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Study Suggests Link Between Type 2 Diabetes and H. Pylori Bacteria

The presence of gastric H. pylori bacteria is associated with elevated levels of glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) and type 2 diabetes, according to a study in the Journal of Infectious Diseases. Yu Chen, PhD, and Martin Blaser, MD, at NYU School of Medicine, part of NYU Langone Medical Center...
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Gut Cells of Mice Transformed into Insulin-Producers

The goal of a therapy for type 1 diabetes is restoration of regulated insulin secretion. A newly published study, conducted by Chutima Talchai, PhD, and Domenico Accili, MD, professor of medicine at Columbia University Medical Center...
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Beta Cells May Function Years After Type 1 Diabetes Diagnosis

A study conducted at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) has found that insulin production may persist for decades after the onset of type 1 diabetes. In the study, led by Denise Faustman, MD, PhD, director of the MGH Immunobiology Laboratory, blood samples from 182 individuals with type 1 diabetes were evaluated
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Osiris Provides Update on Stem Cell Trial for Type 1 Diabetes

One year after Osiris Therapeutics in partnership with JDRF started the Phase 2 trial evaluating Prochymal, a formulation of adult mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs), in newly diagnosed type 1 diabetes patients, the company has released a statement providing an update on this groundbreaking trial. This first-of-its kind trial is...
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