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London, Sep 20 (ANI): UC San Diego biologists have discovered biological clocks of mammals are related to development of obesity and diabetes. It also raises the possibility that some of the rise in diabetes could be a consequence of disturbances in sleep-wake cycles from our increasingly around-the-clock lifestyles. “We know that mice that don”t have [...]

Washington, Sep 18 (ANI): A study has revealed that nearly half of women with diabetes prior to pregnancy have a potentially-avoidable C-section and their babies are twice as likely to die as those born to women without diabetes. Researchers from St. Michael”s Hospital, the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES) and Women”s College Hospital say [...]

Washington, Sep 02 (ANI): A new study has concluded that older adults with diabetes who have high blood pressure, walk slowly or lose their balance, or believe they”re in bad health, are significantly more likely to have weaker memory and slower, more rigid cognitive processing than those without these problems. These three health factors stood [...]

Washington, Aug 26 (ANI): A new study has revealed that people with insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes are more likely to develop plaques in the brain that are associated with Alzheimer”s disease. Insulin resistance, or the stage before diabetes, happens when insulin, a hormone in the body, becomes less effective in lowering blood sugar. [...]

Washington, Aug 26 (ANI): A new study has revealed that people with insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes are more likely to develop plaques in the brain that are associated with Alzheimer”s disease. Insulin resistance, or the stage before diabetes, happens when insulin, a hormone in the body, becomes less effective in lowering blood sugar. [...]

Washington, Aug 26 (ANI): Grapefruit could hold the key to tackling diabetes, a new study has found. Naringenin, an antioxidant derived from the bitter flavor of grapefruits and other citrus fruits, may cause the liver to break down fat while increasing insulin sensitivity, a process that naturally occurs during long periods of fasting. Scientists from [...]

London, Aug 20 (ANI): Eating green leafy vegetables could help cut the risk of Type 2 diabetes, a new research suggests. The study, led by Patrice Carter at the University of Leicester, say there is a need for further investigation into the potential benefits of green leafy vegetables. In the last two decades there has [...]

London, Aug 20 (ANI): Eating green leafy vegetables could help cut the risk of Type 2 diabetes, a new research suggests. The study, led by Patrice Carter at the University of Leicester, say there is a need for further investigation into the potential benefits of green leafy vegetables. In the last two decades there has [...]

Washington, Aug 18 (ANI): Earlier humans with genes that were prone to type-1 diabetes and rheumatoid arthritis may have provided them with previously unknown benefits, as a result of which, over the years, the modern man has become more prone to some complex diseases, says a new study. Researchers at the Stanford University School of [...]

Washington, August 18 (ANI): A new study has found that emodin, a natural product that can be extracted from various Chinese herbs including Rheum palmatum and Polygonum cuspidatum, shows promise as an agent that could reduce the impact of type 2 diabetes. The study showed that giving emodin to mice with diet-induced obesity lowered blood [...]

Melbourne, Aug 16 (ANI): New research explains the link between obesity and diabetes – results of which could pave way for new drugs to counteract diabetes. According to The Age, researchers from the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute found that inflammatory cells in fat tissue cause the body to become resistant to the effects of [...]

Ottawa, Aug 14 (ANI): As a part of the diabetes awareness campaign for South Asians whose numbers have reached alarming levels, the Punjabi Community Health Services center regularly holds workshops and helps the mainstream health-care providers to develop culturally-appropriate diabetes programs for them in the Peel Region in Canada. “There are an alarming number of [...]

London, Aug 14 (ANI): Sugar really does make us sweeter – by helping us digest bad news, says a new study. It is believed that the sugar rush provides the brain with the fuel it needs to push away thoughts of blame and revenge, making it easier for us to forgive and forget. “These findings [...]

Washington, Aug 3 (ANI): People with diabetes may have impaired lung function, which is similar to the impairment found in smokers, according to a recent study. Researchers from The Netherlands conducted a literature review of 40 studies describing the pulmonary function data of 3,182 patients with diabaetes and 27,080 control subjects. The meta-analysis showed that, [...]

Washington, August 03 (ANI): Obese adolescents with type 2 diabetes have diminished cognitive performance and subtle abnormalities in the brain, a study by researchers at NYU Langone Medical Centre has found. “This is the first study that shows that children with type 2 diabetes have more cognitive dysfunction and brain abnormalities than equally obese children [...]

Washington, July 16 (ANI): A research reveals that children in good shape have better appetite control and energy expenditure. The study conducted at the Department of Physiology of the University of Granada revealed that physically fit adolescents aged 12-17 present increased levels of insulin and leptin. Insulin and leptin are hormones involved in the development [...]

Washington, July 16 (ANI): Restricting the amount of salt or sodium chloride in food can lower the risk of cardiovascular morbidities, concluded researchers. Dieter Klaus and colleagues said that people whose intake of dietary sodium chloride is in excess of 6 g per day increase their risk of cardiovascular morbidities and hypertension. This is particularly [...]

Washington, July 16 (ANI): Waist circumference gives a better prediction of diabetes risk than BMI, according to researchers at the German Institute for Nutritional Research in Potsdam-Rehbrucke. Silke Feller and her colleagues concluded that predictive power of waist circumference for diabetes is particularly high for normal and underweight people (BMI less than 25). Persons with [...]

Washington, July 15 (ANI): Researchers say that the cause of dementia in diabetic patients is different from that in non-diabetics. Dementia in some diabetics appears to be caused often by vascular disease in the brain, while in people without diabetes it is more likely associated with deposition of the plaque seen in people with Alzheimer”s [...]

Washington, July 15 (ANI): Cashew seed extract has anti-diabetic properties, a new study has found. The study was conducted by researchers at University of Montreal (Canada) and the Université de Yaoundé (Cameroun). Diabetes is caused when a person has high blood sugar because their body does not respond well to insulin and/or does not produce [...]