4 News by National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases

4 News by National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases

Raptor Pharmaceutical Corp. Signs Collaborative Research and Development Agreement With NIDDK on Phase 2b Clinical Trial of RP104 in Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis

21-Dec-2011 - Raptor Pharmaceutical Corp. announced the signing of a cooperative research and development agreement (CRADA) with the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to conduct a Phase 2b clinical trial. The clinical trial ...

clinical trials non-alcoholic fatty liver disease non-alcoholic steatohepatitis

New research indicates that DNA sequence itself influences mutation rate

25-May-2010 - Genetic variation due to DNA mutation is a driving force of adaptation and evolution, as well as a contributing factor to disease. However, the mechanisms governing DNA mutation rate are not well understood. In a report published in Genome Research, researchers have identified intrinsic ...

bases chromosomes diabetes

Newly identified genes influence insulin and glucose regulation

19-Jan-2010 - An international research consortium has found 13 new genetic variants that influence blood glucose regulation, insulin resistance, and the function of insulin-secreting beta cells in populations of European descent. Five of the newly discovered variants increase the risk of developing type 2 ...

autoimmune diseases bases biology

Blood stem-cell transplant regimen reverses sickle cell disease in adults

15-Dec-2009 - A modified blood adult stem-cell transplant regimen has effectively reversed sickle cell disease in 9 of 10 adults who had been severely affected by the disease, according to results of a National Institutes of Health study in the New England Journal of Medicine. The trial was conducted at the ...

adult stem cells allergies bone marrow
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