…less kidney disease, and even lower rates of diabetes-related eye damage.” GLP-1 (glucagon-like peptide-1) receptor agonists are a group of drugs commonly prescribed for type 2 diabetes and obesity, known…
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Weekend workouts could be a lifesaver for people with diabetes—lowering heart death risk by 33%, even if done just twice a week. Credit: Shutterstock Think you don’t have time to…
…developed a convection-enhanced macroencapsulation device that offers the potential of faster and more effective treatment for people with type 1 diabetes. More than 40 million people worldwide are affected with…
…at the root causes of type 1 diabetes. At the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC), Leonardo Ferreira, Ph.D., is taking on type 1 diabetes (T1D) with support from a…
A common diabetes medication may offer an unexpected clue in the fight against one of the world’s leading causes of blindness. Researchers studying thousands of retinal images found that people…
Enhanced activation of vitamin D curbs type 2 diabetes progression in animal models. Left: damaged insulin positive B cells (red) in a diabetic mouse pancreas. Right: B cells (red) were…
…type 2 diabetes. Researchers at the Diabetes, Obesity, and Metabolism Institute (DOMI) at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have discovered a therapeutic target for the preservation and…
…that triggered the division of cells that make insulin. The protein was an important clue of the biological basis of Type 1 diabetes, an autoimmune condition where the pancreas is…
…glucose for energy. In individuals with diabetes, the body is either not producing enough insulin or is unable to use it effectively, leading to high blood sugar levels. Researchers at…
…a low risk of diabetes. Further benefits discovered It has also been demonstrated how important the full function of the liver and kidneys is in diabetes prevention. Both organs play…
…the development of type 2 diabetes, an increasingly common disorder that contributes majorly to the global burden of disease. According to the International Diabetes Federation, approximately 425 million adults (20-79…
…this protein was found to silence a set of genes that would otherwise cause insulin-producing cells to malfunction, which is related to the development of diabetes. Diabetes is a common…
A new Harvard study finds that while baked, boiled, and mashed potatoes do not increase the risk of type 2 diabetes, French fries do—raising the risk by 20% with just…
…Diabetes Feelings of loneliness are associated with a much greater risk of developing type 2 diabetes (T2D), according to recent research that was published in Diabetologia, the journal of the…
…may help lead to drugs aimed at diabetes and obesity. Rutgers researchers and other scientists have discovered how brown fat, also known as brown adipose tissue, may help protect against…
…1 Diabetes,” Dr. Ricordi said. “If we could infuse these cells at the onset of Type 1 Diabetes, we might be able to block progression of autoimmunity in newly diagnosed…
…significant benefits for kidney and cardiovascular outcomes in individuals with and without diabetes. The findings were published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology. Initially designed to treat diabetes, GLP-1 receptor…
A systematic review reveals that lifestyle changes through intensive behavioral weight loss programs can decrease the risk factors for cardiovascular disease and Type 2 diabetes for at least five years,…