Diabetes
Protein discovery could improve type 2 diabetes treatment
A world first discovery of how a protein works in the liver could lead to a more effective type 2 diabetes drug.
Sep 2, 2020
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Medical research
Novel diabetes drug candidate shows promising properties in human islets and mouse models
The University of Alabama at Birmingham and Southern Research have discovered a new drug candidate that offers a major advance in the treatment for diabetes.
Jul 28, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
High glucose levels may explain why some flu patients have more severe symptoms
A team of researchers affiliated with multiple institutions in China and one in Germany has found evidence that suggests high glucose levels may explain why some flu patients have worse symptoms than others. In their paper ...
Obstetrics & gynaecology
Exercise in pregnancy improves health of obese mothers by restoring their tissues, mouse study finds
Exercise immediately prior to and during pregnancy restores key tissues in the body, making them better able to manage blood sugar levels and lowering the risk of long term health problems, suggests new research carried out ...
Aug 30, 2019
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Medical research
Study shows how big data can be used for personal health
Scientists at the Stanford University School of Medicine and their collaborators followed a cohort of more than 100 people over several years, tracking the biology of what makes them them. Now, after collecting extensive ...
May 8, 2019
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Diabetes
High blood sugar during pregnancy ups risk of mother's type 2 diabetes, child's obesity
Mothers with elevated blood glucose during pregnancy—even if not high enough to meet the traditional definition of gestational diabetes—were significantly more likely to have developed type 2 diabetes a decade after pregnancy ...
Sep 11, 2018
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Diabetes
Diabetic-level glucose spikes seen in healthy people, study finds
A device that keeps extra-close tabs on the ups and downs of blood glucose levels reveals that most people see only a partial picture of the sugar circulating in their blood, according to a study by researchers at the Stanford ...
Jul 24, 2018
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Diabetes
Fiber-fermenting bacteria improve health of type 2 diabetes patients
The fight against type 2 diabetes may soon improve thanks to a pioneering high-fiber diet study led by a Rutgers University-New Brunswick professor.
Mar 8, 2018
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Medical research
Researchers use modified insulin and red blood cells to regulate blood sugar
Researchers from North Carolina State University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have developed a new technique that uses modified insulin and red blood cells to create a glucose-responsive "smart" insulin ...
May 8, 2017
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Medical research
Your muscles can 'taste' sugar, research finds
It's obvious that the taste buds on the tongue can detect sugar. And after a meal, beta cells in the pancreas sense rising blood glucose and release the hormone insulin—which helps the sugar enter cells, where it can be ...
May 5, 2017
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