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Type 1 diabetes patients have lower blood levels of 4 proteins that protect against immune attack
2015-07-30 22:11:41| Biotech - Topix.net
Patients with type 1 diabetes have significantly lower blood levels of four proteins that help protect their tissue from attack by their immune system, scientists report. Conversely, their first-degree relatives, who share some of the high-risk genes but do not have the disease, have high levels of these proteins circulating in their blood, said Dr. Jin-Xiong She, director of the Center for Biotechnology and Genomic Medicine at the Medical College of Georgia at Georgia Regents University.
Fighting Diabetes With Fiber and Fermentation
2015-07-27 18:56:00| Food Processing
Dietary fibers play a role in diabetes prevention beyond weight management.
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High Soda Intake May Boost Diabetes Risk, Even Without Obesity
2015-07-22 10:09:52| Beverages - Topix.net
Whether you are slim or obese, if you drink lots of sugary soda or other sweetened drinks you are more likely to develop type 2 diabetes, a new analysis reveals. Until now, health experts have thought that sugary drinks and type 2 diabetes are linked because sugar promotes weight gain, and body fat contributes to insulin resistance, which precedes diabetes.
Penn diabetes drug study shows promise
2015-07-12 03:42:37| Biotech - Topix.net
Imagine if you could carry a credit card-size record of all the three billion A's, T's, C's, and G's that make up the alphabet soup of your genome. A simple swipe of the card could inform your physician right away if a drug being considered will help you - or even hurt you.
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Asides: University enrollment drops, the science center gains, diabetes retreats
2015-07-05 06:57:31| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
LIFE IS MEASURED in phases and events, but it's also shaped by numbers, as those who run Pennsylvania's public university system know. The State System of Higher Education, which operates 14 state-owned universities such as Edinboro and Indiana, unloaded a bookbag of figures last Tuesday that told the story of more falling enrollment.
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