Diabetes drug may be game changer
By Philip Joens / Friday, November 27th, 2015 / Central Coast Health Watch, Latest news, Top Stories / Comments Off on Diabetes drug may be game changer
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Read More →Dubroff: UCSB diabetes researcher refines fine art of forecasting behavior
By Henry Dubroff / Friday, January 16th, 2015 / Columns, Latest news, Opinion / Comments Off on Dubroff: UCSB diabetes researcher refines fine art of forecasting behavior
Advances such as tablet technology and cloud computing mean that a fully commercial product to reliably regulate insulin might be within reach.
Read More →Getting a grip on diabetes: Aptitude device gets fast track status for clinical trials
By Erika Martin / Friday, October 24th, 2014 / Central Coast Health Watch, Latest news, Subscriber content, Technology, Top Stories / Comments Off on Getting a grip on diabetes: Aptitude device gets fast track status for clinical trials
Aptitude creates a special type of molecule called an aptamer, which it is using to develop a first-of-its-kind hand-held device that measures insulin concentrations in real-time and can diagnose pre-diabetes. The government’s interest in furthering such research is unsurprising as diabetes affects more than 9 percent of Americans.
Read More →A heartbeat away: Advances in diabetes tech promise better self-care
By Austen Hufford / Friday, August 8th, 2014 / Central Coast Health Watch, Technology, Top Stories / Comments Off on A heartbeat away: Advances in diabetes tech promise better self-care
In May 1922, Dr. William Sansum injected a diabetes patient with insulin for the first time in the U.S., instantly increasing life expectancy from mere weeks to many years. His patient lived to 90.
Read More →Artificial pancreas trials move forward with $2.3M grant
By Marlize van Romburgh / Friday, March 14th, 2014 / Central Coast Health Watch, Nonprofits, South Coast, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Artificial pancreas trials move forward with $2.3M grant
With $2.3 million in recent federal funding, Sansum Diabetes Research Institute is moving forward with clinical trials of its artificial pancreas, a device that researchers hope will substantially improve the lives of people living with Type 1 diabetes.
Read More →Active Life device finds link between diabetes, bone issues
By Stephen Nellis / Friday, November 29th, 2013 / Central Coast Health Watch, Technology, Top Stories / Comments Off on Active Life device finds link between diabetes, bone issues
A device made by Santa Barbara-based Active Life Scientific played a critical role in a new study at the Mayo Clinic linking Type 2 diabetes to bone problems.
Read More →Study targets diabetes
By Stephen Nellis / Friday, August 19th, 2011 / Technology, Top Stories / Comments Off on Study targets diabetes
New research conducted on the South Coast could point the way to the prevention and cure of type two diabetes.
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