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Gastric Bypass Surgery Alters Hormones to Relieve Diabetes Symptoms
April 30, 2013 (Newswise) — Gastric bypass surgery alters the hormones and amino acids produced during digestion, hinting at the mechanisms through which the surgery eliminates symptoms of type 2 diabetes, according to a recent study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (J
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Email this Unusual Suspect: Hopkins Scientists Find 'Second Fiddle' Protein's Role in Type 2 Diabetes
April 11, 2013 (Johns Hopkins) — A team of researchers at the Johns Hopkins Children's Center has found that a protein long believed to have a minor role in type 2 diabetes is, in fact, a central player in the development of the condition that affects nearly 26 million people in the United States alone and counts as one of the leading causes of heart disease, stroke and kidney, eye and nerve damage.
Email this Decreased Melatonin Secretion Associated with Higher Risk of Developing Type 2 Diabetes
April 3, 2013 (AMA) — With previous evidence suggesting that melatonin may have a role in glucose metabolism, researchers have found an independent association between decreased secretion of melatonin and an increased risk for the development of type 2 diabetes, according to a study in the April 3 issue of JAMA.
"Melatonin receptors have been found throughout the body in many tissues including pancreatic islet cells, reflecting the
Email this Diet Shown to Be Critical Factor in Improving Type 2 Diabetes After Bariatric Surgery
April 2, 2013 (Newswise) — Patients with type 2 diabetes who consume a diet identical to the strict regimen followed after bariatric surgery are just as likely to see a reduction in blood glucose levels as those who undergo surgery, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have
Email this UAB Medical Student’s Summer Project Finds New Diabetes Sub-Group
March 25, 2013 (UAB) — A University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) medical student engaged in a summer fellowship discovered a previously uncategorized sub group of patients with type 2 diabetes that might bring about changes in clinical practice. The findings, published in February online in Diabetes Care, a journal of the American Diabetes Association, suggest that physicians will need to be on the lookout for patients presenting with the characteristics of the ne
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