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.

August 11, 2015August 11, 2015

Researchers Discover a Link Between Type 1 Diabetes and Interleukin-35

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Researchers at Uppsala University in Sweden recently published in the journal Scientific Reports the finding that an anti-inflammatory molecule called interleukin-35 (IL-35) plays an important role in type 1 diabetes ... Read more

August 10, 2015August 10, 2015

Study Finds That Sleeve Gastrectomy Patients May Develop Diabetes in the Long-Term

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A study recently published in the journal JAMA Surgery revealed that patients undergoing sleeve gastronomy surgery for weight loss may in the long-term regain weight and develop obesity-related comorbidities such as ... Read more

August 3, 2015August 3, 2015

Newly Approved Non-Surgical Balloon Device Could Help Obese Patients With Diabetes

Type 2 Diabetes News

Among the major comorbidities associated with obesity is type 2 diabetes, a progressive disease that significantly affects health and quality of life in patients, leading to high medical costs and ... Read more

July 23, 2015July 23, 2015

Type 2 Diabetes Patients Found To Have Specific Genetic Traits That Result in a Higher Risk of Developing Alzheimer’s Disease

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A study led by researchers at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai recently revealed that patients with type 2 diabetes can have specific genetic risk factors that lead to ... Read more

July 16, 2015July 16, 2015

Gastric Band Surgery Improves Insulin Sensitivity in Type 2 Diabetes Overweight Patients

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A new study led by researchers at the Centre for Obesity Research and Education (CORE) at Monash University in Australia revealed that gastric band surgery can improve insulin sensitivity in ... Read more

July 9, 2015August 20, 2015

Inherited Genetic Defect That Causes Type 2 Diabetes and Obesity Discovered

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A study led by researchers at the Imperial College London in the United Kingdom recently reported the finding of a new inherited genetic defect that causes type 2 diabetes and obesity ... Read more

June 11, 2015July 2, 2015

PhaseBio Presents Encouraging Data for Therapeutic Strategies against Type 2 Diabetes

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PhaseBio Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a company focused on the development of novel drugs for diabetes and cardiopulmonary disorders, recently announced promising Phase 1 results in terms of safety and tolerability of ... Read more

June 3, 2015June 3, 2015

ProMetic’s Experimental PBI-4050 Therapy Protects Against Renal and Pancreatic Fibrosis in Type 2 Diabetes

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ProMetic Life Sciences Inc., a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of small-molecule drugs and plasma-derived therapeutics, recently presented new data on its product PBI-4050 for fibrosis treatment at the European ... Read more

May 13, 2015May 26, 2015

Study Shows That Smoking Cessation in Diabetes Patients is Linked to Temporarily Poorer Diabetes Control

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A new study recently published in the journal The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology revealed that individuals with type 2 diabetes who stop smoking are likely to experience a worse glycemic ... Read more

April 16, 2015April 16, 2015

Young Children with Type 1 Diabetes Have an Extremely Increased Risk of Hospitalization

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A new study recently published in the journal BMJ Open revealed that children with type 1 diabetes in Wales, especially preschoolers, are at an extremely high risk of hospital admission. ... Read more