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SAN DIEGO, Dec. 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Genalyte, Inc. today announced that it has been awarded a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant to develop multiplexed diagnostic assays for the early detection and monitoring of Type 1 diabetes that will run on Genalyte's innovative Maverick(TM)Detection System. The $500,000 grant is from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) of the National Institutes of Health. Genalyte's novel...

BOSTON, Dec. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The T1D Exchange, a not-for-profit organization accelerating the discovery of new approaches to type 1 diabetes research and treatment, announced today that Dana Ball has joined the organization as Chief Executive Officer. In his new role, Mr. Ball will oversee the integration and expansion of the T1D Exchange's multiple components, including the clinical registry, biobank and Glu, an online social network for people with type 1 diabetes. Mr....

BAGSVÆRD, Denmark, December 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Novo Nordisk today announced a unique partnership to form Team Novo Nordisk, a global sports team with more than 100 cyclists, triathletes and runners who all have diabetes, spearheaded by the world's first all-diabetes pro-cycling team. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120911/559804 ) Team Novo Nordisk will use life experiences and competitiveness to motivate people affected by diabetes....

Published findings recently released by the Group Health Research Institute show that over a third of patients who suffered from type-2 diabetes mellitus would enter full relapse within five years passing from their surgeries. Doctors urge the importance of preventative treatment over the need for such invasive surgeries. Seattle, WA (PRWEB) November 30, 2012 A detailed retrospective report has been comprised by the Group Health Research Institute in hopes of examining the probability of...

In the Diabetes Awareness Month, multiple approaches to caring for the health of type 2 diabetics are looking backward to the natural remedies as key chances for a final cure that has been always debated, but it really exists. This is a report of review studies on herbal use for diabetes from All About Beating Diabetes.com (PRWEB) November 30, 2012 Beating diabetes naturally without side effects remains the main challenge of the modern science. All-about-beating-diabetes.com believes in...

Blood sugar will kill them before cancer does, so diabetes education is critical When people with Type 2 diabetes are diagnosed with cancer -- a disease for which they are at higher risk -- they ignore their diabetes care to focus on cancer treatment, according to new Northwestern Medicine® research. But uncontrolled high blood sugar is more likely to kill them and impairs their immune system's ability to fight cancer. However, people with Type 2 diabetes who received diabetes...

Jolly holiday fundraiser benefits Diabetes Research Institute Foundation HOLLYWOOD, Fla., Nov. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Yes, Virginia (and Emma, and Maria, and Max, and Willie...), there is a Santa Claus. To prove it, 'Ole Saint Nick will send a personalized letter - complete with a North Pole stamp - to any child, in any part of the world for a minimum $15.00 donation to the Diabetes Research Institute Foundation. This jolly holiday fundraiser at...

Inspirational kids from across Canada descend on Parliament Hill to advocate for expanded clinical trial network for diabetes research. OTTAWA, Nov. 27, 2012 /CNW/ - Today, inspirational children from across Canada who live every day with type 1 diabetes (T1D) are in Ottawa to meet with Members of Parliament and Senators, as part of JDRF's Kids for a Cure Day.  These 40 Living Proof Champions and their families will discuss the challenges they face living with type 1 diabetes...

INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Today Lilly Diabetes announced it has joined the American Diabetes Association (Association) as a national sponsor of the 2013 Tour de Cure, the Association's annual nationwide cycling event that attracts more than 60,000 riders across 44 states. Lilly Diabetes has been an active supporter of the Association's efforts to Stop Diabetes® through support of key organizational initiatives including Living with Type 2 Diabetes,...

PRINCETON, N.J., Nov. 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Hip-hop icon Joseph "Rev Run" Simmons and Novo Nordisk, a world leader in diabetes care, have teamed up in a multi-year national education program, Ask.Screen.Know., to encourage people to learn their risk for diabetes and highlight the need for early diabetes detection. As an ambassador for the program, the front man for the influential RUN DMC rap group will appear in a national public service announcement, host a series of...