Regular Three-Minute Workout Boosts Metabolism
A regular high-intensity, three-minute workout has a significant effect on the body's ability to process sugars.
Type 1 Diabetes and Heart Disease: Heavier May Mean Healthier
Researchers have found that more fat may have some advantages, at least for people, particularly women, who have type 1 diabetes.
Video Gaming Puts Children More At-Risk for Behavioral and Health Problems
Video game makers seem to be addressing concerns about how playing affects children. But too much gaming still puts children more at-risk for behavioral and health problems, health experts say.
Race May Affect Weight And Fitness Level
Race may play an important role in determining a person's obesity and fitness levels, shows a new study.
High-Intensity Physical Training Improves Cardiovascular Fitness in Obese Adolescents
After school lifestyle education and physical training programs can benefit obese children and adolescents by altering their body compositions and providing primary prevention of cardiovascular disease.
Genes Play a Role in Heart Function, May Determine Who Develops Heart Failure
Genes play a significant role in heart function, and may partly determine who develops the most common form of heart failure.
Changes to Protein SirT1 May Prevent Excess Metabolic Stress Associated Diabetes and Aging
Researchers find changes to protein SirT1 can prevent excess metabolic stress associated with obesity, diabetes and aging.
Study: Obesity a Major Factor in the Diabetes Epidemic
Researchers conclude that obesity is a major factor in the recent increase of newly diagnosed diabetes.
Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs May Help Prevent Stroke Recurrence
People who take cholesterol-lowering drugs called statins after a stroke may be less likely to have another stroke later.
Blocking Sugar Intake May Reduce Cancer Risk or Progression in Diabetics
Blocking dietary sugar and its activity in tumor cells may reduce cancer risk and progression, according to researchers.
Diabetic Charcot Foot Surgery Study Reports High Success Rate
Nearly four out of five diabetic patients with severe cases of a disabling condition called Charcot foot were able to walk normally again following surgery.
Common Diabetes Drug Found in Freshwater Causing Male Fish to Produce Eggs
A commonly taken medicine for Type 2 diabetes being found in freshwater systems worldwide has been shown to cause intersex in fish - male...
Memory Impairment and Type 2 Diabetes: Exercise Helps
Researchers have found that moderate exercise may improve hippocampal memory dysfunction caused by type 2 diabetes and that enhanced transport of lactate to neurons...
Evidence that Sugar has a Direct Effect on Risk Factors for Heart Disease and...
Researchers have uncovered evidence that sugar has a direct effect on risk factors for heart disease, and is likely to impact on blood pressure, independent of weight gain.
Unaware Diabetic Mothers Place Their Unborn Children At-Risk
With less than 30% of pregnancies planned nationally, many mothers unknowingly place themselves and their unborn child at risk of heart problems, physical anomalies, and premature labor due to diabetes.
Research Sheds Light on Sudden Death in People with High Cholesterol
Cholesterol can affect the flow of the electrical currents that generate the heart beat
