Insulin Spray Improves Walking, Cognitive Function in Older Adults
Taking insulin as a nasal spray was found to improve walking speed and cognitive function in older adults even if they didn’t have diabetes,...
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Drinking Coffee May Help Preserve Kidney Function in Type 2 Diabetes
Among adults with type 2 diabetes, coffee drinkers may be at lower risk for declining kidney function over time, according to a new study...
Insulin spray improved gait, cognitive function in patients with and without type 2 diabetes, clinical trial shows
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain An estimated 25 percent of people older than 65 have type 2 diabetes, a condition in which the body cannot...
Diabetes researchers find gut microbiota regulate pancreatic growth, exocrine function, and gut hormones
Illustration of bacteria in the human gut. Credit: Darryl Leja, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health Gut microbes can regulate the...
Mediterranean Diet Beats Low-Fat Diet for Kidney Function in Type 2
For people with both type 2 diabetes and coronary artery disease (CAD) — a common and dangerous form of heart disease — a Mediterranean...
Boosting function and survival of stem cell-derived pancreatic cells by genetic engineering
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Recent advances in the transplantation of stem cell-derived insulin-producing beta cells (SC-beta cells) to treat type 1 diabetes (T1D) has...
Benefits of the blood pressure medication verapamil include delayed disease progression, lowered insulin requirements and preservation of some beta cell function. — ScienceDaily
Use of the drug verapamil to treat Type 1 diabetes continues to show benefits lasting at least two years, researchers report in the journal...
When it comes to obesity, the problem isn’t an excess of fat but its loss of function, researchers argue — ScienceDaily
Cell Press. “When it comes to obesity, the problem isn’t an excess of fat but its loss of function, researchers argue.” ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, 3...
When it comes to obesity, the problem isn’t an excess of fat but its loss of function, researchers argue
The hallmarks of adipose tissue dysfunction. Credit: Sakers et al./Cell Obesity is known to cause cardiometabolic diseases like hypertension and diabetes but attributing these...
Low-Carb Diet May Improve Kidney Function in Type 2
Following low-carb diet may improve kidney function in people with type 2 diabetes, according to a new study published in the journal Current Opinion...