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Study hopes to find out the benefits of exercise in Type 1 diabetes

Doctors from the University of Bristol are looking for volunteers, who have recently been diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes, to take part in an exercise study.
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Creating “death-defying” insulin-producing islets for transplantation

Australian scientists have identified one way of making a frustratingly tricky transplant – of insulin-producing ‘islets of Langerhans’ into patients with Type 1 diabetes – more successful....
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New Approach to Treating Type I Diabetes? Columbia Scientists Transform Gut Cells into Insulin Factories

(NEW YORK, NY) – A study by Columbia researchers suggests that cells in the patient’s intestine could be coaxed into making insulin, circumventing the need for a stem cell transplant. Until now, stem cell transplants have been seen by many researchers as the ideal way to replace cells lost in type I diabetes and to free patients from insulin injections....
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Weill Cornell Researchers Develop Powerful Tool to Measure Metabolites in Living Cells

Glowing "Spinach" Produces a Snapshot of Abnormal Molecules Inside Diseased Cells, Providing Clues About How to Treat Disorders...
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Researchers in Dundee find people with diabetes in Scotland keen to manage their own condition

A new study released by Dundee University has found people with diabetes across all of Scotland's 14 health boards are choosing to get hands on with their condition by accessing and understanding their own medical records. ...
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Teaching Fat Cells to Burn Calories

UCSF Identifies New Target Against Obesity Involving Brown Fat...
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Drivers With Diabetes: Can an Online Tool Reduce Their Risks?

Could a few simple clicks save drivers with diabetes from a potentially fatal crash?...
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Boosting cell production could help treat liver disease

Scientists have made an important step forward in their understanding of how the liver repairs itself in research that could in future help develop drugs to treat liver disease....
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Diabetes risk from sitting around

Women could be more at risk than men – new University of Leicester study...
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Regaining a healthy liver, one pound at a time

HOUSTON - For those at risk of developing cirrhosis of the liver resulting from nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, each pound lost is a step towards regaining your health, say doctors at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston....
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