Bariatric surgery reduces the long-term risk of developing diabetes by over 80 % among people with obesity. The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) has published the results of a study conducted at Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden. A study conducted by Professor Lars...
The rare disorder Wolfram syndrome is caused by mutations in a single gene, but its effects on the body are far reaching. The disease leads to diabetes, hearing and vision loss, nerve cell damage that causes motor difficulties, and early death. Now, researchers at Washington University School of...
Having type 2 diabetes appears to give post-menopausal women a 27% higher risk of developing breast cancer, according to a new study published in the British Journal of Cancer this week. While the link may be indirectly associated with being overweight, a known risk factor for both diseases...
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is one of the viruses that most infected people carry without ill effects. Once infected you are infected for life and, although it normally is dormant, it can become active again at any point in time. New research published in BioMed Central's open access journal Immunity...
According to a study published online in the journal Diabetes, life expectancy significantly increased among individuals with type 1 diabetes during a 30-year, long-term prospective study. Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh found that study participants diagnosed with type 1 diabetes...
New research published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute has found that a popular class of diabetes drug increases people's risk of developing bladder cancer. According to researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, the drug that accounts...
There are many good fruits for diabetes patients like cranberries, blueberries, raspberries, water-melon, etc. Using these fruits would prevent high usage of insulin. There are many diabetes drugs and that really works nicely but curing something naturally gives better results as compares to...
A new study says something completely counterintuitive: That overweight patients with Type 2 Diabetes live longer than thin patients with the same disease. This is bad news if you're thin and have Type 2 Diabetes, but unfortunately, it isn't good news for overweight patients, either. More »Post...
Inflammation and cell stress play important roles in the death of insulin-secreting cells and are major factors in diabetes. Cell stress also plays a role in Wolfram syndrome, a rare, genetic disorder that afflicts children with many symptoms, including juvenile-onset diabetes. Now a molecule...
A new MIT study has found that a protein that slows aging in mice and other animals also helps fight against the damages of a high-fat diet, including diabetes. Over a decade ago, SIRT1's longevity-boosting properties were discovered by MIT biology professor Leonard Guarente, who has continued...
A study by UCSF researchers and published in the journal Obstetrics and Gynecology reveals that the level of sexual desire and sexual activity is similar in diabetic women and non-diabetic women, even though women suffering from diabetes are more likely to report low overall sexual satisfying...
The oral DPP-4 inhibitor linagliptin has been declared safe and effective in reducing glucose levels for up to 102 weeks, either as a stand-alone treatment or in combination with other selected oral anti-diabetic drugs, according to extended trials of individuals with type 2 diabetes in 32...
Why do Native Americans experience high rates of diabetes? A common theory is that they possess fat-hoarding "thrifty genes" left over from their ancestors - genes that were required for survival during ancient cycles of feast and famine, but that now contribute to the disease in a modern world...
A study lead by researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) shows an association between increased concentrations of phthalates in the body and an increased risk of diabetes in women. Phthalates are endocrine disrupting chemicals that are commonly found in personal care products such as...
Middle-aged women who report having been physically abused as children are about two times more likely than other women their age to have high blood pressure, high blood sugar, a larger waistline and poor cholesterol levels, according to a new study published by the American Psychological...
Amazing new research shows that scientists have been able to reverse Type 1 Diabetes in mice during it's earliest stages. This is exactly the kind of news we need to be sharing a Friday afternoon. More »Post from: Blisstree
A study led by researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill found Chinese teenagers have a rate of diabetes nearly four times greater than their counterparts in the United States. The rise in the incidence of diabetes parallels increases in cardiovascular risk, researchers say...
Scientists at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine have used injections of antibodies to rapidly reverse the onset of Type I diabetes in mice genetically bred to develop the disease. Moreover, just two injections maintained disease remission indefinitely without harming the immune...
According to a study published in the scientific journal Diabetes, Swedish researchers from the Karolinska Institutet managed to prevent onset of Type 1 diabetes in mice genetically susceptible to the disease by injecting them with specifically prepared cells that prevented insulin-producing...