Diabetes describes a group of metabolic diseases characterized by high blood sugar levels. Diabetes can be caused by the pancreas not producing insulin (type 1 diabetes) or by insulin resistance (cells do not respond to insulin; type 2 diabetes). ...
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News & Views09 Aug 2024Nature Medicine P: 1-2 The GLP-1 receptor agonist revolution comes to nephrology Glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists improve glucose control, promote weight loss and reduce the risk of major cardiovascular events in people with type 2 diabetes mellitus. The FLOW stud...
In this blog, we would like to tell you about that time when researchers interested in a new therapeutic target for patients with type 2 diabetes, knocked at our door asking for help, and how we used the Tissue Atlas, part of the Human Protein Atlas project, to answer their questions. ...
Dr. Zoi Michailidou, the lead author , explained that reducing the effects of the PHD2 protein could potentially break the link between being overweight and the development of type 2 diabetes. The studys findings suggest that targeting this protein could help develop new strategies to promote ...
NewsWed. 28 February 2024 Improved diabetes control with chlorhexidine rinse Researchers at Osaka University have demonstrated a promising connection between improved oral hygiene and better control of Type 2 diabetes. The study, ... share save ...
Vildagliptin: new DPP‐4 inhibitor for diabetes Novartis has introduced the DPP‐4 inhibitor vildagliptin for the treatment of type 2 diabetes. Two formulations are available: Galvus (vildagliptin 50mg) is licensed for use with metformin, a sulphonylurea or a thiazolidinedione when these agents do ...
Diabetes:Managing Type 2 diabetes can reduce the risk of developing dementia. Depression:Depression is associated with dementia incidence. Depression is part of the prodrome of dementia (a symptom that occurs before the symptoms that are used for diagnosis). It is not clear to what extent dementi...
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As Prof. Su remarks, "Although many challenges remain unanswered, we believe that b-cell regenerative therapies will represent a viable cure for diabetes in the not-too-distant future with the recognition of mechanisms responsible forb-celldevelopment and mature endocrine cell plasticity, remarkable ad...