Higher Heart Disease and Diabetes Risk for 3 Million U.S. Kids
A Wake Forest study found that the children showed early signs of heart disease and diabetes, with the differences most notable in boys. More than...
Major Type 1 Diabetes Discovery Turns T-Cell Immunology on its Head
An unexpected discovery about how immune cells work at the atomic level is challenging a universally accepted, longstanding consensus in the field of immunity...
Melatonin May Increase Risk of Diabetes in Certain People
Genetics influences the effects of taking melatonin and some people may be more at risk for developing type 2 diabetes when using it. Researchers from...
Study: Exercise Harder for People with Diabetic Relatives
Exercise is good for everyone -- but some struggle more than others. Researchers have found that people with a family history of type 2...
Diabetes Linked to Brain Tangles, Separate from Alzheimer’s Disease
People with type 2 diabetes have double the risk of developing dementia, and this new development shows how the diseases may be linked without...
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...
Walking Restores Vascular Health Damaged by Prolonged Sitting
Vascular function is impaired when a person sits for hours, but walking after a prolonged period of sitting can restore vascular health. Learn more...
Common Chemicals Linked to Rising Diabetes, Obesity and more
A scientific statement on endocrine-disrupting chemicals finds that they are so common that nearly every person on Earth has been exposed. Emerging evidence ties endocrine-disrupting...
Tresiba Approved for Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes
Tresiba has been approved by the FDA for both type 1 and type diabetes, marking the first new basal insulin molecule to be approved...
Potential Source of Insulin-Producing Cells Found in Adult Pancreas
Exciting new finding may lead to a way to replenish the cells destroyed or damaged by diabetes.
Want Better Diabetes Care? Find a Family Health Team, Says Study
According to a study published in Canadian Medical Association Journal, a shift to family health teams results in improved diabetes care. It also helps...
High Risk of Fracture in People set to Double by 2040
Within just a few decades, more than 300 million men and women worldwide will be at high risk of fracture, especially in Asia. This...
Air Pollution Causing Increase in Heart Disease Deaths
Toxic, aerosolized fine particles in the air we breath are linked to an overall increase in risk of death, especially relating to heart and...
Smoking Linked to Higher Risk of Type 2 Diabetes
Add type 2 diabetes to the list of reasons why smoking is bad. Harvard researchers have found that smokers and people exposed to second...
Urgent Medical Device Correction for HeartMate II from Thoratec
Thoratec has recently received reports of patients experiencing advisory alarms for expired System Controller backup batteries. Three patients were unable to connect their pump...
Insulin Production Restored in Type 1 Diabetic Woman with New Treatment
A new, minimally invasive transplant technique has restored natural insulin production in a woman with Type 1 Diabetes. She is now completely off insulin...
