2+ day, 2+ hour ago   (337+ words) Type 1 diabetes can begin long before thirst, weight loss or dangerously high blood glucose reveal that something is wrong. New international guidance sets out how healthcare services could identify that earlier stage, giving families time to prepare rather than facing…...

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…...

1+ mon, 20+ hour ago   (315+ words) Meditation is often sold in watered-down language: relax, breathe, clear your mind. A new study suggests intensive practice may do more than that, although the findings need careful handling. Researchers studied 20 healthy adults taking part in a seven-day residential retreat....

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (336+ words) The gut and brain are constantly talking. A new rat study suggests one of their conversations may be about memory. Researchers at the University of Southern California studied how the body remembers food-related experiences, such as where food was found....

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (336+ words) Insulin does not begin life as finished insulin. Inside pancreatic beta cells, it starts as proinsulin, a precursor protein that has to be folded into the right shape before it can be processed and released properly. If that folding process…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (380+ words) Sugar exposure early in life may leave a longer mark on brain health than we once thought. A new study used a rare historical event to examine this: sugar rationing in the UK during and after the Second World War....

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (319+ words) Diabetes care often focuses on medicines, blood tests and appointments. But for many people, the hardest part of managing type 2 diabetes happens at home, in the kitchen, with limited money, limited time and limited access to healthy food. A new…...