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Washington University doctors and scientists provide groundbreaking research for all types of diabetes, ranging from pediatric to geriatric. The Diabetes Research and Training Center fosters independent diabetic research at Washington University.
Physicians in the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism diagnose and treat patients with endocrine and metabolic disorders such as thyroid diseases, diabetes, hyperlipidemia and osteoporosis. The division offers patients the very latest in diagnostic and treatment options.
Washington University physicians conduct clinical studies to evaluate the latest treatments and diagnostic procedures and perform basic science research to pave the way for new advances. In addition, the division provides an excellent training ground for some of the nation's best medical students, resident physicians and postdoctoral fellows. The division operates one of the nation's top 10 training programs for this subspecialty.
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| Matthew Kreuter Professor (http://mednews.wustl.edu/sb/page/normal/837.html) Matt Kreuter is a leading national public health expert in the field of health communications. Expertise: Health communication, cancer prevention and control, health disparities Direct contact: 314-935-3701 / mkreuter@wustl.edu |
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| Marc Hammerman Chromalloy Professor of Renal Diseases in Medicine (http://mednews.wustl.edu/sb/page/normal/708.html) Hammerman is a leader in the emerging field of organogenesis, which focuses on growing organs from stem cells and other embryonic cell clusters known as organ primordia. Unlike stem cells, which can become virtually any cell type, primordia are locked into becoming a particular cell type or one of ... Expertise: Organogenesis, organ, transplant, kidney, pancreas, diabetes, kidney failure, … Media assistance: (314) 286-0122 / purdym@wustl.edu |
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| Wendy Auslander Professor of Social Work (http://mednews.wustl.edu/sb/page/normal/51.html) The focus of Wendy Auslander's work is health care/health behaviors, evaluation of interventions, AIDS prevention among teenagers, minority health and health promotion, family functioning, and chronic illness. Expertise: AIDS prevention, community health, diabetes, evaluation of interventions, family, health behaviors, health care Media assistance: (314) 935-5251 / jessica_martin@wustl.edu |
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| M. Alan Permutt Director of the Diabetes Research and Training Center (http://mednews.wustl.edu/sb/page/normal/205.html) Permutt is a world leader in the study of the genetic basis of diabetes. He identified the first gene that played a role in type 2 diabetes and subsequently has identified other genes involved in the disease, including a gene that contributes to a rare form of insulin dependent diabetes called Wolfram ... Expertise: diabetes, intensive control of insulin depdendent diabetes, Wolfram syndrome, gene encoding, genetic aspects of type 2 diabetes Media assistance: (314) 286-0110 / jdryden@wustl.edu |
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| Clay F. Semenkovich Professor of Medicine and Professor of Cell Biology and Physiology (http://mednews.wustl.edu/sb/page/normal/181.html)
Semenkovich is known for his research on lipid metabolism, obesity and atherosclerosis. Expertise: obesity, diabetes, lipid disorders, atheroscilerosis, lipid metaboism Media assistance: (314) 286-0110 / jdryden@wustl.edu |
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| Problem cells Suspected cause of type 1 diabetes caught "red-handed" for the first time (http://mednews.wustl.edu/news/page/normal/11751.html) May 8, 2008 -- Scientists at the School of Medicine working with diabetic mice have examined in unprecedented detail the immune cells long thought to be responsible for type 1 diabetes. Researchers were able to examine the immune cells from isolated insulin-making structures in the pancreas known as the islets of Langerhans. |
| Happy birthday, Viagra! Viagra celebrated for fixing more than one problem (http://mednews.wustl.edu/news/page/normal/11440.html) April 1, 2008 -- Viagra, the breakthrough drug for battling male sexual dysfunction, hit the market 10 years ago. Now, physicians have now found an additional benefit for this type of drug. Many men are reluctant to visit the doctor but are eager to get the benefits of "the little blue pill." Their trips to the doctor to get a prescription may reveal underlying conditions including high blood pressure, undiagnosed or poorly controlled diabetes, heart disease or high cholesterol. |
| Diabetes drugs for depression? Scientists evaluate diabetes drug to treat depression (http://mednews.wustl.edu/news/page/normal/10958.html) Jan. 31, 2008 -- Scientists at the School of Medicine are seeking individuals who have depression and are overweight to volunteer for a study evaluating whether a diabetes drug might help improve mood. The five-year, NIH-funded study seeks 200 people with depression who are overweight and at risk for developing diabetes. |
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| Doggie 'Doctors' Diagnose Their Owners' Ills
MSNBC.com and 2 others Aug. 28, 2008 -- WUSTL anatomy and neurobiology professor Timothy Holy comments on pets whose keen senses of smell and intuitions helped alert their owners to medical problems that they were unaware of. |
| Study: When kids become teens, they get sluggish
Associated Press Online and 79 others July 16, 2008 -- One of the largest studies of its kind shows just how sluggish American children become once they hit the teen years: While 90 percent of 9-year-olds get a couple of hours of exercise most days, fewer than 3 percent of 15-year-olds do. WUSTL nutrition expert Samuel Klein, director of WUSTL medical school's Human Nutritioin Center, said the research provides a more powerful snapshot than previous studies. |
| What Works
Newsweek Web exclusive July 8, 2008 -- Article reports on three of the latest studies on what really helps when it comes to weight loss -- and why keeping a food diary can be crucial. One of the studies was led by WUSTL physical therapy professor Susan Racette, who discovered that many dieters experience a weekend slump -- dieters stopped losing weight on weekends and the exercisers actually gained weight. |
| Unhealthy Meals Dull Older Diabetics' Memory
U.S. News & World Report and 5 others June 27, 2008 -- Older adults with type 2 diabetes are apt to have memory problems after eating a meal loaded with fat, but a new study has found the damage can be undone if they take antioxidant vitamins along with the unhealthy food. More study is definitely needed, said Connie Diekman, director of university nutrition at WUSTL. |
| Metabolic Syndrome May Be in the Genes
Washington Post and 9 others June 20, 2008 -- People with metabolic syndrome run four times the risk of heart disease and seven times the risk of diabetes as those without the condition. According to the June issue of Human Molecular Genetics, WUSTL nutrition researchers found the variations on the CD36 gene, located in a part of chromosome 7 previously associated with metabolic syndrome in other studies. |
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