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Diabetes - a Global Challenge
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University of Copenhagen
About Diabetes - a Global Challenge
Diabetes and obesity are growing health problems in rich and poor countries alike. With this course you will get updated on cutting-edge diabetes and obesity research including biological, genetic and clinical aspects as well as prevention and epidemiology of diabetes and obesity. All lectures are provided by high-profile scientists from one the world's leading universities in diabetes research. This course is part of the EIT Health Campus programme. We hope you will enjoy our course. Best Wishes Jens Juul Holst, Signe Sørensen Torekov and Nicolai Wewer Albrechtsen Department of Biomedical Sciences Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences University of Copenhagen
What You Will Learn?
- Introduction and epidemiology of diabetes Obesity and Prevention of Diabetes Physiological Regulation of Plasma Glucose The incretins Clinical manifestation of Diabetes and Treatment Inflammatory Beta-cell Destruction in Diabetes Genetic Aspects of Diabetes Translational Aspects Development of antidiabetic agents Stem Cell Based Therapy of Diabetes Exercise – How Does it Work? Peer Graded Assignment.