Drug for Diabetes Nerve Damage 'On the Horizon'
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NEW YORK  - An experimental drug has been  shown to combat the underlying cause of nerve damage that  occurs in people with diabetes.
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Indianapolis - Dogs with paralysed hind legs walked again after getting a shot of a chemical cousin of antifreeze that helped repair nerve cells in their damaged spinal cords, scientists reported.
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Scientists have identified a gene which controls the body&#39;s ability to repair the nerve damage inflicted by diseases like multiple sclerosis.
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Human trials of a vaccine that might offer a cure for Type 1 diabetes are set to begin next year. Experts believe if successful, a cure for the most serious form of the disease could be available within a decade.
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NEW YORK  - People with diabetes are prone  to develop nerve damage that causes numbness, tingling or pain  -- which may reduce awareness of skin damage and lead to  serious infections and ulcers. Now, a new drug may improve this  situation, Japanese researchers report.
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NEW YORK  - The total volume of muscles in  the foot is halved in people who have nerve damage resulting  from diabetes, compared with diabetics without neuropathy,  according to researchers.
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Sept. 8, 2004 -- A drug recently approved to treat depression has now received the FDA&#39;s approval to treat hand and leg pain caused by nerve damage in people with diabetes.
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Scientists have discovered that a key cancer gene also plays a role in repairing damaged nerve cells. The Cancer Research UK team hope their finding could lead to new treatments for spinal injuries.
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One in 12 people should be taking a drug to prevent diabetes, researchers estimate.
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NEW YORK  - People with diabetes-related  nerve damage may find pain is relieved by taking a compound  related to the popular supplement L-carnitine -- provided the  treatment is started early -- according to a re-analysis of  data from two large clinical trials.
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A study of the humble fruit fly may hold the key to new treatments for human liver diseases and diabetes.
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A drug commonly used to treat high-blood pressure may slow or even halt the development of Parkinson's.
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A cure for diabetes could be in sight after scientists confirmed they are to test a vaccine against the most serious form of the condition.
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The FDA has approved the use of an antidepressant for the treatment of diabetic pain - pain associated with nerve damage suffered by diabetic patients.
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Antibiotics including penicillin may help prevent nerve damage  in a wide variety of neurological diseases, research finds.
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A new class of diabetes drugs touted by drugmakers was moderately effective in controlling blood sugar levels without adding extra weight, but more long-term data are needed before the drugs should be widely embraced, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.
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LONDON: India&#39;s traditional diabetes remedy from its native curry-leaf tree really does work, and could potentially be the making of a multi-billion dollar alternative drug, a landmark British pharmaceutical conference heard on Wednesday.