Genetics
Poverty leaves a mark on our genes
A new Northwestern University study challenges prevailing understandings of genes as immutable features of biology that are fixed at conception.
Apr 4, 2019
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News tagged with insulin
Health
'Food sequencing' really can help your glucose levels. What science says about eating salad before carbs
Biochemist and author of the Glucose Revolution Jessie Inchauspé says tweaking your diet can change your life.
Jun 9, 2022
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Diabetes
Insulin pumps have most reported problems in FDA database
When Polly Varnado's 9-year-old daughter was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes, it didn't take long for the family to hear about insulin pumps.
Nov 27, 2018
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Diabetes
New algorithm uses artificial intelligence to help manage type 1 diabetes
Researchers and physicians at Oregon Health & Science University, using artificial intelligence and automated monitoring, have designed a method to help people with type 1 diabetes better manage their glucose levels.
Jun 12, 2020
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Health
Mice subjected to shift work schedule start developing diabetes
Exposing mice to a light-dark cycle meant to mimic the schedule of human shift workers changes insulin sensitivity and glucose tolerance in the animals, according to a study published December 18, 2019 in the open-access ...
Dec 19, 2019
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Diabetes
A drug that does double duty in treating diabetes
Yale researchers have developed an oral medication to treat diabetes that controls insulin levels while simultaneously reversing the inflammatory effects of the disease.
Nov 16, 2021
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Medical research
New research reveals how vitamin K helps protect against diabetes
Canadian researchers have identified a new role for vitamin K and gamma-carboxylation in beta cells and their potentially protective role in diabetes, achieving a first in 15 years of basic research.
May 18, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Alternate-day fasting could be a good option for patients with fatty liver disease
Nutrition researchers at the University of Illinois Chicago studied 80 people with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and found that those who followed an alternate-day fasting diet and exercised were able to improve their ...
Feb 14, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study reveals the true burden of the hidden pandemic of fatty liver disease
A longitudinal national study led by Virginia Commonwealth University researcher Arun Sanyal, M.D., shows that people with advanced liver scarring caused by obesity, diabetes and related disorders are dying of liver disease.
Oct 21, 2021
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Medications
Breakthrough results in developing an oral insulin tablet
A team of University of British Columbia researchers working on developing oral insulin tablets as a replacement for daily insulin injections have made a game-changing discovery.
Aug 30, 2022
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