Diabetes

Exercise can be a means to an end, namely better health. Now scientists at USC have studied a hormone that the human body releases during exercise, and found that administering it to even elderly mice improves their fitness and overall health.

A new systematic review and meta-analysis published in the British Medical Journal has concluded adhering to a low-carbohydrate diet for six months is the most effective dietary strategy to put type type 2 diabetes into remission.

A new study has affirmed the link between the presence of brown fat and improved cardiac or metabolic health, validating the relatively new hypothesis that the type of adipose tissue commonly referred to as brown fat confers broad health benefits.

Scientists have distinguished six different subtypes of prediabetes, a condition that precedes the onset of type 2 diabetes. The subtypes should allow clinicians more precise identification of those patients most likely to develop diabetes.

Continuous blood monitoring would be a transformative advance for doctors and a new study brings that reality closer. New research describes a device that can detect real-time changes in blood levels of any molecule a doctor would need to monitor.

A new study has investigated the anti-obesity effects of a specific strain of gut bacteria. From preclinical animal studies to a placebo-controlled human trial, the research suggests a novel bacterial strain may confer several metabolic benefits.

In what is described as the largest study of testosterone treatment ever carried out, involving 1,000 men between the age of 50 and 74, scientists have found regular injections of the hormone appeared to lower the risk of developing type 2 diabetes.

A new study by scientists at the University of Colorado has examined the role increased water intake can play in obesity, and found that it can work to reduce the condition in mice by suppressing a key hormone called vasopressin.

A form of cancer immunotherapy has been adapted into a new potential treatment for type 1 diabetes. In mouse studies, scientists tweaked immune cells to fight off rogue T cells that damage insulin-producing cells, preventing diabetes from developing.

An imaginative new concept for diabetes management is a student-designed earring that tracks blood glucose levels via the earlobe. The creator hopes it can one day help children with the condition more discretely manage their condition.

An incredible proof-of-concept study 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, raising hopes of a safer and easier insulin therapy.

Thanks to a newfound understanding of the way insulin secretion is triggered in pancreatic cells, scientists at the University of Wisconsin (UW)-Madison have uncovered an exciting new pathway in the treatment of type 2 diabetes.