diabetes

Scientists found a smarter Mediterranean diet that slashes diabetes risk by 31%

A Mediterranean diet is already famous for its heart and metabolic benefits. But a major Spanish clinical trial suggests it…

4 days ago

Scientists reverse diabetes in mice with lab-grown insulin cells

Scientists in Sweden have developed a more reliable way to create insulin-producing cells from human stem cells, bringing new momentum…

2 weeks ago

Scientists discover why high altitude protects against diabetes

For years, researchers have observed that people who live at high elevations, where oxygen is scarce, tend to develop diabetes…

3 months ago

How type 2 diabetes quietly damages blood vessels

The risk of cardiovascular disease rises steadily the longer a person lives with type 2 diabetes. A new study from…

4 months ago

Statins may help almost everyone with type 2 diabetes live longer

A large long-term study has found that statins, a widely used class of cholesterol-lowering medications, significantly reduce the risk of…

4 months ago

Newly discovered coffee compounds beat diabetes drug in lab tests

Three newly identified compounds were found to strongly inhibit α-glucosidase, an enzyme that plays a central role in breaking down…

4 months ago

Type 2 diabetes physically changes the human heart, study finds

Researchers at the University of Sydney have uncovered new evidence showing that type 2 diabetes directly changes the heart's structure…

5 months ago

Harvard gut discovery could change how we treat obesity and diabetes

A research project supported by FAPESP and carried out at Harvard University in the United States has identified a set…

5 months ago

New fat-burning diabetes pill protects muscle and appetite

Lowering blood sugar and increasing fat burning without reducing appetite or muscle mass is emerging as a promising possibility in…

6 months ago

You don’t have to lose weight to lower your diabetes risk, scientists say

Until now, weight reduction has been the primary therapeutic goal for people with prediabetes. An analysis of a large Tübingen…

8 months ago