Protein that helps breakdown of fat identified
Researchers have found that a protein often located on the surface of fat droplets within cells -- and especially abundant in the muscles of endurance athletes -- can kick-off the more efficient and healthful breakdown of fat.
Aug 26, 2016, 00:13 AM IST
Common diabetes drug may cut weight in autistic kids
A drug commonly used as the front-line treatment for Type-2 diabetes may also be effective in reducing weight in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), finds a study.
Aug 26, 2016, 00:10 AM IST
Novel protein linked to diabetes identified
Researchers have identified a protein, the lack of which can contribute to development of Type-2 diabetes.
Aug 17, 2016, 23:52 PM IST
Eat walnuts, soybean to prevent risk for diabetes!
A new study has revealed that one should start eating more of unsaturated fats like walnuts and soybean instead of dietary carbohydrate as they can lowers blood sugar level and improve in the prevention and management of type-2 diabetes.
Jul 20, 2016, 21:07 PM IST
Avoid risk of type-2 diabetes through a plant-based diet!
Adherence to a plant-based diet was found low in animal foods, with a 20 per cent reduced risk of Type 2 diabetes.
Jun 19, 2016, 14:41 PM IST
New weapon to beat breast cancer-Metformin!
For the study, the researchers examined clinical outcomes for 1,215 patients who were diagnosed and underwent surgical treatment for breast cancer between 1997 and 2013.
Jun 04, 2016, 13:38 PM IST
Rare form of diabetes needs different treatment
Treating patients with a rare genetic form of diabetes with therapies designed to treat other more common forms of the disease may do more harm than good, warn researches.
Mar 18, 2016, 16:36 PM IST
Third-hand smoking may lead to diabetes: Study
The findings showed that smoke accumulated on surfaces like clothing, hair, homes and cars may lead to Type-2 diabetes.
Mar 06, 2016, 20:58 PM IST
Healthy lifestyle may trim heart risks in diabetics
In some cases, it also enables patients to reduce medication.
Feb 02, 2016, 00:15 AM IST
Early puberty may put women at diabetes risk
Women who began having menstrual cycles at a younger age are at a greater risk of developing gestational diabetes that can cause babies to develop Type-2 diabetes, reveals a study.
Jan 27, 2016, 16:54 PM IST
Chromium diet pills may cause cancer: Study
Long term use of nutritional supplements containing chromium may increase the risk of contracting cancer, warns a new study.
Jan 12, 2016, 18:22 PM IST
Anti-body targeting fat-tissue hormone may treat diabetes
Researchers have found a potential new treatment for diabetes in an anti-body that they developed to target a hormone in adipose or fat tissue.
Jan 04, 2016, 14:04 PM IST
Novel compound to tackle Type-2 diabetes found
Scientists have deployed a new drug discovery technique to identify an anti-diabetes compound with a novel mechanism of action.
Dec 08, 2015, 12:59 PM IST
Surge in diabetes can hamper India's economic growth
The study published earlier this year in the journal PharmacoEconomics looked into the economic impact of Type-II diabetes worldwide.
Dec 06, 2015, 18:01 PM IST
Losing one gram fat from pancreas can reverse diabetes
Researchers have shown that Type-2 diabetes is caused by fat accumulating in the pancreas and that losing less than one gram of that fat through weight loss reverses the condition.
Dec 02, 2015, 17:21 PM IST
Junk diet makes you fat in just seven days
Researchers found that insulin Âresistance was a key component to type-2 diabetes.
Nov 17, 2015, 11:56 AM IST
Light walking can lower blood pressure in diabetics
The parallel lowering in norepinephrine levels are also an intriguing candidate in relation to the blood pressure.
Nov 10, 2015, 13:24 PM IST
Diabetes drug curbs heart failure risk
Treatment for heart failure is limited and prior efforts to treat patients with Type-2 diabetes drugs showed no benefit for heart failure.
Nov 10, 2015, 11:43 AM IST
Eat home-made food to cut diabetes risk
Eating meals prepared at home may reduce the risk of developing type-2 diabetes, a recent study reveals.
Nov 09, 2015, 18:01 PM IST
Diabetes drug can't help advanced heart failure patients
Heart failure, a chronic condition in which the heart does not pump enough blood through the body, affects more than 5 million Americans.
Nov 09, 2015, 09:26 AM IST
