Could acupuncture help ward off diabetes?
Credit: CC0 Public Domain It’s been used for thousands of years to treat a variety of illnesses—and now acupuncture could also help fight one...
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Type 1 diabetes linked to higher risk of mental health problems in patients and family
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Both children with type 1 diabetes and their closest family members are at increased risk of mental health problems compared...
California aims to make its own insulin brand to lower price
Insulin is displayed at Pucci’s Pharmacy in Sacramento, Calif., on Friday, July 8, 2022. Hoping to reduce the rising cost of insulin, California plans...
Digital diabetes prevention program affects weight and physical activity
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Recent work published in JMIR Diabetes reported that previous research has demonstrated the efficacy of a diabetes prevention program (DPP)...
Higher Fracture Risk Seen With Insulin Use in Type 2 Diabetes
Among people with type 2 diabetes, those who took insulin were more likely to experience major bone fractures, according to a new study presented...
Fast food diet before pregnancy can impact breast milk and baby’s health, say scientists — ScienceDaily
A diet high in sugar and fat such as burgers, fries and fizzy drinks can negatively affect a new mother’s breast milk and baby’s...
Could a common diabetes drug ease bipolar disorder?
A half-century-old diabetes drug appears to help treat bipolar disorder by reversing patients’ insulin resistance, according to a small-scale clinical trial. Bipolar patients who...
Research with Black youths in one of the poorest regions in the U.S. — ScienceDaily
Black adolescents who lived in poverty and were less optimistic about the future showed accelerated aging in their immune cells and were more likely...
Researchers find no difference in rate of childhood diabetes in Ontario during COVID-19 pandemic
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A new study from ICES and The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) finds no overall difference in the relative rate...
Gut microbe peptide implicated in triggering type 1 diabetes
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain In type 1 diabetes, the body develops immune cells that target pancreatic beta cells, which play a critical role in...