Insulin resistance pinned to cell signaling defects that could act as therapy targets
Insulin resistance in the general population seems likely to be caused by a series of cell-specific signaling defects some of which appear to be sex-specific. In addition, only a portion of the...
Read more on Insulin resistance pinned to cell signaling defects that could act as therapy targets Back-to-School Mask and Vaccine Advice for Kids with Diabetes
Joslin’s Pediatric Department strongly recommends kids with diabetes, who are under 12 and not eligible for the vaccine, wear masks while indoors, including at school. This is the same advice the CDC...
Read more on Back-to-School Mask and Vaccine Advice for Kids with Diabetes Recognizing Milestones in the History of Insulin
This week marks the 100th anniversary of one of the most important breakthroughs in the history of medicine. On July 27, 1921 Frederick Banting and Charles Best were able to isolate the hormone...
Read more on Recognizing Milestones in the History of Insulin Newly discovered proteins provide protection against progression of kidney disease in diabetes
Elevated levels of three specific circulating proteins are associated with protection against kidney failure in diabetes, according to research from the Joslin Diabetes Center that will be published...
Read more on Newly discovered proteins provide protection against progression of kidney disease in diabetes Dr. Rosas named National Kidney Foundation's President-Elect; also receives prestigious Distinguished Leader Award from American Society of Nephrology
Dr. Sylvia E. Rosas , a nephrologist and epidemiologist at Joslin Diabetes Center was named President-Elect of the National Kidney Foundation with a term to begin in October 2022. Dr. Rosas is also...
Read more on Dr. Rosas named National Kidney Foundation's President-Elect; also receives prestigious Distinguished Leader Award from American Society of Nephrology Beth Israel Lahey Health and Joslin Diabetes Center Sign Definitive Agreement
Cambridge and Boston, MA (June 15, 2021) – Beth Israel Lahey Health (BILH) and Joslin Diabetes Center (Joslin) have signed a definitive agreement under which Joslin will join BILH and bring to the...
Read more on Beth Israel Lahey Health and Joslin Diabetes Center Sign Definitive Agreement Joslin Honors the 100th anniversary of the discovery of insulin
In 1921 two researchers Dr. Frederick Banting and medical student Charles Best discovered insulin with the help of Professor John Macleod at the University of Toronto. The following year, a 14-year...
Read more on Joslin Honors the 100th anniversary of the discovery of insulin Anti-VEGF treatment prevents vision threatening diabetic retinopathy complications but does not improve vision outcomes through 2 years
Two-year results from the Protocol W clinical trial of the DRCR Retina Network (formerly the Diabetic Retinopathy Clinical Research Network) suggest that early treatment of pre-existing diabetic eye...
Read more on Anti-VEGF treatment prevents vision threatening diabetic retinopathy complications but does not improve vision outcomes through 2 years Ancient gut microbiomes may offer clues to modern diseases
Genomic analysis of human samples from dry caves shows stark differences with modern industrialized bacterial populations. BOSTON – ( May 12, 2021) – Scientists are rapidly gathering evidence that...
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Por favor, lea esta información importante sobre los cambios en las citas de telesalud en Joslin. Cuando comenzó la pandemia, se eliminaron muchos requisitos legales para permitir que los proveedores...
Read more on Joslin and COVID-19 in Spanish Joslin Statement on Trial of Derek Chauvin in Death of George Floyd
To Our Joslin Community: On Tuesday, April 20, 2021, a Minneapolis jury convicted former police officer Derek Chauvin on second and third degree murder, as well as second degree manslaughter, and he...
Read more on Joslin Statement on Trial of Derek Chauvin in Death of George Floyd Pain receptors linked to the generation of energy-burning fat cells: implications for obesity therapy
Vascular smooth muscle-derived Trpv1+ progenitors have found to be a source of cold-induced "brown fat" BOSTON – April 12, 2021) – A new source of energy expending brown fat cells has been uncovered...
Read more on Pain receptors linked to the generation of energy-burning fat cells: implications for obesity therapy Successful Joslin Effort to Prioritize COVID-19 Vaccine for People with Type 1 Diabetes
We are happy to announce that our efforts to move people with type 1 diabetes up the COVID-19 vaccination prioritization list, at both the federal and state levels, have been successful. Combined with...
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‘What else does he need’: Type 1 Diabetics call on governor to give them access to COVID-19 vaccines
BOSTON (WHDH) - In contrast with CDC recommendations, Type 1 Diabetes is not on the list of qualifying conditions to get a vaccine in Massachusetts, and many are making a push to change that. “The...
Read more on ‘What else does he need’: Type 1 Diabetics call on governor to give them access to COVID-19 vaccines CDC Prioritizes Vaccines for Type 1 Diabetes; Advocates Hope Mass. Does Too
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently updated its guidance to include it, but Baker has yet to say if the commonwealth will follow suit. Dr. Lori Laffel of the Joslin Diabetes Center...
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