Joslin Diabetes Center honors brothers living 70-plus years with type 1 diabetes
BOSTON -- Joslin Diabetes Center, the global leader in diabetes research, care and education, will recognize brothers Robert Cleveland and Gerald Cleveland with Joslin Medals for their living more than 70 years each with insulin-dependent diabetes. The award ceremony, set for tomorrow, Thursday, Sept. 23, at 2 p.m. at The Nottingham Senior Living facility in Jamesville, NY, will honor Robert Clev...Joslin researchers clarify mechanisms for beta-cell formation
BOSTON A new study by researchers at Joslin Diabetes Center sheds light on the key mechanisms by which new pancreatic beta cells normally form in response to insulin resistance. These findings may some day help researchers devise ways of staving off full-blown diabetes.... ...Insulin resistance is a condition in which the body needs increasing amounts of insulin to function properly, including k...Joslin President awarded medal from international diabetes organization
BOSTON - C. Ronald Kahn, M.D., President and Director of Joslin Diabetes Center, has been awarded the 2004 Claude Bernard Medal by the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) at the organization's 40th Annual Meeting in Munich, Germany. This prestigious award recognizes innovative leadership and superior contributions in the field of diabetes research and is the highest scientific...Joslin Diabetes Center adds first affiliate in California at Irvine Medical Center
BOSTON Joslin Diabetes Center, the world leader in diabetes research and care, announced today its affiliation with University of California, Irvine Medical Center. Located at Gottschalk Medical Plaza on the UC Irvine campus, Joslin Diabetes Center at University of California, Irvine will offer the latest advances for treating diabetes and its complications, as well as patient education and rese...New imaging technology at Joslin shown to detect early signs of type 1 diabetes
BOSTON - By the time overt symptoms of type 1 diabetes appear in an individual, destruction of the insulin-producing beta cells of the pancreas has already progressed significantly. However, findings by researchers at Joslin Diabetes Center and Massachusetts General Hospital, published in the Aug. 24 issue of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, show that a powerful new imaging techno...Joslin Diabetes Center launches research section on developmental and stem cell biology
BOSTON -- Joslin Diabetes Center, the global leader in diabetes research, care and education, today announced that it has established a new Section on Developmental and Stem Cell Biology. Research in this field has been ongoing at Joslin for a number of years, particularly in identifying ways to get adult pancreatic cells to grow and produce insulin. The new section will complement Joslin's exi...Joslin Diabetes Center releases new low impact exercise video
BOSTON - Joslin Diabetes Center in Boston, the world leader in diabetes research and care, announced today that it has released Keep Moving!...Keep Healthy with Diabetes, the first video designed by Joslin Diabetes Center specifically for people with diabetes or pre-diabetes. Created by the Exercise Physiology Department at Joslin, the video offers low-impact exercises designed for people who h...Joslin researchers identify key molecule in Type 1 diabetes progression
BOSTON - Why do some people seem to develop type 1 diabetes rapidly while in others it may take years to develop? A new study by Joslin Diabetes Center researchers reveals one of the key biochemical pathways that determines whether type 1 diabetes will remain in its early stages or progress to full-blown disease, possibly explaining why some people develop type 1 diabetes more rapidly than other...As obesity skyrockets, Joslin Diabetes Center urges action to stem the tide of type 2 diabetes
BOSTON As reported yesterday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, an estimated 129.6 million Americans, or 64 percent of the population, are overweight or obese. As obesity in America has become an epidemic over the past decade, the rate of type 2 diabetes, which is closely linked to obesity, has skyrocketed. It is estimated that 18.2 million people in the U.S. have diabetes, and...