Diabetes - Insulin-secreting cells offer hope to type 1 diabetes

Insulin-secreting cells offer hope to type 1 diabetes
SAWF News Connect - US scientists have successfully created insulin-secreting cells from human embryonic stem cells, raising hopes of a limitless supply of cells that could be transplanted into patients with type 1 diabetes. London, Nov 1: US scientists have
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Celiac Disease Common in Kids With Type 1 Diabetes
NewsMax.com - NEW YORK — Celiac disease affects about one out of eight children with type 1 diabetes, and leads to stunted growth, according to a study conducted in Denmark. Celiac disease is caused by allergy to gluten, mainly found in wheat. It can cause
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Compound in Red Wine Boosts Health of Obese Mice
Forbes - It appears to be associated with anti-aging and preventing the effects of diseases of aging, such as diabetes, cancer and dementia. “Resveratrol extends the lifespan of every species we have fed it to,” said lead researcher David Sinclair, an
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Scientists see benefits of nanoceria
United Press International - in various medical conditions affecting the eye, such as macular degeneration and retinitis pigmentosa. The researchers speculate the particles might be effective in treating a range of other degenerative diseases involving ROIs, such as diabetes
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NEJM AUDIO SUMMARY
New England Journal of Medicine - myotonic dystrophy; review articles on teaching professionalism in medical education and on pemphigus, bullous impetigo, and the staphylococcal scalded-skin syndrome; a video demonstrating basic laceration repair; a case report of a man with diabetes
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