Diabetes

For years, we’ve been told that sugar is a major culprit behind the global rise in type 2 diabetes. Now, emerging evidence from BYU researchers adds nuance to that message, suggesting that not all sugar […]

Australian researchers find people with type 2 diabetes could benefit from mindfulness practices. These findings were based on a systematic review, published in Integrative Medicine Research, in which researchers analyzed global evidence from 31 randomized […]

An inexpensive, long-approved HIV drug can improve vision in patients with a blinding complication of diabetes more effectively and at a much lower cost than many existing treatments, an initial clinical trial suggests. Further, the […]

Scientists have unearthed surprising details about how our bodies handle insulin—the hormone that plays a crucial role in regulating blood sugar and developing diabetes. The discovery could lead to better treatment of type 2 diabetes […]

Taking a statin medication is an effective, safe, and low-cost way to lower cholesterol and reduce risk of cardiovascular events. Despite clinicians recommending that many patients with diabetes take statins, nearly one-fifth of them opt […]

Wenzhou Medical University researchers have reimagined the spleen as a viable site for islet transplantation, enabling long-term diabetes control without the burden of full immunosuppression. Nanoparticle-driven spleen remodeling allowed transplanted mouse, rat, and human islets […]

Researchers led by Maike Sander, scientific director of the Max Delbrück Center, have developed a vascularized organoid model of hormone-secreting cells in the pancreas. The advance, published in Developmental Cell, promises to improve diabetes research […]

Replacing animal products with plant-based foods—even those defined as “unhealthy” by the plant-based diet index—is an effective strategy for weight loss in adults with type 1 diabetes, finds a new study by the Physicians Committee […]

There is increasing interest in finding drugs, known as gerotherapeutics, that can slow aging and help people live longer. Metformin, a common diabetes drug, is being studied because it affects several aging-related processes.This article was […]

The availability of telemedicine during the COVID-19 pandemic improved access to endocrinology care for rural patients with type 2 diabetes and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, according to new research from the University of Pittsburgh published today […]