News articles tagged with 'insulin'
Flavonoid in tangerines fights obesity and protects against heart disease
— 9 Apr 2011 11:35 | HealthNew study from the University of Western Ontario has discovered a substance in tangerines not only prevents obesity, but also offers protection against type 2 diabetes, and even atherosclerosis,…
Insulin could be Alzheimer's therapy
— 2 Apr 2011 11:55 | HealthA low dose of insulin has been found to suppress the expression in the blood of four precursor proteins involved in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease, according to new clinical…
Micro-RNA blocks the effect of insulin in obesity
— 1 Apr 2011 15:15 | HealthBody weight influences the risk of developing diabetes: between 80 and 90 percent of patients with type 2 diabetes are overweight or obese. According to scientists at the Max Planck…
Johns Hopkins scientists link DNA 'end-caps' length to diabetes risk
— 28 Mar 2011 17:32 | HealthNew evidence has emerged from studies in mice that short telomeres or 'caps' at the ends of chromosomes may predispose people to age-related diabetes, according to Johns Hopkins scientists…
A diabetes drug, sitagliptin, also has a potential to prevent diabetes
— 28 Mar 2011 15:27 | HealthDiabetes type 2 is caused by insufficient levels of insulin to keep blood glucose under control. Excessive levels of another hormone, glucagon, can also contribute to diabetes type…
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…
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…
Type 2 diabetes linked to single gene mutation in 1 in 10 patients
— 3 Mar 2011 13:56 | HealthA multinational study has identified a key gene mutation responsible for type 2 diabetes in nearly 10 percent of patients of white European ancestry…
Gene variations associated with risk of type 2 diabetes
— 2 Mar 2011 13:29 | HealthFor individuals of white European descent, certain variations of the gene HMGA1 are associated with type 2 diabetes mellitus, according to a study in the March 2 issue of JAMA…