Posts by: Carolina Henriques

Carolina Henriques

Carolina holds a BSc in Anthropology and a MSc in Urban Studies., and brings her interdisciplinary skills to her writing on a range of different topics in science, research and advocacy news.

March 23, 2016March 23, 2016

Early Study in Type 1 Diabetics of Ultra-rapid Insulin Formulation Shows Positive Topline Results

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Adocia and Eli Lilly & Company recently published positive, topline results from a Phase 1b clinical trial evaluating BioChaperone Lispro — an ultra-rapid formulation of insulin lispro licensed to Lilly and using ... Read more

March 14, 2016May 17, 2016

Survey Reveals Lack of Awareness About Diabetic Nerve Pain

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Pfizer, a 150-year-old global pharmaceutical company, collaborated with the American Diabetes Association (ADA) to conduct a joint multicultural survey called Community Health Perspectives. The survey was sponsored and conducted by Pfizer and ... Read more

March 11, 2016May 17, 2016

Study Reveals New Insights in Type 2 Diabetes Research, Potentially Leading to Novel Ways to Target Treatments

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A research team at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania found a link between high levels of certain amino acids and type 2 diabetes. The team used ... Read more

February 24, 2016May 17, 2016

Vitamin D Deficiency in Diabetics Improved With Simple Change in Diet in Mouse Study

News, Type 2 Diabetes News

New research from Iowa State University revealed that an easy change in diet can improve vitamin D levels for millions of people in the U.S. who suffer from type 2 ... Read more

February 15, 2016May 17, 2016

Phase 2 Clinical Trial for Type 2 Diabetes Drug Candidate Shows Promise

News, Type 2 Diabetes News

Transition Therapeutics Inc. recently announced in a press release positive results in the Phase 2 clinical trial assessing the company’s drug candidate TT401 for the treatment of type 2 diabetes. ... Read more

January 6, 2016May 17, 2016

NIH Grants $1.68 Million to Research Into Chronic Pancreatitis and Type 1 Diabetes

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Researchers at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) were recently awarded a $1.68 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to investigate improved treatments for chronic pancreatitis, hopefully ... Read more

December 28, 2015December 28, 2015

New Type 2 Diabetes Study Aims to Induce Disease Remission

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Scientists in Canada are preparing to test if an aggressive diabetes treatment approach, based on cancer therapies, may aid people recently diagnosed with type 2 diabetes achieve disease remission. The REMIT Study, ... Read more

December 14, 2015February 9, 2016

Innovative Crowdsourcing Project to Fund Research on “Brown Fat Cells”

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Scientists at The University of Nottingham in the United Kingdom are turning to the public to fund new research on brown fat cells in an innovative crowdsourcing approach, according to ... Read more

December 7, 2015May 17, 2016

Study Reveals that Warm Temperatures Do Not Seem to Affect Diabetes Risk but Worsen Cardiovascular Risk

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A recently published study led by researchers at University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) revealed that mice that remain in their warm, thermal ‘comfort zone’ most of the time eating ... Read more

November 9, 2015November 9, 2015

‘Everything in Moderation’ Diets May Not Prevent Diabetes

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The more diverse your diet, or the greater the variety in foods you eat, the better you are — right? Well, maybe not. According to a news release, researchers at ... Read more