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A team of scientists at Umea University, in collaboration with colleagues in Melbourne, Australia, have found that television viewing and lack of exercise at age 16 is associated with the risk of developing metabolic syndrome at 43 years age. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-tv-viewing-sedentary-lifestyle-teens.html Health Wed, 30 Jan 2013 09:18:56 EST news278759928 (HealthDay)—In a mouse model, calorie-restricted weight loss reverses the high-fat diet-induced ghrelin resistance that may contribute to rebound weight gain, according to research published online Jan. 10 in Endocrinology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-calorie-restricted-weight-loss-ghrelin-sensitivity.html Health Mon, 21 Jan 2013 13:10:01 EST news277994647 (HealthDay)—For patients without diabetes undergoing coronary angiography (CAG), fasting plasma glucose (FPG) performs better in diabetes screening than glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c), according to a study published online Dec. 13 in Diabetes Care. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-fasting-plasma-glucose-hba1c-diabetes.html Diabetes Thu, 17 Jan 2013 16:50:01 EST news277660139 (HealthDay)—A high percentage of older adults with diabetes and prediabetes are unaware of having clinical distal sensorimotor polyneuropathy (DSPN), according to a study published online Dec. 28 in Diabetes Care. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-high-unawareness-distal-sensorimotor-polyneuropathy.html Diabetes Thu, 10 Jan 2013 13:40:01 EST news277044668 As part of their ongoing research on the physiologic factors that contribute to the development of obesity, Joslin Diabetes Center scientists have identified a cell cycle transcriptional co-regulator – TRIP-Br2 – that plays a major role in energy metabolism and fat storage. This finding has the potential to lead to new treatments for obesity. The study is being published today ahead of print by Nature Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-important-factor-fat-storage-energy.html Medical research Sun, 06 Jan 2013 13:00:01 EST news276684146 Joslin Diabetes Center scientists have demonstrated that brown adipose tissue (BAT) has beneficial effects on glucose tolerance, body weight and metabolism. The findings, which may lead to new treatments for diabetes, appear in the upcoming issue of the Journal of Clinical Investigation. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-brown-adipose-tissue-beneficial-metabolism.html Medical research Mon, 10 Dec 2012 12:00:01 EST news274359138 Drinking three to four cups of coffee per day may help to prevent type 2 diabetes according to research highlighted in a session report published by the Institute for Scientific Information on Coffee (ISIC), a not-for-profit organisation devoted to the study and disclosure of science related to coffee and health. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-moderate-coffee-consumption-diabetes-percent.html Diabetes Tue, 04 Dec 2012 10:35:53 EST news273839741 Obesity is associated with insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes, both of which can be significantly improved by weight loss. Gastric bypass and adjustable gastric banding are two bariatric surgery techniques that are frequently used to effect weight loss in obese patients, but it is unclear if the two procedures produce different outcomes. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-bariatric-surgical-procedures-similar-therapeutic.html Surgery Mon, 26 Nov 2012 13:40:01 EST news273159592 While it is well recognized that patients with diabetes are at risk of developing Coronary Artery Disease (CAD), on World Diabetes Day the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) highlights the fact that patients with CAD are also at great risk of developing diabetes mellitus (DM). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-esc-dont-screen-diabetes-cad.html Diabetes Wed, 14 Nov 2012 04:41:05 EST news272090457 (HealthDay)—In healthy people without diabetes, glucose responsiveness tends to be higher after breakfast, which may have implications for the design of closed-loop insulin delivery systems for diabetes patients, according to a study published in the November issue of Diabetes. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-insulin-sensitivity-highest-breakfast.html Medical research Fri, 26 Oct 2012 16:30:25 EST news270487764 Resveratrol, an ingredient in red wine thought to improve insulin sensitivity, reduce risk of heart disease and increase longevity, does not appear to offer these benefits in healthy women, new research at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis indicates. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-resveratrol-falls-short-health-benefits.html Medical research Thu, 25 Oct 2012 13:20:03 EST news270389370 The increasingly common condition of gestational diabetes can have serious consequences for both the mother and child if left untreated. Prompt diagnosis and therapy can protect against these consequences. A new testing method developed at the MedUni Vienna now makes diagnosis easier and also cheaper. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-newly-simple-gestational-diabetes.html Diabetes Tue, 02 Oct 2012 09:40:03 EST news268389596 Latinos are more likely to store fat in the pancreas and are less able to compensate by excreting additional insulin, a Cedars-Sinai study shows. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-latinos-vulnerable-fatty-pancreas-diabetes.html Diabetes Tue, 11 Sep 2012 11:17:49 EST news266581039 Iron overload increases the risk for insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes; however, the exact mechanisms that link the two are unknown. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-iron-link-serum-ferritin-diabetes.html Medical research Mon, 10 Sep 2012 12:00:15 EST news266491243 (HealthDay)—Using a glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) threshold of ≥6.5 percent is a specific but not sensitive early indicator of type 1 diabetes (T1D) in high-risk children and young adults, according to a study published in the September issue of Diabetes Care. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-hba1c-percent-specific-sensitive-t1dm.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Sun, 02 Sep 2012 04:50:02 EST news265778778 (HealthDay)—In healthy, lean, young men, the presence of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) correlates with insulin resistance and compensatory hyperinsulinemia to maintain normal glucose levels, according to a study published online Aug. 21 in Diabetes Care. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-apnea-tied-insulin-resistance-young.html Diabetes Wed, 29 Aug 2012 04:23:26 EST news265432863 Overweight and obese individuals can achieve a decade's worth of important health benefits by losing just 20 pounds, even if they regain the weight later that decade, according to research presented at the American Psychological Association's 120th Annual Convention. With a focus on psychology's role in overcoming the national obesity epidemic, the session also examined research that indicates foods high in sugar and fat could have addictive properties. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-modest-weight-loss-health-benefits.html Overweight and Obesity Thu, 02 Aug 2012 17:44:52 EST news263148286 (HealthDay) -- Cadmium levels in blood and urine are independently associated with the development of atherosclerotic plaques in older women, according to a study published online July 20 in the Journal of Internal Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-cadmium-linked-plaque-older-women.html Medical research Tue, 31 Jul 2012 11:22:14 EST news262952526 (HealthDay) -- In patients with chronic nonspecific low back pain (LBP), impaired fasting glucose tolerance, greater pain-related disability, higher body mass index, and lower quality of life (QoL) at baseline are all associated with an increased pain-related disability at one year, according to a study published online June 20 in Spine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-prolonged-disability-predictors-pain.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 28 Jun 2012 20:10:01 EST news260125557 Women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) who also have obstructive sleep apnea have at least three times the risk of having prediabetes compared with women who do not have PCOS, according to a new study. The results will be presented Tuesday at The Endocrine Society's 94th Annual Meeting in Houston. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-apnea-polycystic-ovary-syndrome-prediabetes.html Sleep apnea Tue, 26 Jun 2012 15:00:03 EST news259925726 A reproductive hormone helps regulate food intake and energy metabolism without causing adverse effects, a new animal study finds. The results will be presented Monday at The Endocrine Society's 94th Annual Meeting in Houston. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-hormone-oxytocin-potential-weight-loss-treatment.html Overweight and Obesity Mon, 25 Jun 2012 15:06:34 EST news259855583 Weight loss can reduce the prevalence of low testosterone levels in overweight, middle-aged men with prediabetes by almost 50 percent, a new study finds. Results will be presented Monday at The Endocrine Society's 94th Annual Meeting in Houston. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-overweight-men-boost-testosterone-weight.html Overweight and Obesity Mon, 25 Jun 2012 13:20:04 EST news259847732 (HealthDay) -- For postpartum women who have had gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), the hemoglobin A1c (A1C) test criteria alone or in combination with fasting glucose test criteria does not provide sensitive and specific diagnosis of abnormal carbohydrate metabolism compared with the gold-standard oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT), according to a study published online June 11 in Diabetes Care. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-hemoglobin-a1c-inadequate-postpartum-diabetes.html Diabetes Tue, 19 Jun 2012 18:40:01 EST news259348311 (Medical Xpress) -- For years, researchers have known that obesity, type 2 diabetes and low-level inflammation are linked, but how they are connected has not been well understood. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-killer-t-cells-counter-obesity-related-diabetes.html Diabetes Tue, 08 May 2012 06:30:01 EST news255676474 (HealthDay) -- High-fat meals might boost inflammation in people with type 2 diabetes, a new study says. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-fatty-meals-trigger-inflammation-diabetics.html Diabetes Wed, 21 Mar 2012 16:14:00 EST news251565232 (HealthDay) -- Women with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) who are obese have significantly higher odds of adverse pregnancy outcomes, according to findings from the multinational Hyperglycemia and Adverse Pregnancy Outcome (HAPO) Study published online Feb. 22 in Diabetes Care. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-gestational-diabetes-obesity-impact-pregnancy.html Diabetes Fri, 02 Mar 2012 13:00:01 EST news249914451 A review of the genetic and biochemical abnormalities associated with autism reveals a possible link between the widely diagnosed neurological disorder and Type 2 diabetes, another medical disorder on the rise in recent decades. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-common-link-autism-diabetes.html Medical research Wed, 19 Oct 2011 12:39:54 EST news238246785 Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have restored normal blood sugar metabolism in diabetic mice using a compound the body makes naturally. The finding suggests that it may one day be possible for people to take the compound much like a daily vitamin as a way to treat or even prevent type 2 diabetes. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-natural-compound-reverse-diabetes-mice.html Medical research Tue, 04 Oct 2011 13:40:01 EST news236952643 Researchers at the John G. Rangos Sr. Research Center at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC and the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine have identified a powerful molecular pathway that regulates the liver's management of insulin and new glucose production, which could lead to new therapies for diabetes. The findings were published online this week in Diabetes, a journal of the American Diabetes Association. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-team-key-protein-excess-liver.html Medical research Wed, 28 Sep 2011 12:09:46 EST news236430573 UCLA researchers demonstrated that an over-the-counter dietary supplement may help inhibit development of insulin resistance and glucose intolerance, conditions that are involved in the development of Type 2 diabetes and metabolic syndrome, which affect millions worldwide. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-early-dietary-supplement-diabetes.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 22 Sep 2011 17:38:02 EST news235931866