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Diabetes

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UoE researchers in genetic diabetes breakthrough »

Diabetes breakthrough

A new set of genes which further explain the causes of late-onset diabetes have been discovered by Edinburgh University researchers. An international team of scientists from 174 medical research centres contributed to one of the largest genetic studies...

Wed 03 Feb 2010 by Adam Bell | Read more »

Edinburgh develops promising diabetes treatment with new centre »

Napier opens research center for potential risks of nanomaterials

Edinburgh will become home to a laboratory which provides revolutionary new treatment for those suffering from Type 1 diabetes, and will see the treatment performed for the first time in the coming months. The Scottish Islet Isolation Laboratory will ...

Wed 25 Nov 2009 by Chris Grainger | Read more »

Report claims that napping can cause diabetes »

Sleeping

Napping can significantly increase the risk of developing diabetes, recent studies have revealed. Research conducted by the University of Birmingham has shown that regular lunchtime siestas may increase the risk of developing type 2 diabetes by up to ...

Mon 23 Mar 2009 by Anthea Humpreys | Read more »

7 minutes of exercise reduces diabetes risk »

Exercise

A study carried out by scientists at Heriot-Watt University suggests that as little as seven minutes of high impact exercise a week can significantly reduce the risk of contracting diabetes. The prevalence of type two diabetes is rapidly increasing ar...

Mon 23 Feb 2009 by Anna Murray | Read more »

Stem-cell breakthrough in diabetes treatment »

Stem Cell Research

Thanks to revolutionary research into stem cells, scientists at Edinburgh University have revealed that they are a step closer to a cure for diabetes.They have developed stem cells which are able to reproduce and develop into the cell variety associate...

Mon 13 Oct 2008 | Read more »

Diabetes twice as common among poor, study finds »

Those living in poorer areas in Edinburgh are as much as twice as likely to contract diabetes than those from wealthier areas, according to a study conducted by academics from the Universities of Edinburgh and Glasgow. According to the study, 4.2 pe...

Thu 24 Apr 2008 by Graham Mackay | Read more »

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