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Why Coffee Protects Against Diabetes
Coffee, that morning elixir, may give us an early jump-start to the day, but numerous studies have shown that it also may be protective against type 2 diabetes. Yet no one has really understood why.
Researchers Identify Key Step in Metabolic Pathways Linked to Diabetes And Cancer
United States and Japanese researchers have identified a key step in metabolic pathways linked to diabetes and cancer. The study on activation of the protein complex TORC 2 was published online in the journal Current Biology October 28.
Type 2 Diabetes Linked to Brain Plaque Associated with Alzheimer’s Disease
People with insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes appear to be at an increased risk of developing plaques in the brain that are associated with Alzheimer’s disease, according to new research published in the August 25, 2010, issue of Neurology®, the...
Adolescents With Type 2 Diabetes Have Diminished Cognitive Performance And Brain Abnormalities
A study by researchers at NYU Langone Medical Center have found that obese adolescents with type 2 diabetes have diminished cognitive performance and subtle abnormalities in the brain as detected by Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI).Mothers’ High Blood Sugar in Pregnancy is Linked to Children’s Reduced Insulin Sensitivity
Children of mothers whose blood glucose (sugar) was high during pregnancy are more likely to have low insulin sensitivity — a risk factor for type 2 diabetes — even after taking into consideration the children’s body weight, a new study...Insulin Peptide May Point to a Solution for Type 1 Diabetes
Researchers at National Jewish Health and the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus have identified the precise peptide that can trigger diabetes in mice. The finding supports an emerging theory about the origins of autoimmunity, and may lead...
