Researchers at the Skirball Institute of Biomolecular Medicine, New York University (NYU) School of Medicine, have found that a protein (neuregulin-1 type III, or NRG1-III) essential for the protective wrapping around a nerve’s central wiring, or axons, also determines its fate.
Just as plastic coatings insulate electrical wires, myelin coats nerve fibers. This fatty substance also […]
For the second consecutive year, the appropriations committees of both houses of Congress have approved specific language written by The Neuropathy Association urging the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) to strengthen its research portfolio for peripheral neuropathy. The language is part of a report that will accompany legislation appropriating more than $1.5 […]
Feb 12 2006 Pfizer Exubera - Inhaled Insulin Approved
Pfizer Inc said today that the FDA has approved Exubera (inhaled human insulin) for the treatment of adults with type 1 and type 2 diabetes. Exubera is the first non-injectable, inhalable form of insulin to be approved since the discovery of insulin in the 1920s, and represents a major advance in diabetes treatment. According to the […]
Feb 12 2006 Lilly launches new diabetes product
The new formula, which comprises 50% insulin lispro protamine suspension and 50% insulin lispro injection (rDNA origin), is now available in an easy-to-use pen delivery device in the US.
Humalog Mix50/50 is designed to provide blood sugar control between meals but also includes a higher percentage of rapid-acting insulin for people with diabetes who need more […]
Feb 12 2006 Diabetech Selected by Zyvex to Collaborate on Continuous Glucose Monitoring for People With Diabetes
Nanotech convergence with Diabetes Patient Monitoring promises to deliver the world’s smallest implanted continuous glucose sensor, the smartest handheld meter with a built-in medical advisor and automated connectivity to a real-time remote patient monitoring and intervention system.
Dallas, TX (PRWEB) February 1, 2006 — Zyvex Corporation, a leading molecular nanotechnology company specializing in micro and nanomanufacturing, […]
No diet works? Packing on the pounds while starving yourself? On the road to diabetes? There is an answer. It’s your hormones! It’s time to take control of your own health…
Tucson, AZ (PRWEB) February 1, 2006 — With all the media attention finally being paid to the epidemic of diabetes, maybe it is about time […]