Obesity & Diabetes Week articles from June 2004

Obesity & Diabetes Week archives from June 2004

Islet-specific glucose-6-phosphatase-related protein linked to diabetes.
June 7, 2004... 2004 JUN 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The islet-specific glucose-6-phosphatase-related protein, implicated in diabetes, is a glycoprotein embedded in the endoplasmic reticulum membrane. "The islet-specific glucose-6-phosphatase-related...

Dietary soybean oil prevents pancreas damage from streptozotocin.
June 7, 2004... 2004 JUN 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Dietary soybean oil prevented pancreas damage from streptozotocin. According to recent research from Israel, "Delta6 desaturase is the key enzyme in the metabolism of essential fatty acids leading...

INSVNTR is quantitative trait locus for insulin response in obesity.
June 7, 2004... 2004 JUN 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- INSVNTR is a quantitative trait locus for the insulin response to oral glucose in obese children. "We performed a genotype-phenotype association study to examine whether the insulin VNTR (INS VNTR)...

NO-1886 protects pancreatic beta cells in diet-induced diabetic swine.
June 7, 2004... 2004 JUN 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- NO-1886 decreases ectopic lipid deposition and protects pancreatic beta cells in diet-induced diabetic swine. According to a study from China and Japan, "The synthetic compound NO-1886 (ibrolipim)...

Role of fat and carbohydrate in diabetes development outlined.
June 7, 2004... 2004 JUN 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers describe the role of fat, carbohydrate, and calories in the development of diabetes and obesity in the C57BL/6J mouse in a recent issue of Metabolism - Clinical and Experimental. ...

Genetically modified Sertoli cells survive allogeneic transplantation.
June 7, 2004... 2004 JUN 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Genetically modified Sertoli cells survive allogeneic transplantation. "The immunoprotective nature of the testis has led to numerous investigations for its ability to protect cellular grafts....

Early and aggressive treatment for high blood pressure may help treat hypertension.
June 7, 2004... 2004 JUN 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation announced results of two studies of the drug Lotrel: one that treated African-Americans with diabetes, the other that treated elderly patients with high blood...

General obesity, not abdominal fat, linked to increased cancer risk in women.
June 7, 2004... 2004 JUN 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Among factors that influence breast cancer risk, body fat has been shown to play a role, but studies on fat distribution are uncertain. A new large-scale study conducted in Europe and published May...

Breast cancer size in postmenopausal women correlates with BMI.
June 7, 2004... 2004 JUN 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Breast cancer size in postmenopausal women is correlated with body mass index and androgen serum levels. "Our objective was to investigate the effects of age, weight, body mass index (BMI), sex...

Company adds 22 products to line for consumers and the medical industry.
June 7, 2004... 2004 JUN 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- HealthRenu Medical (HRUM) has expanded their product line by adding another 22 products, surpassing company expectations. In addition, HealthRenu Medical is expecting to release two more products...

Fatty acid changes may signal recurrent depression.
June 7, 2004... 2004 JUN 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Alterations in fatty acid levels may be a marker for recurrent depression, researchers say. "Major depressive disorders (MDD) and cardiovascular disease are mutually associated. They share signs and...

Homocysteine uses ATF4-mediated signaling to regulate vascular growth factor.
June 7, 2004... 2004 JUN 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Homocysteine uses ATF4-mediated signaling to regulate vascular growth factor. According to a study from the United States, "vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) plays a key role in the...

Youth Fitness Club web site launched.
June 7, 2004... 2004 JUN 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Youth Fitness Club, LLC, launched its Youth Fitness Club (YFC) web site, a site specifically designed to improve the health and fitness levels of preteens and teens who are struggling with their weight....

Hybrid liposomes useful as carrier for oral insulin in diabetic rats.
June 7, 2004... 2004 JUN 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Hybrid liposomes are useful as a drug carrier for the oral administration of insulin in diabetic rats. According to a study from Japan, "It is known that hybrid liposomes composed of...

Long-term research study shows link between diabetes and risk of Alzheimer's disease.
June 7, 2004... 2004 JUN 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The results of a new study supported by the National Institute on Aging (NIA) and published in the May issue of the Archives of Neurology showed that diabetes mellitus was linked to a 65% increased risk...

Significance of decreased beta-cell mass in diabetes investigated.
June 7, 2004... 2004 JUN 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Scientists examine the significance of decreased beta-cell mass in diabetes in a recent issue of Diabetologia. According to recent research from Switzerland, "Increasing evidence indicates that...

Protein kinase B is major therapeutic target for diabetes.
June 7, 2004... 2004 JUN 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers have determined the structure, regulation, and function of PKB/AKT, which is a major therapeutic target for diseases such as diabetes and cancer. "Protein phosphorylation and...

Use of cyclosporine in renal and pancreas transplantation reviewed.
June 7, 2004... 2004 JUN 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers review the use of cyclosporine in renal and pancreas transplantation for diabetic patients in a recent issue of Transplantation Proceedings. "Pancreas transplantation started in December...

Few studies connect dietary patterns and health outcomes.
June 7, 2004... 2004 JUN 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Methods of conducting studies of dietary patterns in relation to development of disease have limitations, researchers say. According to recent research from the United States, "A systematic review...

Flavonoid-rich foods reduce heart disease risk in French women.
June 7, 2004... 2004 JUN 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Eating foods high in flavonoids appears to help reduce the risk of heart disease in women, but not men, according to research from France. Flavonoids are substances found in plants with...

Strategic alliance to develop diabetes and cancer drug candidates.
June 7, 2004... 2004 JUN 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Roche and Syrrx announced a strategic partnership focused on the discovery and development of drug candidates to treat cancer and type 2 diabetes. The preclinical programs focus on two emerging...

Adiponectin levels decline with eating-disorder, but rise with weight gain.
June 7, 2004... 2004 JUN 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers in Japan report that the feeding behaviors of females with either anorexia nervosa or bulimia nervosa appear to cause a decline in serum adiponectin level. This returns to normal levels,...

Estrogen inhibition of lipolysis may explain fat distribution in females.
June 7, 2004... 2004 JUN 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A mechanism has been suggested by which estrogen maintains distribution of subcutaneous fat in human females. In females, adipose tissue (fat) typically accumulates more in the subcutaneous fat...

Triglycerides are controlling elements in the pathology of metabolic syndrome.
June 7, 2004... 2004 JUN 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Triglycerides are controlling elements in the pathology of metabolic syndrome. "Epidemiological studies in humans, as well as experimental studies in animal models, have shown an association between...

Diabetes management company reports first quarter operating results.
June 7, 2004... 2004 JUN 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- SpectRx, Inc., (SPRX) announced its operating results for the first quarter 2004. Revenue for the first quarter of 2004 was $125,000 compared to revenue of $801,000 in the first quarter of 2003. The...

Medifast reports increased revenues and sales.
June 7, 2004... 2004 JUN 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Medifast, Inc., (MED) reported record first quarter revenue for the period ended March 31, 2004. The company reported revenue of $6.82 million, versus $6.35 million for the same period in 2003....

Weight Watchers reports increase in first quarter net revenues.
June 7, 2004... 2004 JUN 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Weight Watchers International, Inc., (WTW) announced results for the first quarter ended April 3, 2004. For the first quarter of 2004, net revenues grew 11.9% to $281.4 million, as compared to...

Advocates fear global diet and exercise strategy may be derailed.
June 7, 2004... 2004 JUN 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Anti-obesity advocates said May 18, 2004, they fear a bloc of poor nations, led by sugar producers, could derail a global plan for fighting the world's growing weight problem. With one out of every...

Dodgeball coming back as fun and exercise for adults.
June 7, 2004... 2004 JUN 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- If you were one of those kids who never got picked for the dodgeball team, you get a second chance. The grade school game is now hot among young adults. "It's ridiculously fun. It's...

Louisiana's health department offers "leaux-fat" cooking site.
June 7, 2004... 2004 JUN 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Seeking to lower to the state's obesity rates, the state health department added a link to its Web site for Cajun gourmets who want healthier versions of traditional Louisiana recipes. The...

HIV-1 APIs modulate Ca[superscript]2+ signaling in secretory epithelial cells.
June 7, 2004... 2004 JUN 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- HIV-1 aspartyl protease inhibitors modulate Ca[superscript]2+ signaling in secretory epithelial cells. "Aspartyl protease inhibitors (APIs) effectively extend the length and quality of life in...

Iron levels elevated in cerebral cortex of cholesterol-fed rabbits.
June 7, 2004... 2004 JUN 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cerebral cortex iron levels are elevated in rabbits fed a high-cholesterol diet. According to recent research from Singapore, the "link between hypercholesterolemia and neuronal damage is not...

AOP-RANTES and heparinoids inhibit human macrophage activation.
June 7, 2004... 2004 JUN 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- AOP-RANTES and heparinoids inhibit human macrophage activation. "During transplantation, pancreatic islets release chemokines which promote macrophage attraction, hampering engraftment of islets....

Victim attorneys commend Wyeth for amendment to Fen-Phen Trust.
June 7, 2004... 2004 JUN 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A coalition of attorneys who represent Fen-Phen victims commended Wyeth for working to create an amendment to the Fen-Phen Trust - labeled the 7th Amendment - that will allow victims with the least...

Raphe pallidus receptors inhibit leptin-evoked thermogenesis increases.
June 7, 2004... 2004 JUN 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Activation of 5-HT[subscript]1A receptors in raphe pallidus inhibits leptin-evoked increases in brown adipose tissue thermogenesis. "To elucidate the central neural pathways contributing to the...

Conjugated linoleic acid uptake into plasma and cellular lipids studied.
June 7, 2004... 2004 JUN 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers have examined conjugated linoleic acid uptake into plasma and cellular lipids in healthy men. According to published research from England, "This study investigated the incorporation of...

Self-efficacy is predictive of diabetes therapy adherence.
June 7, 2004... 2004 JUN 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Self-efficacy is predictive of diabetes therapy adherence. "Among diabetic patients, oral health status and oral health behavior have been found to relate to metabolic control. The aim was to...

Diet and exercise relieves chronic inflammation in obese postmenopausal women.
June 7, 2004... 2004 JUN 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Chronic inflammation in obese postmenopausal women is relieved by diet plus exercise, but not by diet alone, gerontologists report. T.J. You and colleagues at Wake Forest University's Bowman Gray...

Exclusive license granted to develop GT389-255 for treatment of obesity.
June 7, 2004... 2004 JUN 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Genzyme Corporation and Peptimmune, Inc., announced that Genzyme has granted an exclusive worldwide license to Peptimmune to develop and market a Genzyme investigational drug candidate for the treatment...

Study shows obesity may affect mammography results.
June 7, 2004... 2004 JUN 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- According to an article in the May 24 issue of The Archives of Internal Medicine, obese or overweight women are more likely to receive a false-positive mammography results that women of normal weight....

Obesity decreases slightly in Japanese boys from 1991 through 2002.
June 7, 2004... 2004 JUN 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A slight decrease in obesity occurred in Japanese male adolescents from 1991 through 2002. "The aim of the present study was to determine the change of serum uric acid (UA) levels in male...

5-HT2C receptor promoter polymorphism associated with obesity in women.
June 7, 2004... 2004 JUN 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A 5-HT2C receptor promoter polymorphism (HTR2C-759C/T) is associated with obesity in women, and with resistance to weight loss in heterozygotes. "The serotonin 5-HT2C receptor (HTR2C) helps regulate...

Mice lacking pro-opiomelanocortin are sensitive to high-fat feeding.
June 7, 2004... 2004 JUN 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Mice lacking pro-opiomelanocortin are sensitive to high-fat feeding but respond normally to the acute anorectic effects of peptide-YY3-36. "Inactivating mutations of the pro-opiomelanocortin (POMC)...

Brain-gut axis and its role in the control of food intake reviewed.
June 7, 2004... 2004 JUN 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers review the brain-gut axis and its role in the control of food intake in a recent issue of the Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology. "Gastrointestinal tract (GIT) and nervous system,...

Experimental demonstration of human weight homeostasis reported.
June 7, 2004... 2004 JUN 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Experimental demonstration of human weight homeostasis may provide insights into understanding obesity. "The existence of a set-point for homeostatic control of human body weight is uncertain. To...

Boston interview determines patient suitability for gastric bypass.
June 7, 2004... 2004 JUN 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The Boston interview for gastric bypass determines the psychological suitability of surgical candidates. According to a study from the United States, "Morbid obesity is a rapidly escalating problem...

Green tea does not promote weight maintenance after body-weight loss.
June 7, 2004... 2004 JUN 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Green tea does not promote weight maintenance after body-weight loss. "The present study was conducted to investigate whether green tea may improve weight maintenance by preventing or limiting...

Majority of pregnant women in Washington state receive no dental care.
June 7, 2004... 2004 JUN 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The majority of pregnant women do not see a dentist even if they have oral health problems, and being obese or a smoker increases the chances that a pregnant woman will not receive dental care. A...

Obese women more likely to have pregnancy complications, cesarean section.
June 7, 2004... 2004 JUN 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Obese and morbidly obese women are more likely to have pregnancy complications and cesarean-section delivery than women of average weight, according to a study by physician-scientists at...

Angiopoietin-2 influences the pathogenesis of diabetic retinopathy.
June 7, 2004... 2004 JUN 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Angiopoietin-2 influences the pathogenesis of diabetic retinopathy. According to recent research published in the journal Diabetes, "pericyte loss is an early pathologic feature of diabetic...

Octreotide prevents growth factor-dependent endothelial cell proliferation.
June 7, 2004... 2004 JUN 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Octreotide prevents growth factor-dependent endothelial cell proliferation. According to a study from Germany, "ocular diseases such as proliferative diabetic retinopathy are the major cause of...

Optimal treatment regimen for type 2 diabetes presented.
June 7, 2004... 2004 JUN 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A researcher presents an algorithm to optimize the treatment regimen for type 2 diabetes in a recent issue of the American Journal of Medicine. "Treatment options for type 2 diabetes mellitus...

Insulin-dependent diabetes thwarts tendon healing in injury models.
June 7, 2004... 2004 JUN 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Insulin-dependent diabetes thwarts tendon healing in injury models. "Although impaired wound healing associated with type 1 diabetes mellitus has been well studied in skin tissue, the influence of...

Simplified method for determining rosiglitazone in plasma developed.
June 14, 2004... 2004 JUN 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Scientists have developed a simplified method for the determination of rosiglitazone in human plasma. According to recent research published in the Journal of Chromatography B - Analytical...

Latissimus dorsi muscle changes impair cardiomyoplasty in diabetes.
June 14, 2004... 2004 JUN 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Diabetes-induced alterations in latissimus dorsi muscle properties impair effectiveness of dynamic cardiomyoplasty in rats. "Short-term diabetes was induced in male Wistar rats with streptozotocin...

Insulin resistance and hypertension reviewed.
June 14, 2004... 2004 JUN 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers review insulin resistance and hypertension in a recent issue of the American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology. "Diminished insulin (Ins) sensitivity is a...

Dietary protein impact on glycemic control during weight loss reviewed.
June 14, 2004... 2004 JUN 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Scientists review the impact of dietary protein on glycemic control during weight loss in a recent issue of the Journal of Nutrition. "Diets with higher protein (1.5 g/kg per day) and reduced...

Hypothesis for type 2 diabetes pathogenesis proposed.
June 14, 2004... 2004 JUN 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers have proposed a novel hypothesis for the pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes. According to recent research from England, "Type 2 diabetes mellitus is a serious metabolic disease that...

Diabetic patients have increased risk of amoebiasis.
June 14, 2004... 2004 JUN 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Diabetic patients have an increased risk of amoebiasis. "Amoebiasis is the second most common parasitic disease worldwide. It occurs mainly in developing countries. A high percentage of people in...

Haptoglobin phenotypes differ in ability to inhibit heme transfer from Hb to LDL.
June 14, 2004... 2004 JUN 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Haptoglobin phenotypes differ in ability to inhibit heme transfer from hemoglobin to low-density lipoprotein. "Low-density lipoprotein (LDL) oxidation plays a pivotal role in atherosclerosis....

Women exposed to frustrating noise stress snack more afterwards.
June 14, 2004... 2004 JUN 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- In laboratory experiments, women - but not men - who had been exposed to frustrating noise stress ate more cheese, chocolate, potato chips, and popcorn after the stressful session was over. Laura...

Obesity may affect accuracy of mammography.
June 14, 2004... 2004 JUN 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Women who are overweight or obese are more likely to receive a false-positive result on mammography screenings than normal weight and underweight women, indicate new study data. In a paper in the...

Inhibiting IGF-1R tyrosine kinase protects against malignancies.
June 14, 2004... 2004 JUN 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Inhibition of the insulin-like growth factor receptor-1 (IGF-1R) tyrosine kinase is a therapeutic strategy for multiple myeloma, other hematologic malignancies, and solid tumors. According to...

Pharmaceuticals enter agreement involving obesity compound.
June 14, 2004... 2004 JUN 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (BMY) and Solvay Pharmaceuticals announced that the companies have entered into a worldwide agreement for the Solvay compound SLV319, which is currently in phase I...

Use of breakthrough target demonstrated to regulate obesity licensed.
June 14, 2004... 2004 JUN 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- CytRx Corporation (CYTRE) has entered into a license agreement with Imperial College Innovations Limited, the technology transfer company of Imperial College London, for exclusive rights to Imperial's...

Positive results reported on trials of Humira in Crohn disease.
June 14, 2004... 2004 JUN 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- New data presented at the Digestive Disease Week (DDW) annual meeting demonstrate that patients with moderate to severely active Crohn disease treated with Humira (adalimumab) achieved remission and...

Commercial health teas differ in efficacy of glucose absorption.
June 14, 2004... 2004 JUN 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Commercial health teas differ in their efficacy of glucose absorption. According to recent research from Japan, "The inhibitory effects on the intestinal digestion and absorption of sugar of health...

Diabetics benefit from aggressive blood pressure control.
June 14, 2004... 2004 JUN 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Diabetics benefit from aggressive blood pressure control. "In individuals with diabetes mellitus, higher risk for renal and cardiovascular disease is seen with blood pressure levels >130/80 mm Hg....

Traveling tips offered to people with diabetes.
June 14, 2004... 2004 JUN 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- For the millions of U.S. travelers with major health conditions, like diabetes, preparing for travel requires much more than simply choosing a destination and packing a suitcase. Whether driving...

New system helps type I diabetics.
June 14, 2004... 2004 JUN 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- When most parents of diabetic children learn of the diagnosis, they listen carefully to health care professionals, learn what to do to keep their child healthy and teach them how to handle the chronic...

Type 2 diabetes among U.K. Asian children higher than among white children.
June 14, 2004... 2004 JUN 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The rate of childhood type 2 diabetes is 13 times as high among South Asian children as it is among white children, reveals the first U.K. survey of the disease. But overall national rates are...

Autoimmune diabetes is blocked in stat4-deficient mice.
June 14, 2004... 2004 JUN 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Autoimmune diabetes is blocked in stat4-deficient mice. "Signal transducers and activators of transcription (STAT) proteins are activated in response to many cytokines, growth factors and...

New Precision Xtra blood glucose test strip launched.
June 14, 2004... 2004 JUN 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Abbott Diabetes Care announced the launch of the new Precision Xtra Blood Glucose Test Strip for use with the Precision Xtra Advanced Diabetes Management System. The new, biosensor test strip with...

Aging Americans and diabetes reviewed.
June 14, 2004... 2004 JUN 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers review aging Americans and diabetes in a recent issue of the journal Geriatrics. According to recent research from the United States, "Aging Americans experience normal age-related...

Arsenic trioxide generates islet cell toxicity in rabbits.
June 14, 2004... 2004 JUN 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Arsenic trioxide generates oxidative stress and islet cell toxicity in the rabbit. "An oral exposure of rabbits to arsenic trioxide, 1.5 mg/kg body wt/day in a single dose for 30 consecutive days...

Relation between type 1 diabetes and coxsackievirus investigated.
June 14, 2004... 2004 JUN 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Scientists have investigated the relation between type 1 diabetes and epitopes recognized by coxsackievirus-responding T cells. "The present study aimed at characterizing the epitopes recognized...

pdx-1 expression promotes differentiation of insulin-producing cells.
June 14, 2004... 2004 JUN 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Regulated expression of pdx-1 promotes in vitro differentiation of insulin-producing cells from embryonic stem cells. "Embryonic stem (ES) cells can differentiate into many cell types. Recent...

QT interval is predictor risk of death in diabetes.
June 14, 2004... 2004 JUN 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- QT interval is a predictor risk of death in patients with diabetes. According to a study from Italy, "A prolonged QT interval is considered an indicator of increased risk of malignant ventricular...

AICAR stimulates adiponectin and inhibits cytokines in adipose tissue.
June 14, 2004... 2004 JUN 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- 5-Aminoimidazole-4-carboxamide ribonucleoside (AICAR) stimulates adiponectin and inhibits cytokines in adipose tissue. "AICAR can be used as an experimental tool to activate 5'-AMP-activated...

Interaction of serum albumin with novel antidiabetic agent described.
June 14, 2004... 2004 JUN 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Scientists describe the interaction of human serum albumin with a novel antidiabetic agent in a recent issue of the Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. According to published research from China,...

Vascular endothelial growth factor supports islet graft survival.
June 14, 2004... 2004 JUN 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Vascular endothelial growth factor supports islet graft survival. "Successful islet transplantation depends on the infusion of sufficiently large quantities of islets, of which only approximately...

Hepatocyte growth factor gene transfer may treat diabetic kidney disease.
June 14, 2004... 2004 JUN 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Hepatocyte growth factor gene transfer may treat diabetic kidney disease. According to a study from Spain, "diabetic nephropathy is the main cause of end-stage renal disease requiring dialysis in...

Diabetic autonomic neuropathy reviewed.
June 14, 2004... 2004 JUN 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Scientists review diabetic autonomic neuropathy in a recent issue of Seminars in Neurology. According to research from the United States, "Diabetic autonomic neuropathy is the most common and...

Steatohepatitis signals insulin resistance during growth hormone therapy.
June 14, 2004... 2004 JUN 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Steatohepatitis signals insulin resistance during growth hormone therapy. According to a study from the United States, "a 13 year-old boy with Prader-Willi syndrome and steatohepatitis presented...