Common Diabetes Drug Causes Arteries to Spasm, Endangering Heart
The oral medications most widely used to lower blood-sugar levels in patients with type 2 diabetes are likely to increase the risk of spasm of the coronary arteries.
Does Diabetes Speed Up Memory Loss in Alzheimer’s Disease?
New research suggests that those with both diseases actually have a slower rate of memory loss than people who had only Alzheimer's disease.
Brains of Type 1 Diabetics Show Signs of Accelerated Aging
People with type 1 diabetes show signs of accelerated aging and slower information processing. Study suggests that middle-aged type 1 diabetics should be screened...
Component in Common Dairy Foods May Cut Diabetes Risk
Scientists have identified a natural substance in dairy fat that may substantially reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes.
Hormone Found to Treat Type 2 Diabetes
Link between gastric bypass surgery and improvements in diabetes revealed a hormone that may be used to treat type 2 diabetes. Researchers at the Norwegian...
Could Diabetes Treatments Fight Cancer?
Drugs that treat diabetes may also be effective against some cancers.
Researchers Discover Gene’s Complex Role in Obesity, Fatty Liver and Diabetes
Researchers have found that a gene in the liver and elsewhere in the body, when inhibited or increased, affects fatty liver and diabetes but does not alleviate both diseases at once.
Higher Nocturnal Blood Pressure Predictive of Kidney Disease in Diabetes
Monitoring nighttime blood pressure is a simple, painless and noninvasive method of identifying patients with type 1 diabetes who are at increased risk for kidney disease.
Poor Prenatal Nutrition Permanently Damages Function of Insulin-Producing Cells in the Pancreas
Joslin scientists also discover this impairment sets the stage for type 2 diabetes later in life.
Diabetic Women on Hormone Replacement Therapy Have Better Glycemic and Lipid Profiles
Diabetic women who use hormone replacement therapy were more likely to have their blood glucose under control, and have lower cholesterol levels than women who never used hormone therapy.
Study Shows How Next-Generation Diabetic Drugs Could Work More Selectively
A new study has found that PPARã can turn genes both on and off. Knowing how to turn a gene off may permit researchers to develop drugs that would decrease TZD-related side effects such as weight gain and edema.
New Uses for Old-line Diabetes Monitoring Test: Screening and Diagnosis
A blood test currently used as the gold standard for monitoring people already under care for diabetes may have far wider use in identifying millions with undetected diabetes.
Scientists Turn Human Skin Cells Into Insulin-producing Cells
Researchers have transformed cells from human skin into cells that produce insulin, the hormone used to treat diabetes. The breakthrough may one day lead to new treatments or even a cure for the millions of people affected by the disease, researchers say.
Severe Hypoglycemia Linked with Higher Risk of Dementia for Older Adults with Diabetes
Having hypoglycemic (low blood sugar level) episodes that are severe enough to require hospitalization are associated with a greater risk of dementia for older adults with type 2 diabetes.
Possible Health Risks For Children Born to Overeating Mothers
According to the latest research from the Oregon National Primate Research Center (ONPRC), overeating during pregnancy may have significant and numerous health impacts on an unborn child.
Gene Linked To Greater Risk Of Heart Disease In Type 2 Diabetes
New studies led by Joslin Diabetes Center have found variations in a gene that help explain why people with type 2 diabetes are at much greater risk for coronary artery disease.
