Common Arthritis Drug Helps Wound Healing, Stem Cell Survival
Scientists have found a new way to protect stem cells from harsh inflammation during wound repair, and it involves a common anti-inflammatory drug.
Insulin Pill Can Deliver Painless Diabetes Treatment
Using patented Cholestosomes developed in the McCourt/Mielnicki lab, researchers have successfully encapsulated insulin, which means insulin shots could be replaced with a pill. Every day,...
Popular Diabetes Medication Also Lowers Risk of Dementia
People with diabetes have a greater risk of developing dementia than non-diabetics. Now, a study shows that a popular diabetes medication has the added...
Diabetic Enteropathy Cause, Treatment and Possible Prevention Discovered
Diabetic enteropathy - with gastrointestinal symptoms like abdominal pain, bloating and nausea - may soon be preventable and treatable. Exciting news considering that it...
Type 2 Diabetes Drug Treatment Guidelines Updated by ACP
The American Academy of Family Physicians has endorsed new guidelines about which medications should be prescribed for the treatment of people living with type...
Yogurt Lowers Stroke Risk, Helps with Diabetes and Hypertension
A new study in the American Journal of Hypertension details how higher yogurt intake is associated with lower cardiovascular disease risk among hypertensive men and women and can help with diabetes and hypertension.
Scientists Create Adhesive Patch for Bloodless Diabetes Testing
Scientists have created a non-invasive, adhesive patch, which measures glucose levels through the skin without a finger-prick blood test.
Causes of Diabetes Induced Bone Fragility Include Certain Drugs
Expert IOF review explains why people with both type 1 and type 2 diabetes are at higher risk of bone fragility, including the effect...
Type 2 Diabetes Progression Curbed by Vitamin D Treatment
Enhanced activation of a commonly used vitamin curbs type 2 diabetes progression.
Researchers Create Snack Foods With An Extra Dose Of Fiber
A professor is researching how extrusion processing can be used to make fiber-enriched flour taste like the kind used in most cookies and tortillas so that manufacturers can make a more healthful snacking alternative that consumers want to eat.
Report: Gardenia Fruit Compound Starting Point For Diabetes Therapy
A Gardenia fruit extract traditionally used in Chinese medicine to treat the symptoms of type 2 diabetes does indeed contain a chemical that reverses some of the pancreatic dysfunctions that underlie the disease, researchers report in Cell Metabolism. The chemical therefore represents a useful starting point for new diabetes therapies, they said.
New Type 1 Diabetes Treatment Could End Insulin Injections
Exciting new approach to treating type 1 diabetes limits damage caused by the immune system and could end the need for regular insulin injections. Researchers...
Platypus, Echidna Venom Spurs Type 2 Diabetes Discovery
An exciting discovery could help millions of people with type 2 diabetes regulate their blood sugar levels - and it involves platypus and echidna...
Found: Link Between Insulin Resistance and Behavioral Disorders
People with diabetes are more prone to anxiety and depression than those with other chronic diseases that require similar levels of management. The reasons...
Women Who Drink Two-Plus Cans of Soda Pop Per Day at Nearly Twice The...
Women who drink two or more cans of soda pop per day are nearly twice as likely to show early signs of kidney disease, a recent study has found.
Reservatrol Discovered to Lower Blood Sugar by Targeting the Gut
Researchers shows that two antidiabetic agents, Metformin and Reservatrol (found in red wine), target the intestine directly, a previously underappreciated organ in diabetes therapy,...
