Inside Joslin

Friday, March 05, 2010

Next week, Joslin’s pediatric clinic begins to undergo a significant renovation that will allow for more optimal multi-disciplinary care delivery for children with diabetes and their families.

Tuesday, March 02, 2010

Paolo Antonio S. Silva, M.D., is staff ophthalmologist and assistant chief of the Center for Ocular Telehealth at Joslin’s Beetham Eye Institute. He holds an affiliate appointment as an associate surgeon at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital and is an investigator in the Diabetic Retinopathy Clinical Research Network.

Thursday, February 25, 2010

Recent studies suggest that bariatric surgery (which promotes weight loss by restricting the body’s ability to take in and process nutrients) may lead to impressive resolutions or even cures for many with type 2 diabetes. During the past decade there also have been many advances with new medications and innovative programs for intensive medical diabetes and weight management programs. Joslin and Brigham and Women’s Hospital are joining forces for a clinical trial, now recruiting volunteers in greater Boston, which will compare these two types of treatment.

Wednesday, March 03, 2010

A collaboration between scientists at Joslin and the Gladstone Institute (GI) has discovered a novel potential therapeutic target for controlling fat metabolism. The target is a protein from the mitochondria, or the “power plants” of every cell, which process oxygen and convert substances from the foods we eat into energy for essential cell functions.

Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Joslin's "On the Road" outreach program, developed in collaboration with USDA, received the “Promising Practice” award at the American Diabetes Association’s 3rd Annual Disparities Partnership Forum for its ability to reach and effectively impact low-income and underserved populations with an easy-to-deliver program.

Monday, February 22, 2010

Kevin Lashua, president of the Massachusetts Lions Eye Research Fund, was among many Lions who cheerfully volunteered to sit and help test an advanced retinal camera.

Thursday, February 11, 2010

The Joslin Diabetes Center and the Brigham and Women’s Hospital have entered into a collaboration to improve the public health and the quality of care provided to people with diabetes or at risk for diabetes.

Thursday, February 11, 2010

Martin Abrahamson, M.D., runs the world’s leading diabetes clinic. Joslin’s Chief Medical Officer still makes time to see patients, and last fall he once again made Boston Magazine’s list of top doctors. Earlier this month Dr. Abrahamson took a few minutes to answer seven questions about his life in diabetes care.

Tuesday, February 09, 2010

Based in part on pilot educational projects developed with Joslin Diabetes Center as part of the Joslin-Walgreens Alliance, Walgreens rolled out its new Walgreens Optimal Wellness™ program in January 2010.

Wednesday, February 03, 2010

Researchers at Joslin Diabetes Center and their colleagues now have identified a cell-cycle protein that is essential for beta-cell replication to respond successfully to insulin resistance. The finding may point toward eventual therapies for preventing or treating type 2 diabetes.

Tuesday, February 02, 2010

Joslin scientists, led by Principal Investigator Amy J. Wagers, Ph.D., have uncovered exciting clues toward treating age-related conditions via the blood.

Friday, January 29, 2010

“My interest in medicine stems from coming from a family with a history of diabetes,” says Eyiuche Okeke, M.D., who has joined the Joslin Clinic as a staff endocrinologist.

Friday, January 29, 2010

www.joslin.org and dLife.com, the leading online community for people living with diabetes, have announced a new online partnership that will offer visitors to joslin.org easy access to a wide variety of excellent online diabetes resources.

Thursday, January 14, 2010

Last fall, Joslin’s Lloyd M. Aiello, M.D., was awarded the 2009 Warren Alpert Foundation Prize, one of the most prestigious awards in biomedicine. In December, he and his wife, Nancy Jane Beetham Aiello, presented Joslin with $100,000 from the Alpert prize money to aid with initial infrastructure for the Beetham Eye Institute Center for Global Diabetes Eye Health.

Thursday, January 07, 2010

Stephanie S. Lee, Regional Director, Public Affairs, of Verizon visited Joslin on January 6 to deliver a grant from The Verizon Foundation to Joslin Diabetes Center in support of Joslin’s Latino Diabetes Initiative.

Monday, December 28, 2009

Joslin scientists led by Principal Investigator Robert Stanton, M.D., have discovered that high blood glucose levels damage a key enzyme that guards insulin-producing beta cells. Their surprising finding raises hopes of finding drugs that protect the enzyme, and thus the beta cells and their insulin production.

Monday, December 21, 2009

Youth with type 1 diabetes and their parents may skip on eating healthful foods in attempting to reduce the risks of low blood sugar, according to a paper published in this month’s Diabetes Care by researchers from Joslin and the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development.

Friday, December 18, 2009

Scientists have long known about brown fat, a “good” fat found in babies and children that increases the expenditure of energy. But they’ve generally assumed that brown fat doesn’t play an active role in adults. Until last spring, when Joslin’s Aaron Cypess, M.D., Ph.D., and his colleagues demonstrated that brown fat can remain active in adults.

Thursday, December 17, 2009

The Joslin pediatric team has just published a book on childhood diabetes, which was introduced last month at the High Hopes Gala.

Wednesday, December 16, 2009

In November, Thomas Serwold, Ph.D., joined Joslin as the newest junior faculty member. Dr. Serwold was formerly with the Stanford Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine at Stanford University Medical School, where he trained with Dr. Irving Weissman, the first scientist to isolate adult stem cells.

Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Kenton Holden, 14, of Weston, Massachusetts will serve as Joslin Diabetes Center’s first Youth Ambassador, starting in January 2010.