Metabolic Diseases

Islet Cell Transplants Aid Type 1 Diabetics (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)

16 May 2008

FRIDAY, May 16 (HealthDay News) -- Transplanted islet cells help people with type 1 diabetes live insulin-free for at least a year or two, and appear to provide longer-term improved metabolic control even after people have to begin using insulin again, researchers report.

Cousin marriage: Is it a health risk? (BBC News)

16 May 2008

The contentious issue of first-cousin marriages is set to hit the headlines with a heated debate over their impact on genetic disorders in Britain.

SemBioSys provides update on shrimp feed additive, Immunosphere(TM) (CNW Group via Yahoo! Finance)

16 May 2008

SemBioSys Genetics Inc. , a biotechnology company developing a portfolio of therapeutic proteins for metabolic and cardiovascular diseases, today announced that its joint development partner on the ImmunoSphere shrimp feed additive program, Aqua Bounty Technologies Inc. , has announced that it intends to scale back marketing and registration efforts on its first generation shrimp feed additive, ...