http://www.medindia.net/healthnews/Otitis-Media-news.asp Medindia largest health website in india. en-us Copyright 2012. All Rights Reserved. Fri, 25 May 2012 06:48:02 GMT http://www.medindia.net/news/type-of-viral-infection-of-eye-linked-with-disease-causing-blindness-in-the-elderly-101662-1.htm A type of herpesvirus infection of the eye is associated with neovascular age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a disease that causes blindness in the elderly. This was found by a team of researchers, including a scientist from the Viral Immunology Center at Georgia State University. The scientists found that human cytomegalovirus, a type of herpesvirus, causes the production of vascular endothelial growth factor, or VEGF, a signal protein that regulates the formation of new blood vessels....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/type-of-viral-infection-of-eye-linked-with-disease-causing-blindness-in-the-elderly-101662-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/retinal-vessel-diameter-and-cvd-risk-in-african-americans-with-type-1-diabetes-study-101617-1.htm According to a report in the May issue of iArchives of Ophthalmology/i, a JAMA Network publication among African Americans with type 1 diabetes mellitus, narrower central retinal arteriolar equivalent (average diameter of the small arteries in the retina) is associated with an increased risk of six-year incidence of any cardiovascular disease and lower extremity arterial disease. "Retinal arteriolar narrowing has long been described as one of the characteristic changes associated with hypertension ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/retinal-vessel-diameter-and-cvd-risk-in-african-americans-with-type-1-diabetes-study-101617-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/type-2-diabetes-and-sleep-disturbances-101120-1.htm Diabetes is a fast increasing lifestyle metabolic disorder. Adequate sleep is important for proper functioning of the body. The rampant deprivation of sleep can lead to a slew of health ailments. Human sleep occurs in the form of bcircadian cycle/b. A bcircadian rhythm/b implies to a 24-hours physiological cycle that determines the sleep and waking pattern of living beings. Diabetes type 2 affects the normal bsleep-wake cycle/b however not much is known about the exact mechanism causing it....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/type-2-diabetes-and-sleep-disturbances-101120-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/blood-type-spelt-out-with-the-influence-of-harry-potters-self-writing-diary-100966-1.htm Scientists are creating a paper that spells out a person's blood type inspired by a self-writing diary in one of J K Rowling's 'Harry Potter' books. A team of researchers from Monash University in Australia has developed a paper-based sensor that writes blood type as text. The sensor may help non-experts to interpret the results rapidly, especially in emergency situations and during humanitarian disasters. The device works according to the so-called ABO system, classing blood samples ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/blood-type-spelt-out-with-the-influence-of-harry-potters-self-writing-diary-100966-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/protective-blood-factors-against-type-2-diabetes-identified-100875-1.htm Levels of certain proteins found in blood are associated with a reduced risk for developing type 2 diabetes, say Albert Einstein College of Medicine researchers. These proteins are part of what is called the IGF axis. This axis was named for insulin-like growth factor-1, (IGF-1), so called because it has biological effects similar to those of insulin (the hormone that regulates blood glucose levels) but has a greater effect on cell growth than insulin. The researchers also looked at levels ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/protective-blood-factors-against-type-2-diabetes-identified-100875-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/scientists-identify-new-type-of-intellectual-disability-100639-1.htm A new gene responsible for a new type of intellectual disability has been discovered by researchers. They have also found how the gene is likely to affect the cognitive development by disrupting neuron functioning. CAMH Senior Scientist Dr. John Vincent and his team found a mutation in the gene NSUN2 among three sisters with intellectual disability, a finding to be published in the May issue of the iAmerican Journal of Human Genetics/i. The discovery was made after mapping genes in ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/scientists-identify-new-type-of-intellectual-disability-100639-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/array-of-diagnostic-spinal-fluid-tests-required-to-tell-apart-concomitant-brain-diseases-100445-1.htm Teasing out the precise sort or sorts of dementia someone suffers from is a complicated task. Also neurodegenerative brain diseases share common pathology and frequently co-occur. Researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania are continuing efforts to differentiate diseases, such as Alzheimer's disease (AD) from frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD), as FTLD is often clinically difficult to distinguish from atypical presentations of AD. In a series of ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/array-of-diagnostic-spinal-fluid-tests-required-to-tell-apart-concomitant-brain-diseases-100445-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/people-on-hemodialysis-with-pancreatic-diabetes-die-earlier-than-those-with-type-2-diabetes-austrian-study-100432-1.htm Hemodialysis is resorted to when the kidney function of filtering the blood and producing urine goes down below 10 to 15 percent or when the kidney does not function at all (called the end-stage renal disease or ESRD). This is a therapy where the blood is removed from the body and filtered through an 'artificial kidney' (a machine that helps to purify the blood) and then the 'purified' blood is returned to the body. The therapy helps in bremoving waste products/b and extra fluid, and maintains balance ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/people-on-hemodialysis-with-pancreatic-diabetes-die-earlier-than-those-with-type-2-diabetes-austrian-study-100432-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/traditional-beans-and-rice-diet-helps-to-control-type-2-diabetes-study-100344-1.htm bBeans and rice, the classic food combo in many parts of the world, can reduce postprandial glycemic elevations in people with type 2 diabetes, according to an American study published in the Nutrition journal./b Diet and lifestyle changes are very important interventions to prevent and control type 2 diabetes. Beans are high in protein, omega-3 fatty acids and anti-oxidants, and low in fat. They are also good sources of iron, folate, magnesium and zinc. Earlier studies found ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/traditional-beans-and-rice-diet-helps-to-control-type-2-diabetes-study-100344-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/metformin-insulin-combo-may-not-help-patients-with-type-2-diabetes-100298-1.htm A study published on BMJ claims that intake of both metformin, an oral glucose lowering drug, and insulin instead of insulin alone may not benefit patients suffering from type 2 diabetes. The researchers say the combination leads to better blood sugar control, less weight gain and less need for insulin. However, they also suggest that more trials are needed to provide firm evidence about the long term benefits and harms of the combination and specifically about the risks of premature death....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/metformin-insulin-combo-may-not-help-patients-with-type-2-diabetes-100298-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/susceptibility-to-some-stomach-infections-possibly-because-of-blood-type-a-100246-1.htm A person's blood type may determine whether the individual could get infected by some strains of rotavirus, states a new study including an Indian origin scientist. Some strains of rotavirus find their way into the cells of the gastrointestinal tract by recognizing antigens associated with the type A blood group, a finding that represents a new paradigm in understanding how this gut pathogen infects humans, said Baylor College of Medicine researchers. Rotavirus is a major intestinal pathogen ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/susceptibility-to-some-stomach-infections-possibly-because-of-blood-type-a-100246-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/risk-of-rotavirus-infections-higher-in-people-with-blood-type-a-100183-1.htm People with blood type A may have a greater risk of getting infected with some strains of rotavirus according to a new study by American researchers. Some strains of rotavirus find their way into the cells of the gastrointestinal tract by recognizing antigens associated with the type A blood group, a finding that represents a new paradigm in understanding how this gut pathogen infects humans, said Baylor College of Medicine researchers in an online report in the journal A HREF="http:www.nature....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/risk-of-rotavirus-infections-higher-in-people-with-blood-type-a-100183-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/new-type-of-mutation-in-breast-cancer-100160-1.htm A new class of molecular mutation in various forms of breast cancer has been discovered by Mayo Clinic researchers. This finding that may shed new light on development and growth of different types of breast tumors. Called fusion transcripts, the mutated forms of RNA may also provide a way to identify tumor subtypes and offer new strategies to treat them, investigators say. Their study, published in the April 15 issue of iCancer Research/i, is the first to systematically search for ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/new-type-of-mutation-in-breast-cancer-100160-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/genes-key-role-in-type-2-diabetes-identified-99967-1.htm The role of a novel gene in triggering type 2 diabetes has been discovered by Stanford University School of Medicine scientists. Their experiments in lab mice and in human blood and tissue samples further showed that this gene not only is associated with the disease, as predicted computationally, but is also likely to play a major causal role. In a study to be published online April 9 in IProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences,/I the researchers combed through freely accessible ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/genes-key-role-in-type-2-diabetes-identified-99967-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/immunotherapy-and-cerebrospinal-fluid-biomarkers-in-alzheimers-disease-patients-examined-99695-1.htm Immunotherapy containing antibody bapineuzumab in people with mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease lead to fall in a cerebrospinal fluid biomarker, which may indicate downstream effects on the degenerative process, states report published Online First by IArchives of Neurology/I, a JAMA Network publication. Alzheimer disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease characterized by, among other things, deposits of extracellular (and) #946;-amyloid ( (and) #913; (and) #946;) plaques and intraneuronal ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/immunotherapy-and-cerebrospinal-fluid-biomarkers-in-alzheimers-disease-patients-examined-99695-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/blocking-a-type-of-sugar-may-help-boost-long-term-memory-says-research-99585-1.htm Blocking the action of a type of sugar may help improve long-term memory in older people and treat cancer, researchers have revealed. Researchers are progressing towards finding such a blocker for the sugar - with the appropriately malicious-sounding name "oh-glick-nack". Linda Hsieh-Wilson, Ph.D., explained that the sugar is not table sugar (sucrose), but one of many other substances produced in the body's cells that qualify as sugars from a chemical standpoint. Named O-linked beta-N-acetylglucosamine ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/blocking-a-type-of-sugar-may-help-boost-long-term-memory-says-research-99585-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/key-mechanism-involved-in-type-2-diabetes-identified-99433-1.htm The key protein that regulates insulin resistance has been identified by Gladstone Institute researchers. This breakthrough points to a new way to potentially treat or forestall type 2 diabetes, a rapidly growing global health problem. In a paper being published online this week in the IProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences/I, researchers in the laboratory of Gladstone Investigator Katerina Akassoglou, PhD, describe an unexpected role of the p75 neurotrophin receptor in controlling how the body processes sugar....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/key-mechanism-involved-in-type-2-diabetes-identified-99433-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/beta-cell-stress-trigger-type-1-diabetes-99416-1.htm A specific type of cellular stress in pancreatic beta cells triggers the development of type 1 diabetes. In type 1 diabetes (T1D), pancreatic beta cells die from a misguided autoimmune attack, but how and why that happens is still unclear. Now, the JDRF-funded scientists from the Indiana University School of Medicine believe that this stress response in the beta cell may help ignite the autoimmune attack that leads to T1D. These findings shed an entirely new light into the mystery ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/beta-cell-stress-trigger-type-1-diabetes-99416-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/interventions-to-prevent-type-2-diabetes-are-cost-effective-99274-1.htm A new study has revealed that programs to prevent or delay type 2 diabetes in high-risk adults would result in fewer people developing diabetes. The study was funded by the National Institutes of Health. Prevention programs that apply interventions tested in the landmark Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) clinical trial would also improve quality of life for people who would otherwise develop type 2 diabetes. The analysis of costs and outcomes in the DPP and its follow-up study is published ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/interventions-to-prevent-type-2-diabetes-are-cost-effective-99274-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/antioxidant-effects-for-alzheimers-disease-on-cerebrospinal-fluid-biomarkers-examined-99163-1.htm A randomized trial has found that an antioxidant combination of vitamin E, vitamin C and alpha-lipoic acid (E/C/ALA) was not associated with changes in some cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers related to Alzheimer disease. The study is published Online First by IArchives of Neurology/I, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. Oxidative damage in the brain is associated with aging and is widespread in Alzheimer disease (AD) patients. Some observational studies have suggested that an antioxidant-rich ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/antioxidant-effects-for-alzheimers-disease-on-cerebrospinal-fluid-biomarkers-examined-99163-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/tak-875-versus-placebo-or-glimepiride-in-type-2-diabetes-mellitus-99014-1.htm New drug targets have been under research in order to explore alternative drugs to promote insulin secretion in patients with type-2 diabetes mellitus. One of the most researched targets amongst these is the G-protein coupled receptor-40 (GPCR-40) or free-fatty acid receptor-1 (FFAR1). GPCR-40 or the FFAR1 is found in the pancreatic (and) #946;-cells, which secrete insulin. The FFAR1 receptors are activated by short and long-chain free fatty acids. Thus, they are activated when the free ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/tak-875-versus-placebo-or-glimepiride-in-type-2-diabetes-mellitus-99014-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/white-rice-consumption-linked-to-type-2-diabetes-risk-98881-1.htm Regular consumption of white rice significantly increases the risk of type 2 diabetes, finds a study. The authors from the Harvard School of Public Health look at previous studies and evidence of the association between eating white rice and the risk of type 2 diabetes. Their study seeks to determine whether this risk is dependent on the amount of rice consumed and if the association is stronger for the Asian population, who tend to eat more white rice than the Western world. The ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/white-rice-consumption-linked-to-type-2-diabetes-risk-98881-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/h-pylori-bacteria-and-adult-type-2-diabetes-link-found-in-study-98822-1.htm A recent study revealed the presence of IH. pylori/I bacteria associated with elevated levels of glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c), an important biomarker for blood glucose levels and diabetes. The study found the association was stronger in obese individuals with a higher Body Mass Index (BMI). The results, which suggest the bacteria may play a role in the development of diabetes in adults, are published in The IJournal of Infectious Diseases/I and are now available at www.oxfordjournals....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/h-pylori-bacteria-and-adult-type-2-diabetes-link-found-in-study-98822-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/type-1-diabetes-roles-of-beta-cells-and-the-immune-system-98721-1.htm A number of genes known to play a role in type 1 diabetes (T1D) are expressed in pancreatic beta cells, a new JDRF-funded study has indicated. This suggests that the cell responsible for producing insulin may be playing a part in its own destruction to lead to T1D. Published in the March issue of IPLoS Genetics/I, researchers in Belgium suggest this interpretation after producing an extensive catalogue of more than 15,000 genes expressed in human islets, forming the most extensive characterization of human islets reported to date....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/type-1-diabetes-roles-of-beta-cells-and-the-immune-system-98721-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/novel-approach-to-treating-type-1-diabetes-revealed-98713-1.htm Cells in the patient's intestine can be transformed into insulin producing cells, suggests research. Until now, stem cell transplants have been seen by many researchers as the ideal way to replace cells lost in type I diabetes and to free patients from insulin injections. The research-conducted in mice-was published 11 March 2012 in the journal iNature Genetics/i. Type I diabetes is an autoimmune disease that destroys insulin-producing cells in the pancreas. The pancreas cannot ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/novel-approach-to-treating-type-1-diabetes-revealed-98713-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/risk-of-type-2-diabetes-high-for-women-who-sit-for-up-to-7-hrs-a-day-97940-1.htm The risk of type 2 diabetes looms large for women who sit for up to seven hours a day, a new study has warned. It found women who spend the most time sitting down during the week are more likely to show early signs of the disease than those who are more active. Blood tests revealed they had higher levels of markers that suggest the body is well on the way to developing diabetes, the Daily Mail reported. But researchers, who took part in the study at the University of Leicester, said they found no such link in men....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/risk-of-type-2-diabetes-high-for-women-who-sit-for-up-to-7-hrs-a-day-97940-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/new-texting-app-may-allow-you-to-type-without-looking-97854-1.htm Researchers have developed a prototype application for touch-screen mobile devices which may soon enable texting without the need to look at the screen of the mobile gadget. The free open-source app, being developed by researchers at Georgia Tech, called BrailleTouch, incorporates the Braille writing system used by the visually impaired. It has been conceived as a texting tool for any of the millions of smartphone phone users worldwide. "Research has shown that chorded, or gesture-based, ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/new-texting-app-may-allow-you-to-type-without-looking-97854-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/insulin-production-seen-in-long-term-type-1-diabetes-97825-1.htm Insulin production persists for decades after the onset of type 1 diabetes, reveals research. Beta cell functioning also appears to be preserved in some patients years after apparent loss of pancreatic function. The study results appear in the March issue of IDiabetes Care/I. "Traditionally, it was thought that beta cell function completely ceased in patients with advanced type 1 diabetes. However, data from this study and others suggest that the pancreas continues to function at ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/insulin-production-seen-in-long-term-type-1-diabetes-97825-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/multiple-ethnicities-covered-by-genetic-risks-for-type-2-diabetes-97467-1.htm Lately a vast comprehensive analysis of 50,000 genetic variants across 2,000 genes related to cardiovascular and metabolic function has spotted four genes linked to type 2 diabetes (T2D). Furthermore six independent disease-associated variants were previously known loci. The findings, which provide valuable insight into the genetic risk for T2D across multiple ethnicities, add to the growing list of genetic variants that affect the risk of developing T2D and could pave the way for identification of valuable drug targets....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/multiple-ethnicities-covered-by-genetic-risks-for-type-2-diabetes-97467-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/gad65-autoantigen-treatment-ineffective-in-type-1-diabetes-97303-1.htm bTreatment with GAD65 antigens failed to prevent progression of type 1 diabetes, according to a recently published study/b. The finding is a setback to our attempts to curb the disease by manipulating the immune system. Insulin is produced by the beta cells of the pancreas. In type 1 diabetes, antibodies are produced against these cells. The antibodies destroy the cells, thus leading to a lack of insulin and diabetes. The phenomenon is an example of autoimmunity, where the body's immune system fights its own cells....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/gad65-autoantigen-treatment-ineffective-in-type-1-diabetes-97303-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/improving-treatment-for-type-2-diabetes-crchum-research-97280-1.htm A team led by Dr. Vincent Poitout of the University of Montreal Hospital Research Centre (CRCHUM)* has made an important step forward in understanding how insulin secretion is regulated in the body. The study is published in the IProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences/I of the United States of America. This discovery has important implications for drugs currently in development to treat Type 2 diabetes, a disease which is diagnosed every 10 seconds somewhere throughout the world....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/improving-treatment-for-type-2-diabetes-crchum-research-97280-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/new-guidelines-recommend-metformin-to-treat-type-2-diabetes-97255-1.htm The American College of Physicians (ACP) recommends metformin as the first drug to treat most patients with bitype 2 diabetes/i/b. ACP also recommends that clinicians add a second drug to metformin when treatment with metformin and lifestyle changes fail to control blood sugar levels. The recommendations are part of a new ACP clinical practice guideline published today in iAnnals of Internal Medicine/i, ACP's flagship journal. ACP developed the guideline based on an analysis of ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/new-guidelines-recommend-metformin-to-treat-type-2-diabetes-97255-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/cardiovascular-diseases-and-type-2-diabetes-biomarkers-identified-96859-1.htm Thirty one regions of the genome that were related with levels of circulating metabolites, i.e., small molecules that participate in diverse chemical reactions of the human body have been identified by researchers. Many of the studied metabolites are biomarkers for cardiovascular disease or related disorders, thus the loci uncovered may provide valuable insight into the biological processes leading to common diseases. Laboratory tests used in the clinic typically monitor one or few circulating metabolites....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/cardiovascular-diseases-and-type-2-diabetes-biomarkers-identified-96859-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/fda-gives-approval-for-weekly-shot-of-bydureon-in-treatment-of-type-2-diabetes-96845-1.htm The FDA has given the approval for Bydureon, which is the first weekly treatment for Type 2 Diabetes. The drug, an injection, is actually a long-acting form of Byetta. This shot can be used in combination with diet and exercise to improve blood sugar control among people with Type 2 diabetes. Bydureon, is manufactured by Alkermes PLC and Amylin Pharmaceuticals Inc. Initially the FDA had not approved this drug as there were concerns that it might increase the risk of heart problems. As part of the ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/fda-gives-approval-for-weekly-shot-of-bydureon-in-treatment-of-type-2-diabetes-96845-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Research-Indicates-New-Type-of-Immune-Cell-may-be-Important-Protector-Against-Sepsis-96181-1.htm A previously unknown type of immune cell, a B cell that can produce the important growth factor GM-CSF, which stimulates many other immune cells has been discovered by investigators in the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) Center for Systems Biology. They also found that these novel cells may help protect against the overwhelming, life-threatening immune reaction known as sepsis. "B cells are a family of white blood cells that secrete antibodies, and GM-CSF induces the production or ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Research-Indicates-New-Type-of-Immune-Cell-may-be-Important-Protector-Against-Sepsis-96181-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Pivotal-Immune-Cell-in-Type-1-Diabetes-in-Humans-Identified-96180-1.htm The specific immune system T cells which trigger the destruction of type 1 diabetes in the pancreas have been identified by researchers at the La Jolla Institute for Allergy (and) Immunology. The finding is an important advance that verifies in humans several important disease characteristics shown in mouse studies and provides a key focal point for interrupting the disease process. "This study marks the first time that the presence of beta cell-reactive T cells has been directly proven in ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Pivotal-Immune-Cell-in-Type-1-Diabetes-in-Humans-Identified-96180-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Why-Do-Coffee-Drinkers-Have-Lower-Risk-of-Type-2-Diabetes-95996-1.htm Scientists are offering an explanation as to why heavy coffee drinkers have a lower risk of developing Type 2 diabetes, a disease on the increase around the world that can lead to serious health problems. A new solution to that long-standing mystery appears in a report in ACS' IJournal of Agricultural (and) Food Chemistry/I. Ling Zheng, Kun Huang and colleagues explain that previous studies show that coffee drinkers are at a lower risk for developing Type 2 diabetes, which accounts for 90-95 percent of diabetes cases in the world....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Why-Do-Coffee-Drinkers-Have-Lower-Risk-of-Type-2-Diabetes-95996-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Poor-Maternal-Diet-Increases-Infants-Type-2-Diabetes-Risk-95791-1.htm Poor nutrition during pregnancy greatly rises the offspring's risk of developing type 2 diabetes and other age-related diseases in later life. This finding could lead to new ways of identifying people who are at a higher risk of developing these diseases and might open up targets for treatment. Researchers at the University of Cambridge and the Medical Research Council (MRC) Toxicology Unit at the University of Leicester, found that, in both rats and humans, individuals who experience a ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Poor-Maternal-Diet-Increases-Infants-Type-2-Diabetes-Risk-95791-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Link-Between-Cerebrospinal-Fluid-Levels-and-Alzheimers-Disease-Risk-95749-1.htm A recent study says that changes in cerebrospinal fluid levels can help predict risk of Alzheimer's disease (AD). They found that cerebrospinal fluid levels of AB42 appear to be decreased at least five to 10 years before some patients with mild cognitive impairment develop AD dementia whereas other spinal fluid levels seem to be later markers of disease. The researchers suggested that disease-modifying therapies, such as immunotherapy, are more likely to be successful if started in the early stages of the disease....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Link-Between-Cerebrospinal-Fluid-Levels-and-Alzheimers-Disease-Risk-95749-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/New-Target-for-Treating-Type-1-Diabetes-Identified-95706-1.htm A novel protein that plays a critical role in regulation of blood sugar levels has been discovered by Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center's Institute for Regenerative Medicine researchers. Reporting in the current issue of iPancreas/i, the research team says the protein may represent a new target for treating type 1 diabetes. "This data may change the current thinking about what causes type 1 diabetes," said Bryon E. Petersen, Ph.D., professor of regenerative medicine and senior author....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/New-Target-for-Treating-Type-1-Diabetes-Identified-95706-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Weight-Loss-Surgery-No-Answer-To-Type-2-Diabetes-95696-1.htm Greater blood sugar control can be achieved with weight loss surgery, though the surgery is no cure for type 2 diabetes, according to a new study published in theIBritish Journal of Surgery/I. Whereas some previous studies have claimed that up to 80 per cent of diabetes patients have been cured following gastric bypass surgery, researchers at Imperial College London found that only 41 per cent of patients achieve remission using more stringent criteria. The research was funded by the National ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Weight-Loss-Surgery-No-Answer-To-Type-2-Diabetes-95696-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Forecasting-Risk-of-Alzheimers-Viable-With-Changes-in-Cerebrospinal-Fluid-Levels-95645-1.htm Changes noticed in cerebrospinal fluid levels can aid in identifying people at high threat of future Alzheimer Disease (AD). The detection is possible at a minimum of five to 10 years prior to conversion to dementia, note scientists. They found that cerebrospinal fluid levels of AB42 appear to be decreased at least five to 10 years before some patients with mild cognitive impairment develop AD dementia whereas other spinal fluid levels seem to be later markers of disease. The researchers ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Forecasting-Risk-of-Alzheimers-Viable-With-Changes-in-Cerebrospinal-Fluid-Levels-95645-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Distorted-Insulin-Signaling-Observed-in-Pancreas-of-Type-2-Diabetics-94816-1.htm A new study has demonstrated that insulin signaling is altered in the pancreas. The errant signals disrupt both the number and quality of beta cells - the cells that produce insulin. The finding is described in the journal iPLoS ONE/i. Franco Folli, M.D., Ph.D., of the School of Medicine at The University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio, and Rohit Kulkarni, M.D., Ph.D., of the Joslin Diabetes Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, are principal investigators of the study....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Distorted-Insulin-Signaling-Observed-in-Pancreas-of-Type-2-Diabetics-94816-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Body-Odor-can-Help-Identify-Personality-Type-94356-1.htm A new study has revealed that people can know the personality of a person through his or her body scent. The study was conducted by Polish researchers who asked a group of raters to smell clothes worn by 100 men and 100 women for three consecutive nights. All of those who had worn the clothes had taken part in a personality test. The raters were asked whether they were able to identify the personality of the wearer. While they were not able to get the answer right every time, the raters did manage ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Body-Odor-can-Help-Identify-Personality-Type-94356-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Toddlers-Served-Cleaning-Fluid-at-Toby-Carvery-94291-1.htm 16-month old Sophie Watkinson and 1-year old Daniel Martin were accidentally served industrial cleaning fluid instead of water at the Toby Carvery, on Ecclesall Road South, in Sheffield, owned by parent company Mitchells (and) Butlers. The chemical used to clean pipes had been left in an unmarked jug, which waiters unwittingly used to fill the children's drinks bottle.As soon as the toddlers sipped the drink, they started coughing, choking and vomiting. On tasting the drink the parents found it tasted and smelled of bleach....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Toddlers-Served-Cleaning-Fluid-at-Toby-Carvery-94291-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Cell-Surface-Mutation-Offers-Protection-Against-Common-Type-Of-Malaria-94261-1.htm A new research has found that mutation on the surface of human red blood cells provides protection against common type of malaria. According to researchers at the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, the minute change, at a single position of red blood cell surface protein called the Duffy blood-group antigen, has been known for years. But this difference makes it harder for Plasmodium vivax to lock onto the cell and gain entry. "The finding has practical implications as medical ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Cell-Surface-Mutation-Offers-Protection-Against-Common-Type-Of-Malaria-94261-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Intensive-Therapy-Could-Reduce-Kidney-Disease-In-Patients-With-Type-1-Diabetes-93310-1.htm People with type 1 diabetes are at high risk of developing kidney disease, but no therapies are proven to prevent impaired kidney function in these patients. By maintaining good glucose control early in the course of type 1 diabetes could lessen the long-term risk of kidney disease, as measured by a common test of kidney function. This finding comes from more than two decades of research on preventing life-shortening complications of type 1 diabetes. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) funded the longitudinal study....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Intensive-Therapy-Could-Reduce-Kidney-Disease-In-Patients-With-Type-1-Diabetes-93310-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Promising-Compound-to-Prevent-Type-1-Diabetes-Discovered-92890-1.htm University of Colorado School of Medicine researchers have identified a specific molecule that can prevent the development of type 1 diabetes in mice. The findings has implications in the fight against type I diabetes along with other autoimmune disorders like rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis and celiac disease. Aaron Michels, MD, an assistant professor of pediatrics and medicine, working with George Eisenbarth, MD, Ph.D., executive director of the Barbara Davis Centre for ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Promising-Compound-to-Prevent-Type-1-Diabetes-Discovered-92890-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Studying-Fetal-Heart-Rate-Patterns-may-Not-be-Adequate-in-Deciding-Type-of-Delivery-92689-1.htm Judging fetal heart rate patterns alone may not be sufficient in helping doctors decide whether or not to perform a C- section. "We're trying to create a better a road map for labor," says Marc Jackson, MD, a maternal-fetal medicine specialist at Intermountain Medical Center, the flagship facility for the Intermountain Healthcare system, and principal investigator on the study. "For years we've used the fetal heart rate to try to identify problems, but it's not a very good map because we have so many babies in an 'indeterminate' category....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Studying-Fetal-Heart-Rate-Patterns-may-Not-be-Adequate-in-Deciding-Type-of-Delivery-92689-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Men-can-Cut-Their-Bladder-Cancer-Risk-With-Higher-Fluid-Intake-92611-1.htm Drinking plenty of fluids may help men to protect against bladder cancer, a new study has suggested. The study did not determine why increased fluid intake might be protective, but Jiachen Zhou, M.B.B.S., M.P.H., a doctoral candidate in epidemiology at Brown University, hypothesized that the fluids may flush out potential carcinogens before they have the opportunity to cause tissue damage that could lead to bladder cancer. The researchers evaluated the association between fluid intake and ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Men-can-Cut-Their-Bladder-Cancer-Risk-With-Higher-Fluid-Intake-92611-1.htm