Diabetes

Phenformin may have structural and therapeutic advantages over its sister compound metformin for future cancer treatment BOSTON - The anti-diabetic drug phenformin may prompt stronger cancer-fighting activities than its sister compound…

Credit: Gustav Mårtensson Non-alcoholic fatty liver, NAFLD, is associated with several health risks. According to a new registry study led by researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden, NAFLD is linked to a 17-fold increased risk…

Vascular smooth muscle-derived Trpv1+ progenitors have found to be a source of cold-induced "brown fat" BOSTON - (April 12, 2021) - A new source of energy expending brown fat cells has been uncovered by researchers at the Joslin Diabetes…

Credit: Kim Ratliff, Augusta University Augusta University has received a $1.5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to help support the graduate education of future scientists whose focus is cardiometabolic diseases --…

Research supports health benefits of breastfeedingCredit: TTUHSC As demonstrated by multiple studies over the years, women who breastfeed have a lower risk for developing cardiovascular disease and diabetes when compared to those who…

Jacksonville, FL (April 8, 2021) - Susana R. Patton, Ph.D., ABPP, CDCES Center Director of the Nemours Center for Healthcare Delivery Science in Florida, has secured a three-year, $900,000 NIH R01 grant entitled, "Coin2Dose: Behavioral…

The prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 infections in preschool and school children is an important benchmark for deciding whether to open kindergartens and schools. The screening study "Fr1da" led by Anette-Gabriele Ziegler tests children in…

Diabetes specialist Rita Kalyani outlines the current standards of care for diabetes managementCredit: Johns Hopkins Medicine New medicines for people who have diabetes seem to pop up all the time. Drugs that help the body break down…

Credit: AlphaMed Press Durham, NC - According to the results of a phase 1 clinical trial just published in STEM CELLS Translational Medicine, a new stem cell therapy shows promise of making diabetes-related amputations a thing of the…

University of Toronto professor Daniel Drucker receives Gairdner International Award for research on glucagon-like peptidesCredit: Sinai Health Foundation A scientist at the University of Toronto has been jointly awarded a 2021…

Black Americans experienced highest per capita excess death rates, while regional surges contributed to higher excess death rates from COVID-19 and other causes, a VCU-led JAMA study findsCredit: Virginia Commonwealth University Extended…

Maintaining healthy weight and high levels of HDL 'good' cholesterol are key As the COVID-19 pandemic lingers, researchers have found associations between certain lifestyle factors and a person's risk of getting infected. While it has…

Credit: Institute of Industrial Science, the University of Tokyo Tokyo, Japan - Type I Diabetes Mellitus (T1D) is an autoimmune disorder leading to permanent loss of insulin-producing beta-cells in the pancreas. In a new study,…

Credit: Hong Kong Baptist University A series of studies led by researchers from Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) have revealed that hyocholic acid and its derivatives (collectively known as HCAs), a component of bile acids that…

A $3.3 million NIH grant is funding a five-year UArizona Health Sciences study designed to develop a mobile assessment tool to more accurately, and in near real-time, track and measure saturated fat and added sugar consumption. TUCSON,…

Patients with lupus are more likely to have metabolic syndrome and insulin resistance - both factors linked to heart disease - if they have lower vitamin D levels, a new study reveals. Researchers believe that boosting vitamin D levels…

Credit: ©Andreas Pfohl, NOZY Films GmbH SINT1A is led by Helmholtz Zentrum Muenchen, and part of the international GPPAD initiative including Prof. Ezio Bonifacio and his team at the Center for Regenerative Therapies Dresden at TU…

A unique approach to tackling these two diseases has allowed Dr. Gregory Thatcher to look beyond traditional causes to find novel therapies A University of Arizona Health Sciences researcher examined the role of cholesterol in both…

Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine, Shandong University in China and other institutions may have found an explanation for dawn phenomenon, an abnormal increase of blood sugar only in the morning, observed in many patients with type…

The approach also holds potential for repairing internal organs such as the heart, intestine and liver, which can become damaged by age and diseaseCredit: Kayla Nutsch of the Bollong Laboratory at Scripps Research LA JOLLA, CA--A…