Showing posts with label diabetes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label diabetes. Show all posts
06 January 2015

Salk Scientists Develop Diet Pill, Fexaramine: Safe and Effective Treatment for Obesity and Diabetes

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A new fat burning compound can lead to weight loss without causing side effects. The pill, fexaramine, remains in the intestine rather than...
11 February 2014

Rate Of Obesity and Diabetes Linked To Ownership of Devices in Low to Med Income Countries

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An international study published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal show that in low and medium income countries, ownership of dev...
07 February 2014

Transforming Skin Cells To Insulin Producing Beta Cells To Treat Type 1 Diabetes

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Credit: Catherine Twomey for The National Academies Scientists have developed a technique that could replenish insulin producing beta ce...
14 October 2013

Healthy Lifestyle Advice Same For Diabetics and Non-diabetics

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A study published by the German Institute of Human Nutrition Potsdam-Rehbruecke in Nuthetal, Germany suggests that the suggested lifestyle ...
30 August 2013

Whole Fruit Diet of Blueberries Grapes and Apples Lower Risk of Diabetes By 23%

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Based on data gathered between 1984 and 2008 from 187,382 participants, scientists have released a study that show whole fruit diet partic...
14 July 2013

Link Between Alzheimer's Disease and Glucose Intolerance (Pre-Diabetes)

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Georgetown University neurologist R. Scott Turner, MD, PhD, found that almost half (43%) of tested subjects nationwide who has mild to mode...
26 April 2013

Newly Discovered Hormone, Betatrophin, May Offer More Effective Diabetes Treatment

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Harvard Stem Cell Institute co-director Doug Melton (r) and postdoc Peng Yi examine images related to their discovery of betatrophin, a ...
02 April 2013

Lactate As An Alternative Energy Source for the Brain

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Researchers find that using lactate instead of glucose also works as an alternative energy source for the brain. Glucose is naturally assoc...
11 March 2013

Diabetes Patients Taking GLP-1 Based Medication Has Reduced Risk of Heart Failure

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GLP-1 and Diabetes Credit:Wikipedia A study shows that diabetes patients taking a class of medication targeting the GLP-1 hormone has a ...
29 January 2013

Closed Loop Insulin Delivery System Improves Glucose Control And Reduces Risk of Hypoglycemia For Diabetics

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Closed Loop Insulin Delivery System Credit: BioMed Central Ltd. A Closed Loop Insulin Delivery System improved the control of glucose ...
23 January 2013

Findings Suggest Beta-Carotene Lowers Risk of Type 2 Diabetes

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Scientists at the Stanford University Medical Center published their findings that beta-carotene lowers the risk for type 2 diabetes. They ...
11 January 2013

Creating New Beta Cells: Stem Cell Advances For Diabetes Treatment

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The islets of Langerhans are responsible for the endocrine function of the pancreas. Each islet contains beta, alpha, and delta cells tha...
24 December 2012

Genetic Association on Abnormal Insulin Production Found in Three Genes; TBC1D30, KANK1 and PAM

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Effect of insulin on glucose uptake and metabolism. Insulin binds to its receptor (1), which starts many protein activation cascades (2)....
19 December 2012

Intensive Weight Loss Programs Increases Chance of Remission of Type 2 Diabetes

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Studies have shown that intensive weight loss programs among patients with type 2 diabetes have a modest chance of having the disease in re...
12 December 2012

Rise In Diabetes Major Cause In Increase Of Visual Impairment Cases For Young People

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Studies show that cases of visual impairment not due to need for glasses is significantly increasing because of the rise in type 2 diabetes...
28 November 2012

Countries Using High Fructose Corn Syrup Have 20% More Prevalence of Diabetes

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Researchers have found a link between the use of high fructose corn syrup in a country's food source and the spread of type 2 diabetes....
29 September 2012

Teens Getting Seven Hours Of Sleep Improves Insulin Resistance By 9%

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Insulin resistance happens when the body does not respond to its own produced insulin. This form of diabetes is known as Type 2 Diabetes. T...
27 September 2012

Research Show Relationship Between Intestinal Bacteria and Type 2 Diabetes

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The human body is a host to thousands of species of bacteria. The bulk of these bacteria live in the human intestinal tract or the gut. The...
18 September 2012

Excess Amount of Visceral Fat Increases Risk of Type 2 Diabetes

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Obesity is a disorder where there is the body has an excessive amount of fat. This results from an uneven balance of calories where there i...

Healthy Adequate Sleep Contribute To Weight Loss Programs

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A very important process for the human body is sleep. During sleep, the body builds up its organs and tissues. It also prioritizes the grow...