Posts Tagged ‘Research’

A Newcastle University team has discovered that Type 2 diabetes can be reversed by an extreme low calorie diet alone. Affecting two and half million people in the UK — and on the increase — Type 2 diabetes is a long-term condition caused by too much glucose, a type of sugar, in the blood. In an early stage clinical trial of 11 people, funded by Diabetes UK, all reversed their diabetes by drastically cutting their food intake to just 600 calories a day for two months. And three months later, seven remained free of diabetes. Professor Roy Taylor of Newcastle University who led the study and also works for The Newcastle-Upon-Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust said: “To have people free of diabetes after years with the condition is remarkable – and all because of an eight week diet. “This is a radical change in understanding Type 2 diabetes. It will change how we can explain it to people newly diagnosed with the condition. While it has long been believed that someone with Type 2 diabetes will always have the disease, and that it will steadily get worse, we have shown that we can reverse the condition.” Research revealed today at the American Diabetes Association conference and published in Diabetologia transforms thinking on diabetes. It demonstrates that people who go on a very low calorie diet can remove fat which is clogging up the pancreas allowing normal insulin secretion to be restored. Traditionally, it has been thought that as a progressive condition, Type 2 …

Canadian research shows promise in Type 1 diabetes fight
New Canadian research is offering new hope for the fight against Type 1 diabetes after studies have shown a natural chemical in the body can have regenerative effects on the insulin-producing cells that are killed at the onset of the disease.

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Broccoli Sprouts are a concentrated source of Sulforaphane, the bioactive compound which enhances cell defences. Christine Houghton is an Australian researcher who is investigating the effect of Sulforaphane in reducing the complications of diabetes using EnduraCell 100% Broccoli Sprout capsules.

Diabetes research made significant strides in past year
Even as the threat of diabetes continues to grow, scientists have made significant discoveries in the past year that might one day lead to ways to stop the blood sugar disease in its tracks.

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Dr. Jon LaPook introduces his report on study of new stems that can be used today to treat Type 1 diabetes. Find out more on the “CBS Evening News” tonight. (CBSNews.com)

Dr. Jeffrey Krischer answers questions at a recent USF Diabetes Center/AHEC professional meeting.

Vanderbilt can resume embryonic stem cell research, for now
The government may resume funding of embryonic stem cell research for now, an appeals court said Thursday, but the short-term approval may be of little help to research scientists caught in a legal battle that has just begun.

Diabetes research pioneer Kirtley dies at 96
Diabetics who control their disease with pills instead of frequent insulin injections can thank Dr. William R. Kirtley, a groundbreaking Eli Lilly researcher.

Diabetes research funding boosted
Funding for diabetes research has been bumped up by the govt to boost the chance of finding a cure.

Research shows promising targeted therapies for type 2 diabetes patients
Named for the furballs whose astonishing fecundity made them stars in early Star Trek episodes, the tribbles protein, first identified in fruit flies, aids in regulating many cell processes in humans. Joslin Diabetes Center researchers now have identified mechanisms triggered by a variant of the tribbles gene that cause trouble in insulin-producing pancreatic beta cells—and that offer a …