Group of Anti-Diabetic Drugs Can Lower Cancer Risk in Type 2 Diabetic Women Significantly
Study shows that a specific type of diabetes drug can decrease the risk of cancer in female patients with type 2 diabetes by up to 32 percent.
CSPI Downgrades Sucralose from “Caution” to “Avoid”
The Center for Science in the Public Interest has downgraded it's safety rating of the artificial sweetener sucralose for the second time in 3...
Low-Dose Aspirin Cuts Breast Cancer Risk for Diabetic Women
Study of women with diabetes showed a reduced breast cancer risk for women who used low-dose aspirin compared to those who did not.
Study: Japanese Adults with Diabetes Have Increased Cancer Risk
Japanese adults with diabetes may have a higher risk of cancer overall and in several specific organs, including the liver, pancreas and kidney, according to results of a large study.
Researchers Discover Blood Stem Cells
New discovery marks an important step in the quest to master diabetes, cancer, heart disease, sight-robbing retinal disorders and a multitude of other medical conditions.
Loss of Stem Cells Correlates with Premature Aging in Animal Study
Researchers found that deleting a gene important in embryo development leads to premature aging and loss of stem cell reservoirs in adult mice. This gene, ATR, is essential for the body's response to damaged DNA.
Pancreatic Cancer Risk Higher In Newly Diagnosed Diabetes Patients 50 And Older; Findings Offer...
1 in 120 people newly diagnosed with diabetes age 50 and older have a higher risk of developing pancreatic cancer--a risk that is eight times more than expected for the general population.
Mayo Clinic Researchers Report Diabetic Women Less Likely to Undergo Mammograms
Mayo Clinic researchers have found that women with diabetes were significantly less likely to undergo screening for breast cancer by mammography than patients in a control group.
Ohio State Scientists Bake Heart Healthy Soy Bread
A team of scientists at The Ohio State University has somethin' in the oven: the first soy bread that's both good for your heart and easy on the taste buds, too.
Diabetes Doubles Risk of Liver Disease and Liver Cancer
Researchers have shown that diabetes can cause chronic liver disease and cancer of the liver.
Trastuzumab Raises Heart Problem Risk in the Elderly with History of Diabetes or Heart...
The 1st study to investigate the effect of the breast cancer drug trastuzumab (Herceptin) on heart and vascular function in elderly patients has found that it increases the risk of heart problems, particularly in women with a history of heart disease, diabetes or both.
Breath or Urine Analysis May Detect Diabetes and Other Diseases
A future sensor may take away a patient's breath while simultaneously determining whether the patient has breast cancer, lung cancer, diabetes or asthma.
Drugs Commonly Used for Erectile Dysfunction Allowed More Chemotherapy to Reach Brain Tumors
Researchers found that medications commonly prescribed for erectile dysfunction opened a mechanism called the blood-brain tumor barrier and increased delivery of cancer-fighting drugs to malignant brain tumors.
Common Diabetes Drug May Help Prevent Liver Cancer
A drug widely used to treat Type II diabetes, may help to prevent primary liver cancer, researchers at the University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Cancer Center report in the April 2012 issue of Cancer Prevention Research.
Research Shows Link Between Diabetes, Heart Disease and Cancer
There are a number of risk factors shared between diabetes, ischemic heart disease, and several different types of cancer. In a major symposium at the...
Nicotine By-Product Reacts with Proteins; May Contribute to The Pathology of Diabetes, Cancer, Aging,...
Two researchers have discovered that a chemical called nornicotine — which is naturally present in tobacco — may contribute to the pathology of diabetes, cancer, aging, and Alzheimer’s disease.
