/channels/taxonomy/term/3703/all en /channels/channels/event/preventing-complications-diabetes-353020 <p>"Diabetes is a common disease and a major risk factor for heart disease. Our webinar is open to the public.</p> Fri, 24 Nov 2023 18:21:48 +0000 webfull 195101 at /channels /channels/channels/news/prospects-new-treatments-diabetes-through-metabolic-products-intestinal-flora-320574 <p>In a study published in the journal <a href="https://www.cell.com/cell-reports/pdf/S2211-1247(20)30091-7.pdf"><i>Cell Reports</i></a>, researchers at ƻ����Ժ, Kyoto University and INSERM/University of Paris show that an organic compound produced by the intestinal flora, the metabolite 4-Cresol, exhibits protective effects against type 1 and type 2 diabetes by stimulating the proliferation and function of insulin-producing beta cells in the pancreas. These results pave the way for new therapeutic options that could improve the situation of millions of patients.</p> Wed, 19 Feb 2020 19:11:11 +0000 webfull 158922 at /channels /channels/channels/news/3-million-cihr-grant-support-research-towards-interactive-tool-prevent-hypoglycemia-better-study-287483 <p>The <strong>BETTER</strong> study (<strong>BE</strong>haviors, <strong>T</strong>herapies, <strong>TE</strong>chnologies and hypoglycemic <strong>R</strong>isk in Type 1 diabetes), co-led by <strong>Professor Anne-Sophie Brazeau</strong>, RD, PhD (ƻ����Ժ School of Human Nutrition) and Dr Rémi Rabasa-Lhoret (Institut de Recherches Clinique de Montréal), is a 4-year project co-funded by CIHR, through the strategies for patient-oriented research (SPOR), and the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (total funding $3,000,000).</p> Fri, 01 Jun 2018 20:42:00 +0000 webfull 138331 at /channels /channels/channels/news/many-faces-diabetes-addressing-heterogeneity-complex-disease-285649 <p><em>Comment by Rob Sladek, ƻ����Ժ Associate Professor in the Departments of Medicine and Human Genetics</em></p> Tue, 06 Mar 2018 18:54:09 +0000 webfull 136156 at /channels /channels/channels/news/mcgill-research-team-studies-how-calcium-compounds-accumulate-arteries-284352 <p><span>Team leader Marta Cerruti, using the tools of the Canadian Light Source, has examined the mineralized arteries of genetically modified laboratory mice and found that the pathway in the body that leads to what laypeople call “hardening of the arteries” is not what medical experts previously assumed.</span></p> Wed, 31 Jan 2018 16:07:11 +0000 webfull 134629 at /channels /channels/channels/news/pregnancy-related-conditions-taken-together-leave-moms-and-dads-risk-282694 <p>Research has already shown that women who develop either diabetes or high blood pressure during pregnancy are at risk of getting type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure or heart disease years later. Now, a new study from a team at the Research Institute of the ƻ����Ժ Health Centre (RI-MUHC) and ƻ����Ժ shows that the risk of developing those conditions post pregnancy is drastically higher if the women had both diabetes and high blood pressure during pregnancy. The study, published today in the <em>American Journal of Epidemiology</em>, doesn’t end with the mother’s risks.</p> Tue, 14 Nov 2017 18:51:32 +0000 webfull 132663 at /channels /channels/news/no-increased-heart-failure-incretin-based-drugs-259863 <p><strong><em>ƻ����Ժ Newsroom</em></strong></p> <p><em>Canadian drug safety network provides reassuring evidence regarding risk of heart failure of anti-diabetes medications</em></p> <p>Incretin-based drugs, a type of medication used to treat type 2 diabetes, do not increase the risk of being hospitalized for heart failure relative to commonly used combinations of oral anti-diabetic drugs, according to a new study published in the <em>New England Journal of Medicine</em>.</p> Thu, 24 Mar 2016 15:19:50 +0000 webfull 117608 at /channels /channels/news/muhc-conducts-first-islet-cell-transplant-quebec-254192 <p> Thu, 23 Jul 2015 11:18:48 +0000 webfull 111376 at /channels /channels/news/world-health-day-and-diabetes-april-7-2016-260192 <p>About 422 million people worldwide have diabetes, a number likely to more than double in the next 20 years, according to research published today by the World Health Organization. <span><a href="http://www.who.int/campaigns/world-health-day/2016/en/">April 7, 2016 is World Health Day </a>and the focus this year is on diabetes.</span></p> Wed, 06 Apr 2016 19:46:06 +0000 webfull 117956 at /channels /channels/news/gestational-diabetes-diabetes-predictor-fathers-254517 <p>In a large study analyzing 20 years of data from Quebec, a team from the Research Institute of the ƻ����Ժ Health Centre (RI-MUHC) has demonstrated that gestational diabetes signals future diabetes risk not only in mothers, but also in fathers. The study was recently published in <em>Diabetes Care</em>.</p> <p> Thu, 13 Aug 2015 13:58:48 +0000 webfull 111668 at /channels /channels/news/how-depression-may-compound-risk-type-2-diabetes-260358 <p><strong><em>By Fergus Grieve, <a href="/newsroom">ƻ����Ժ Newsroom</a></em></strong></p> <p><em>Depression, metabolic factors combine to boost risk of developing diabetes, study finds </em></p> <p>Depression may compound the risk of developing type 2 diabetes in people with early warning signs of metabolic disease, according to researchers from ƻ����Ժ, l'Université de Montréal, the Institut de recherches cliniques de Montréal and the University of Calgary.</p> Tue, 12 Apr 2016 14:34:47 +0000 webfull 118136 at /channels /channels/news/wrangling-proteins-gone-wild-255671 <p> </p> <p> Tue, 29 Sep 2015 17:51:12 +0000 webfull 112877 at /channels /channels/news/new-path-discovery-parkinson%E2%80%99s-disease-261519 <p><em><b>ƻ����Ժ Newsroom</b></em></p> <p><em>Neuron cell death may be caused by overactive immune system </em></p> <p>A team of scientists led by Dr. Michel Desjardins from the University of Montreal and Dr. Heidi McBride from the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital (MNI) at ƻ����Ժ have discovered that two genes associated with Parkinson's disease (PD) are key regulators of the immune system, providing direct evidence linking Parkinson's to autoimmune disease.</p> Tue, 28 Jun 2016 15:01:51 +0000 webfull 119633 at /channels /channels/news/clinical-trial-type-1-diabetes-begins-jgh-muhc-257015 <p>Landmark Clinical Trial of a Novel Combination Treatment for Type 1 Diabetes Begins at Jewish General Hospital and ƻ����Ժ Health Centre Wed, 25 Nov 2015 20:57:29 +0000 webfull 114276 at /channels /channels/news/controlling-obesity-potato-extract-240621 <p>Take a look in your pantry: the miracle ingredient for fighting obesity may already be there. A simple potato extract may limit weight gain from a diet that is high in fat and refined carbohydrates, according to scientists at ƻ����Ժ.</p> <p> Tue, 09 Dec 2014 14:53:42 +0000 webfull 107017 at /channels