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Victoza gets superior-to-Januvia data added to label
The change comes after a study showed Novo's drug outperformed Merck's at controlling blood sugar and helping patients lose weight.
Protein deficiency a tantalizing key to type 2 diabetes
The protein Mitofusin 2 in mice could be key to treating type 2 diabetes, scientists at the Institute for Research in Biomedicine in Barcelona have discovered.
Blood gene test predicts diabetes sugar control
A gene expression profile could be used to predict how easy it will be to control someone's blood glucose in Type 1 diabetes , according to a small study carried out in Australia. Good glycemic control is vital for avoiding, or at least delaying, some of the unpleasant or life-threatening outcomes linked with long-term diabetes.
Circulating cells point to diabetic retinopathy
Diabetic retinopathy is a common side effect in Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes--it's seen in around 80 percent of people who have had diabetes for 10 years or more. It can lead to blurred vision and...
Amylin gets FDA OK for weekly diabetes drug Bydureon
Say hello to Bydureon , a once-weekly injectable treatment for Type 2 diabetes finally approved by the FDA on Jan. 27. Amylin Pharmaceuticals ( $AMLN ) developed the drug using controlled release drug
Mutated melanoma receptor heightens diabetes risk
It turns out that patients with any of four rare mutations in the MT2 gene become 6 times more likely to develop Type 2 diabetes, according to a research study led by Philippe Froguel of the School...
Blood test could predict kidney disease 10 years early
Kidney (renal) failure is a real threat for people with Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes, and because there is no accurate and noninvasive test available, and it's not clear who will develop the most
A yogurt a day keeps heart disease biomarkers at bay
Diabetes and heart disease often go hand-in-hand. Artery damage and high blood pressure are more common and often more severe in people with diabetes. But according to a recent study, making a change
$5M collaboration for CV biomarkers
An academia-industry collaboration, led by Arizona State University (ASU), is looking for protein biomarkers that could predict cardiovascular disease in people with type 2 diabetes. There are around
Unigene forms joint venture to develop oral peptide drugs with Nordic Bioscience
Unigene Laboratories has hammered out a new pact to propel development of novel peptide drugs using its oral formulation technology. Nordic Bioscience, a Danish drug and diagnostic development
