Diabetes News Archive

The neuropeptide corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) makes cameo appearances throughout the body, but its leading role is as the opening act in the stress response, jump-starting the process along the hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis.

Heart disease can affect almost every aspect of life- from a change in sleeping habits to the fight against diabetes to many things in between. The following is a tip sheet from the experts at LifeBridge Health in Baltimore, Maryland to start discussions about heart health.

By Jason Eberhart-Phillips, MD - "You have diabetes."" -- Three words that a doctor never wants to say, and a patient never wants to hear. But every day of every year, someone in Kansas is hearing these words for the first time.

Washington, Jan 22 : University of Florida engineers have developed a tiny sensor that would help in easy diagnosis of variety of diseases such as diabetes, asthma or breast cancer.

Researchers have discovered that small clusters (oligomers) of islet amyloid polypeptides (IAPPs) may contribute to the onset of type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Intrinsic Bioprobes today announced the exclusive licensing of two novel biomarkers for diabetes to Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, Inc. (Raritan, NJ). The biomarkers are modified forms of blood-circulating proteins and have been linked with the presence of pre-diabetes and type 2 diabetes. The financial terms of the licensing agreement were not disclosed.

Novo Nordisk announced that the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare has approved Victoza for the treatment of type 2 diabetes.