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Diabetes Drug Januvia May Trigger Pancreatitis, Pancreatic Cancer
in Daily Diabetic, on April 30, 2009
...Januvia - could lead to a form of low-grade pancreatitis in some patients and a greater risk of pancreatic cancer in long-term users.
Researchers from the Larry L. Hillblom Islet Research Cente...
Why Steve Jobs' health is an issue
in Sox First, on January 2, 2009
...y is that Apple will always carry a risk related to Jobs health, given that he had been treated for pancreatic cancer a few years ago. It can't be any other way as Jobs is seen as so pivotal to th...
A New Source of Insulin-Producing Cells?
in Daily Diabetic, on November 25, 2008
...previous findings, researchers at at the Joslin Diabetes Center have shown that insulin-producing pancreatic beta cells can form after birth or after injury from progenitor cells within the panc...
So What is Apoptosis?
in Nanotechbuzz, on June 19, 2008
...discovery in cancer research involves the use of human tumor nanoparticles to cause cell death in pancreatic cancer . In other words, these nanoparticles carried some type of signaling message t...
Genetically Engineered Mouse Model Mimics Hyperglycemia
in Daily Diabetic, on June 2, 2008
...uthwestern Medical Center have developed a genetically engineered laboratory mouse model in which pancreatic beta cells can regenerate after being induced to die.
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Salivary Proteomics as a Diagnostic Tool
in The Biotech Weblog, on March 26, 2008
...ns linked to Alzheimer's, Huntington's and Parkinson's diseases; breast, colorectal and pancreatic cancer; type I and II diabetes and other diseases.
This research is published in the Jo...
Allergies May Protect Against Pancreatic Cancer
in Allergies, on December 31, 2007
...ients in Canada indicates that a history of allergies or hay fever may protect you from developing pancreatic cancer .
A total of 276 pancreatic cancer cases and 378 controls were included in ...
Menin: Cause of Gestational Diabetes?
in Daily Diabetic, on December 31, 2007
...eding more cells than normal. A hormone, prolactin, which is abundant during pregnancy, causes more pancreatic islet cells to grow in order to produce the extra insulin.
A protein already known to p...
Best Source of Insulin-producing Islets for Diabetes Treatment: Living Donors
in Daily Diabetic, on November 27, 2007
...If you do not know already, islet cells - clusters of insulin-producing pancreatic cells - even from pigs, have been successfully improved the insulin levels of insulin-dependent diabetics (type...
November Is Also Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month
in Straightfromthedoc, on November 16, 2007
...November is not just Diabetes Awareness Month , but also Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month .
Pancreatic cancer or cancer of the pancreas doesn't normally show signs or symptoms until...
Menin: Pancreatic Protein Providing Clues to Gestational Diabetes
in Daily Diabetic, on November 5, 2007
...mechanism by which diabetes develops during pregnancy ( gestational diabetes ), in their discovered pancreatic protein called menin .
The pancreatic protein menin was already known to have a rol...
Fourth Antibody to Detect Type 1 Diabetes, Discovered
in Daily Diabetic, on October 17, 2007
...e disease by which the body's immune system mistakenly targets the pancreas, killing the cells (pancreatic beta cells) that make insulin.
Once the pancreatic beta cells are compromised, there wo...
Novartis Diabetes Drug Galvus, EU-Approved for Type 2 Diabetes
in Daily Diabetic, on October 1, 2007
... treatment for type 2 diabetes: a DPP-4 inhibitor that works by targeting the dysfunction in the pancreatic islets that causes high blood-sugar levels in people with Type 2 diabetes.
The FDA has ...
Pfizer's Axitinib: New Promising Experimental Drug Against Advanced Kidney Cancer
in Straightfromthedoc, on September 28, 2007
...ill benefit from this drug.
Axitinib is product of Pfizer and is also being tested in advanced pancreatic, thyroid, lung and breast cancers.
Take note though that Pfizer paid for the study. The...
ACuRay™ Acoustic Sensor for Cancer
in The Biotech Weblog, on September 21, 2007
... for mesothelin, a cell-surface protein that is highly expressed in mesothelioma, ovarian cancer, pancreatic cancer and other malignancies.
When the mesothelin binds to an antibody, the added mass ch...
Tissue Engineering and Immunology Protocols, on Video
in The Biotech Weblog, on September 19, 2007
...on microchips for manipulating cell-cell interaction
Elliot Hui and Sangeeta Bhatia (MIT)
Murine Pancreatic Islet Isolation
Gregory L. Szot, Pavel Koudria, Jeffrey A. Bluestone (UCSF)
A gradient...
Control Beta-cells Proliferation, Control Diabetes
in Daily Diabetic, on September 18, 2007
...In both type 1 and type 2 diabetes, the root cause is the insufficiency of pancreatic beta cells (the ones that produce insulin) to control blood sugar levels.
What if scientists found out how...
NAD: The Missing Factor in Diabetes, Now Available as NutriNAD Capsules
in Daily Diabetic, on August 21, 2007
... The absence of NAD (Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide) in the pancreatic beta cells results to the inhibition of important cellular functions including insulin synthesis and secretion.
Suffice t...
Some Herbs Could Benefit Type 2 Diabetics
in Daily Diabetic, on August 20, 2007
...nt of glucose (sugar) people absorb from their intestines. It may also help stimulate growth of the pancreatic beta cells, which are responsible for making insulin.
Read the rest of Dr. Pujari'...
Identification: Mechanism of Genetic Predisposition to Type 2 Diabetes
in Daily Diabetic, on August 3, 2007
...type 2 diabetes. The susceptibility variants were associated with increased expression of TCF7L2 in pancreatic islet cells and decreased islet cell secretion of insulin.
Consistent with this,...
Pumpkin Extracts: Potential Alternative/Replacement to Insulin?
in Daily Diabetic, on July 9, 2007
...find beneficial as well.
Pumpkin extracts have been found to promote the regeneration of damaged pancreatic cells in diabetic rats, thereby boosting levels of insulin-producing beta cells and insul...
Food-derived B Vitamins Can Decrease Risk of Pancreatic Cancer in Lean People
in Straightfromthedoc, on June 4, 2007
... In people who were at or below normal body weight , decreased risk for developing pancreatic cancer was observed if they took in high levels of vitamin B6, vitamin B12, and folate from foo...
I Blog about Diabetes Too
in Straightfromthedoc, on May 30, 2007
...are with you the following very informative posts i publsihed recently at Daily Diabetic .
"Pancreatic Islet Cell Autotransplantation" Gives Hope to Surgery-Induced Diabetes
Care of Dia...
"Pancreatic Islet Cell Autotransplantation" Gives Hope to Surgery-Induced Diabetes
in Daily Diabetic, on May 28, 2007
...tors have reported a new hope for patients with pancreatogenic diabetes - a procedure called "pancreatic islet cell autotransplantation" .
The procedure involves isolation and puri...
Glimpse into Protein Structures Will Give Away Clues to Causes of Diabetes, Alzheimer's disease
in Daily Diabetic, on May 18, 2007
...y same cells that make insulin.
These toxic clumps of protein hIAPP have been previously linked to pancreatic damage in type II diabetes.
According to UW-Madison chemistry professor Martin Zanni:
...
How to wash your clothes (yes, I'm serious!)
in Audeamus - How dare we..., on May 7, 2007
...give you a taste, here is some of what your dryer sheets are made of:
* Benzyl Acetate: Linked to pancreatic cancer
* Benzyl Alcohol: Upper respiratory tract irritant
* Ethanol: On the Environment...
Currently No Evidence to Back Diabetes Prevention by Dietary Zinc
in Straightfromthedoc, on February 5, 2007
...how that "insulin may form a complex with zinc improving the solubility of this hormone in the pancreatic beta cells.
Insulin is needed to process glucose in the body. When insulin production ...
Zinc May Not Help Diabetes Symptoms After All
in Daily Diabetic, on January 26, 2007
...ld probably take zinc supplements! Zinc plays a key role in the regulation of insulin production by pancreatic tissues and glucose utilization by muscles and fat cells.1 The abilities to synthesize an...
Maternal Stem Cells May Cure Child's Diabetes
in Daily Diabetic, on January 24, 2007
...m Live Science :
Cells passed from a mother to child during pregnancy can grow into functioning pancreatic cells that produce insulin in the child, U.S. scientists report.
The scientists a...
Fight Diabetes With Cherries
in Daily Diabetic, on December 22, 2006
..., which contains chemicals that scientists believe can lower blood sugar.
Lab tests using animal pancreatic cells showed the chemicals, called anthocyanins, increased insulin production by 5...
Enzyme Deficiency May Cause Diabetes In Newborns
in Daily Diabetic, on December 9, 2006
... cause of insulin-dependent, permanent diabetes in newborn babies may be a deficiency in the enzyme Pancreatic Endoplasmic Reticulum Kinase (PERK) during a critical period of development before birth,...
New Data Supports Spleen Cell 'Cure' For Type 1 Diabetes
in Daily Diabetic, on November 29, 2006
...ying disease but were inconclusive on the role of spleen cells in the recovery of insulin-producing pancreatic islets. The new data from a study performed at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), p...
Diabetes Drug To Be Tested As Diet Drug
in Daily Diabetic, on September 19, 2006
... of the natural hormone glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1), in phase II trials improved the ability of pancreatic beta cells to secrete insulin in people with type 2 diabetes.
Chief Science Officer Mads...
Transplant Cured Type 2 Diabetes in Rats, Not Needing Immune Suppression Drugs
in Straightfromthedoc, on September 19, 2006
...ular organ.
This was the approach used by Hammerman and Rogers for diabetes treatment: using pig pancreatic primordia .
In previous research, they found that obtaining the primordia early in the ...
Gardenia Fruit Still A Hot Diabetes Topic
in Daily Diabetic, on July 21, 2006
...reat Type 2 diabetics . Researchers now say that a chemical found in the plant does indeed reverse pancreatic dysfunctions that contribute to Type 2 diabetes.
The team discovered that Gardenia extr...
Not all CF Patients Need Inhaled Corticosteroid
in Straightfromthedoc, on June 21, 2006
...ly obstructs the lungs which can lead to life-threatening lung infections and difficulties with the pancreatic ducts , preventing normal digestion and causing patient malnutrition.
Oral or inha...
Mutations in the Enzyme Glutamate Dehydrogenase, Leads to Congenital Hyperinsulism
in Straightfromthedoc, on June 8, 2006
...ted.
Majority of congenital hypersinsulism cases seem to be due to defects in insulin secretion by pancreatic cells. The current understanding is that: mutations in any of four different genes can ca...
Genetic Diagnostic Tests: A Growing Market
in The Biotech Weblog, on April 17, 2006
...itary colorectal and endometrial cancer; and MELARIS for inherited susceptibility to melanoma and pancreatic cancer. Price (BRACAnalysis): $3,000
Monogram Biosciences offers HIV assays that help...
Lab-grown Insulin-Producing Cells: A Breakthrough in Diabetes Research
in Daily Diabetic, on March 28, 2006
...searchers from the University of Calgary are now developing the first bioreactor procedures to grow pancreatic cells in their laboratory. This breakthrough will lead to possibility of providing a stea...
Coffee Reduces Risk of Pancreatitis
in The Biotech Weblog, on March 15, 2006
... Pancreatitis is an inflammatory process in which pancreatic enzymes autodigest the gland, causing severe abdominal pain . This condition is often triggered by excessive alcohol consumption....
A Poor Diet While Pregnant Can Increase Child's Diabetes Risk
in Daily Diabetic, on February 28, 2006
...to the effects of insulin circulating throughout the body.
The Boston team examined the mice's pancreatic cells to determine which mechanism was at fault. They found that low birth weight mice bo...
Children Unite To Fight Diabetes
in Daily Diabetic, on February 27, 2006
...h Type I diabetes, the sort that is an autoimmune disease and destroys the insulin-producing pancreatic beta cells at a young age. It's encouraging to see all ages, and so many areas of the...
Avastin for pancreatic tumor: clinical trial underway
in Straightfromthedoc, on February 23, 2006
...ther with abdominal radiation therapy and chemotherapy) whether it is capable of reducing localized pancreatic tumors that have not metastasized or spread to other systems or organs in the body.
The ...
Could Pigs Be The New Soldiers In Fighting Diabetes?
in Daily Diabetic, on February 21, 2006
... research, "a critical milestone has been met."
This discovery could make islet cell - a pancreatic cell that produces hormones such as insulin and glucagon - transplantation for persons wi...
Jobs & Liquidity
in Digital Music - The Future, on January 30, 2006
...ell order? I don't think so. Remember this is someone who less than two years ago had a form of pancreatic cancer that has only a 50 percent five-year survival rate. I'm not saying Jobs is goi...
Jobs & Liquidity
in P2P File Sharing, on January 30, 2006
...ell order? I don't think so. Remember this is someone who less than two years ago had a form of pancreatic cancer that has only a 50 percent five-year survival rate. I'm not saying Jobs is goi...
Predicting Protein Folding Hotspots And Drug Discovery
in The Biotech Weblog, on December 19, 2005
...myloid fibers , including Parkinson's, Alzheimer's and Creuzfeldt-Jacob disease, as well as pancreatic insufficiency, which causes type 2 diabetes.
Scientists from the Universitat Aut�noma ...
Omega-3 Fatty Acids Improve Cancer Treatment
in The Biotech Weblog, on November 14, 2005
...hat omega-3 fatty acids significantly depressed the growth of mammary, ovarian, colon, prostate and pancreatic cancer cells.
Read the press release or download the Nutrition and Cancer article here...
EndoTAG-1 On Phase II Trials Against Pancreatic Cancer
in The Biotech Weblog, on August 25, 2005
... For the second day in a row, I' blogging about Paclitaxel. This time as a therapeutic against pancreatic cancer . Pancreatic cancer is the fourth leading cause of cancer-related mortality in the...
OSI and Eyetech Merge
in The Biotech Weblog, on August 23, 2005
...irst EGFR inhibitor to demonstrate improved survival in both non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and pancreatic cancer; and Macugen , a therapeutic that selectively binds to the pathological isoform o...