From:http://www.nih.gov/news/health/feb2015/nei-19.htm Eylea outperforms other drugs for diabetic macular edema with moderate or worse vision loss Lucentis and Avastin perform similarly to Eylea when vision loss is mild, NIH study shows In an NIH-supported clinical trial comparing three drugs for diabetic macular edema (DME), Eylea (aflibercept) provided greater visual improvement, on average, than did Avastin (bevacizumab) […]
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From: ADA Press Release The American Diabetes Association today named Kevin L. Hagan, a proven, nationally-recognized leader, as its next chief executive to reinvigorate the national fight to end the diabetes epidemic in America. Hagan will join the Association at a time when theincidenceand costs of diabetes are at an all-time high. Recent estimates indicate […]
From:T1DExchangeLivingBiobank.org Join the T1D Exchange Living Biobank and help accelerate research progress. Its smart! How do scientists learn about type 1 diabetes (T1D)? They study people living with T1D and their blood samples. A new effort is now under way to streamline the type 1 diabetes research process by collecting blood samples needed by the […]
From:https://t1dexchange.org/pages/t1d-exchange-presents-data-on-new-form-of-glucagon-rescue-treatment-for-severe-hypoglycemia/ At global ATTD conference, scientists also share new insight on severe hypoglycemia in older adults with type 1 diabetes an emerging challenge as patients live longer PARIS, February 18, 2015 Research fromT1D Exchangescientists presented at theAdvanced Technologies & Treatments for Diabetes (ATTD)international conference heralds a new approach to glucagon delivery for rescue treatment for […]
See More: http://www.healthline.com/diabetesmine/changing-guard-diabetes-hands-foundation Big changes are underway at the Diabetes Hands Foundation, with the recent news that beloved community leader Manny Hernandez is stepping down from the helm of the organization he founded with his wife Andreina seven years ago. Whoa! Longtime D-advocate Melissa Lee will be taking over, at least temporarily, as interim executive […]
From Reuters Health:http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/02/16/us-endocrinology-diabetes-race-pediatric-idUSKBN0LK1TR20150216 Reuters Health Social and economic status does not explain the racial gaps in the care and outcomes of kids with type 1 diabetes, according to a new study. The finding suggests researchers look to other factors that may explain the racial gap in type 1 diabetes care, such as the perceptions of […]
From:http://www.meddeviceonline.com/doc/pediatric-artificial-pancreas-under-development-0001 High stress and sleepless nights are common among parents with diabetic children, but a new research program focused on a pediatric artificial pancreas could make that a thing of the past. Using experience gained in the development of an adult artificial pancreas, a team from the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) plans to […]
From:http://www.nih.gov/news/health/feb2015/niams-17.htm nvestigators with the National Institutes of Health have discovered the genomic switches of a blood cell key to regulating the human immune system. The findings, published in Nature today, open the door to new research and development in drugs and personalized medicine to help those with autoimmune disorders such as inflammatory bowel disease or […]
Advocates can join the American Diabetes Association in askingCongress to stand up against diabetes bysigning theirpetition asking Congress to act by: Allocating $2.066 billion for the National Institutes of Healths (NIH) National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), the primary federal agency that conducts research to find a cure and advance treatments […]
Fromhttp://www.healio.com* Researchers suggest thatobesityis a chronic disease with a number of biological causes that make it impossible to be cured withdiet and exercisealone in a recently published comment inThe Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology. Eighty percent to 95% of people with obesity who lose weight eventually regain it. Several biological systems are triggered when caloric intake […]