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Obesity Makes Fat Cells Act Like They're Infected
March 5, 2013 Scientists report that a high calorie diet causes fat cells to act as if under pathogenic attack. The researchers have identified a root cause of the diet-caused fat tissue inflammation that has ... > full story -
First Single Gene Mutation Shown to Result in Type 1 Diabetes
March 5, 2013 A new study has shown that a single gene called SIRT1 may be involved in the development of type 1 diabetes (T1D) and other autoimmune diseases. The study represents the first demonstration of a ... > full story -
Mechanisms Regulating Inflammation Associated With Type 2 Diabetes, Cancer Identified
March 1, 2013 A new study has identified epigenetic mechanisms that connect a variety of diseases associated with ... > full story -
Sitting Less and Moving About More Could Be More Important Than Vigorous Exercise to Reduce Risk of Type 2 Diabetes
February 27, 2013 New research reveals that individuals at high risk of developing type 2 diabetes would benefit from being told to sit less and move around more often -- rather than simply exercising regularly. The ... > full story -
Quantity of Sugar in Food Supply Linked to Diabetes Rates, Researcher Says
February 27, 2013 Does eating too much sugar cause diabetes? For years, scientists have said "not exactly." Eating too much of any food, including sugar, can cause you to gain weight; it's the resulting obesity that ... > full story -
Patients With Diabetes at No Greater Risk for Infection or Other Complications After Total Knee Replacement
February 27, 2013 Patients with diabetes were no more likely to suffer infection, deep vein thrombosis (a deep vein blood clot) or other complications following total knee replacement than patients without diabetes, ... > full story -
Linking Insulin to Learning: Insulin-Like Molecules Play Critical Role in Learning and Memory
February 26, 2013 Though it's most often associated with disorders like diabetes, scientists have shown how the pathway of insulin and insulin-like peptides plays another critical role in the body -- helping to ... > full story -
Eat Too Much? Maybe It's in the Blood: Blood Marrow Derived Cells Regulate Appetite
February 26, 2013 Bone marrow cells that produce brain-derived neurotrophic factor, known to affect regulation of food intake, travel to part of the hypothalamus in the brain where they "fine-tune" appetite, said ... > full story -
Bariatric Surgery Restores Pancreatic Function by Targeting Belly Fat
February 26, 2013 Researchers have found that gastric bypass surgery reverses diabetes by uniquely restoring pancreatic function in moderately obese patients with uncontrolled type 2 ... > full story -
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Unsolved Puzzle in Hepatology on the Brink of Resolution
February 26, 2013 Primary sclerosing cholangitis is a currently incurable liver disease that mostly affects younger people aged between 30 and 40. There are now justified hopes that this disease could be cured using ... > full story
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