DIABETES RESEARCH

In this section you will find the latest research activities being developed to find a cure to diabetes:

New Potential Gene Therapy Treatment Of Type I Diabetes
May 23, 2006
Researchers at Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas and the Baylor Research Institute have developed a novel technique to deliver insulin genes to the pancreas, the organ that produces the body's insulin.
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Researchers discover link between insulin and Alzheimer's
March 7, 2006
Discovery that insulin is produced in the brain raises possibility of Type 3 diabetes
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FDA Approves First Ever Inhaled Insulin Combination Product for Treatment of Diabetes
January 27, 2006
Exubera, an inhaled powder form of recombinant human insulin (rDNA) for the treatment of adult patients with type 1 and type 2 diabetes, is the first new insulin delivery option introduced since the discovery of insulin in the 1920s...
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• Inhaled Insulin
  News on The Exubera insulin inhaler from Pfizer and other inhaled insulin types
  
  
• Diabetes Cure
  Books and articles on getting close to a diabetes cure
  
  
• Insulin Patch Closer To FDA Approval
  The test will run for approximately three months. The study will evaluate the effectiveness of the Insulin Patch in comparison to conventional pump therapy, with one significant advantage; the U-Strip(TM) Insulin Patch will be totally non-invasive.
  
  
• Natural Cure For Diabetes
  Different new approaches to get to a natural cure for diabetes. Books And Natural Plans That Can Slow, Stop, Even Cure Type-2 Diabetes
  
  
• Stem cell research
  The latest articles and information on diabetes stem cell research
  
  
• diabetes Retinopathy
  Articles on the latest research to find a cure for the Diabetes Retinopathy
  
  
• Insulin Resistance
  Articles about the Insulin Resistance
  
  
• research articles
  List of most recent Diabetes Research Articles
  
  
• Pancreas Transplants - A Solution For Type 1 Diabetes Sufferers?
  2005-07-29 Many clinical studies have shown that an option for type 1 diabetes treatment is the pancreas transplantation. For some patients, surgeons can restore the function of the pancreas with an islet cell transplant.
  
  

New Phase Of INGAP Research To Begin
Contrary to the current view that pancreas and islet transplantation will eventually succeed as the cure for diabetes, it is Dr. Vinik's belief that the cure for diabetes lies in finding a way to provide patients with the ability to generate new insulin-secreting cells from their own pancreatic cells...
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How magic are stem cells?
January 06, 2006
Stem cells are important for living organisms for many reasons. In an embryo that is 3 to 5 days old stem cells in developing tissues give rise to the multiple specialized cell types that make up the heart, lung, skin, and other tissues...
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Boosting Stem Cells To Treat Diabetes
Emmanuel (Manolis) Tzanakakis, Ph.D., is striving to boost the numbers of stem cells produced in the laboratory, expanding the pool of cells that eventually can be differentiated into insulin-producing cells.
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New cell transplantation technique restores insulin production in diabetics
30 Nov 2005
Researchers are using a new cell transplantation technique to restore the cells that produce insulin in patients with type 1 diabetes...
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Diabetes: 5 Ways Hypnosis Can Help
October 10, 2005
To manage diabetes, it helps to understand how it affects your body. In healthy people, the body turns food into glucose (blood sugar) to use for energy. Insulin, produced by the pancreas, is the hormone responsible...
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Diabetes Facts and Statistics
September 26, 2005
Insulin Capsule Implant - an insulin capsule that can be implanted to continuously release insulin into the bloodstream. Insulin Inhaler - a rapid-acting insulin that is inhaled into the mouth. Currently in clinical trials
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