Artificial Sweeteners Change Gut Bacteria to Promote Glucose Intolerance and Metabolic...
Artificial sweeteners are promoted to aid weight loss and prevent diabetes. A new study in the journal Nature reveals that artificial sweeteners can actually...
Strawberry Flavonoids May Help Diabetes and Nervous System Disorders
A recent study from scientists at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies suggests that a strawberry a day (or more accurately, 37 of them) could keep not just one doctor away, but an entire fleet of them, including the neurologist, the endocrinologist, and maybe even the oncologist.
40 Percent of Americans Expected to Develop Type 2 Diabetes in...
Close to half (40%) of the adult population of the USA is expected to develop type 2 diabetes at some point during their lifetime,...
Scientists Discover New Class of “Good” Fat That Fights Diabetes
Scientists at the Salk Institute and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) in Boston have discovered a new class of molecules produced in human...
Researchers Detail Link Between Stress and Diabetes
A Rice University study has found a link between emotional stress and diabetes, with roots in the brain's ability to control anxiety.
That control lies...
Nobelist Offers New Theory for Cause of Type 2 Diabetes
At 85, Nobel laureate James D. Watson, the co-discoverer of the double-helix structure of DNA, continues to advance intriguing scientific ideas. His latest, a...
Type 2 Diabetes: Attacking Root Cause to Reverse Disorder Shows Encouraging...
Type 2 diabetes affects an estimated 28 million Americans according to the American Diabetes Association, but medications now available only treat symptoms, not the...
Traditional Chinese Medicines Stall Progression of Diabetes
Traditional Chinese herbal medicines hold promise for slowing the progression from prediabetes to an official diabetes diagnosis, according to new research accepted for publication...
Getting Enough Sleep Could Help Prevent Type 2 Diabetes
Men who lose sleep during the work week may be able to lower their risk of developing Type 2 diabetes by getting more hours...
Soda Consumption Increases Overall Stroke Risk
Researchers from Cleveland Clinic's Wellness Institute and Harvard University have found that greater consumption of sugar-sweetened and low-calorie sodas is associated with a higher risk of stroke. Conversely, consumption of caffeinated or decaffeinated coffee was associated with a lower risk.
Baldness Linked To Increased Risk Of Coronary Heart Disease
Male pattern baldness is linked to an increased risk of coronary heart disease, but only if it's on the top/crown of the head, rather than at the front, finds an analysis of published evidence in the online journal BMJ Open. A receding hairline is not linked to an increased risk, the analysis indicates.
Extended Fasting Overrides Harmful Effects Of A High-Fat Diet
It turns out that when we eat may be as important as what we eat. Scientists at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies have found that regular eating times and extending the daily fasting period may override the adverse health effects of a high-fat diet and prevent obesity, diabetes and liver disease in mice.
