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Study reveals four-drug chemotherapy regimens treat metastatic pancreas c
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
In the Phase 3 clinical trial for metastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, a four-drug chemotherapy treatment led to a longer overall survival than a two-drug combination.
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Researchers find artificial pancreas useful for type 2 diabetes patients
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Researchers have tested an artificial pancreas for use by type 2 diabetes patients. The device, which was powered by an algorithm developed at the University of Cambridge, compared to standard treatment, patients spent twice as much time in the glucose target range and half as much time expe
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Insufficient insulin processing leads to being overweight: Research
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Being overweight increases the risk of an imbalance in sugar metabolism and even of diabetes. A research group at the University of Basel has now shown the opposite is true as well: deficits in the body's insulin production contribute to being overweight.
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Israeli medication for treating cystic fibrosis to begin human trials
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Cystic fibrosis is a genetic condition which creates a buildup of mucus in the lungs, pancreas and digestive system, resulting in malnutrition, breathing difficulties, frequent lung and sinus infections, jaundice and even male infertility.
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Research: Two medications reverse critical pancreatic cancer step in lab
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Florida [US], October 20 (ANI): Oftentimes, pancreatic cancer is a silent illness. It can spread to other organs and advance unchecked if there are no symptoms.
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Survival rates for deadliest types of pancreatic cancer vary: Study
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
San Diego [US], October 6 (ANI): The most prevalent and fatal kind of pancreatic cancer is pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC). PDAC patients have a 5-year survival rate of only 7.1 per cent.
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Researchers explain the cause of autoimmunity in patients with type 1 diab
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 25 (ANI): Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is an autoimmune disease in which the pancreas makes little or no insulin. The details of the events that occur during autoimmune destruction of the pancreatic beta-cells have been studied extensively yet the mystery of what causes a
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Pancreatic cancer linked to obesity may be fueled by stress granules
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 20 (ANI): Because it causes an ongoing inflammatory condition, obesity is known to increase the chance of developing at least 13 different forms of cancer. One scientist has questioned whether there is more to the story than simply inflammation for years.
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Researchers warn about rising cancer cases among adults under 50 years of
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Boston (Massachusetts) [US], September 7 (ANI): In recent decades, an increasing number of people under the age of 50 are developing cancer. According to a study undertaken by Brigham and Women's Hospital researchers, the incidence of early-onset malignancies (those detected before the age o
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Study discovers therapeutic target for patients with type 2 diabetes
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 4 (ANI): Researchers have discovered a therapeutic target for the preservation and regeneration of beta cells ( cells), the cells in the pancreas that produce and distribute insulin. This finding could be a game-changer for patients with type 2 diabetes. The discovery
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Study: Embryonic exposure to environmental pollutants on risk of diabetes
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Boston [US], July 23 (ANI): The School of Public Health and Health Sciences' Alicia Timme-Laragy, an associate professor, studies the effects of early life exposures to two common per- and polyfluoroalkylated substances (PFAS) chemicals, which are present in waterproof and nonstick household
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IIT Mandi discovers molecule to treat diabetes
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Mandi (Himachal Pradesh) [India], May 2 (ANI): Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology, Mandi have identified a drug molecule that can be used to treat diabetes. This molecule, called "PK2" is able to trigger the release of insulin by the pancreas and can potentially be used as an
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