Posts by: Patricia Silva, PhD

Patricia Silva, PhD

Patrícia holds her PhD in Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases from the Leiden University Medical Center in Leiden, The Netherlands. She has studied Applied Biology at Universidade do Minho and was a postdoctoral research fellow at Instituto de Medicina Molecular in Lisbon, Portugal. Her work has been focused on molecular genetic traits of infectious agents such as viruses and parasites.

November 17, 2015November 17, 2015

Diabetes Association Says ‘Eat Well, America!’

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Throughout November, the focus is on diabetes, and this year the American Diabetes Association joined with the International Diabetes Federation, an umbrella organization of over 230 national diabetes associations in 170 countries and ... Read more

November 12, 2015November 12, 2015

Type 2 Diabetes Study of Once-Weekly Insulin Treatment Now Enrolling Patients

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PhaseBio Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company focused on therapies based on biopolymers for metabolic and cardiopulmonary conditions, recently announced the start of a Phase 2a clinical trial to assess the ... Read more

November 11, 2015December 1, 2015

Diabetes Reported to Be a Risk Factor for Surgical Site Infections

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A new study in the journal Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology revealed that patients with diabetes are at increased risk for developing surgical site infections (SSIs) in comparison to non-diabetic ... Read more

November 10, 2015November 10, 2015

Protein Discovered to Cause Pre-Diabetes, Impaired Glucose Metabolism

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A new study led by researchers at Monash University in Clayton, Australia revealed the discovery of a protein called fetuin B linked to a fatty liver phenotype and that can ... Read more

November 3, 2015December 14, 2015

Diabetes Risk Can Be Lowered with Online Diet and Lifestyle Program

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A study recently published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research (JMIR) revealed that a new online program called Alive-PD (“prevent diabetes”) from Turnaround Health can successfully lower blood glucose ... Read more

September 22, 2015September 23, 2015

Study Suggests Obese, Type 2 Diabetes Patients Should Have Priority for Obesity Surgery Over Patients Without Diabetes

News, Type 2 Diabetes News

A new study recently published in the journal The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology indicates that obese patients with type 2 diabetes should be prioritized over obese patients without the disease ... Read more

September 21, 2015September 21, 2015

Sanofi Reports Promising Phase III Clinical Trial Results for Diabetes Drug Combination: Insulin Glargine Plus Lixisenatide

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Sanofi recently announced that its Phase III clinical trial called LixiLan-L, assessing the safety and efficacy of the fixed ratio combination of insulin glargine (100 Units/mL) and lixisenatide in patients with ... Read more

September 10, 2015September 16, 2015

Promising Preliminary Results for the UK Let’s Prevent Diabetes Program

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Researchers at the University of Leicester in the United Kingdom recently published in the Journal of Public Health that a national program focused on the prevention of Type 2 diabetes ... Read more

August 28, 2015August 28, 2015

Researchers Report a Worse Scenario for Diabetes Accompanied by Coronary Artery Disease Over Time

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Four articles recently published in The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery offer new concerning data on one serious health problem worldwide: diabetes accompanied by coronary artery disease. Diabetes is a ... Read more

August 21, 2015August 21, 2015

Liraglutide Therapy Found to Promote Weight Loss in Obese Patients with Type 2 Diabetes

News, Type 2 Diabetes News

A study recently published in the journal JAMA revealed new data on a Phase 3 clinical trial assessing the efficacy of liraglutide for weight loss in patients with type 2 ... Read more