NIDDK Recent Advances and Emerging Opportunities (2001)

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Message From the Director

Cross-Cutting Science: Paving the Way to Discovery

• Genetic Imprinting
• Fighting Disease by Delivering Healthy Genes
• Cell-Based Approaches to Therapy
• Versatility of Nuclear Receptors
• Transporting Needed Proteins
• Research Tools: Propelling Science Forward
• ENABLING TECHNOLOGIES: Microarrays

Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases

• Understanding and Combating the Disease Processes in Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes
• How the Insulin-Secreting Beta Cell Works
• Insulin Action
• Abnormal Immune Function in Type 1 Diabetes
• Genetics of Diabetes and Its Complications
• Seeking a Cure for Type 1 Diabetes Through Islet Transplantation
• Improving Management of Type 1 Diabetes Through Glucose Sensors
• PATIENT PROFILE: Caroline Rowley--Type 1 Diabetes
• Type 2 Diabetes in Children: An Emerging Public Health Problem
• Stemming the Tide of Type 2 Diabetes
• PATIENT PROFILE: Cliff Mitchell--Type 2 Diabetes
• Complications of Diabetes: Preventing Damage to Cells
• Metabolic Issues in the Treatment of AIDS
• Cystic Fibrosis
• Excess Calcium: A Culprit in Bone and Kidney Disease
• STORY OF DISCOVERY: From Bench to Bone--Basic Research Yields Osteoporosis Treatments

Digestive Diseases and Nutrition

• Understanding the Many Facets of Obesity
• Who Should Lose Weight?
• Understanding the Causes of Fatty Liver
• Resolving Questions about Hepatitis C
• PATIENT PROFILE: Judie Keithley--Hepatitis C
• Beware of Bacteria on Food!!!
• Fighting Peptic Ulcer Disease
• Battling Digestive Diseases in Childhood: Inflammation in the Immature Gut
• New Clues to Inflammatory Bowel Disease
• STORY OF DISCOVERY: Inflammatory Bowel Disease
• PATIENT PROFILE: Ken Rosenau--Crohn's Disease
• Stopping Gastrointestinal (GI) Cancer

Kidney, Urologic and Blood Diseases

• Gene Discoveries Spur Advances in Polycystic Kidney Disease
• STORY OF DISCOVERY: Cells With Feet
• Lifesaving Technologies: Kidney Dialysis and Transplantation
• PATIENT PROFILE: Jill McMaster--Polycystic Kidney Disease
• Easing the Pain of Kidney Stones
• PATIENT PROFILE: Kyle Rosen--Pediatric Kidney Disease
• Possible Vaccines for Urinary Tract Infections
• Why a Cell's Shape Is Important: Sickle Cell Disease
• Iron Metabolism: A Key to Cooley's Anemia and Hemochromatosis
• ENABLING TECHNOLOGIES: Model Systems--The Zebrafish

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