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Experiment shows new way forward in treating diabetes
Scientists have converted human gut cells into insulin producers by turning off one gene in an experiment that suggests a new way forward in...
Prevention of early onset insulin resistance key to treating diabetes
One way of reducing the alarming levels of diabetes, especially in developing countries like SA, is to prevent the early onset of insulin resistance...
Coffee drinking lowers risk of diabetes
Drinking more coffee may slightly reduce your risk of diabetes, and people who drink three or more cups appear to be at the lowest...
Study shows progress in fight against diabetes
US government researchers have reported the first broad national picture of progress against some of the most devastating complications of diabetes, finding that rates...
Abdominal fat ‘better than BMI’ as measure of type 2 diabetes risk
Men who measure more than 102cm around the middle – and not below the belly – are five times more likely to be diagnosed...
Enzyme found that senses and controls levels of glucose in blood
An enzyme in the brain plays a key role in sensing and controlling levels of glucose in the blood – the underlying mechanism that...
Tree nuts found to stabilise blood sugar levels
Eating tree nuts appears to help lower and stabilise blood sugar levels in people with type 2 diabetes, a new study has found. Science...
Oxytocin could help anorexics
A hormone released during childbirth and sex could be used as a treatment for the eating disorder anorexia nervosa, reports BBC News. Small studies...