Campbell Related News
Pilot study curbs appetite of people with Prader-Willi Syndrome
MEDIA RELEASE:
27 Jun 2011
Australian researchers have done a promising pilot study on a small group of people with the harrowing genetic disorder known as ‘Prader-Willi Syndrome’, using a drug already prescribed for some patients with Type 2 diabetes.
Simple diagnostic tool predicts Type 2 diabetes in South East Asians
MEDIA RELEASE:
07 Jul 2010
Researchers have estimated the prevalence of Type 2 diabetes in Vietnam, and have developed a simple tool for identifying individuals at high risk. In Ho Chi Minh City, a city of 6.4 million, the findings suggest that around 350,000 have diabetes, many of whom are unaware of the fact.
Better understanding of the all-consuming Prader-Willi Syndrome
MEDIA RELEASE:
12 May 2010
Garvan researchers have uncovered facts that take us a step closer towards understanding Prader-Willi Syndrome, a harrowing genetic disorder that causes insatiable appetite for life.
Weight gain when there’s a family history of Type 2 diabetes
MEDIA RELEASE:
11 May 2010
In the first study of its type, Garvan researchers have shown that healthy people with a genetic predisposition to Type 2 diabetes gain more weight overeating over the short term than their non-genetically-prone counterparts.
Why women should eat less, move more and consider wearing transdermal patches during menopause
MEDIA RELEASE:
24 Nov 2008
Weight and appetite experts from around the world met at a conference in Bangkok earlier this year to discuss sex differences in obesity. One line of discussion looked at factors leading to women’s weight gain during menopause, and how it might be avoided.
Low levels of PYY hormone a very early indicator of Type 2 diabetes
MEDIA RELEASE:
10 Mar 2008
Garvan scientists have published findings showing that low levels of the hormone PYY could be used as a predictor for the development of Type 2 diabetes. Clinical studies have shown that people with a family history of Type 2 diabetes, but not yet showing signs of insulin resistance themselves, produce lower levels of PYY after eating, a very early sign of pre-diabetes.
