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Diabetes 1/4

Nanotechnology takes on diabetes

30 May 2014

A sensor which can be used to screen for diabetes in resource-poor settings has been developed by researchers and tested in diabetic patients, and...

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Sugar

Scientists identify cause of severe hypoglycaemia

07 Oct 2011

Research provides the prospect of effective drug treatments for the genetic disorder

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Artificial pancreas: 1. Glucose levels monitored continuously 2. Required insulin dose calculated 3. Insulin does delivered automatically

Artificial pancreas promise for common diabetes complication

15 Apr 2011

Cambridge research funded by the health charity Diabetes UK has for the first time successfully demonstrated the potential of an ‘artificial pancreas...

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