Diabetes
Longevity and Age Management
Not enough evidence to suggest 'diet alone can prevent diabetes'
A team of Cochrane Researchers have suggested that there is no clear indication that dietary advice and healthy lifestyle changes alone can prevent type 2 diabetes. ... Continue Reading
Dark chocolate helps boost body and mind
Dark chocolate can help improve overall wellbeing and contains a variety of health boosting properties, it has been claimed. ... Continue Reading
Concerns raised over diabetes amputations
A significant number of people are having amputations in Scotland due to the affects of diabetes, the BBC reports. ... Continue Reading
Doctors Combine Cell Biology, Endocrinology to Eliminate Insulin Implants
Some diabetes patients who cannot live without insulin injections now have a new option: a transplant of islet cells, which produce insulin in the body. Drawing upon advances in cell biology and endocrinology, surgeons go through a 14-hour process to isolate and purify the islet cells from a donated pancreas. While there's no guarantee the success will last, it may prevent some life-threatening situations. ... Continue Reading
Single Mechanism For Hypertension, Insulin Resistance And Immune Suppression
Many of the 75 million Americans with essential hypertension also develop diabetes and other complications in addition to their high blood pressure, and researchers have discovered a common molecular mechanism in a strain of rat that explains why such metabolic disorders arise together in mammals. ... Continue Reading
Diabetes rates skyrocket among Americans, CDC says
ATLANTA (AP) -- The number of Americans with diabetes has grown to about 24 million people, or roughly 8 percent of the U.S. population, the government said Tuesday. ... Continue Reading
Gene activity can be altered by lifestyle
Physical inactivity and acquired obesity can alter gene activity by impairing expression of the genes which help cells produce energy, a study of identical twins has found. ... Continue Reading
Rheumatoid arthritis 'doubles' CVD risk
Patients who suffer from rheumatoid arthritis are two times as likely to develop cardiovascular disease (CVD) than those without it, experts have claimed. ... Continue Reading
Heart surgery linked to high blood sugar
Almost half of heart surgery patients may require temporary post-operative insulin treatment even if they do not suffer from diabetes, according to a new study. ... Continue Reading
New gene discovered that increases diabetes risk
Scientists have identified a gene that increases the risk of type 2 diabetes, and regulates glucose levels. ... Continue Reading
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