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Five warning signs of diabetes
Diabetes is a lifelong disease that affects almost 12% of people in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Many of these people are often undiagnosed, too, putting them at risk ...
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Oral drug can safely lower triglycerides and other blood lipids, clinical trial finds
When eating, the body converts extra calories, especially from carbs, sugar, fats, and alcohol, into triglycerides. Triglycerides are a form of fat or lipid, which the body stores away into its fat cells as an energy fuel ...
Jan 16, 2026
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Molecular 'switch' that turns on inflammation in obesity points to new therapeutic targets
A team led by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers has uncovered a molecular pathway that links obesity to widespread inflammation, providing long-sought insight into why obesity increases the risk of type 2 diabetes, ...
Jan 16, 2026
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How beige fat keeps blood pressure in check
Obesity causes hypertension. Hypertension causes cardiovascular disease. And cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death worldwide. While the link between fat and high blood pressure is clearly central to this deadly ...
Jan 15, 2026
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Q&A: Intermittent fasting's link to gut bacteria could combat obesity
Although she's not an entomologist, Maggie Stanislawski, Ph.D., spends hours a day studying bugs. The assistant professor of biomedical informatics specializes in the gut microbiome, an environment swimming with trillions ...
Jan 15, 2026
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Findings suggest that certain medications for type 2 diabetes reduce risk of dementia
A large McGill University study has found that two classes of medications commonly prescribed for type 2 diabetes, both incretin-based, are associated with a reduced risk of dementia.
Jan 15, 2026
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FDA moves to remove suicide warnings from GLP-1 weight loss drugs
Federal health regulators say popular weight loss drugs like Wegovy and Zepbound do not increase the risk of suicidal thoughts, and they have asked drugmakers to remove those warnings from medication labels.
Jan 15, 2026
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Tracking glucose is hard: New app makes it easier with gamification
Like many 17-year-olds, Will Coleman was a bundle of energy, playing competitive soccer while juggling classes as a high school junior. So when he started feeling so tired that he wasn't even able to help his dad move furniture ...
Jan 15, 2026
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Metformin promotes successful pregnancy in women with PCOS, but allergy incidence in children increases fivefold
Metformin makes it easier for women with the hormone disorder PCOS to get pregnant, and the mother often gets better throughout the pregnancy. Her children, however, have a markedly higher risk of eczema and allergies.
Jan 15, 2026
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More resources and collaboration needed to support prevention and treatment of obesity
Obstacles to preventing and treating obesity, including limited access to healthy foods, limited time to prepare meals and exercise, neighborhood factors, weight stigma and financial constraints, are more likely to affect ...
Jan 15, 2026
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Specialized clinic visits reverse population weight gain in statewide pilot test
For years, endocrinologist Leigh Perreault, MD, felt there had to be a better way to help patients with weight management than sending them home with advice to change their diet and increase their exercise.
Jan 14, 2026
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Faking a ketogenic diet may still get results—in fruit flies
Mimicking a ketogenic diet lengthens lifespan but reduces fertility in fruit flies, researchers at the University of Connecticut and Mount Holyoke College report in Developmental Biology. The study hints that there could ...
Jan 14, 2026
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Blood metabolite signature offers improved prediction of type 2 diabetes risk
Diabetes, a metabolic disease, is on the rise worldwide, and over 90% of cases are type 2 diabetes, where the body does not effectively respond to insulin.
Jan 14, 2026
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Study suggests bamboo has 'superfood' potential
The world's first academic review into bamboo consumption has identified a surprising range of health benefits, including helping control blood sugar, fighting inflammation, improving gut health and acting as an antioxidant.
Jan 14, 2026
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Exposure to 'forever chemicals' linked to higher risk of gestational diabetes
Exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), a class of highly persistent environmental chemicals commonly referred to as "forever chemicals," is associated with a higher risk of gestational diabetes mellitus and ...
Jan 14, 2026
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Q&A: Want to buy weight loss drugs? Here's what you should know first
When endocrinologist Dan Bessesen, MD, looked online and saw how easy it would be for him to purchase a weight loss drug from a compounding pharmacy without being seen by a medical provider, he was disturbed.
Jan 14, 2026
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Blood sugar spikes linked to higher risk of Alzheimer's disease
A study led by researchers from the University of Liverpool has found that spikes in blood sugar after meals may increase the risk of Alzheimer's disease.
Jan 14, 2026
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Diabetes risk not associated with timing or type of menopause
Women aged younger than 45 years who experience menopause are at a higher risk of coronary heart disease and stroke. However, despite such diabetes-related risk factors as increased fat and insulin resistance occurring during ...
Jan 14, 2026
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Genetic obesity risk fails to predict short-term weight loss, study finds
Kanagawa University of Human Services-led researchers found short-term BMI reductions after an eight-to-12-week low-carbohydrate diet plus resistance-training program. BMI moved downward across the program while a derived ...
Night-time changes in metabolism may be driving common liver disease
Researchers at the University of Oxford have discovered that the most common liver disease follows a strong day-night pattern, and the metabolic changes that drive the disease are most pronounced overnight, when the body ...
Jan 13, 2026
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Female sex and higher education linked to escalating prevalence of obesity and overweight in Africa
Female sex and higher education are significantly linked to the escalating prevalence of obesity and overweight in Africa, finds one of the largest and most detailed analyses of body weight trends in the region, published ...
Jan 13, 2026
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Researchers explore factors behind body's ability to regulate weight
Pennington Biomedical researchers have investigated the systems of the body that regulate weight, exploring whether our bodies defend an established weight target or operate within a broader range of tolerance before biological ...
Jan 13, 2026
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Research reveals hidden diversity of E. coli driving diabetic foot infections
New research led by King's College London, in collaboration with the University of Westminster, has shed light on the diversity and characteristics of E. coli strains that drive diabetic foot infections.
Jan 13, 2026
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California ends Medicaid coverage of weight loss drugs despite Trump plan
Many low-income Californians prescribed wildly popular weight loss drugs lost their coverage for the medications at the start of the new year.
Jan 13, 2026
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How weight loss benefits the health of your fat tissue
It is well known that obesity typically leads to inflammation and dysfunction of fat tissue that increases the risk of developing metabolic diseases such as diabetes and cardiovascular diseases.
Jan 12, 2026
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