Animas Canada, a division of LifeScan Canada, has announced the launch of the Animas Vibe insulin pump and CGM system in Canada , providing a new diabetes management solution for Canadians living with Type 1 diabetes. Animas Vibe is an ...
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Stem cells can turn into heart cells, skin cells can mutate to cancer cells; even cells of the same tissue type exhibit small heterogeneities. Scientists use single-cell analysis to investigate these heterogeneities. But the method is still ...
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NORWICH, England, Jan. 21 (UPI) -- Certain foods such as blueberries, celery and grapes may reduce the risk of diabetes, researchers in Britain say. Eating high levels of flavonoids -- including anthocyanins and other compounds -- found ...
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Sleeping during the day -- a necessity for jet-lagged travelers and those who work overnight shifts -- disrupts the rhythms of about one-third of your genes, a new study suggests. What's more, shifted sleep appears to disrupt gene ...
Novo Nordisk, a world leader in diabetes care, today announced the launch of the insulin delivery device NovoPen Echo® in the United States. This is the first and only pen device available in the U.S. with half-unit dosing and a memory ...
Brian Otis gingerly holds what looks like a typical contact lens on his index finger. Look closer. Sandwiched in this lens are two twinkling glitter-specks loaded with tens of thousands of miniaturized transistors. It's ringed with a ...
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The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has released new recommendations that call for universal screening of expectant mothers for gestational diabetes once they are 24 weeks into their pregnancy. "The number of women who have ...
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A molecule nobody thought to explore may unlock a potential therapeutic target for a debilitating connective tissue disorder, according to Western-led research. Western professor Dr. David O'Gorman and PhD student Christina Raykha have ...
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved the first gel sealant for use in stopping fluid from leaking through the incision in a patient's cornea after cataract surgery with intraocular lens placement in adults. Prior to today's ...
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A new kind of implant may offer people suffering from sleep apnea an alternative to wearing an air mask while they snooze, researchers report. With the implant, a pacemaker delivers electrical impulses to a nerve that controls the tongue ...
Children who are critically ill after having heart surgery do not benefit from having their blood sugar levels aggressively controlled, but some kids with other life-threatening conditions might, a new study suggests. Experts said the ...
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Interview conducted by April Cashin-Garbutt, BA Hons (Cantab) What is gastric bypass surgery and how many people undergo it? Gastric bypass surgery is a type of bariatric operation that results in weight loss and stimulates metabolic ...
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The Queensland University of Technology (QUT) is seeking veterinarians from around the world to participate in a laminitis study in 2014. Laminitis (a hoof disease in which the interlocking leaflike tissues called laminae anchoring the ...
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Adults at risk for heart disease who eat a Mediterranean diet rich in olive oil can lower their chances of developing diabetes, even without restricting calories or boosting exercise, new research suggests. In the study, Spanish ...
Gene defect prevents insulin from ever reaching bloodstream Researchers from the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine have found that dysfunction in a single gene in mice causes fasting hyperglycemia, one of the major ...
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