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How and Where Fat Is Stored Predicts Disease Risk Better than Weight Posted: Wednesday, April 23, 2008

A new study indicates that overeating, rather than the obesity it causes, is the trigger for developing metabolic syndrome, a collection of heath risk factors that increases an individual's chances of developing insulin resistance, fatty liver, heart disease and type 2 diabetes. The study is among the first to suggest that weight gain is an early symptom of pre-metabolic syndrome, rather than a direct cause.

Why Not All Fat is Created Equal Posted: Wednesday, April 23, 2008

The recent report that having a pot belly in your 40s roughly triples your risk of dementia in later life is just the tip of an ominous adipose iceberg.

Measuring Minute Amounts Of Insulin Aids Diabetes Treatment Posted: Wednesday, April 23, 2008

A new method that uses nanotechnology to rapidly measure minute amounts of insulin is a major step toward developing the ability to assess the health of the body's insulin-producing cells in real time.

Bitter Melon Helps To Regulate Glucose for Type 2's Posted: Friday, April 04, 2008

Four bioactive components have been extracted from bitter melon and they appear to activate the enzyme AMPK which is one of the compounds that effects fuel metabolism and glucose uptake.

Insulin's Role in Aging and Long Life Posted: Wednesday, March 26, 2008

New research on insulin shows it plays an important role in aging and lifespan.

New Stem Cell Therapies to Treat Diabetes Proposed Posted: Thursday, March 20, 2008

Stem cell therapies have shown tremendous promise with numerous diseases (heart disease, Alzheimer's, etc...), but to date, diabetes has not been the most appropriate diseases for this form of treatment. Japanese researchers have recently tried to change this trend, making progressive proposals of how to utilize stem cells for diabetes.

Constant High Blood Sugar Disables Insulin 'Off' Switch Posted: Wednesday, March 12, 2008

Researchers say reversing that pattern offers hope of new diabetes treatments.

Insulin Restriction in Women With Type 1 Diabetes May Increase Mortality Posted: Thursday, March 06, 2008

Insulin restriction in women with type 1 diabetes was associated with increased morbidity and mortality, according to the results of a new study.

Stress Hormone Cortisol Impacts Memory, Learning in Diabetics Posted: Wednesday, February 27, 2008

Diabetes is known to impair the cognitive health of people, but now scientists have identified one potential mechanism underlying these learning and memory problems.

Endocrinologist Shortage Represents Significant Threat to Public Health Posted: Thursday, February 07, 2008

A new analysis supports what many in the healthcare field already suspect, that demand for endocrinologists in the United States far exceeds supply, and this shortfall in medical care will only get worse in the coming years.

 

 

 

 

 

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