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This drug could benefit people with diabetes by releasing insulin in stomach

A recent MIT study has developed a drug capsule that could be used to deliver oral doses of insulin. It may replace the injections that...

Common drugs for inflammation, diabetes, alcoholism may help kill cancer

A recent study from MIT and elsewhere found dozens of non-oncology drugs, including drugs for diabetes, inflammation, alcoholism—and even for treating arthritis in dogs—could...

Everyone should be alert to diabetes risk

During National American Diabetes Association Alert Day on March 24, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service experts are asking Texans and others to learn more...

Scientists suggest a major cause of Type 2 diabetes

Type 2 diabetes is the most common form of diabetes, a condition that affects more than 30 million Americans. In Type 2 diabetes, chronic high...

Scientists find new early sign of type 2 diabetes

In a new study, researchers discovered an early sign of type 2 diabetes: Misfolded proinsulin. Misfolded proinsulin is a protein the body normally processes into...

Type 1 diabetes is not one but two distinct conditions, defined by diagnosis age

Children who are diagnosed with type 1 diabetes under the age of seven have a different form (or "endotype") of the condition compared with...

This popular drink may help lower blood sugar, control diabetes

Type 2 diabetes is a disease whereby the body is unable to control the level of sugar in the blood because defects in the...

Breathing dirty air may make you gain weight, have diabetes

In a new study, researchers found that breathing dirty air takes a heavy toll on gut bacteria, boosting the risk of obesity, diabetes, gastrointestinal...

Common diabetes drug may help achieve healthy aging

In a recent study from the Salk Institute and elsewhere, researchers used novel technology to examine why the most commonly prescribed type 2 diabetes...

Traffic noise may increase your high blood pressure, diabetes risks

Navigating through congested road traffic is enough to make even the most laid-back people lose their cool. As it turns out, just the sound of...