News

June 2010

Dramatic Health Improvements Seen In Hunter-Gatherer Diet Study -
Even though dietary research projects are expensive to conduct, two physician researchers are pooling all of their resources to study the health benefits of following the Paleolithic or hunter-gatherer diet enjoyed by our ancestors.
Sugar Goes Viral -
UCSF pediatric endocrinologist and childhood obesity advocate and policy wonk Robert Lustig, MD is always willing to state his mind when it comes to sugar.
Diabetes Center Celebrates 10th Anniversary -
For nearly eighty years, UCSF researchers and clinicians have been making breakthrough discoveries that have improved diabetes treatment and care for individuals with diabetes and their families.

March 2010

Breakthrough Discovery In Beta Cell Development -
A recent study involving a previously unstudied gene known as Rfx6 has shown how this gene is necessary for cells to differentiate into insulin-producing beta cells and other cells in the pancreas.
Unlocking the Secrets of Autoimmunity -
It is hard to believe that a single patient can lead to new insights into autoimmune disease that merit publication in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) .
Researchers Recognized at World Insulin Resistance Meeting -
At the 7th World Congress on Insulin Resistance , researchers from the UCSF Diabetes Center received awards for their new research involving insulin resistance.
New Diabetes Education Program Available for Bay Area Businesses -
Bay area employers are concerned about the rising incidence of diabetes in today's society.
Spotlighting UCSF Transplantation During National Kidney Month -
Since March is National Kidney Month and March 11, 2010 is officially World Kidney Day, we'd like to acknowledge the tremendous success of our UCSF Transplantation Program .
UCSF Diabetes Research Featured in Popular Science -
What better way to describe the clinical trial experience than through the eyes of a study participant?  In this month's Popular Science magazine, journalist Catherine Price writes about her experience in a new-onset type 1 diabetes clinical study involving the monoclonal antibody anti-CD3.

December 2009

Year-End Message from Our Center Director -
It is hard to believe that we are just days away from the end of the decade, and nearly ten years since the founding of the UCSF Diabetes Center.
 
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