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Platypus Venom Could Hold Key to Diabetes Treatment
Researchers have recently discovered that the same glucose-regulating hormone in the platypus's gut is also found in its venom.
Mexico’s Sugary Beverage Tax Likely to Reduce Diabetes, Health Costs
The national 10% tax on sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) in Mexico is projected to have a substantial impact on the burden of diabetes, cardiovascular diseases,...
Puppy Saves Life of Sleeping Boy Unaware of Diabetes Threat
The force is strong between Luke and his Labrador Jedi —strong enough to have saved the boy’s life last week.
When the seven-year-old’s blood sugar...
Finally, Diabetes Rates Are Falling Substantially in the U.S.
One in five people in the US population is not developing diabetes like they used to — the first sustained improvement in 25 years.
The...
Study Shows Drinking Coffee Could Cut Risk of Diabetes by Half
Besides a jolt of caffeine to get you through your day, a long-term study shows that coffee may have additional ‘perks’…
Researchers say an inflammation-lowering...
Insulin Pills, Artificial Pancreas Offer Hope of Easier Diabetes Treatments
Insulin pills and an artificial pancreas are two new tools being tested for preventing and treating diabetes. Each could free patients from daily blood...
Peanuts May Lower Your Risk of Dying From Cancer, Diabetes & Heart Disease
Nuts and peanuts may protect against several major causes of death, according to a study that began in 1986 involving 120,000 Dutch adults.
A paper...
Diabetes Breakthrough: Scientists Coax Human Stem Cells Into Making Insulin
Since his infant son Sam was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes 23 years ago, Harvard scientist Doug Melton has dedicated his career to finding...
Dark Chocolate May Help Prevent Obesity, Diabetes
More good news for chocolate lovers. Another study has shown that chocolate is good for you, this time, counter-intuitively, it was shown to ward...
Many Americans Now Successfully Managing Diabetes: Study
With improved awareness of diabetes and with newer medications, the number of people successfully managing their disease has spiked from just two percent a...
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Man Celebrates Historic 85 Years Living with Diabetes
When Bob Krause turned 90 last week, it was by virtue of an unflagging determination and a mentality of precision that kept his body...
Grandson’s Disease Spurs Family to Fund First Rural Diabetes Center to Help Thousands of Families
Often, the most inspiring advances are born out of the need to fill a void. When long time Parsons residents Jacque and Kelly Rector's...
Artificial Pancreas Offers Hope for Children With Diabetes
Scientists in Cambridge have shown that an "artificial pancreas" can be used to regulate blood sugar in children with Type 1 diabetes. ...
Stem Cell Transplant ‘Very Encouraging’ for Type 1 Diabetes
A handful of people with type 1 diabetes have been able to survive without insulin shots for more than two-and-a-half years, on average,...
Green Tea Compound May Prevent Diabetes
The antioxidant compound found in green tea could slow or even prevent the development of type 1 diabetes, new research in mice suggests. ...
50 Secrets of the Longest Living People with Diabetes
An associate professor of exercise science at Virginia's Old Dominion University shares the stories of some 55 people who've managed healthy lives through type...
Breast-Feeding Seen to Curb Type 2 Diabetes Later
Breast-fed babies appear to be less likely to develop type 2 diabetes when they reach adolescence, according to findings published in the medical journal...
Stem Cell Cure Hope for Diabetes
Scientists have used stem cells from human bone marrow to repair defective insulin-producing pancreatic cells responsible for diabetes in mice. The treatment also halted...
Canadians Announce Major Diabetes Breakthrough
CTV reports on Bioengineers at the University of Calgary who have successfully grown insulin-producing cells in a lab, which they say marks a major...
Good News in History, November 14
86 years ago today, the Lion's Gate Bridge opened in Vancouver. Crossing the Burrard Inlet, the total length of the bridge including the north...