http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) researchers have discovered that a particular type of protein (hormone) found in fat cells helps regulate how glucose (blood sugar) is controlled and metabolized (used for energy) in the liver. Using experimental models and state-of-the-art technology, the scientists found that switching off this protein leads to better control of glucose production from the liver, revealing a potential new target that may be used to treat type 2 diabetes and other metabolic diseases. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-discovery-hormone-doors-diabetes-treatments.html Diabetes Tue, 07 May 2013 12:00:05 EST news287139475 (Medical Xpress)—Type 1 diabetes is a condition in which the body does not produce insulin and cannot convert sugar, starches and other food into energy. Generally diagnosed during childhood or adolescence, the disease requires lifelong access to medical care and intensive daily self-management. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-youth-diabetes-greater-transition-pediatric.html Diabetes Mon, 25 Mar 2013 09:23:51 EST news283422223 Sprinkling a spoonful of cinnamon on breakfast foods not only adds a burst of flavor but also dramatically lowers an individual's blood sugar levels, potentially reducing the chance of developing diabetes, says a new study from Ball State University. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-spoonful-cinnamon-health.html Health Wed, 06 Feb 2013 11:20:01 EST news279371016 A promising step forward in stopping an intergenerational cycle of birth complications, diabetes and obesity associated with gestational diabetes has been made by researchers at the University of Sydney. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-babies-chance-dangerous-health-highlights.html Diabetes Fri, 07 Dec 2012 11:10:10 EST news274097774 (Medical Xpress)—A new drug for type 2 diabetes, involving research at Aston University is being launched as a once-daily tablet for adults with the condition. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-diabetes-tablet-weight-loss.html Overweight and Obesity Thu, 06 Dec 2012 05:48:02 EST news273995274 A new analysis of the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) trials show that women who had metabolic syndrome before they started hormone therapy had a greatly increased risk of heart attack or dying of heart disease. Women who didn't have metabolic syndrome beforehand showed no increased risk. The study was published this month online in Menopause, the journal of the North American Menopause Society. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-metabolic-syndrome-difference-hormone-therapy.html Health Tue, 30 Oct 2012 17:21:53 EST news270836481 Diabetic patients who suffer from a common complication of diabetes called gastroparesis may find that chronic electrical stimulation (ES) at specific acupuncture points could relieve gastroparesis symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, early satiety, abdominal fullness, upper abdominal pain and bloating, according to study results unveiled today at the American College of Gastroenterology's (ACG) 77th Annual Scientific meeting in Las Vegas. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-chronic-electrical-acupressure-relieve-stomach.html Diabetes Mon, 22 Oct 2012 09:29:05 EST news270116913 Two recent studies in the July issues of the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (JBJS) looked at surgical site infections and hyperglycemia, the technical term for high blood glucose, or high blood sugar. According to the first study "Relationship of Hyperglycemia and Surgical-Site Infection in Orthopaedic Surgery," high blood sugar is a concern during the post-traumatic and post-operative period and it may help to preoperatively identify a population of patients with musculoskeletal injuries who are at significant risk for infectious complications. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-high-blood-sugar-obesity-surgical.html Surgery Wed, 25 Jul 2012 16:56:21 EST news262454173 Obese older adults can reduce their chance of developing the metabolic syndrome by losing weight through dieting alone, but adding exercise to a weight loss program has even more benefit, a new study finds. The results, to be presented at The Endocrine Society's 94th Annual Meeting in Houston, show that a combination of diet-induced weight loss and frequent exercise almost doubled the improvement in insulin sensitivity compared with dieting alone. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-diet-insulin-sensitivity.html Diabetes Mon, 25 Jun 2012 10:16:25 EST news259838164 Researchers at Joslin Diabetes Center, supported by JDRF, have completed a study of 158 people who have lived with type 1 diabetes (T1D) for 50 years or more with eye examinations at Joslin over many decades of follow-up, and have concluded that a high proportion of this unique group of patients developed little to no diabetic eye disease over time. The study focuses on a group of patients known as "50-year Medalists," and was funded by JDRF in support of its efforts to improve the lives of people with T1D by reducing or eliminating the impact of its complications. Their results, which researchers hope will lead to a means to prevent or slow the progression of the disease, were presented at the 72nd American Diabetes Association's (ADA) Scientific Sessions in Philadelphia this past weekend. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-diabetic-eye-disease.html Diabetes Mon, 11 Jun 2012 15:40:47 EST news258648022 It turns out that when we eat may be as important as what we eat. Scientists at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies have found that regular eating times and extending the daily fasting period may override the adverse health effects of a high-fat diet and prevent obesity, diabetes and liver disease in mice. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-drug-free-intervention-obesity-diabetes.html Medical research Thu, 17 May 2012 12:00:19 EST news256474173 About 40 percent of ischemic stroke patients arrive at the hospital with high blood glucose levels that can worsen their brain damage, say physicians working to stop the additional loss. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-outcomes-optimizing-blood-glucose.html Medical research Mon, 30 Apr 2012 15:00:03 EST news255015335 Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine have identified a cell-signaling pathway that plays a key role in increasing insulin secretion during pregnancy and, when blocked, leads to the development of gestational diabetes. Their findings are available online today in Diabetes, one of the journals of the American Diabetes Association. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-cell-signaling-pathway-key-role-gestational.html Diabetes Fri, 16 Mar 2012 13:13:49 EST news251122323 The life expectancy of a person born in Japan is among the highest in the world (82.9 years) yet tobacco smoking and high blood pressure are still the major risk factors for death among adults in Japan, emphasizing the need to reduce tobacco smoking and to improve ongoing programs designed to help people manage multiple cardiovascular risk factors, including high blood pressure, according to a study published in this week's PLoS Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-tobacco-high-blood-pressure-biggest.html Addiction Tue, 24 Jan 2012 17:00:02 EST news246643765 A major international study collating and analyzing worldwide data on diabetes since 1980 has found that the number of adults with the disease reached 347 million in 2008, more than double the number in 1980. The research, published today in The Lancet, reveals that the prevalence of diabetes has risen or at best remained unchanged in virtually every part of the world over the last three decades. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-million-adults-diabetes-reveals-scale.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Sat, 25 Jun 2011 12:22:45 EST news228223306