diabetes

September 15, 2015

Pilot and feasibility grants for diabetes and obesity research announced

The application deadline for all three types of pilot and feasibility grants is Jan.15, 2016.

By VUMC News and Communications
Insulin in vials
September 10, 2015

Diabetes trial targets body’s ability to produce insulin

Kiersten Eaddy had long looked forward to her high school graduation day and joining her classmates to celebrate the accomplishment.

By VUMC News and Communications
August 20, 2015

New therapeutic target for diabetes

The factor FoxM1 increases the proliferation and function of insulin-producing beta cells, making it an attractive therapeutic target for diabetes.

By Leigh MacMillan
August 17, 2015

Vanderbilt researchers promise #WeWillNotGiveUp until diseases are cured!

In the latest VUCast: Learn how researchers behind a life-saving social media campaign are promising #WeWillNotGiveUp; find out how your brain “sees” in the dark; and hear about the No. 1 ranking that’s making Vanderbilt students happy. Watch now!

By VUMC News and Communications
kidney x-ray
August 13, 2015

Million Veteran Program data spurs research in pharmacogenomics of kidney disease

A team of Vanderbilt and Nashville VA researchers, led by Adriana Hung, M.D., MPH, has been awarded a grant from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to use the Million Veteran Program (MVP) data to conduct diabetes research.

By Kathy Whitney
July 30, 2015

VUSN video workshop helps teens cope with type 1 diabetes

A group of adolescents gathered at the downtown Nashville Public Library last week for a three-day Digital Storytelling Workshop to learn how to write, edit and produce a video about managing their type 1 diabetes.

By VUMC News and Communications
June 25, 2015

Grant to spur study of ‘brown fat’s’ metabolic mysteries

Vanderbilt researchers have received a $2.15 million grant to study the amount and activity of “brown fat” in adults, with the aim of understanding its role in metabolic disease and identifying new therapeutic targets.
By VUMC News and Communications
June 18, 2015

MVA study shows benefits of pharmacy care in diabetes treatment

Underserved patients with sub-optimally controlled type 2 diabetes who were cared for by pharmacists were more adherent to their medication regimen and had better blood sugar control than those who did not have a pharmacist in their care team.
By Matt Schorr
April 20, 2015

Boosting beta cells in diabetes

New findings suggest that it might be possible to treat diabetes by regenerating insulin-producing beta cells in the pancreas.
By Leigh MacMillan
February 20, 2015

Tiny model of diabetes

Vanderbilt University researchers have created a zebrafish model of skeletal muscle insulin resistance that could help improve diabetes treatment.
By Bill Snyder
January 22, 2015

Beta cell link to fasting glucose

New findings explain why variation in a particular gene is the most important determinant of fasting blood glucose levels in humans.
By VUMC News and Communications
December 4, 2014

Photo: Diabetes Day

Vanderbilt Diabetes Day, an annual research symposium, this year featured talks by nationally known researchers and by winners of the Diabetes Scholar awards.
By Bill Snyder
November 6, 2014

Diabetes effort aims to boost function of insulin-producing cells

Vanderbilt University is part of a national effort to improve diabetes treatment by developing strategies for proliferating, regenerating and improving the function of insulin-producing beta cells in the pancreatic islets.
By Bill Snyder
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