Study: Obesity Independently Impacts Prostate Cancer Screening
When interpreting prostate cancer screening test results, physicians should consider the impact of a patient's body mass index, regardless of race.
Vitamin D Prevents Clogged Arteries in Diabetics
People with diabetes often develop clogged arteries that cause heart disease, and new research suggests that low vitamin D levels are to blame.
Vibration Plate Machines May Aid Weight Loss and Trim Abdominal Fat
Vibration plate exercise machines may help you lose weight and trim the particularly harmful belly fat between the organs.
Researchers Cite Recent Advances In Underlying Causes Of Rare Body-Fat Disorders
Researchers hope to discover new therapeutic approaches to prevent the loss of fat tissues and prevent or possibly delay the onset of metabolic complications.
Walking to Work Cuts Risk of Diabetes and High Blood Pressure
People who walk to work are around 40% less likely to have diabetes as those who drive, according to a new study.
Study: Leptin Has Powerful Effect on Reward Center in the Brain
Leptin, a hormone critical for normal food intake and metabolism, exerts a strong effect on appetite by acting in the mid-brain region as well as in the hypothalamus.
Incidence of Fatty Liver Disease Rises as Obesity in Children Increases
Researchers are taking a closer look at Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis, more popularly known as Fatty Liver Disease, whose incidence is rising as obesity in children increases.
Strict Blood Sugar Control in Some Diabetics Does Not Lower Heart Attack, Stroke Risk
Strictly controlling blood glucose levels in type 2 diabetics with long-term, serious coexisting health problems such as heart disease and hypertension does not lower their risk of a heart attack or stroke.
Gastric Bypass Surgery for Obesity May Ease Symptoms of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
Morbidly obese people who undergo minimally invasive gastric bypass surgery to lose weight may also experience a reduction in their symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux 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.
Effect of Lowering Blood Pressure and Cholesterol on Risk for Cognitive Decline in Diabetics
Intensive blood pressure and cholesterol lowering was not associated with reduced risk for diabetes-related cognitive decline in older patients with long-standing type 2 diabetes mellitus.
Study: Where Body Fat is Stored May Determine Likelihood of Obese People Developing Type...
Obese individuals with excess visceral fat have an increased risk for the development of Type 2 diabetes. By contrast, persons with excess abdominal subcutaneous fat were...
Twice as Many Women to be Diagnosed with Gestational Diabetes
Two to three times more pregnant women may soon be diagnosed and treated for gestational diabetes, based on new measurements for determining risky blood sugar levels for the mother and her unborn baby.
Study Suggests Insulin May Have Potential to Prevent Thrombosis Leading to Heart Attack and...
Insulin may interfere with the cascade of reactions that promote clot formation and platelet aggregation in heart-attack patients and may help prevent clot formation and plaque development.
Diabetes Medication May Help Slow Plaque Build-up in Coronary Arteries
A comparison of two types of medications to treat type 2 diabetes finds that pioglitazone is more effective at lowering the rate of progression of plaque build-up in the coronary arteries than glimepiride, according to a study in the April 2 issue of JAMA.
Eating Too Much Fat May Damage Liver
A study is the first to show that if you eat too much fat, it can go straight to your liver and damage it.