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Positive Social Support at Work Shown to Reduce Risk of Diabetes
May 9, 2013 Low levels of social support and high levels of stress in the workplace accurately predict the development of diabetes over the long term -- even in employees who appear to be healthy ... > full story -
Local Health Departments Find Twitter Effective in Spreading Diabetes Information
May 9, 2013 The web-based social media site Twitter is proving to be an effective tool for local health departments in disseminating health information — especially in promoting specific health ... > full story -
Discovery of New Hormone Opens Doors to New Type 2 Diabetes Treatments
May 7, 2013 Researchers have discovered that a particular type of protein (hormone) found in fat cells helps regulate how glucose (blood sugar) is controlled and metabolized in the liver. Using experimental ... > full story -
Protecting the Heart Health of Diabetic Patients
May 7, 2013 Diabetics have an increased risk of developing coronary artery disease and plaque build-up in their arteries, even if they receive cholesterol-lowering therapies. New research reveals that high blood ... > full story -
No Link Found Between Viral Infection and Rapidly Developing Type 1 Diabetes in Young Children
May 6, 2013 Some of the earliest results from the Environmental Determinants of Diabetes in the Young (TEDDY) study - a major Europe-USA consortium exploring the causes of Type 1 diabetes in children -- has ... > full story -
Injectable Nano-Network Controls Blood Sugar in Diabetics for Days at a Time
May 3, 2013 In a promising development for diabetes treatment, researchers have developed a network of nanoscale particles that can be injected into the body and release insulin when blood-sugar levels rise, ... > full story -
New Mouse Model Confirms How Type 2 Diabetes Develops
May 3, 2013 Researchers have developed a new mouse model that answers the question of what actually happens in the body when type 2 diabetes develops and how the body responds to drug treatment. Long-term ... > full story -
Increases in Heart Disease Risk Factors May Decrease Brain Function
May 2, 2013 Increases in heart disease risk factors may decrease brain function. The association between the two was noted in young and middle-age adults as well as the elderly. Smoking and diabetes were ... > full story -
Newly-Discovered Human Fat Cell Opens Up New Opportunities for Future Treatment of Obesity
May 2, 2013 The body's brown fat cells play a key role in the development of obesity and diabetes. Researchers have now discovered that we humans have two different kinds of brown fat cells and not one kind as ... > full story -
Expanding Medicaid: Mental and Financial Health Improve, but No Improvement Shown in Physical Health
May 1, 2013 New findings from the Oregon Health Insurance Experiment show that Medicaid coverage had no detectable effect on the prevalence of diabetes, high cholesterol, or high blood pressure, but ... > full story
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