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Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy

U of M Earns $3 Million Grant to Develop Treatment for Nerve Damage

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Univeristy of Michigan neurologist, David Fink, MD, leads the team studying treatment for nerve damage related to diabetes and chemotherapy. They will join Diamyd Inc. in a project funded by the NIH to develop a new treatment for preventing nerve damage. “This is a case of ‘bench to bedside’ research,” Dr. Fink says. READ MORE …

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Increased Nerve Fiber Density after Dietary Management with a Medical Food

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A new study published by Pamlab, LLC, in the Review of Neurological Diseases measured epidermal nerve fiber density (ENFD) after using a nutritional management product, Metanx. Dispensed by prescription, the medical food offers a nutritional benefit by improving and maintaining blood flow in the vessels that carry important nutrients and oxygen to the peripheral nerves. READ MORE …

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Lpath Addresses Diabetic Neuropathic Pain with Financial Support by NIH

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Lpath announced on August 15 the Type 1 Diabetes Preclinical Testing Program of the NIH will provide support for the further study of Lpathomab’s efficacy in animal models of disease, particularly diabetic neuropathy. Lpathomab functions like a ‘molecular sponge’ that binds to, and neutralizes, the bioactive lipid signaling molecule, thus silencing receptors associated with the …

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Four-Year Study in the Role of Nutrients in Diabetes Shows Most Promising Results

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A recent study published in Diabetes Care highlighted the importance of R-Alpha Lipoic for the diets of diabetics. Nutri-Med Logic also reported that according to Current Diabetes Report, there is a valid relationship between nutritional supplementation of R-Alpha Lipoic and health benefits in type 2 diabetes. READ MORE Source: DiabetesCare

Hopkins Research Suggests that Blood Vessels and Support Cells may be Real Targets of Treatment for Diabetic Nerve Damage

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Blood vessels and supporting cells appear to be pivotal partners in repairing nerves ravagedby diabetic neuropathy, and nurturing their partnership with nerve cells might make the difference between success and failure in experimental efforts to regrow damaged nerves, Johns Hopkins researchers report in a new study. Current treatments focus on relieving symptoms but don’t address …

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Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy: 2010 Archive

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Drug Holds Promise to Halt Debilitating Condtion of Diabetes Septemeber 2010: Researchers at the University of Kansas have published an article about a drug they have developed that has the potential to stop, and even reverse, DPN in mice. Learn more about Drug Holds Promise to Halt Debilitating Condtion of Diabetes Source: Science Daily Common …

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