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The War Within

Unraveling the molecular causes of acute pancreatitis—a potentially deadly disease in which the pancreas essentially digests itself—is yielding clues to how it might be treated.

Novo Nordisk Partners with Paula Deen and Sons, Bobby and Jamie Deen, on National Diabetes Initiative

PRINCETON, N.J. , Jan. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Novo Nordisk, the world leader in diabetes care, is teaming up with American cooking stars Paula Deen and her sons, Bobby and Jamie Deen , to launch Diabetes ...

Unemployment: The Bad Things That Can Happen When You Lose Your Job

People waiting in line at a job fair event for Safeway in Portland, Jan. 12.

Terry Jones: 'I took statins, but I think it reduced my sex drive, so I stopped'

The Monty Python star, 69, on being obsessed with Jane Austen, never suffering from hangovers and what kept him awake for years.

New stage in fighting pancreatic cancer

( Cardiff University ) In 2011 a Cardiff University team revealed that a protein call calmodulin could protect the pancreas against the effects of alcohol. In cells without calmodulin, alcohol speeds up a chain reaction causing cells to self-destruct, leading to pancreatitis and potentially to pancreatic cancer. Now the team has secured a £2M MRC Program Grant to investigate the potential of ...