1+ week, 5+ day ago   (312+ words) Breakfast has always had a reputation for setting the tone of the day. Now researchers think it may do something more specific: prime the liver for how it handles glucose later on. The study looked at the “second-meal effect”, where…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (291+ words) High blood sugar is usually discussed in relation to eyes, kidneys, nerves and heart disease. A new study adds another possible concern: how cancer cells hide from the immune system. Researchers studied a dense outer coating around cancer cells called…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (346+ words) Diabetes is often described as a problem of insulin resistance or insulin deficiency. But inside the insulin-producing beta cell, the story is more detailed. Researchers have identified a role for tiny cell structures called peroxisomes in beta-cell health. Peroxisomes help…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (356+ words) Eye appointments for people with diabetes may be doing more than protecting vision. A new study suggests they could also be a useful place to detect dangerously high blood pressure. Researchers at the University of Virginia measured blood pressure in…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (287+ words) A large study from Weill Cornell suggests that pregnancy does not become riskier simply because someone is older. Instead, the evidence points to a different explanation – pregnancy acts like a stress test that magnifies whatever cardiovascular risk is already there....

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5+ mon, 2+ week ago   (235+ words) Researchers have identified a region in the brainstem that may play a direct role in high blood pressure. The area is called the lateral parafacial region. It normally helps control forced exhalation, such as during coughing, laughing or exercise. The…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago   (244+ words) Obesity is usually discussed in terms of diabetes and heart disease. Bone health tends to get much less attention. But obesity can disrupt bone metabolism, weaken bone quality and slow fracture healing. Researchers studying mice on a high fat diet…...

6+ mon, 3+ week ago   (403+ words) Type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure frequently occur together, and that combination substantially increases the risk of serious complications such as heart attack, stroke, kidney disease, and wider cardiovascular and metabolic problems. Traditionally, this overlap has been viewed mainly through…...

7+ mon, 2+ week ago   (381+ words) A large UK study suggests that screening children for type 1 diabetes using a simple finger-prick blood test could help identify the condition earlier and prevent some of the most dangerous emergency presentations. Type 1 diabetes can develop quietly before symptoms become…...