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KTRK's Tim Melton on the mend after stroke

Posted: Published on March 2nd, 2012

Longtime KTRK (Channel 13) sports reporter Tim Melton, who suffered a stroke last October, said today that he is continuing with rehabilitation work and feeling better and moving better. Tim Melton has been with Channel 13 since 1981.(handout) Melton posted an update on his Facebook page regarding his condition and confirming the nature of his illness. He said he has been undergoing treatment at the TIRR Memorial Hermann. I thank all of you who have expressed your concern as to what caused my absence, but I wanted to wait until I had a good sense of what the future holds before saying anything, he wrote. I am happy to report Im getting better every day. My thanks to all my friends at Channel 13 for their concern and support. Thanks to the doctors, therapists and nurses at TIRR. And special thanks to my sons and wife, who have had to go through the recovery with me and Im not always the greatest patient. Melton, who has been with Channel 13 since 1981, said he understands that viewers have been hungry for news of his condition. If theres not concern theres curiosity, and I appreciate those who are concerned. I even … Continue reading →

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Stem cell cloning may be aid treatment for diabetes

Posted: Published on April 29th, 2014

Scientists have moved one step closer to creating and effective diabetes treatment by creating insulin-producing cells with the DNA of a diabetic woman. The approach could someday aid treatment of the Type 1 form of the illness, which is usually diagnosed in childhood and accounts for about 5 percent of diabetes cases in the U.S. The disease kills insulin-making cells in the pancreas. People with Type 1 diabetes use shots or a small pump to supply the hormone, which is needed to control blood sugar. The new work is a step toward providing genetically matched replacement cells for transplant, said Dieter Egli of the New York Stem Cell Foundation Research Institute in New York. He led the research, which was reported online Monday in the journal Nature. Doug Melton of the Harvard Stem Cell Institute, who was not involved with the work, called the paper an impressive technical achievement. But he said he believed the cells would be useful as a research tool rather than a source of transplants. They could help scientists uncover what triggers Type 1 diabetes, he said, which could in turn lead to better therapies. Scientists had previously made insulin cells that match diabetic patients by … Continue reading →

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Cloning approach makes diabetes stem cell advance – NBC40.net

Posted: Published on April 28th, 2014

NEW YORK (AP) - In a potential step toward new diabetes treatments, scientists used a cloning technique to make insulin-producing cells with the DNA of a diabetic woman. The approach could someday aid treatment of the Type 1 form of the illness, which is usually diagnosed in childhood and accounts for about 5 percent of diabetes cases in the U.S. The disease kills insulin-making cells in the pancreas. People with Type 1 diabetes use shots or a small pump to supply the hormone, which is needed to control blood sugar. The new work is a step toward providing genetically matched replacement cells for transplant, said Dieter Egli of the New York Stem Cell Foundation Research Institute in New York. He led the research, which was reported online Monday in the journal Nature. Doug Melton of the Harvard Stem Cell Institute, who was not involved with the work, called the paper an impressive technical achievement. But he said he believed the cells would be useful as a research tool rather than a source of transplants. They could help scientists uncover what triggers Type 1 diabetes, he said, which could in turn lead to better therapies. Scientists had previously made insulin cells … Continue reading →

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New hormone find holds promise for effective diabetes treatment

Posted: Published on April 27th, 2013

Washington, April 26 (ANI): Harvard researchers have discovered a hormone that holds promise for a dramatically more effective treatment of type 2 diabetes, a metabolic illness afflicting millions of people. The researchers at the Harvard Stem Cell Institute (HSCI) believe that the hormone might also have a role in treating type 1, or juvenile, diabetes. The hormone, called betatrophin, causes mice to produce insulin-secreting pancreatic beta cells at up to 30 times the normal rate. The new beta cells only produce insulin when called for by the body, offering the potential for the natural regulation of insulin and a great reduction in the complications associated with diabetes, the leading medical cause of amputations and non-genetic loss of vision. The researchers who discovered betatrophin, HSCI co-director Doug Melton and postdoctoral fellow Peng Yi, caution that much work remains to be done before it could be used as a treatment in humans. But the results of their work, which was supported in large part by a federal research grant, already have attracted the attention of drug manufacturers. "If this could be used in people," said Melton, Harvard's Xander University Professor and co-chair of the University's Department of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology, … Continue reading →

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Hormone Dramatically Increases Insulin Production, Possible Diabetes Breakthrough

Posted: Published on April 27th, 2013

Editor's Choice Main Category: Diabetes Article Date: 26 Apr 2013 - 9:00 PDT Current ratings for: Hormone Dramatically Increases Insulin Production, Possible Diabetes Breakthrough 4.25 (16 votes) 4.2 (5 votes) The authors wrote that betatrophin might also help patients with type 1 diabetes, or juvenile diabetes when they are first diagnosed. In animal experiments the researchers found that betatrophin caused laboratory mice to produce beta cells at up to 30 times the normal rate. Beta cells are the insulin-secreting cells in the pancreas - put simply, beta cells produce insulin. These new beta cells only produce insulin when the body requires it. The scientists explained that this breakthrough could mean that type 2 diabetes patients may have a natural regulation of insulin, plus a considerable reduction in diabetes-related complications. Diabetes is a major cause of amputations and non-genetic loss of vision. HSCI Co-Director Doug Melton and postdoctoral fellow Peng Yi, who both discovered betatrophin, stressed that a great deal of work remains to be done before trying the hormone out on humans. They added that their work so far, which was mainly funded by a federal research grant, has already attracted the attention of pharmaceutical and biotech companies. Doug Melton, … Continue reading →

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Britain's Gurdon, Japan's Yamanaka share Nobel medicine prize for stem cell research

Posted: Published on October 8th, 2012

NEW YORK, N.Y. - Two scientists from different generations won the Nobel Prize in medicine Monday for the groundbreaking discovery that cells in the body can be reprogrammed into completely different kinds, work that reflects the mechanism behind cloning and offers an alternative to using embryonic stem cells. The work of British researcher John Gurdon and Japanese scientist Shinya Yamanaka who was born the year Gurdon made his discovery holds hope for treating diseases like Parkinson's and diabetes by growing customized tissue for transplant. And it has spurred a new generation of laboratory studies into other illnesses, including schizophrenia, which may lead to new treatments. Basically, Gurdon, 79, and Yamanaka, 50, showed how to make the equivalent of embryonic stem cells without the ethical questions those very versatile cells pose, a promise scientists are now scrambling to fulfil. Once created, these "blank slate" cells can be nudged toward developing into other cell types. Skin cells can ultimately be transformed into brain cells, for example. Just last week, scientists reported turning skin cells from mice into eggs that produced baby mice, a possible step toward new fertility treatments. Gurdon and Yamanaka performed "courageous experiments" that challenged scientific opinion, said Doug Melton, … Continue reading →

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