 2008 16:07 | HealthIf the human body were a stage, then proteins would rank among the lead actors in the play we call 'Life.' These large biological molecules hold many starring roles, and their lines…