Diabetes

Some call it baby fat. But recent research has shown that adults have it too--which is a good thing. Brown fat, the so-called good fat that can protect against obesity and associated health risks, like cardiovascular disease and diabetes,…

WASHINGTON--A type of artificial intelligence called machine learning can help predict which patients will develop diabetes, according to an ENDO 2020 abstract that will be published in a special supplemental section of the Journal of the…

WASHINGTON--Obese females that ate a small amount of coconut oil daily, even as part of a high-fat diet, had decreased features of metabolic syndrome, a cluster of risk factors that raise the chances of developing diabetes, heart disease…

WASHINGTON--Two newer types of medications commonly used to treat type 2 diabetes are similar in their ability to reduce major heart complications, including heart attack, stroke and death from cardiovascular disease, according to…

Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital mapped the epigenetic controls on T cells, which could aid Type 1 diabetes diagnosis and treatment, as well as cancer immunotherapyCredit: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital…

One promising way to treat diabetes is with transplanted islet cells that produce insulin when blood sugar levels get too low. However, patients who receive such transplants must take drugs to prevent their immune systems from rejecting…

No increase in bleeding, heart attack or stroke in TWILIGHT trial subanalysis Patients with diabetes who stopped taking aspirin three months after the insertion of a coronary stent and then took the anti-platelet medication ticagrelor…

Virtual event to incorporate content from meeting cancelled amid COVID-19 pandemic WASHINGTON--The Endocrine Society will host its largest-ever online meeting in June to ensure endocrine researchers and clinicians continue to have access…

WASHINGTON--The international medical team that accomplished the world's first documented drone delivery of insulin for a patient living in a remote community described the project in an ENDO 2020 abstract that will be published in the…

Maintaining vitamin D receptor levels in insulin-producing cells could protect against diabetesCredit: CBATEG-UAB Maintaining vitamin D receptor (VDR) levels in pancreatic cells that synthesize and secrete insulin (β cells) could…

Credit: Courtesy of Hugo Lee MADISON, Wis. -- Removing a gene from the cells that produce insulin prevents mice from developing Type 1 diabetes by sparing the cells an attack from their own immune system, a new UW-Madison study shows.…

CORVALLIS, Ore. -- An Oregon State University study published last week found that diabetes education programs that are linguistically and culturally tailored to Latinos lead to significantly higher rates of completion among Latino…

Diabetic kidney disease is by far the most common cause of kidney failure requiring renal replacement therapy in the Western world. It is also rapidly becoming the number one cause of kidney failure in many developing nations. Kidney…

Singapore scientists find underweight diabetics to be at higher risk of contracting tuberculosis, call for screening to diagnose early SINGAPORE, 24 March 2020 - "'Persistent cough in underweight patients with diabetes warrants screening…

Melinjo seed extract activates the physiologically beneficial substance adiponectin which improves obesity and diabetesCredit: Associate Professor Tsuyoshi Shuto In Southeast Asia, the fruit, flowers, and leaves of Indonesia's "Melinjo"…

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University of Cincinnati researchers produce fat busting proteins in the laboratoryCredit: Colleen Kelley/University of Cincinnati Triglycerides, those fats that seem to be the bane of any diet, remain a mystery for many researchers.…

Credit: Suzy Hazelwood via Pexels.com Sugar-rich diets have a negative impact on health independent of obesity reports a new study led by the MRC London Institute of Medical Sciences, UK. Researchers discovered that the shortened…

This has been little studied and is the subject of recent research published in the Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology, conducted by Noelia Herrero, Frederic Guerrero-Solé and Lluís Mas-Manchón, researchers at the Department o…

Children who are diagnosed with type 1 diabetes under the age of seven have a different form (or "endotype") of the condition compared with those diagnosed aged 13 or above, new research has shown. Type 1 diabetes occurs when the body's…