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The authors aimed to evaluate the relationship between concentrations of pioglitazone and its active metabolites and treatment outcomes in patients with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) .This study demonstrates the importance of pioglitazone exposure to variable response in patients with NASH, and indicates potential factors that may identify patients most likely to…

The authors analyzed longitudinal data from the Ginkgo Evaluation of Memory Study to test their hypothesis that older adults with diabetes have greater test-specific and domain-specific cognitive declines compared to older adults without diabetes. Read More:  Palta et al. (2017). Diabetes and Cognitive Decline in Older Adults: The Ginkgo…

Overall, this study confirmed the ability to modulate local delivery of fingolimod in a sustained-release manner using a 3-D PDMS scaffold; however, the observed detrimental impacts at the site of islet transplantation do not support further investigation of local delivery at the graft site in murine models. Read more…

Delta Epsilon Psi is excited to announce their first ever scholarship on the behalf of the Rho Chapter Alumni Association. DEPsi is offering a $600 scholarship to any full-time University of Florida student with Type 1 or 2 Diabetes and a minimum of a 3.0 cumulative GPA. The financial burden…

Join JDRF North Florida for an adult T1D social on Thursday, January 26th, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Ballyhoo Grill. Email Pam Williams to RSVP See flyer below for more details: Email Pam Williams to RSVP…

The University of Florida Diabetes Diabetes Institute is comprised of over 150 affiliate faculty members, all collaborating to solve the epidemic we call diabetes. These faculty members are working tirelessly to prevent, diagnose and treat diabetes in the areas of genetics, endocrinology, epidemiology, patient and physician education, health outcomes and policy,…