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A new study, the largest of its kind ever conducted in humans, has affirmed the link between the presence of brown fat and improved cardiac or metabolic health. The research validates the relatively new hypothesis suggesting the type of adipose tissue … Continue reading First-of-its-kind study links brown fat with broad health benefits
German scientists have, for the first time, distinguished six different subtypes of prediabetes, a condition that precedes the onset of type 2 diabetes. The research, tracking data from an intensive 25-year longitudinal study, suggests these new subtyp… Continue reading 25-year study identifies six distinct subtypes of prediabetes
Continuous monitoring of changes in patients’ blood would be a profoundly transformative advance for doctors and a team of Stanford bioengineers has brought us one step closer to that reality. New research in the journal Nature Biomedical Engineering d… Continue reading Stanford innovation promises real-time continuous blood monitoring
A strong new study has investigated the prospective anti-obesity effects of a specific strain of gut bacteria. From preclinical animal studies to a placebo-controlled human trial, the robust translational research suggests a novel bacterial strain may … Continue reading Gut bacteria strain found to confer mental health and metabolic benefits
As males age they experience a natural and gradual decline in testosterone, and research has established a relationship between low levels of the hormone and increased incidence of type 2 diabetes. In what is described as the largest study of testoster… Continue reading Large study shows testosterone therapy reduces diabetes risk in men
It is known that drinking water and staying hydrated is an important part of staying healthy, but not so well known are the intricate mechanisms by which a little H20 improves our physiological state. A new study has examined the role increased water i… Continue reading Increased water intake suppresses key hormone to reduce obesity in mice
Researchers at the University of Arizona have adapted a form of cancer immunotherapy to develop a new potential treatment for type 1 diabetes. In mouse studies, the team tweaked immune cells to fight off the rogue T cells that damage insulin-producing … Continue reading Engineered immune cells prevent type 1 diabetes in mouse study
Monitoring blood glucose levels for sufferers of type 1 diabetes typically involves frequent finger pricks and analysis, but there are technologies on the horizon that promise to make things less invasive and more convenient. An imaginative example of … Continue reading Glucose earring concept imagines blood sugar tracking via the earlobe
An incredible proof-of-concept study from a team of European scientists has demonstrated the development of a novel insulin molecule that can sense blood sugar levels and self-adjust its activity in response to a patient’s needs. The experimental molec… Continue reading Self-adjusting insulin promises safer blood sugar control for diabetics
Through a newfound understanding of the way insulin secretion is triggered in pancreatic cells, scientists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have uncovered an exciting new pathway for the development of treatments for type 2 diabetes. Not only doe… Continue reading Rewiring the metabolism of pancreatic cells may keep diabetes in check