Scientists have identified a single gene that gives rise to a rare form of diabetes, unique to newborn babies. Mutations of ...

Researchers demonstrated that pancreatic β cells from type 2 diabetes donors can partially regain glucose responsiveness when ...

Hormones are chemical messages that send signals throughout the body. They work slowly and affect body growth, development, metabolism, sexual function, mood, and other functions. Many medications are ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Sedentary older people at risk of developing diabetes showed significant improvement in the function of their insulin-making beta cells after just one week of exercise, ...

Insulin triggers genome-wide changes in gene expression via an unexpected mechanism. The insulin receptor is transported from the cell surface to the cell nucleus, where it helps initiate the ...

When we think about protecting our health, we often think of the heart, brain, bones and gut. But not enough of us spare a ...

Taking 5,000 IU of vitamin D per day may improve insulin sensitivity and beta-cell function for those with prediabetes or type 2 diabetes, according to findings published in the European Journal of ...

Interim analysis results from a phase 2b trial of MSDC-062K for patients with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis and fibrosis showed significant improvements in liver function and insulin resistance at 6 ...

A clinical trial from Wake Forest University School of Medicine shows that two widely available medications, the diabetes ...

Drunken fruit flies have led to the discovery that insulin may determine susceptibility to alcohol. If confirmed in humans—and the two species share about two-thirds of their genes—the finding ...