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Bioton, Polish Insulin Maker, Surges, Rebounding From 78% Drop (Bloomberg)
Jan. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Bioton SA , the second-worst performing stock in Warsaw’s benchmark WIG20 Index last year, surged to a six-week high on speculation the Polish insulin producer’s recent decline doesn’t reflect the prospect for future earnings.
Tue, 06 Jan 2009 16:17:56 GMT
Deficiency of a |[bgr]|-arrestin-2 signal complex contributes to insulin resistance (Nature)
Insulin resistance, a hallmark of type 2 diabetes, is a defect of insulin in stimulating insulin receptor signalling, which has become one of the most serious public health threats. Upon stimulation by insulin, insulin receptor recruits and phosphorylates insulin receptor substrate proteins, leading to activation of the phosphatidylinositol-3-OH kinase (PI(3)K)|[ndash]|Akt pathway. Activated Akt ...
Mon, 05 Jan 2009 13:50:30 GMT
SemBioSys receives US$2.5 million from option agreement with MannKind for plant-produced insulin (CNW Group via Yahoo! Finance)
SemBioSys Genetics Inc. , a biotechnology company developing protein pharmaceuticals in crop plants, today announced it has received US$2,500,000 from MannKind Corporation as consideration for the option agreement and issuance of 2,400,000 units of SemBioSys, as previously announced December 24, 2008.
Tue, 06 Jan 2009 13:00:00 GMT
On A High-fat Diet, Protective Gene Variant Becomes Bad Actor (Science Daily)
New evidence in mice bolsters the notion that a version of a gene earlier shown to protect lean people against weight gain and insulin resistance can have the opposite effect in those who eat a high-fat diet and are heavier, reveals a new report in the journal Cell Metabolism.
Tue, 06 Jan 2009 21:11:12 GMT
On a high-fat diet, protective gene variant becomes bad actor (EurekAlert!)
( Cell Press ) New evidence in mice bolsters the notion that a version of a gene earlier shown to protect lean people against weight gain and insulin resistance can have the opposite effect in those who eat a high-fat diet and are heavier, reveals a report in the Jan. 7 issue of the journal Cell Metabolism, a Cell Press publication.
Tue, 06 Jan 2009 17:12:35 GMT
On a high-fat diet, protective gene variant becomes bad actor (PhysOrg)
New evidence in mice bolsters the notion that a version of a gene earlier shown to protect lean people against weight gain and insulin resistance can have the opposite effect in those who eat a high-fat diet and are heavier, reveals a report in the January 7th issue of the journal Cell Metabolism, a Cell Press publication.
Tue, 06 Jan 2009 18:11:42 GMT
Jobs may have Type 1-like diabetes, says endocrinologist (Macworld UK)
Steve Jobs may have symptoms that resemble Type 1 diabetes, a noted endocrinologist said on Monday, and he could be treated with insulin. Earlier on Monday, Jobs blamed a "hormone imbalance" for the weight loss that had sparked speculation about his health since last June, when he appeared at Apple's annual developer's conference looking gaunt.
Tue, 06 Jan 2009 09:14:26 GMT
Hope of insulin cell transplant (BBC News)
Scientists working towards pancreatic cell transplants as a cure for diabetes have taken the first step to getting around the problem of immune rejection
Sun, 04 Jan 2009 08:52:34 GMT
Jobs may have Type 1-like diabetes, says endocrinologist (IT World)
Steve Jobs may have symptoms that resemble Type 1 diabetes, a noted endocrinologist said Monday, and he could be treated with insulin. Earlier today, Jobs blamed a "hormone imbalance" for the weight loss that had sparked speculation about his health since last June, when he appeared at Apple's annual developer's conference looking gaunt.
Mon, 05 Jan 2009 21:50:17 GMT
Endocrinologists Weigh in on Steve Jobs' Hormonal Imbalance (US News & World Report)
Doctors call Jobs' condition 'vague;' likely related to his pancreas.
Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:08:43 GMT
Foster dad accused of causing girl's blindness (KTVB Boise)
PORTLAND -- A former foster parent accused of beating or shaking a 2-year-old girl blind has been sentenced to 30 months in prison after pleading no contest to attempted assault.
Tue, 06 Jan 2009 17:45:30 GMT
Foster dad accused of causing girl's blindness (KTVB Boise)
PORTLAND -- A former foster parent accused of beating or shaking a 2-year-old girl blind has been sentenced to 30 months in prison after pleading no contest to attempted assault.
Tue, 06 Jan 2009 17:45:30 GMT
Inflammatory Factors And Diabetic Macular Edema Highlighted In Ophthalmology Jan. 2009 (Medical News Today)
With a new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention predicting that diabetic retinopathy will triple from 5.5 million in 2005 to 16 million in 2050, improved treatments are urgently needed for this leading cause of blindness in working-age people. The CDC study is the latest indicator of a world-wide diabetes epidemic that is motivating ophthalmic research around the globe.
Tue, 06 Jan 2009 15:16:00 GMT
Inflammatory Factors And Diabetic Macular Edema Highlighted In Ophthalmology Jan. 2009 (Medical News Today)
With a new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention predicting that diabetic retinopathy will triple from 5.5 million in 2005 to 16 million in 2050, improved treatments are urgently needed for this leading cause of blindness in working-age people. The CDC study is the latest indicator of a world-wide diabetes epidemic that is motivating ophthalmic research around the globe.
Tue, 06 Jan 2009 15:16:00 GMT
Measles Spreading in European Children as Parents Shun Vaccine (Bloomberg)
Jan. 7 (Bloomberg) -- More than 12,000 Europeans, mostly children, contracted measles in the past two years as parents shunned vaccinations, casting doubt on public health efforts to eradicate the infectious disease by 2010, researchers said.
Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:09:26 GMT
Measles Spreading in European Children as Parents Shun Vaccine (Bloomberg)
Jan. 7 (Bloomberg) -- More than 12,000 Europeans, mostly children, contracted measles in the past two years as parents shunned vaccinations, casting doubt on public health efforts to eradicate the infectious disease by 2010, researchers said.
Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:09:26 GMT
Your house can make you sick (CNN Money)
You're sniffling and wheezing your way through another winter. A run of bad luck with germs? Sure, but it also may be the result of something more insidious: toxins.
Tue, 06 Jan 2009 11:39:47 GMT
Your house can make you sick (CNN Money)
You're sniffling and wheezing your way through another winter. A run of bad luck with germs? Sure, but it also may be the result of something more insidious: toxins.
Tue, 06 Jan 2009 11:39:47 GMT
Twins have laser surgery in womb to combat rare condition (Austin American-Statesman)
Doug and Ronna Wilson of Jonestown were thrilled to learn that after having three children, she was pregnant with twins. But early on in the pregnancy, there were signs that something might be terribly wrong.
Wed, 07 Jan 2009 06:03:06 GMT
Twins have laser surgery in womb to combat rare condition (Austin American-Statesman)
Doug and Ronna Wilson of Jonestown were thrilled to learn that after having three children, she was pregnant with twins. But early on in the pregnancy, there were signs that something might be terribly wrong.
Wed, 07 Jan 2009 06:03:06 GMT
Humans outliving their eyeballs (Stuff)
Humans are starting to outlive their eyeballs, say Australian researchers working on ways to slow the way vision deteriorates with age.
Wed, 07 Jan 2009 04:42:51 GMT
Humans outliving their eyeballs (Stuff)
Humans are starting to outlive their eyeballs, say Australian researchers working on ways to slow the way vision deteriorates with age.
Wed, 07 Jan 2009 04:42:51 GMT
A diabetic is diagnosed in Britain every THREE minutes (Daily Mail)
The number of people diagnosed with diabetes has soared by 50 per cent in just a year.
Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:22:31 GMT
A diabetic is diagnosed in Britain every THREE minutes (Daily Mail)
The number of people diagnosed with diabetes has soared by 50 per cent in just a year.
Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:22:31 GMT
Inflammatory Factors May be Key to Controlling Diabetic Macular Edema (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
SAN FRANCISCO----With a new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention predicting that diabetic retinopathy will triple from 5.5 million in 2005 to 16 million in 2050, improved treatments are urgently needed for this leading cause of blindness in working-age people.
Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:30:00 GMT
Inflammatory Factors May be Key to Controlling Diabetic Macular Edema (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
SAN FRANCISCO----With a new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention predicting that diabetic retinopathy will triple from 5.5 million in 2005 to 16 million in 2050, improved treatments are urgently needed for this leading cause of blindness in working-age people.
Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:30:00 GMT
One person diagnosed with diabetes every three minutes charity warns (Daily Telegraph)
One person is diagnosed with diabetes every three minutes in Britain a charity has warned with almost 150000 people told they had it last year.
Wed, 07 Jan 2009 00:17:43 GMT
One person diagnosed with diabetes every three minutes charity warns (Daily Telegraph)
One person is diagnosed with diabetes every three minutes in Britain a charity has warned with almost 150000 people told they had it last year.
Wed, 07 Jan 2009 00:17:43 GMT
Startups raised almost $23 million in Louisville last year (Louisville Courier-Journal)
Startup companies in the Louisville area received almost $23 million in funding last year, more than double the amount raised in 2007, according to a local group that tracks entrepreneurship.
Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:08:20 GMT
Startups raised almost $23 million in Louisville last year (Louisville Courier-Journal)
Startup companies in the Louisville area received almost $23 million in funding last year, more than double the amount raised in 2007, according to a local group that tracks entrepreneurship.
Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:08:20 GMT
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