News articles tagged with 'diabetes' (Page 2)
Insulin-releasing switch discovered
— 16 Mar 2011 13:28 | HealthJohns Hopkins researchers believe they have uncovered the molecular switch for the secretion of insulin - the hormone that regulates blood sugar - providing for the first time an explanation…
Treatment breakthrough for rare disease linked to diabetes
— 16 Mar 2011 12:51 | HealthUniversity of Manchester scientists have led an international team to discover new treatments for a rare and potentially lethal childhood disease that is the clinical opposite of diabetes…
Newer doesn't mean better when it comes to type 2 diabetes drugs
— 15 Mar 2011 20:41 | HealthAn inexpensive type 2 diabetes drug that has been around for more than 15 years works just as well and has fewer side effects than a half-dozen other, mostly newer and more expensive…
Gene variant influences chronic kidney disease risk
— 10 Mar 2011 18:54 | HealthA team of researchers from the United States and Europe has identified a single genetic mutation in the CUBN gene that is associated with albuminuria both with and without diabetes.…
Pinpointing air pollution's effects on the heart
— 10 Mar 2011 17:59 | HealthScientists are untangling how the tiniest pollution particles - which we take in with every breath we breathe - affect our health, making people more vulnerable to cardiovascular and…
Americans have higher rates of most chronic diseases than same-age counterparts in England
— 9 Mar 2011 19:05 | HealthResearchers announced today in the American Journal of Epidemiology that despite the high level of spending on healthcare in the United States compared to England, Americans experience…
You are what your mother ate
— 8 Mar 2011 13:26 | HealthPoor diet during pregnancy increases offspring's vulnerability to the effects of ageing, new research has shown for the first time…
Young adults with chronic illnesses have poorer educational, vocational and financial outcomes
— 8 Mar 2011 13:17 | HealthMost young adults who grow up with chronic illness graduate high school and have employment, but those with cancer, diabetes, or epilepsy are significantly less likely than their healthy…
New weight loss discovery by Harvard scientists moves us closer to 'the Pill' for obesity
— 8 Mar 2011 12:53 | HealthAn important discovery in mice may make a big difference in people's waistlines thanks to a team of Harvard scientists who found that reducing the function of a transmembrane protein,…
Penn research identifies potential mechanisms for future anti-obesity drugs
— 4 Mar 2011 14:02 | HealthAn interdisciplinary group of researchers at the University of Pennsylvania has, for the first time, identified the neurological and cellular signalling mechanisms that contribute to…