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2009
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- New Drug Targets Found for Diabetes Eye Complications
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BOSTON – November 1, 2009 – Joslin Diabetes Center scientists have discovered a new route by which high blood glucose levels damage eyes.
- Joslin Study Identifies Gene Linked to Rare Form of Diabetes
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BOSTON – August 10, 2009 – Researchers at the Joslin Diabetes Center have linked another gene to a rare form of diabetes, a finding that could prove beneficial to those with the more common type 2 diabetes.
- Joslin Study Links High Glutamate Levels in Brain with Depression, Low Cognitive Function
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BOSTON – August 3, 2009 – Researchers at the Joslin Diabetes Center have for the first time linked high levels of glutamate – a neurotransmitter in the brain produced from glucose – in people with type 1 diabetes to symptoms of depression and lower levels of cognitive performance.
- Joslin Diabetes Center President and CEO Ranch C. Kimball to Step Down
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BOSTON – May 29, 2009 – Joslin Diabetes Center, the world’s preeminent diabetes research and clinical care organization, announced today that its President and CEO Ranch C. Kimball will step down by the end of August. Kimball has been widely credited with improving the overall health and fiscal stability of the world-renowned organization.
- Statement from Joslin Diabetes Center Regarding Nomination of Sonia Sotomayor to Supreme Court
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BOSTON – May 27, 2009 – The Joslin Diabetes Center is pleased that the Obama Administration has appointed Judge Sonia Sotomayor for nomination to the Supreme Court of the United States.
- Joslin Diabetes Center Names Boston Celtics Star Ray Allen to Board of Trustees
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BOSTON – May 18, 2009 – Joslin Diabetes Center today announced that it has appointed Boston Celtics star guard Ray Allen to its Board of Trustees. Allen is the father of a child with type 1 diabetes.
- Lloyd Paul Aiello, M.D., Ph.D., of Joslin Diabetes Center Named ARVO 2009 Fellow
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BOSTON – April 29, 2009 – The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) is honored to announce this year’s inaugural class of distinguished Fellows. Lloyd Paul Aiello, M.D., PhD, head of the Joslin Section on Eye Research, was among the group of members recognized for their accomplishments, leadership and contributions to the Association.
- Joslin Physician Receives 2009 Bernardo Alberto Houssay Award
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BOSTON - April 27, 2009 – Joslin Diabetes Center today announced that Enrique Caballero, M.D., director of Joslin’s Latino Diabetes Initiative (LDI), has been named the 2009 recipient of the Bernardo Alberto Houssay Award.
- Joslin Diabetes Center Opens Affiliate in Dubai
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BOSTON – April 27, 2009 – Expanding its reach in the fight against the global diabetes epidemic, Joslin Diabetes Center today announced the opening of the Joslin Diabetes Center Affiliate at the Dubai Health Authority (DHA).
- Shannon Allen Rallies around Team Joslin for Marathon
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BOSTON – April 10, 2009 – It has been almost one year since the Boston Celtics became NBA champions. But, for Shannon Allen, wife of Celtics star guard Ray Allen, it’s also been nearly 12 months since their youngest son, Walker, was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes.
- Joslin Study Identifies ‘Good’ Energy Burning Fat in Lean Adults
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BOSTON – April 8, 2009 – Researchers at the Joslin Diabetes Center have demonstrated that adult humans still have a type of “good” fat previously believed to be present only in babies and children.
- Joslin Study Pinpoints Role of Insulin on Glucagon Levels
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BOSTON – April 7, 2009 – Researchers at the Joslin Diabetes Center have shown for the first time that insulin plays a key role in suppressing levels of glucagon, a hormone involved in carbohydrate metabolism and regulating blood glucose levels.
- Richard R. Crater Joins Joslin Diabetes Center as Chief Financial Officer
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BOSTON – March 19, 2009 – Richard R. Crater has joined Joslin as chief financial officer. Crater brings more than 30 years of experience, including positions as chief financial officer at New York University Medical Center and The Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH).
- Joslin Diabetes Center’s Singing for a Cure™ Brings Two Time Grammy Winning Legend Patti LaBelle to the New England Conservatory of Music’s Jordan Hall June 20, 2009
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BOSTON -- March 9, 2009 -- Joslin Diabetes Center’s Singing for a Cure™ brings two Patti LaBelle to the New England Conservatory of Music’s Jordan Hall June 20, 2009 for a rare, intimate performance to benefit Joslin’s High Hopes Fund. Special opening performances by Ernie & the Automatics and American Idol finalist Elliott Yamin.
- Joslin Receives $2 Million from Moses D. Nunnally, Jr. Charitable Trust to Support Research into Diabetes Complications
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BOSTON – Jan. 26, 2009 – Joslin Diabetes Center today announced it has received a $2 million gift from the Moses D. Nunnally, Jr. Charitable Trust to help fund research at the Center that seeks to combat diabetes-related complications and to benefit Joslin’s High Hopes Fund.
- Joslin Launches National Clinical Trial to Explore if Anti-Inflammatory Drug Can Improve Glucose Control in Type 2 Diabetes
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BOSTON – Jan. 21, 2009 – Joslin Diabetes Center scientists have launched a national clinical trial to investigate whether salsalate, an anti-inflammatory drug used for years to manage arthritis pain, can reduce blood glucose levels in people with type 2 diabetes.
- Joslin Receives $1 Million to Support Type 1 Diabetes Research
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BOSTON – Jan. 8, 2009 – Joslin Diabetes Center today announced it has received a $1 million gift from the Thomas J. Beatson, Jr. Foundation to support type 1 diabetes research.
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