Weight loss surgery could reverse diabetes
More than 20 million Americans suffer from type II diabetes and the incidence of this disease is on the rise. In diabetes, the body doesn't respond to the hormone insulin or process blood sugars...
View ArticleScientists discover molecules that regulate liver's glucose production
Researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies have discovered a pair of molecules that regulates the liver’s glucose production. A new study published this week in Nature demonstrates that...
View ArticleRemission of type 2 diabetes in obese patients through sleeve gastrectomy
Researchers from the University of Rome conducted a study with 30 morbidly obese patients with type 2 diabetes who underwent laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) and 30 others who underwent...
View ArticleNew diabetes treatment combines insulin and hormone therapy
Incidence of diabetes, especially adult-onset (Type II) diabetes, is approaching epidemic proportions. The number of adults with diabetes worldwide has more than doubled since 1980, with over 347...
View ArticleResearchers observe possible link between proteins and type 2 diabetes...
Researchers from have shown that levels of certain proteins in the blood are associated with a significantly reduced risk for developing type 2 diabetes for several years. The proteins are all part...
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