Posts by: Patricia Inacio, PhD

The Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) reviewed data from a LIRA-RENAL phase 3b clinical trial and approved Victoza (liraglutide) for adults with type 2 diabetes and moderate renal ... Read more

December 4, 2014December 4, 2014

Turmeric Improves Memory in Diabetes Patients

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A recent study entitled “Turmeric improves post-prandial working memory in pre-diabetes independent of insulin” suggests adding turmeric to meals such as breakfast improves memory in individuals with early signs of diabetes. Findings ... Read more

December 3, 2014December 3, 2014

Researchers Explore Insulin Resistance in Type 1 Diabetes Patients

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A new study entitled “Insulin resistance and associated factors in patients with Type 1 Diabetes” suggests that insulin resistance may be determined by measuring glucose disposal rate formula (eGDR) and ... Read more

December 1, 2014December 1, 2014

Daily Yogurt May Reduce Type 2 Diabetes Risk

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A recent study entitled “Dairy consumption and risk of type 2 diabetes: 3 cohorts of US adults and an updated meta-analysis” suggests high yogurt intake might reduce the development of ... Read more

November 24, 2014November 24, 2014

20% of Type 2 Diabetes Patients Do Not Benefit From Exercise

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A study entitled “Resistance to the Beneficial Effects of Exercise in Type 2 Diabetes: Are Some Individuals Programmed to Fail?” reports that one in five people affected with type two diabetes do ... Read more

November 20, 2014November 20, 2014

New Efforts Being Made to Correct Behavioral Risk Factors for Diabetes in Children

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Researchers at the University of Veracruz (UV), Mexico recently highlighted the life choices risks in young adulthood and their impact on the chances to develop diabetes later in life. Young ... Read more

November 18, 2014November 18, 2014

Long-Term Reprogramming of Cells Could Advance Type 1 Diabetes Treatments

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A recent study entitled “Long-term persistence and development of induced pancreatic beta cells generated by lineage conversion of acinar cells” reports how adult reprogrammed cells can persist for long periods ... Read more

November 7, 2014November 7, 2014

Cilia a New Focus in Groundbreaking Diabetes Study

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A new study entitled “Ciliary dysfunction impairs beta-cell insulin secretion and promotes development of type 2 diabetes in rodents” published in the Nature Communications journal, reports the unknown role of cilia ... Read more

November 5, 2014November 5, 2014

Diabetes Could Be Treated Using Bile Acids

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A new study entitled “TGR5 reduces macrophage migration through mTOR-induced C/EBPβ differential translation” reports that bile acids, a component that can be found in the bile of mammals and other ... Read more

November 4, 2014November 4, 2014

New Type 2 Diabetes Study Shows Weight Loss Surgery Reduces Risk of Disease

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A study entitled “Incidence of type 2 diabetes after bariatric surgery: population-based matched cohort study” published in the early online edition of The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology journal suggests bariatric ... Read more