Tag Archives: Clinical
News From The Journal Of Clinical Investigation: April 30, 2012
METABOLISM: Driving the preference for fatty foods The World Health Organization recognizes obesity as global pandemic that threatens the health of millions of people. A number of factors contribute to the development of obesity, including complex changes in cellular pathways… … Continue reading
Brown Fat – Keeps You Warm And Keeps You Slim
People with more brown fat seem better able to stay warm when it is cold, Canadian researchers reported in the Journal of Clinical Investigation. They added that the findings of their study could eventually be used to find ways of … Continue reading
UMass Clinical Study Reduces Diabetes Risk Among Latinos
An inexpensive, culturally sensitive diabetes prevention program created by researchers at the University of Massachusetts Medical School reduced pre-diabetes indicators in a Latino population at risk for developing diabetes… <a href="http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/rss/diabetes.xml”>Go to Source…
Final "Perspectives on the News": American Association of Clinical Endocrinology and American Diabetes Association 2011
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News From The Journal Of Clinical Investigation: Nov. 7, 2011
ONCOLOGY: Stopping breast cancer spread Most people who die from breast cancer do not die as a result of their breast tumor but because their cancer has spread (metastasized) to other parts of their body, often their lungs or bones… … Continue reading
DARA Announces Positive Results From Phase 1b Clinical Study For The Treatment Of Type 2 Diabetes
DARA BioSciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: DARA), announces the positive results from a successfully completed Phase 1b clinical study for DB959, its peroxisome proliferator activated receptor (PPAR)-delta/gamma agonist, a non-TZD oral drug in development for the treatment of type 2 diabetes… <a … Continue reading
Takeda Initiates Phase 3 Clinical Trial Program In The United States, Latin America, And Europe For Investigational Type 2 Diabetes Therapy TAK-875
Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (“Takeda”) and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Takeda Global Research & Development Center, Inc. (“TGRD U.S.”), and Takeda Global Research & Development Centre (Europe), Ltd. (“TGRD Europe”), announced today the initiation of the Company’s Phase 3 clinical trial … Continue reading
Cardiovascular Risks For Shift Workers May Be Increased By Stress Hormones
A recent study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM) found that shift work at a young age is associated with elevated long-term cortisol levels and increased BMI. Previous studies have shown that … Continue reading










Comment on: Monami et al. Dipeptidyl Peptidase-4 Inhibitors and Bone Fractures: A Meta-analysis of Randomized Clinical Trials. Diabetes Care 2011;34:2474-2476
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