Diabetes

New study links combination of the two sugars in high fructose corn syrup to heart health risks Consuming high fructose corn syrup appears to be as bad for your health as consuming sugar in the form of fructose alone, according to a new…

Metformin is the first-line drug that can lower blood sugar levels in type 2 diabetes patients. One third of patients do not respond to metformin treatment and 5 per cent experience serious side effects, which is the reason many choose to…

Breadfruit is sustainable, environmentally friendly and a high-production cropCredit: Jan Vozenilek, Copper Sky Productions, Kelowna. A fruit used for centuries in countries around the world is getting the nutritional thumbs-up from a…

Up to one in four Danes has an unhealthy accumulation of fat in the liver, also known as fatty liver. Fatty liver is rarely the cause of symptoms in itself, but people with fatty liver have an increased risk of developing diabetes.…

Credit: Tokyo Tech Every time we eat, the glucose level in our body goes up. This spurs our pancreatic machinery into action and through intricate physiological mechanisms, appropriate amounts of insulin are produced, our blood…

A review of mechanisms linking obesity and diabetes to COVID-19 suggests that interactions between the virus and existing bacterial conditions could explain disease severity The combined effects of the body's microbiota working together…

Credit: Institute of Industrial Science, the University of Tokyo Tokyo, Japan -- Patches seem to be all the rage these days. There are birth control patches, nicotine patches, and transdermal medicinal patches, just to name a few.…

Computational method capable of decoding influence of rare variants Geneticists could identify the causes of disorders that currently go undiagnosed if standard practices for collecting individual genetic information were expanded to…

Credit: DIfE Epigenetic* changes in the islets of Langerhans of the pancreas can be detected in patients several years before the diagnosis of type 2 diabetes (T2D). These changes are responsible for the altered methylation…

First study to compare percutaneous arteriovenous fistula devices reports positive clinical outcomesCredit: Avenu Medical San Juan Capistrano, Calif.--Two devices for creating minimally invasive dialysis access--the Ellipsys®…

Endocrine Society, European Society of Endocrinology form historic partnership to develop evidence-based guidelines The Endocrine Society and the European Society of Endocrinology (ESE) have reached an historic agreement to jointly develop…

Long-term health risks include cardiovascular disease, high blood pressure and higher weight, Rutgers study says Children born to mothers who had diabetes during pregnancy may age faster biologically and be at an increased risk for obesity…

Salk researchers made new inroads into understanding how the commonly prescribed drug metformin works in the bodyCredit: Salk Institute The diabetes drug metformin--derived from a lilac plant that's been used medicinally for more than…

These lipids may act as a biomarker for Type 1 diabetes and offer a therapeutic target to prevent the diseaseCredit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Type 1 diabetes, or T1D, is an autoimmune disease in which the body's immune cells -- led by…

But gut microbiota may be modulated by fish oil and probiotics Maternal overweight and obesity increase the risk of gestational diabetes mellitus. Gut microbiota composition has recently been associated with both overweight and a range of…

Pattern relates to sensory motor problems in hands, feetCredit: University of Houston A University of Houston researcher is reporting that the brains of older women with Type 2 diabetes do not use as much oxygenated blood as those…

Fibroblast growth factor 1 effects on specific brain cell types, and on nets that enmesh neurons, inform how it restores blood sugar levels to normal in diabetic animalsCredit: Courtesy of KImberly Alonge/Schwartz Lab/UW Medicine Diabetes…

Conference abstract, observational, people Probiotics may help children and adolescents with obesity lose weight when taken alongside a calorie-controlled diet, according to a study being presented at e-ECE 2020. The study found that obese…

Day One (All times East Coast Time) Day 1 September 8, 2020 11 a.m. Welcome and Opening Remarks Mary Woolley, President & CEO, Research!America Elections 2020 Speaker: Steve Clemons, Editor-At-Large, The Hill 11:50 a.m.…

From MasterChef to MKR, the world's best chefs have taught us how to barbeque, grill and panfry a steak to perfection. But while the experts may be seeking that extra flavour, new research from the University of South Australia suggests…