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Topic of the Month May: Diabetes

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Topic of the Month May: Diabetes

Scary: Approximately 150 million people suffer from Diabetes mellitus worldwide, and this number may well double by the year 2025. Much of this increase will also occur in developing countries. That will be due to population growth, ageing, unhealthy diets, obesity and sedentary lifestyles.

In May, MEDICA.de presents information about one of the epidemics of the 21st century - Diabetes. Recent research, innovation and selected online resources make up this month's medical topic.

A simple blood test could determine whether older women with diabetes would benefit from or be harmed by vitamin doses designed to protect their ailing hearts, according to researchers at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology. The test screens for genetic variations in a blood protein called haptoglobin. - Vitamins are Good for Some - Bad for Others

Researchers have identified a compound that shows promise in animal studies of becoming the first effective drug for the prevention of type 1 diabetes. This illness afflicts about one million people in the United States and is on the rise worldwide. - Vaccine-Like Drug against Type 1 Diabetes?

An experimental cross-species transplant to treat diabetes has passed an early test in rats with better-than-expected results, suggesting the innovative approach might halt type 1 diabetes while greatly reducing the risk of rejection. - Embryonic Pig Cells Halt Rat Diabetes

Interesting Websites about the Subject Diabetes - Links for Information and Treatments of Diabetes

New articles (currently added): - Disruption of Gene May Prevent Type 1 Diabetes
- Beta-Cells Are Replenished by Duplication
- Platelets now Suspects in Heart Disease and Diabetes
- 'Self Healing' Bandage to Help Diabetes