Human insulin-producing beta cell replication sustained with single stimulatory molecule: Study
With a single stimulatory molecule, human insulin-producing beta cell replication can be sustained for at least four weeks in a mouse model of diabetes, according to researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine in Diabetes, a journal of the American Diabetes Association.
Wed, 28 Jul 2010 03:05:36 -0700
One Molecule, Many More Insulin-Producing Cells To Treat Diabetes
With a single stimulatory molecule, human insulin-producing beta cell replication can be sustained for at least four weeks in a mouse model of diabetes, according to researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine in Diabetes, a journal of the American Diabetes Association.They also found several cocktails of molecules that drive human beta cells to replicate, as well as important ...
Wed, 28 Jul 2010 13:03:34 -0700
One molecule, many more insulin-producing cells to treat diabetes, says Pitt team
( University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences ) With a single stimulatory molecule, human insulin-producing beta cell replication can be sustained for at least four weeks in a mouse model of diabetes, according to researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine in Diabetes. They also found several cocktails of molecules that drive human beta cells to replicate, as well ...
Tue, 27 Jul 2010 21:16:34 -0700
Generex reports positive trends in ongoing Oral-lyn buccal insulin spray global Phase III trial
Generex Biotechnology Corporation, the leader in drug delivery for metabolic diseases through the inner lining of the mouth, today announced that it has now achieved 75% of the required number of per-protocol completers in its ongoing six month pivotal global Phase III study of Generex Oral-lyn, the Company's proprietary buccal insulin spray product.
Wed, 28 Jul 2010 23:35:16 -0700
Calibra Gains FDA Clearance To Market Finesse Insulin Patch-Pen For Three-Day Use With Novolog®
Calibra Medical announced it received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market its Finesse insulin patch-pen for up to three-day use with Novo Nordisk's Novolog® rapid acting insulin. Combining the mealtime therapy-adherence benefits of insulin pumps with the simplicity and affordability of syringes and pens, Calibra's novel bolus-only patch-pen is a small ...
Tue, 27 Jul 2010 05:12:18 -0700
The Mystery Of Healthy Fat People
Why some obese people go on to become diabetic while others do not. It is common to find obese people even morbidly obese people who are healthier than their condition would normally allow. Working with subjects with a body mass index of about 56, a team of researchers in Spain and Cambridge investigated the inflammatory and insulin signalling pathways in the patients' visceral adipose tissue ...
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 04:36:51 -0700
A look inside the government's deportation flights
Guillermo Campos Ojeda stares blankly at the clouds from the jetliner's window, mentally retracing the 22 years that he lived in the United States as an illegal immigrant.
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 17:22:54 -0700
Calibra Medical's Finesse insulin patch-pen receives FDA clearance for use with Novo Nordisk's Novolog
Calibra Medical announced today it received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market its Finesse insulin patch-pen for up to three-day use with Novo Nordisk's Novolog® rapid acting insulin. Combining the mealtime therapy-adherence benefits of insulin pumps with the simplicity and affordability of syringes and pens, Calibra's novel bolus-only patch-pen is a ...
Mon, 26 Jul 2010 07:05:06 -0700
Foods That Fight Breast Cancer?
Take a look at some of the foods -- including onions and walnuts -- that might help people fight breast cancer.
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 16:18:13 -0700
Africa: GM Bananas Could Cut Blindness, Anaemia in East Africa
Bio-fortified bananas that could reduce blindness, diarrhoea and anaemia are a step closer, according to the preliminary results of a joint research project between Ugandan and Australian scientists.
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 16:04:29 -0700
Africa: GM Bananas Could Cut Blindness, Anaemia in East Africa
Bio-fortified bananas that could reduce blindness, diarrhoea and anaemia are a step closer, according to the preliminary results of a joint research project between Ugandan and Australian scientists.
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 16:04:29 -0700
Blog - FDA Lets Human Embryonic Stem Cells Trials Resume
Geron will begin tests of its therapy for spinal cord injury. Advanced Cell Technology hopes to follow with a stem cell treatment for blindness. The Food and Drug Administration has cleared Geron, a stem cell company based in Menlo Park, CA, to move forward with clinical tests of its experimental cell therapy for spinal cord injury, which is derived from embryonic stem cells. The company, which ...
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:41:52 -0700
Blog - FDA Lets Human Embryonic Stem Cells Trials Resume
Geron will begin tests of its therapy for spinal cord injury. Advanced Cell Technology hopes to follow with a stem cell treatment for blindness. The Food and Drug Administration has cleared Geron, a stem cell company based in Menlo Park, CA, to move forward with clinical tests of its experimental cell therapy for spinal cord injury, which is derived from embryonic stem cells. The company, which ...
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:41:52 -0700
Jolica Foundation Pleased to Announce Launch of New 'Gift of Sight' Project in India
The Jolica Foundation is pleased to announce its new project that launched July 1, 2010. The Gift of Sight project focuses on communities in southern India by both preventing and curing blindness. Blindness is prevented in children under the age of 5 by providing Vitamin A supplements and many instances of adult blindness can be remedied by cataract surgery. Every $1021 in retail sales of Jolica ...
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0700
Jolica Foundation Pleased to Announce Launch of New 'Gift of Sight' Project in India
The Jolica Foundation is pleased to announce its new project that launched July 1, 2010. The Gift of Sight project focuses on communities in southern India by both preventing and curing blindness. Blindness is prevented in children under the age of 5 by providing Vitamin A supplements and many instances of adult blindness can be remedied by cataract surgery. Every $1021 in retail sales of Jolica ...
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0700
Memorable event
CAVERNOUS university halls made out of limestone, long speeches by dignitaries and the proud presence of parents and loved ones are some of the many features of graduations.
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 16:12:25 -0700
Memorable event
CAVERNOUS university halls made out of limestone, long speeches by dignitaries and the proud presence of parents and loved ones are some of the many features of graduations.
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 16:12:25 -0700
Faith Healers Plead Not Guilty To Criminal Mistreatment
What's Your Reaction? OREGON CITY, Ore. (RNS) Two members of a controversial faith-healing church were charged Thursday (July 29) with first-degree criminal mistreatment for failing to provide medical care for their infant daughter.
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 17:21:55 -0700
Faith Healers Plead Not Guilty To Criminal Mistreatment
What's Your Reaction? OREGON CITY, Ore. (RNS) Two members of a controversial faith-healing church were charged Thursday (July 29) with first-degree criminal mistreatment for failing to provide medical care for their infant daughter.
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 17:21:55 -0700
US lifts hold on stem cell trial
Regulators have given the all-clear to test embryonic stem cells as a treatment for spinal cord injury.
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 12:12:25 -0700
US lifts hold on stem cell trial
Regulators have given the all-clear to test embryonic stem cells as a treatment for spinal cord injury.
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 12:12:25 -0700
Creative vision
SWEET HOME Deborah Feigum doesnt consider her blindness adisability.
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:42:41 -0700
Creative vision
SWEET HOME Deborah Feigum doesnt consider her blindness adisability.
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:42:41 -0700
Ben Bova: Gene therapy will one day cure diseases ... Its the law
They said it couldnt be done. No less a genius than Leonardo da Vinci tried to design a workable airplane. He got as far as building a couple of gliders and apparently even soared off the roof of a barn for a few moments. Discouraged that he couldnt do better, da Vinci wrote ...
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 14:06:00 -0700
Ben Bova: Gene therapy will one day cure diseases ... Its the law
They said it couldnt be done. No less a genius than Leonardo da Vinci tried to design a workable airplane. He got as far as building a couple of gliders and apparently even soared off the roof of a barn for a few moments. Discouraged that he couldnt do better, da Vinci wrote ...
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 14:06:00 -0700
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