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 | | OCTOBER 28, 2009: A Decade Later, Lifestyle Changes or Metformin Still Lower Type 2 Diabetes Risk |
| | Intensive lifestyle changes aimed at modest weight loss reduced the rate of developing type 2 diabetes by 34 percent compared with placebo in people at high risk for the disease, researchers conclude based on 10 years of data.
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 | | OCTOBER 05, 2009: NIH Announces Expansion of Rare Diseases Clinical Research Network |
| | The National Institutes of Health announced today a second phase of the Rare Diseases Clinical Research Network (RDCRN) including funds for 19 research consortia. The Rare Diseases Clinical Research Consortia and a Data Management Coordinating Center (DMCC) will be awarded a total of just over $117 million over the next five years. The research conducted with the new funding will explore the natural history, epidemiology, diagnosis, and treatment of more than 95 rare diseases.
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