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In Type 1 diabetes, verapamil prevents decline of IGF-1 and promotes beta-cell IGF-1 signaling

Now UAB researchers, led by Guanlan Xu, Ph.D., and Shalev drilled down further into the mechanism underlying verapamil’s beneficial effect. In a paper published in Diabetes, they show that, in Type 1 ...
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Once-monthly octreotide for acromegaly safe, effective, improves patient-reported outcomes

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Most participants achieved IGF-1 control and reduced acromegaly symptoms at 1 year with CAM2029. Improvements in ...
News Medical

Scientists uncover rare gene variants that help people live past 100

In a recent study published in the journal Scientific Reports, researchers analyzed whole-exome genetic data from more than 2,000 Ashkenazi Jewish centenarians and their relatives to investigate ...
BMJ Case Reports

Acromegaly presenting with normal insulin-like growth factor-1 levels in a patient with advanced liver cirrhosis

This case describes a presentation of a patient with clinical features of acromegaly, elevated growth hormone (GH) concentrations, a pituitary adenoma but with normal insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF ...